Chapter 3 11.As described in the 2019 smart charging consultation, requirements beyond smart chargepoint devices themselves will be needed to meet Government’s policy objectives for smart charging. These future requirements would be placed on entities and systems that can control chargepoints. The consultation referred to this future regulation as ‘Phase Two’ and asked a series of questions in the format of a call for evidence. Government stated that using the smart metering system was the current lead option for delivering smart charging in Phase Two.
We also outlined potential alternative solutions for delivering Government’s smart charging objectives, including one using the BSI Standards. 12.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 and systems, beyond EV smart chargepoints alone. Future policy development will consider all organisations performing a “load controlling” role, including electricity aggregators and chargepoint operators.
The smart metering system remains the lead option for delivering smart charging, but Government is continuing to explore alternative or complementary solutions to smart metering that would still meet Government’s policy objectives. Using BSI PAS 1878 and 1879, alongside a supporting regulatory framework, is one such option. Chapter 4 13.Under Section 14 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act, the Government has powers to introduce regulations requiring that prescribed information relating to a chargepoint be transmitted to specific parties.
As part of the smart charging consultation, Government issued a call for evidence on the potential benefits, disadvantages and practicalities of introducing regulations to this effect. The call for evidence noted that these powers could be used to ensure that relevant parties, including the Electricity System Operator, Transmission Owners or Distribution Network Operators, were able to access useful information on chargepoint installations and the impact of chargepoints on the network. 14.There are significant benefits to be derived from the opening up and sharing of energy data.
EVs represent a new and increasing demand on the energy system, and network operators could benefit from increased access to public EV chargepoint data in order to help them plan for this demand. Since publishing the call for evidence in 2019, we have published a consultation on opening up public EV chargepoint data and intend to continue exploring options for private chargepoint data. 6 Grid stability Government will mandate a randomised delay function, to help address grid stability concerns arising from smart charging. Safety Government will mandate that chargepoints should operate in a way that prioritises chargepoint safety.
Monitoring and metering of energy consumption Government will mandate that the chargepoint must measure or calculate the electricity consumed and/or exported, the time the charging event lasts, and provide a method for the consumer to view this information.