A national courier and logistics provider in Citywest transitioned 16 commercial delivery vans to electric vehicles and required an industrial-grade charging hub without exceeding their maximum import capacity (MIC) from ESB Networks.
Technical Solution Delivered:
Trenching and laying 85 meters of 95mm² 4-core steel wire armoured (SWA) sub-mains cable from the primary switchroom to the depot yard.
Installation of an external IP65 feeder pillar with an automated Dynamic Load Balancing (DLM) controller.
Installation of 8 dual-outlet 22kW Easee commercial charging pedestals with RFID card authorization and cloud billing.
Commissioning, load-step testing, and Safe Electric Cert No. 2 completion.
Operational Result:
The system intelligently throttles vehicle charging whenever high-demand building HVAC units cycle on, eliminating expensive ESB peak demand surcharges and enabling all 16 vehicles to achieve 100% state-of-charge overnight.
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