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Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021
From 30
th
June 2022, any EV charger installed in a private setting i.e. home or workplace
NOT public, in England, Scotland and Wales has to meet the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge
Points) Regulations 2021.
1.1
Purpose of the Regulations
The new smart charging regulations are a huge, positive forward-step by the UK Government in preparing our
homes and businesses for a smart, connected and democratized energy system. Essential tools in driving down
emissions and a core reason why
myenergi
exists.
The regulations are focused around when you are charging an EV. The aim of the regulations is to prevent
everyone charging at the same time and putting too much demand on the grid.
1.2
What’s changed with
zappi
New features have been added to
zappi
to ensure our products remain compliant with UK Regulations.
These include:
Set-up Wizard –
There is a simple wizard for installers to follow at start-up.
See example below:
Date & Time
– Allows the
zappi
to know if it is being installed on or after 30
th
June 2022. If it is then smart
regulations must apply.
First Device
– If this is your first
myenergi
device the
zappi
will opt to set the device as Master and turn the
in-built vHub on. If you are adding to an existing
myenergi
eco-system, the device will opt to set as slave and
turn the in-built vHub off.
Geographic location of installation
– If the device is being installed outside of England, Scotland and Wales
the Smart Regulations don’t apply.
Randomised Delay
– At the start of a charge and end of a scheduled, Timed Boost there will be a delay
of up to 10 minutes before your vehicle starts and stops charging. This could be a few seconds or it
could be up to the full 10 minutes. This is necessary to ensure everyone does not overload the grid by
starting to charge or ending a charge at the same time. The Randomised Delay can be overridden, if
necessary (See 1.3.2 for further details).
Smart Scheduling
– To comply with the smart charging regulations your
zappi
will be set to charge in
off-peak hours by default. This is between 00:00 – 08:00. You may change this schedule at any time if
you would prefer to charge in peak hours or your electricity tariff off-peak hours differ from those set.
Default to ECO+ mode
– If Smart Regulations apply,
zappi
will default to ECO+ mode on first boot up.
Charging logs
– You will now be able to view a record of charging logs from the past 13 months. See
Charge Logs section below for further information.
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