Residential Electric Vehicle Charging in Northwest London
From single home chargers for private individuals, to installations for multiple occupant residential apartment buildings, Green Generation Electrical Ltd can design, install and maintain an electric vehicle charging solution to suit any requirement.
Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions for Your Home
We offer full service from inception to completion no matter how small or large your EV charger requirements are.
Our professional electricians are NICEIC Approved Contractors and City & Guilds 2921-32 and 33 qualified and certified to install many of the top brands of EV Chargers, including MyEnergi Zappi, Hypervolt, EO, Andersen, Simpson & Partners, Podpoint & Ohme, to name just a few. New brands come onto the market on an almost daily basis and many of them require additional installer training: If you require a brand we are not yet certified to install, we will ensure that we are before your installation date.
Electric Vehicle Home Charging
Installing a charger at home offers homeowners and tenants the ability to charge their vehicle at their own convenience whilst taking advantage of the lowest prices.
We can offer advice on installation and charger brands, based on our years of experience as installers and working with many of the top manufacturers.
We will work on your behalf to secure permission from the District Network Operator to install your charger; making the necessary arrangements to have your property “unlooped” if necessary.
With many grants currently available to homeowners, tenants and landlords there has never been a better time to install an electric vehicle charger at your place of residence.
For more information regarding what car charger grants could be available to you, see the links below or contact us.
Larger Scale Residential Solutions
One of the biggest areas for growth in the Electric Vehicle charging market is also the one that is the most challenging and easiest to get wrong. The installation of chargers in residential private car parks requires a tailored approach as no two installations are the same. If you are a Rights to Manage company, a Freeholder or Landlord, a Resident’s Management Company or a Private Individual who has residential property to let and are looking to install electric vehicle charge points then we can help.
From initial surveys, to liaising with the District Network Operator. From design to completed installation. From setting up back-office software for managing access and billing to maintaining your network of chargers, we can work with you to maximise your charging potential and guide you smoothly through every step of the process.
OZEV Approved
We are approved by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles as installers for all home and workplace grant schemes. We can offer advice on eligibility and discuss what options are available for you. Click the links for more information on the grants available:
Grants for house owners without driveways
Grants for flat owners (not houses) or renters of flats and houses
Landlords charge point and infrastructure grant
If you’re not sure what you need, please contact us – we would love to help
EV Tariffs
One of the great advantages of driving an electric vehicle is the low cost of charging when compared to the cost of filling up at the pump. Installing an electric vehicle charger at home enables the driver to lower those costs even further by qualifying for an electric vehicle tariff from their energy provider. This allows for a substantial reduction in off peak energy costs which will not just lower vehicle charging costs but help reduce energy costs across the entire household. We offer advice on how to best make use of these tariffs and help clients understand what options are available to them.
We work with our clients to ascertain their needs and offer advice as to what chargers are best suited to them. We are approved installers for countless brands. No one is better equipped to help you choose the best option for your needs.
Not sure what charger you need?
Why Chose Green Generation Electrical Ltd?
We are a family run business who have been electrical contractors for many years.
We are not driven by sales figures and do not approach our installations with a copy and paste attitude. We listen and work with each client, no matter how big or small, to ensure that the electric vehicle charger installation that we design is the correct solution for them.
Fully approved by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) we are authorised to undertake all available grant work for eligible clients.
We are also members of the Electric Vehicle Consumer Code (EVCC)
We are insured for public and employee liability and professional indemnity and are full scope members of NICEIC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Charging an electric car is considerably cheaper than filling a traditional vehicle with fuel. The cost of charging can vary, depending on your electricity tariff and the size of the battery in your electric vehicle, but taking an average-sized vehicle battery of around 50kWh and assuming that your overnight charging tariff is 8 pence per kWh, you’d be paying 0.08 x 50 which would be £4 to fill from empty to full. Depending on your vehicle’s range capacity, this could give you a range of around 150-180 miles (based on WTLP figures). Click here to use our charge calculators to work out exactly how much it would cost to charge your vehicle.
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A standard single phase home charger will charge at a maximum rate of just under 7.4kW per hour. Based on a 50kWh battery, it would take around 6 hours and 45 minutes to charge from empty to fully charged. Click here to use our charge calculators to work out exactly how long it would take to charge your vehicle.
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You don’t have to change energy provider when you get an electric vehicle, however many people find that they are able to get more competitive tariffs when they shop around.
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You won’t need a smart meter to own and use an EV charger, however, you will need one in order to benefit from the most competitive electric vehicle charger tariffs as they require smart meters in order to facilitate smart charging.
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Smart charging is a safe and convenient way of charging your electric vehicle at times when demand for electricity is lower, for example at night, or when there is lots of renewable energy on the grid.
Charging during these off-peak times not only reduces costs for EV drivers by using cheaper energy rates, but also helps to prevent unwanted intervals of high demand for electricity from the grid. For more information, click here to visit the Energy Saving Trust’s website.
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You no longer require a driveway to install a home EV charger. Products are now available to enable electric vehicle owners to safely route charger cables across public footpaths. The government even operates a grant scheme to assist homeowners and residents with the extra costs associated with their installation. If you live in a house that does not have a driveway then for more information on whether you qualify for a grant and how to go about seeking local council permission, click here.
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Yes you can. From single chargers for individual residents to large-scale installations covering entire residential car parks. Grants are also available for a range of installations for residents and owners of flats. Click here for more information on grants for flats.
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There are many different grants currently available. Click here to visit our grants page and find out if any are relevant to you. If you need any more information, contact us and we will let you know what you may be eligible for.
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You don’t need to inform your energy provider that you are installing an Electric Vehicle Charger, however you will probably want to tell them so you can get a cheaper charging tariff. It is however, necessary to inform the District Network Operator (DNO) who are responsible for the upkeep of your local electrical network. But don’t worry, as we will do that for you! It’s all part of the service!
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Yes. You can allow people access to use your electric vehicle charger and charge them at a rate set by you, for that service. All modern Electric Vehicle Chargers are OCPP (open charge point protocol) compliant, meaning that they can all be used with various back-end software that can manage billing and user access on behalf of owner/operators.
Please get in touch today if you have any questions or are interested in Electric Vehicle Charging Installation for your home and how we may be able to help.