About us News and Media Have your say Help and contact Accessibility Power cuts Electricity FAQs Safety Future energy Search Home Electricity Electric Vehicle Charging Point What type of Electric Vehicle Charging Point are you installing? You, or your Charge Point Installer need to think about the type of charger you want to connect and whether you have enough power available at your home or business. Read our help and advice on installing Electric Vehicle Charging Points. Read now 1. Installing small chargers at your home or business (where the total demand is less than 70kVA) For example: Slow (3kW) or fast (7kW) chargers in your home Fast (7kW or 22kW) chargers at your business To make it easier for installers, we have created a Smart Connect portal which allows installers to submit applications or notifications for single domestic installations. Smart Connect will automatically assess applications and either issue approval or refer the job to the relevant teams for further assessment. Find out if your installation is eligible to be raised on Smart Connect by visiting our Smart Connect information page. Alternatively visit our Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge point information page to find out more about the steps you need to follow to install a small charge point. Use Smart Connect EV information page 2. Installing large or multiple chargers (where the total demand is more than 70kVA) For example: Multiple chargers in your office car park Rapid chargers at your depot, business or property Installing rapid (50kW) chargers on the street Find out more 3. Installing slow (3kW) or fast chargers (7kW) on the highway For example: 3kW Street furniture chargers 3kW, 7kW, or 22kW stand alone chargers on the highway Feeder pillars on the highway that support car parks (up to 70kW total power) Find out more 4. Installing a charger capable of providing power back to the network - Vehicle to Grid (V2G) For example: Domestic V2G Charging Business V2G Charging Fleet V2G Charging Find out more Need help? Read our help and advice on installing Electric Vehicle Charging Points. Read now Check which of our substations have capacity View our map to see the available electricity network capacity at our local substations. Check now Contact us Call us Lines are open Monday - Friday 8.30-5.00pm 0800 029 4285 About us News Have your say Innovation Careers WhatsApp Help and contact Infrastructure services DER, DG and storage Competition in Connections G81 Library Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty map Customer Engagement Group Suppliers and partners Privacy policy Terms and conditions Cookie policy Modern Slavery Act Sitemap Accessibility Need help using this website? Useful information Select your language We want to ensure that our website is as accessible and usable as possible and we are committed to constantly improving our website to meet the needs of all users. Find out ways we can help. Cookies We take your data privacy seriously. View our Privacy Policy. View our Cookie Policy. Close