gem It is recommended that large electric vehicle charging stations should not pay connection fees because it tries to encourage the shift to electric driving.
The energy regulator said that new electricity users should no longer pay to strengthen the local network.
If the new site requires so much power that the local grid needs more capacity, the company operating the site must pay for the upgrade under the current system.
This makes it especially expensive in areas with low grid capacity or already under pressure.
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“We propose to abolish these network-reinforced connection fees, and instead recoup these costs through continuous network fees paid by all users of the power distribution system,” Ofgem said.
“This will make it cheaper to install new electric vehicle charging stations where needed.”
The reinforcement of the local power grid will be paid through the bills of all network users. However, new users in areas without power grids still need to pay for system expansion in advance.
If the UK wants to achieve its net zero emissions target by 2050, it must decarbonize most of its transportation system.
According to the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee, the Climate Change Committee government By 2030, the number of electric vehicles may increase from 500,000 today to 14 million.
To support this, the whole country will need a network of charging points.
Our electric vehicle priorities not only provide a way to achieve our climate change goals, but, importantly, provide a way to protect consumers from rising bills
Neil Kenward, Ofgem’s Director of Strategy and Decarbonization, said: “Electric vehicles will completely change the way we use energy and provide consumers with new opportunities through smart products, allowing them to participate in the energy market in order to reduce costs as much as possible.
“Our electric vehicle priorities not only provide a way to achieve our climate change goals, but also importantly provide a way to increase the use of electric vehicles, smart charging, and vehicle-to-grid technologies through a three-pronged approach. Protect consumers from rising bills. Together, it can help reduce costs for all GB bill payers.”
Ofgem also hopes to maximize the advantages of “smart charging”-the car is charged outside of peak electricity consumption.
It hopes to support the sale of electricity from vehicles to the grid, and when demand is high, it will use car batteries to sell electricity back to the system.
Ofgem said that taken together, these two technologies “can reduce peak demand equivalent to the power generation of up to 10 large nuclear power plants,” and can even lower the bills of those who do not have electric vehicles.
Randolph Brazier of the Energy Network Association said: “Working with flexible regulators allows the network to invest £300 million in advance to support green Recovery, most of which will enable the connection of more charging points.
“Being able to make such early investments and develop innovative solutions to provide better net-zero energy systems for customers across the country is welcome.”
