Gridserve Charger Sites in UK [megathread]

[NorfolkMustard]

The Braintree site will open on Monday 7th December, FullyCharged visit video out tomorrow on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzz4CoEgSgWNs9ZAvRMhW2A

 

[Ant M3]

Apparently the problem with Wales in general is poor grid connections - and an expectation that anyone wanting to put in a facility that needs higher capacity will also pay for the grid upgrades. I read somewhere that the proposed Supercharger at Builth Wells is held up for this reason - and as it was it would have needed to be taken off line for a couple of weeks each year when the Royal Welsh Show was being held. Feels like a real lack of vision from the government to access some funding to help with this (surely funding exists?).

There is truth in this .... the big power lines only serve the south coast of wales

 

[Jason71]

There is truth in this .... the big power lines only serve the south coast of wales

Well that sucks

 

[NewbieT]

Erm....not quite true. Mid- Wales maybe.

Nuclear power on Anglesey (Wylfa) and in North Wales (Trawsfynydd) both in decommissioning. Electric Mountaun pumped storage at Llanberis. There’s no shortage of power lines in North Wales but definitely a shortage of ultra rapids.

Network route maps | National Grid ET

 

[CMc1]

There is truth in this .... the big power lines only serve the south coast of wales

Well that sucks

Erm....not quite true. Mid- Wales maybe.

Nuclear power on Anglesey (Wylfa) and in North Wales (Trawsfynydd) both in decommissioning. Electric Mountaun pumped storage at Llanberis. There’s no shortage of power lines in North Wales but definitely a shortage of ultra rapids.

Network route maps | National Grid ET

Might want to see this if haven’t already £30m investment by Welsh Govt for EV infrastructure

 

[CMc1]

£0.24/kWh

 

[rlasry1]

£0.24/kWh

Probably will increase once they introduce a membership scheme, but the whole vision and initiative is great. Cannot wait to visit.

 

[browellm]

That looks amazing. Also heartening to see very positive comments from non-British drivers. Looks like something we have taken a lead on and done exceptionally well.

 

[JupiterMan]

100 new forecourts over 5 years is quite something - that's one every three weeks on average, shame the fully charged video did not seek a little more info on both dates and future locations.

 

[m3gt2]

So is it 24p at all speeds or is it starting at 24p and going up for 350kW?

 

[Adopado]

So is it 24p at all speeds or is it starting at 24p and going up for 350kW?

Yes, some details are missing. The part that concerned me was that they are looking to develop some kind of subscription deals. Nobody buys other fuel on that basis so I wish charging companies should drop that idea and stick to the tap-to-pay (or just plug in and have card charged automatically like Tesla) that every EV user wants.

 

[CMc1]

Who is the electric supplier for Gridserve? Wonder if they’ll partner with Octopus Energy on their Juice Network

 

[ringi]

The first charging site that my disabled wife would be happy to use year round. But the Tesla chargers don't have protection from ice/snow risks when plugging in unlike the other chargers.

At 24p kwh it is cheaper then InterVolt but the meal is likely to cost a lot more then at a InterVolt site.

 

[ringi]

The part that concerned me was that they are looking to develop some kind of subscription deals. Nobody buys other fuel on that basis

There is a big issue with company car drivers and the admin with them reclaiming charging costs, including the management of charging costs at home for work driving. Maybe they will solve that.

Remember that most of the cost is not the fuel, it is the capital cost of the sites, hence a subscription like a gym may make sence.

 

[dakaix]

Who is the electric supplier for Gridserve? Wonder if they’ll partner with Octopus Energy on their Juice Network

According to the Fully Charged video posted earlier today they have their own solar farm and so claim to supply themselves, albeit by trading off the Forecourt's usage against what they produce for the grid. They're also using the on-site 6MWh battery for grid storage & balancing, which will itself be netting them a decent secondary revenue stream.

GRIDSERVE PURCHASES CLAYHILL SOLAR FARM TO SUPPLY FIRST ELECTRIC FORECOURT® AND #DELIVER NET ZERO | Gridserve

 

[Derek25]

Yes, some details are missing. The part that concerned me was that they are looking to develop some kind of subscription deals. Nobody buys other fuel on that basis so I wish charging companies should drop that idea and stick to the tap-to-pay (or just plug in and have card charged automatically like Tesla) that every EV user wants.

They said on the Fully Charged video that they are looking at introducing vehicle recognition, ie the first time you use one you register and pay, thereafter it remembers your car and you simply plug in as you do at a supercharger.

 

[Jason71]

24p/kw. O dear I think ionity's business model just went out the window. Shame.

 

[CMc1]

According to the Fully Charged video posted earlier today they have their own solar farm and so claim to supply themselves, albeit by trading off the Forecourt's usage against what they produce for the grid. They're also using the on-site 6MWh battery for grid storage & balancing, which will itself be netting them a decent secondary revenue stream.

GRIDSERVE PURCHASES CLAYHILL SOLAR FARM TO SUPPLY FIRST ELECTRIC FORECOURT® AND #DELIVER NET ZERO | Gridserve

I seen video too, but Gridserve aren’t a electricity supplier as far as I’m aware. Same logic as anyone in here having a power wall and some solar to offset their usage (albeit on a larger scale). Still need a supplier.

 

[CMc1]

24p/kw. O dear I think ionity's business model just went out the window. Shame.

Shows the opposite ends of the spectrum in my opinion. Gridserve are certainly getting it right and ticking so many boxes. Shame about the lack of solar coverage over the Superchargers though.

 

[dakaix]

I seen video too, but Gridserve aren’t a electricity supplier as far as I’m aware. Same logic as anyone in here having a power wall and some solar to offset their usage (albeit on a larger scale). Still need a supplier.

It looks like Gridserve is a registered generator, via the Bedfordshire solar farm they acquired (Clayhill Solar Ltd). It used to be owned by Anesco, but according to Companies House shares directors with that of Gridserve.

They may well have an upstream supplier for the actual forecourt connection, but I doubt that’s public information at this stage.

Source: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/fil...y_registered_or_service_addresses_new_1.0.pdf