The Government remains committed to delivering the four objectives that underpin smart charging policy (consumer uptake, innovation, grid protection and consumer protection). Phase One legislation will not fully address interoperability, nor fully mitigate energy system risks like cyber security and grid stability. Whilst Government considers the Phase One proposals a good first step, these issues and risks cannot be appropriately mitigated using device-level legislation alone. It is therefore essential that Government takes further action, beyond the device level and in a second phase of legislation, to mitigate the potential risks posed by smart charging.
Further or updated device-level legislation, either within or outside the AEVA 2018, may also be required alongside any potential Phase Two regulation. The Government’s approach to Phase Two legislation is described in more detail in Chapter 3 of this response. Notably, since the publication of the Phase Two call for evidence, Government has increased the scope of policy development in this area to take a more holistic approach across a broad range of smart devices, services and systems, beyond EV smart chargepoints alone. 11