Metering partnerships accelerate rollout of charge point installations

Siemens has formed metering partnerships with three major charge point operators which will help to fast-track the installation of more than 10,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charging points across the UK over the next four years.

The deals will see Siemens provide Be.EV, Blink Charging and Evyve with metering and commissioning services for all new charge points.

Be.EV, Blink Charging and Evyve say the arrangement helps them get round the capacity constraints of energy firms – often the principal suppliers of metering technology – enabling them to install charging infrastructure much quicker.

Meters represent a critical part of each charging point, delivering power to the units and recording electricity usage for accurate billing, reporting and recharging by the CPO.

Oliver Brown, CPO Metering Lead at Siemens GB&I, said, “The UK’s switch to electric vehicles depends heavily on infrastructure keeping pace with consumer demand, so creating innovative ways to speed up the process is vital.

“Creating innovative partnerships across the supply chain, such as this, is crucial to cracking the challenges we face in not just accelerating the roll-out of EV infrastructure, but in delivering net-zero more broadly.”

The three agreements follow Siemens’ first metering agreement signed with Osprey in January.

Mark Amor Commercial Director UK&I at Blink Charging, said, “Innovation to support today’s and tomorrow’s EV drivers has always been at the core of Blink’s efforts. The excellent support we receive from Siemens as our metering partner enables us to accelerate our commissioning process and deliver the service our clients and drivers expect.”

Asif Ghafoor, Be.EV CEO, said, “As one of the leading EV chargepoint operators in the UK we are pleased that our continued work with Siemens has resulted in this volume based deal which will result in the first wave of 1,000 new chargers by 2024.

“At every level of our supply chain we look for the best partners to help bring swift electrification across the UK."

Fred Kamstra, Network Operations Manager at Evyve, added, “With Siemens, Evyve have found a flexible partner with quick response times and capacity to deliver alongside us on our ambitious nationwide roll out over the next three years.”