Renewable energy supplier Good Energy is piloting a smart electric vehicle (EV) charging service which will offer load balancing services.
The Wiltshire-based company has installed four chargers at the Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall as part of its One Point pilot.
The devices are embedded with smart load balancing technology, meaning they can turn off or on to level out peaks and troughs in supply and demand on the local network.
Good Energy says the system will make it easier for businesses to secure available network capacity.
Learnings from the Watergate Bay Hotel pilot will be used by the company to expand the full offering to businesses nationwide.
Juliet Davenport, founder and chief executive of Good Energy, said: “Businesses across the UK are responding to the climate emergency, and many of them have already committed to 100 per cent renewable electricity.
“With the launch of One Point, Good Energy is going one step further by offering businesses a simple, easy-to-use service allowing their customers and employees to go 100 per cent renewable in their electric vehicles, helping decarbonise the transport industry.”
Earlier this year, the company took a 12.9 per cent stake in Zap-Map, the EV digital charging platform. The stake will allow Good Energy to take a majority share within two years.