The basic supply should be expanded to include electromobility, suggests the BEM
12.10.2021 / BEM board member Markus Emmert for the ZfK / Image: © Slavun / stock.adobe.com
The German eMobility Association proposes a minimum connection capacity for households per parking space. The association has proposed a basic supply obligation for energy suppliers for mobility. BEM board member Markus Emmert envisages a minimum connection capacity of 3.7 kW per associated parking space.
‘Legislation does indeed promote the construction of wallboxes in detached houses and apartment blocks. However, there is no push function for the installation of grid connections on the part of the energy industry,’ said Emmert at the Munich eMobility trade fair Power2Drive. He therefore proposed a statutory minimum connection capacity in the electricity grid. Once installed, this could also significantly simplify the connection of charging infrastructure and drive forward electromobility.
If the power connection could be used for charging e-vehicles in a standardised way, Emmert argues that many consumers would no longer have to make the time-consuming application for a grid connection with the grid operators. In his view, the basic supply obligation from Section 2 (1) of the Energy Industry Act should be explicitly extended to include the basic supply for mobility.
⇢ You can find the article here (in German)
⇢ To the BEM press release
For some time now, the BEM has been emphasising the growing interaction between the energy world and the automotive industry for the mobility transition. According to the association, this not only means increasing the proportion of electricity from renewable energy in the power grid, but also changing numerous aspects of energy law. e-vehicles and charging infrastructure can be integrated into the grid operation to make everyday mobility emission-free. This includes the mass use of batteries in combination with PV systems as well as the processing of digital data to analyse the resource consumption of mobility.
