Randomised Delay

What is randomised delay?

Charge points will have a feature that will delay the start of a charging session for up to 10 minutes. This helps to prevent surges in demand, relieving strain on the national Grid, as chargers activate at the start of the off-peak period. As this is a new functionality for charge points, do not worry if you notice your charge session does not start immediately. As per new regulations;

1. A relevant charge point must be configured so that—
1. it is capable of operating, at each relevant time, with a random delay of up to 1800 seconds;
2. subject to paragraph (2), at each relevant time it operates with a random delay of up to 600 seconds, determined to the nearest second;
3. the maximum duration of the random delay referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above can be increased or decreased remotely via a communications network; and
4. at each relevant time, the owner of the charge point is able to override the random delay referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above.
2. A relevant charge point must be configured so that the random delay referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above will not operate where—
1. the owner, or an end-user of the relevant charge point who is not the owner, has overridden it;
2. an equivalent random delay has already been applied to the operation of the relevant charge point in respect of the relevant time; or
3. it is providing response DSR services in respect of the relevant time.
3. In this regulation, “relevant time” means the point at which, but for the delay referred to in paragraph (1)(b)—
1. electricity would start flowing through the relevant charge point for the purpose of charging a vehicle; or
2. the rate of electricity flowing through the relevant charge point would be increased or decreased.

What does this mean for EV users?:

• When the user has added a charger, they should be able to modify the random delay configuration