Electric Vehicle Chargepoints and Solar PV Grants

South Norfolk Council has created the EVCP and Solar PV Grant, available to both Town and Parish Councils and community groups across South Norfolk, 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 grant is currently available to all South Norfolk Parish and Town Councils, and community groups.

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

Applications close on Friday 29 November 2024*.

*Please note: the deadline for using Norfolk County Council's Dynamic Purchase System to obtain your EVCP quote is Monday 30th September 2024. Following this date, applicants will need to obtain their own EVCP quote.

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 (To apply for this grant, you must already have EVCP in place or in the process of applying for a grant)

• 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