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How Can Facilities Managers Ensure They’re Compliant?
The good news? Facilities managers don’t need to navigate this complex landscape alone. Experienced partners can help design infrastructure that meets your operational requirements while identifying opportunities to open access to the public, generating income during periods of low internal usage.
Do These Regulations Affect Facilities On Your Estate? It depends on how your charging infrastructure is deployed. Most workplace chargers fall outside the regulations, as long as they’re used only by employees, visitors or carpool drivers travelling with staff. That includes shared charging schemes, such as the one the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is developing.
However, around 4,208 “semi-public” chargers are currently in use – nearly 6% of the UK’s public network – and these must follow the regulations. For facilities managers, that could mean adding contactless payment systems to new 8kW+ units and meeting the 99% uptime target for rapid chargers during public access hours.
Interestingly, government data indicates that the number of semi-public chargers has decreased by around 1,000 since most regulations took effect last November, suggesting some may be reconsidering their approach.
Nevertheless, facilities have compelling reasons to invest.
Research by Drax Electric Vehicles found that cost remains the biggest barrier to installing chargers. Making them available to the public creates a revenue stream that can help offset installation
costs, especially for rapid chargers, which are expensive to install but support shorter dwell times.
As a CPO, your partner assumes full responsibility for ensuring your infrastructure meets stringent service level agreements (SLAs) and complies with the latest government regulations, removing this burden from your facilities team.
EV charging partners should take a proactive approach as they understand these chargers are mission-critical assets. For example, offering scheduled routine inspections outside peak hours to detect damage or wear before it causes downtime. This includes mandatory twice-yearly checks of Residual Current Devices (RCDs) on workplace chargers.
Thanks to high connectivity, some partners can also monitor everything remotely, with back-office systems that enable them to identify and resolve faults, deploy firmware updates, and dispatch engineers when necessary. This reduces the operational burden on facilities managers, who already balance building maintenance, energy efficiency, compliance requirements, and occupant satisfaction.
Turning Regulations Into Opportunities As facilities managers look to modernise their estates and meet sustainability targets, EV charging infrastructure represents both a compliance challenge and a potential revenue source. By working with knowledgeable partners who understand the regulatory landscape, you can transform these requirements into opportunities that enhance your property’s value while supporting your organisation’s sustainability goals.
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https://energy.drax.com/insights/one-year-on-from-the-public-charge-point-regulations/
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