EV chargers are a Low Carbon Technology connection.
Under the ENA's LCT process, every charging installation needs to be either notified or formally applied for. Which route depends on the charger, the supply and the wider site load.
New continuous load
EV chargers add sustained demand that the local network must be able to support alongside existing loads.
LCT connection process
Charging equipment falls under the ENA's Low Carbon Technology process, either notified or applied for.
Load management counts
Where load management is in place, we capture the operating logic so the DNO sees the real maximum demand.
Connect & Notify or Apply to Connect?
A 7 kW charger doesn't automatically qualify. The DNO looks at the whole picture. We confirm the right route before submission.
Connect & Notify
- Qualifying charger and site conditions
- Adequate cut-out and supply
- Install proceeds, DNO notified
- Typically faster turnaround
Apply to Connect
- Commercial, fleet or rapid chargers
- Constrained cut-out or supply
- DNO approval required first
- Timescales vary by DNO
Everything we handle on your EV submission.
From single home chargers to depot electrification.
Domestic chargers
Single and dual 7 kW installs, including three-phase where cut-out allows.
Commercial and workplace
Multi-charger sites, offices, retail and destination charging up to hub scale.
Fleet and depot
Depot electrification, 22 kW+ chargers, DC and rapid charging schemes with load balancing.
Four steps from details to decision.
Send us the details
Address, MPAN, phase, cut-out, charger model and quantity. 3 minutes in the portal.
We confirm the route
Connect & Notify or Apply to Connect, based on the whole electrical picture.
Submitted and monitored
We submit under our own credentials and chase the DNO if response is slow.
Decision delivered
Approval or DNO requirements come back into your portal in real time.