Understand connection capacity, non-charging loads and the commercial tariff before committing to a rollout.
Calculate headroom at the right boundary.
Distinguish a contractual import limit, a physical connection rating and a meter measurement. Our Site Power tool subtracts a user-entered non-EV peak and reserve from a single site limit. It cannot assess phases, protection, harmonics or detailed load coincidence.
Use managed charging with a clear objective.
A control strategy may prioritise departure readiness, reduce peak import or allocate access fairly. These goals can conflict. Specify the hierarchy, minimum service, fallback state and evidence needed at acceptance testing.
Evaluate solar and storage on a time series.
Annual solar yield is not firm charging capacity. A battery needs both a power rating and usable energy, plus a dispatch policy, cycling assumptions and losses. No storage savings are calculated by this site’s screening tools.
Keep grid engagement early.
Discuss feasible capacity, upgrade lead times and any export arrangements with the network and qualified project advisers. Bidirectional capability depends on the vehicle, charger, communications, controls and local permission; a protocol label alone is insufficient.