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Honest, numbers-first writing on commercial EV charging, solar, battery storage and smart energy plans for UK businesses. No brochures. No waffle.
What a commercial EV charger actually costs in 2026 — every line item, no waffle
A real, line-item price list for UK commercial EV chargers in 2026 — 7kW workplace, 22kW twin, 50kW DC, 150kW ultra-rapid — with the hidden costs, the grants that change the maths, and a worked example for a 6-socket workplace install.
The EVIG grant nobody talks about: £350 per socket for UK SMEs under 250 staff
EVIG pays £350 per socket + £500 per parking space for UK SMEs under 250 staff. The grant nobody talks about — eligibility, stacking rules, worked maths.
CapEx vs PPA vs lease: three ways to finance commercial EV charging in 2026
CapEx vs PPA vs lease for commercial EV charging in 2026. Lifetime cost comparison, grant interaction, IFRS 16 wrinkle, worked example. The FD guide.
Forecourts in transition: how UK fuel retailers are getting 2030-ready
8,378 UK forecourts have a 2030 problem. Three transition playbooks, real install costs, DNO realities, and why convenience uplift makes the maths work.
EV charging for NHS trusts: Net Zero NHS 2040 and the funding nobody mentions
NHS Net Zero 2040 is legally binding. The funding stack (SDF + PSDS + DCS + WCS) covers 40-70% of trust capex. Procurement routes and a 4-site worked example.
EV charging in schools and universities: Salix funding, parent drop-off, and zero-emission fleets
PSDS + WCS + DCS stack pays up to 100% of education-sector EV charging cost. Schools, MATs and universities — real install costs and grant routes for 2026.
Stadium and matchday EV charging: the 90-minute revenue trick
Stadium EV charging is a unique beast — 25,000 cars in 90 min then 6 days of underuse. The 3 operational models that actually work for UK venues in 2026.
Pubs and restaurants: the EV charging vertical hospitality keeps ignoring
Pub & restaurant EV charging in 2026: why hotel maths doesn't translate, the 3 archetypes, and how a 40-cover country gastropub pays back in 11 months.
From 21 October, your car park can take a proper charging hub without planning permission. Read the small print first.
From 21 October 2026, SI 2026/1056 removes the one-cabinet limit on EV charging equipment housing in England's non-domestic car parks and raises the cap to a cumulative 45 cubic metres. What it means for rapid hubs, battery-buffered sites and depots — plus the prior-approval, 10-metre and conservation-area catches, and what it doesn't fix.
Ultra-rapid chargers grew 39%. Destination chargers grew 4%. That's your opening.
Zapmap's end-of-September 2026 statistics show 124,738 UK public chargers, with ultra-rapid up 39.1% and en-route up 23.1% — but destination charging grew only 4.26%. Here's why operators are skipping venues, why that's an opening for hotels, gyms, golf clubs and leisure sites, and how to size chargers to your dwell time.
Rapid charging now costs more per mile than petrol. Your car park is the fix.
The AA's Q3 2026 EV Readiness Index shows ultra-rapid public charging now costs 15% more per mile than petrol. Zapmap and BPA data put rapid-only drivers on 24p a mile versus 7p at home. Here's the workplace and venue charging maths, the £500-a-socket grant, and the tax-free perk most employers miss.
Your grid connection quote says three years. Cobham just showed there's a faster door.
GRIDSERVE's 24-bay ultra-rapid hub at Cobham Services is the first major UK charging hub on a DERMS-managed flexible demand connection via an IDNO. Here's how non-firm connections work, who they suit, and the seven questions to ask before accepting any DNO offer.
A national operator just dropped 22 charging bays on a leisure park. The site grab has started.
RAW Charging's new 22-bay ultra-rapid hub at Bentley Bridge Leisure Park is one site in a £24.5m, 20-year Landsec deal covering 1,000 bays across 28 destinations. The operators have decided leisure venues are the next charging land grab — the question for every other venue is host or own.
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