EV charging
Workplace and home charging, planned with the rest of the system.
A charge point is one of the largest loads a property can add, planned as part of the solar and electrical design rather than bolted on afterwards.
Capacity, not discovered later
Charging that follows generation
Home and workplace, sensibly shared
EV charging
Planned with the rest of the system
Capacity reserved, not discovered later
A charge point needs its own spare capacity and often its own protection and cable route. Reserving that during the main design avoids a second electrical project later.
Charging that follows generation
Where the setup supports it, charging can prioritise self-generated electricity over grid import, rather than drawing at a fixed time regardless of what the system is producing.
Home and workplace charging
A single home charge point and a small fleet of workplace charge points are different scales of the same problem: enough capacity, sensibly shared.
Questions worth asking
Questions worth asking before adding a charge point
A charge point is one of the largest loads a property can add, planned as part of the solar and electrical design rather than bolted on afterwards.
Can a charge point be added to an existing solar system?
Usually yes, if there is spare capacity in the board and the inverter can prioritise the property’s own generation. Where neither is true, that gap is scoped as part of the same project.
How fast does a home charge point charge?
It depends on the single or three-phase supply available and the spare capacity reserved for it, not the charger alone. Confirmed during the site assessment, not assumed from the charger’s rating.
Does a workplace need multiple charge points from day one?
No. Cable routing and board capacity can be sized for a small fleet while only one or two are actually installed, so adding more later is a cabinet job, not a re-dig.
Does charging reduce how much the solar system can self-consume?
It can increase self-consumption, when charging follows generation rather than a fixed schedule, since the car absorbs surplus daytime output that would otherwise be exported at a lower return.
Send us the property and the vehicles involved, and we will say what capacity actually needs reserving.
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