Electric charging points

South Norfolk Council has created the EVCP and Solar PV Grant, with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, released by the government in 2022. The grant has two overall objectives:

• Increasing the provision of public electric vehicle charging points across South Norfolk, to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles, across both the urban and rural areas of the district.
• Enable Town and Parish Councils and community groups to provide EVCP infrastructure to residents whilst providing their usual services, by reducing electricity costs through the provision of solar PV.

The grants are initially only available to South Norfolk parishes who have previously expressed interest and submitted information. These parishes will have been contacted directly about the scheme. We will be accepting applications for this first round of grants from Wednesday 15th May 2024.

If funding allows, we will open the scheme to all South Norfolk parishes on Monday 15th July 2024.

Apply for an Electric Vehicle Chargepoint and Solar PV Grant

Please send your completed application form and any questions to environmentalstrategy@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk.

Applications close on Friday 29th November 2024.

What is offered in the grant funding

EVCP

• A maximum grant of £10,000 for EVCP to cover:
• 1 charge point with 2 sockets, either wall mounted or pedestal.
• Chargers will be 22kW where there is 3 phase electricity, if not then 7kW chargers will be installed.

Solar PV

• A maximum grant of £10,000 for solar PV to cover:
• A roof mounted solar array of at least 4kW. The applicant can fund additional solar capacity above £10,000 grant if desired.

What cannot be funded

• We cannot fund installation of battery storage linked to the PV system
• Insurance is not included, it is up to the building owner to update their policy