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and help homeowners, business owners and local authorities to install charging stations.
The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) This scheme is a grant which offers up to 75% of the cost when homeowners install an EV charging point at a domestic property within the UK. This funding is capped at £350 - you can claim up to this from the total costs of purchasing and installing a home charging point. To qualify, households must have purchased or leased an eligible EV in the past six months, have off-street parking, and must install a chargepoint that has been approved by the Office for Zero- Emission Vehicles (OZEV - previously known as the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.) Charge points must also be installed by an OZEV approved installer.
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) This voucher-based scheme provides support to businesses by covering part of the up-front costs for purchasing and installing charging points - this is available to eligible businesses, charities, and public sector organisations. This is capped at £350 per charge point socket. Businesses can have up to 40 sockets - 20 double sockets or 40 single ones. Again, to be eligible for this, businesses must have off-street parking and use an OZEV approved installation and installer.
On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) This scheme provides grants to local authorities, helping fund on-street residential charge-points for electric vehicles and allow residential areas that lack off-street parking access to pay-as-you- go charging points. This scheme provides up to £7,500 and is available to local authorities who have support from relevant Highways Authority and can prove a demand for charge-points in the area, or explain why certain streets would benefit from one. The proposed regulations, schemes, and funding (and the demand for charging points overall) create a need for more EVC equipment installers within the UK!
EVC installers Typical pay for installers ranges depending on a range of elements such as whether the placement is structurally sound, if an additional consumer unit is needed, where in the country you are based, and any other problems which may occur. On average, a standard charge point installation takes two to four hours to complete. According to research, electrical companies can charge £200 to £300 to install a charge point. However, this may differ due to the reasons mentioned above. Charging equipment must be installed by a qualified, competent person to do so - it can be extremely dangerous to install this equipment due to the high volts. Qualified installers will have done a training
course, such as the Level 3 Award in Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation. The course is aimed at experienced electricians who would like to upskill and be able to install EVC equipment, and provides detailed guidance and recommendations on all aspects of the
installation of EVC equipment, from the origin of the electrical supply, through distribution and final circuits, installation of the equipment itself, to the cable between the charging equipment and the vehicle’s electrical inlet. Many qualified installers then go on to become OZEV approved installers. Government schemes and grants can only be claimed if installations have been fitted by an OZEV approved installer. Becoming OZEV authorised brings more opportunities and is desirable among customers and employers. Before applying to become approved, qualified installers must first join a competent person scheme (CPS), after which they simply need their CPS operator name and membership number, proof of public liability insurance, and evidence that they have been trained to install EV charge points. The EV industry is huge right now and it
doesn’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon! The need for qualified EVC equipment installers is more important than ever and will help the UK get closer to its net-zero target.
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