The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023

PART 4 Open public charge point data

Data

10.—(1) A charge point operator must, within one year from the date on which these Regulations come into force, hold the data set out in paragraphs 8.3.1, 8.3.2 and 8.3.3 of the data requirement for each of its public charge points.

(2) A charge point operator must ensure that data held in accordance with paragraph (1) is—

(a) accurate; and

(b) provided on request in electronic format to the Secretary of State and to any Distribution Network Operator, Transmission Owner or Electricity Systems Operator that supplies energy to its public charge points.

(3) A charge point operator must ensure that the location data set out in paragraph 8.3.1 of the data requirement is recorded for each public charge point before the date on which the charge point is used by a member of the public for the first time.

(4) A charge point operator must ensure that EVSE object status data held in accordance with paragraph (1) is updated within 30 seconds of a change from one EVSE object status to another EVSE object status.

(5) A charge point operator must ensure that reference data and availability data is made available to the public free of charge and in a machine readable format without any requirement to agree to terms and conditions regarding the use of that data.

(6) In this regulation—

(a) “availability data” means information about whether a charge point is working and, for these purposes, “working” means that the charge point has an EVSE object status of available, charging or reserved;

(b) “Distribution Network Operator”—

(i) in Great Britain, means the holder of a distribution licence as defined in section 6(1)(c) of the Electricity Act 1989(1); and

(ii) in Northern Ireland, means a person who is authorised to distribute electricity under article 10 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(2);

(c) “Electricity Systems Operator” means a person that co-ordinates and directs the flow of electricity into and over transmission systems by means of which the transmission of electricity takes place;

(d) “reference data” means information that does not change frequently about a charge point including but not limited to—

(i) the location of the charge point;

(ii) the type of connector available to charge an electric vehicle at the charge point;

(iii) the methods by which a person is able to pay to charge an electric vehicle at the charge point;

(iv) the price in pence per kilowatt hour to charge an electric vehicle at the charge point; and

(v) the hours of the day during which the charge point is unavailable to charge an electric vehicle;

(e) “Transmission Owner” means a person who is authorised to transmit electricity by an electricity transmission licence in accordance with section 6(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989(3).

(1)

1989 c. 29.

(2)

S.R. & O. (N. I.) No. 1992 No. 231.

(3)

1989 c. 29.