A home charger that talks to your solar array and battery is the difference between charging on 8p sunshine and charging on 34p peak-rate. We specify chargers around the way you actually drive, and check OZEV grant eligibility on your behalf.
OZEV grant guidance · Solar-integrated charging · MCS-vetted installers · £1M Public Liability
An EV charger is the smallest piece of hardware in the solar conversation, and the one that changes the household economics most quickly. The right unit, on the right tariff, paired with the right solar and battery setup, turns a car into another lever for cutting your bill. The wrong unit is just a fast plug for expensive peak-rate imports.
We arrange the supply and installation of a home EV charger by a qualified installer registered with your DNO. That includes the unit itself, the cable route, an earth rod or PEN-fault detection device where required, load balancing with any existing consumer unit, and OZEV grant paperwork where you qualify (typically flats, rentals, and specific business use cases).
Home EV charging suits any Devon or Somerset household with off-street parking and a car being charged more than once a week. It matters most for solar homes wanting to run the car on their own generation, for households on time-of-use tariffs, and for two-EV families where scheduling and load balancing become non-trivial.
The cheapest time to install is alongside a solar and battery project, the electrician is already on site, the consumer unit is being touched, and the load calculations are being done anyway. Standalone installs are also straightforward; the key trigger is usually the arrival of the car itself.
A professional install handles the DNO notification, chooses the right unit for your tariff and driving pattern, and configures load balancing so a 7 kW charger does not trip your consumer unit when the oven and shower come on. It also gets the safety earthing right, which on many UK homes is the part that legally cannot be DIY.
EV chargers look interchangeable. They are not. A poorly specified unit spends its life pulling peak-rate grid power while your panels export at pennies, and does it silently for years.
A 10–20 minute call to understand your bill, your home and what you actually want from your EV charger installation. No sales script, Dan answers his own phone.
Dan attends personally, flies a licensed drone over the roof, and designs the system in paid bespoke software, not a free web tool. Site visits typically within 2–3 days of your call.
Around three like-for-like quotes from the small panel of MCS installers we vet against seven strict criteria. Every installer pays us the same commission, so there is no hidden reason to favour one.
You contract directly with your chosen installer. They complete the work to MCS standards, and we cross-check the commissioning paperwork, EPVS registration and grant applications on your behalf.
You keep Dan's number. Independently underwritten guarantees stand even if the installer changes shape, and any dispute is escalated by us on your behalf.
Chargers specified to prioritise your own solar generation before drawing from the grid | real savings on sunny days.
Overnight charging on Octopus Go, Cosy, or similar happens automatically, without you remembering to schedule it.
We check every case for OZEV eligibility (flats, rentals, business use) and handle the paperwork where you qualify.
Load-balancing configured so the charger, oven, and shower can co-exist without tripping the consumer unit.
PEN-fault protection or earth rod as required, so the driveway is genuinely safe in every fault condition.
Same MCS installer who fits your solar and battery can fit the charger | one contract, one warranty, one aftercare number.
A selection of ev chargers projects brokered across Devon & Somerset, every one designed on the roof it lives on.
EV chargers are a small but consequential purchase. The unit on the wall is only a fraction of the decision, the tariff, the solar integration, and the electrical work behind the fascia matter more.
Tethered chargers carry their own cable and are quicker to plug in day to day. Untethered chargers take your car's own cable and are more flexible if you change vehicles or lend the charger to a visitor. Neither is wrong, the choice usually comes down to how tidy you want the driveway to look.
Good home chargers offer at least three modes: pure grid charge, solar-only (only ever draws surplus solar power), and hybrid (tops up solar with grid to hit a target speed). Solar-only is the most efficient use of your generation but takes longer; hybrid is the usual compromise for households that need the car ready by morning.
The single biggest saving on EV running costs is charging on a cheap overnight tariff. Modern chargers integrate with Octopus, EDF, and other suppliers to schedule automatically, and can pause automatically when the price spikes on dynamic tariffs like Agile.
UK regulations require PEN-fault detection or a separate earth for outdoor EV charge points. Most modern chargers include built-in PEN-fault detection; older units may require a driven earth rod. This is a safety issue, not a nice-to-have, and it is one of the most common corners cut on rushed installs.
The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) grant is no longer open to single-family homeowners in the traditional sense, but it remains available for flats, rental properties, and specified business use cases. We check every household against the current OZEV criteria and only claim where you genuinely qualify, no false promises at the door.
Can't see yours? Ask Dan directly, no bots, no call centre.
Independent design and installer selection for roof-mounted solar systems, tailored to your consumption and roof.
Store the solar you generate. Use it after dark, cut peak-rate imports, and stay powered during outages.
Backup and full self-sufficient setups. Keep the lights on, and still export to the grid.
Free phone consultation with Dan. Independent, no sales script, and if a charger is not the right next step for your home, he will tell you.
MCS-vetted installers · £1M Public Liability · Independently underwritten guarantees
