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· Energy
Networks Association (ENA) has introduced a new standardised
process that will cut the paperwork required for charge point
installations.
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· The
standardised process covers all types of properties and
businesses and will be the first time that commercial properties
have been included.
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· The
process will also cover connecting heat pumps to local
networks.
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· REA
comments on the development and urges the move towards an app
based system.
Daniel Brown, Policy Manager and EV lead at the REA
commented:
"We welcome this new process which will help streamline the
deployment of EV charging in homes and commercial settings, and
particularly the accommodation it gives to the benefits of smart
charging.
"What’s key now is to build on this process and for the
networks to work towards an app-based system so installers and
developers can get extremely rapid decisions on the maximum
demand of a site and permissions, where appropriate, to connect.
Others in the sector are starting to incorporate artificial
intelligence and big data analytical solutions and this could be
way to address this issue.
"If as anticipated the EV charging industry scales up
significantly meaning by the mid 2020's some stakeholders could
be modelling several thousand home and workplace installations
per week, the speed of processing enquiries and applications, and
the creation of industry-led schemes to support consumer
protection, will be key."
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