Home EV chargers
Zappi · Ohme · Easee · from £799
NICEIC certified 7kW smart EV charger installation from Newcastle to Teesside — every install notified to Northern Powergrid (the North East DNO) and PEN-fault compliant. OZEV £350 chargepoint grant handled in-house where eligible, taking net cost to £449–£949. Zappi, Ohme and Easee fitted by AMP engineers, 3-year manufacturer warranty, solar-pair ready.
Quick answer
How much does a home EV charger cost in the North East?
A 7kW smart EV charger fitted by AMP Renewables costs £799–£1,299 installed across the North East, depending on model — Easee One (£799), Ohme Home Pro (£899), Zappi v2.1 (£1,099). Flat owner-occupiers, tenants and landlords qualify for the OZEV £350 chargepoint grant, taking the net cost to £449–£949. Typical install is 3–4 hours, NICEIC certified, with Northern Powergrid DNO notification included.
A 7kW home charger costs the same to install regardless of which tariff you pick — but the tariff determines whether you're paying 2p per mile or 9p per mile to drive. For a 10,000-mile-a-year commuter, the gap between Intelligent Octopus Go (7p/kWh) and a standard variable tariff (~28p/kWh) is around £700 a year. That's £7,000 over the life of the charger.
Home charging is also faster than most public charging for typical overnight use cases. A 7kW home charger adds ~30 miles of range per hour — fully replenishing most EVs from empty in 4-8 hours. Plug in when you get home, wake up to a full battery.
£799
From, fully installed
2p/mile
On 7p/kWh smart tariff
4-8 hrs
Typical full overnight charge
£350
OZEV grant (flats/tenants)
Chargers we install
We've installed dozens of charger models over the years and settled on three as our standard range. All are OCPP-compatible (so they're not locked to one app or tariff in the future), all have 3-year warranties, all are PEN-fault compliant (required since 2022). The differences are in solar integration, tariff intelligence, and form factor.
7kW · UK-made · Solar-integrated
Designed in Stafford, manufactured in the UK. The only mainstream charger with a built-in "solar-only" mode that uses surplus solar generation rather than drawing from the grid. If you have or plan to install solar PV, the Zappi is almost always the right choice. Strong app, OCPP-compatible, three-phase variant available.
7kW · Tariff-integrated · 3-year warranty
The tightest integration with Octopus Intelligent Octopus Go and similar smart tariffs. Set your target charge level and departure time in the Ohme app, and it schedules charging automatically to find the cheapest window. Most "set-and-forget" of the major chargers. Best for high-mileage commuters without solar.
7kW (or 11kW 3-phase) · Compact
Compact form factor — smaller and more discreet than Zappi or Ohme. OCPP-compatible. Reliable, well-priced, broad load-management features. Good general-purpose choice for customers without strong solar or specific-tariff requirements.
OZEV chargepoint grant
The OZEV (Office for Zero Emission Vehicles) chargepoint grant was significantly restricted in 2022. Homeowners in standalone houses no longer qualify — the grant is now only available to flat owner-occupiers and tenants/landlords of leasehold or rented properties. The grant covers up to £350 of the installation cost.
Qualifies for grant
Does not qualify
We check eligibility for free as part of every survey and handle the application if you qualify. Two recent examples:
Smart EV tariffs
On a standard variable tariff at ~28p/kWh, charging a typical 60kWh EV from empty costs ~£17. On Intelligent Octopus Go at 7p/kWh, the same charge costs ~£4. Over 10,000 miles of driving the difference is roughly £700 a year — more than the cost of the charger over 1-2 years.
| Tariff | Off-peak rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Octopus Go | 7p/kWh | Smart-scheduled overnight, set your target charge and Octopus handles timing. |
| Octopus Go | 8.5p/kWh | 5-hour fixed off-peak window (00:30-05:30). Simpler setup. |
| EDF GoElectric | ~9p/kWh | Available to all EDF customers, 5-hour overnight band. |
| OVO Charge Anytime | 7p/kWh | Smart-scheduled, EV-specific. |
| British Gas Electric Driver | ~9.5p/kWh | Bundle for British Gas import customers. |
| Octopus Agile | variable | Half-hourly variable; cheapest if you actively manage charging windows. |
Solar + EV
Combining solar PV with an EV charger lets you drive on what your own roof generates. A 4kW solar array in the North East produces roughly 3,500 kWh per year — enough to drive a typical EV around 12,000 miles. In practice, time-of-day matching means a meaningful chunk of summer driving is genuinely solar-powered, while winter driving still uses grid power on the cheap overnight rate.
For Zappi customers specifically, the "Eco+" mode automatically draws from surplus solar generation only — the car only charges when there's spare power. That gives you "free" charging from sun-only generation, with optional grid top-up only if you flick the car into Fast mode for an urgent charge.
For a typical North East household with a 10,000-mile-a-year EV and a 4kW solar install, we'd expect roughly 30-50% of annual EV charging to come from your own solar in good weather years, with the remainder on cheap overnight tariff rates.
Future-proofing
EV charging technology is still evolving. A few features to look for in any 2026 install:
Zappi vs Ohme vs Easee
The honest trade-offs across price, solar mode, tariff integration, form factor, cable length, warranty, OCPP and 3-phase upgrade path. All three are PEN-fault compliant and OZEV-eligible for qualifying properties.
| Brand | Price installed | Solar mode | Smart tariff | Form factor | Cable | Warranty | OCPP | 3-phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zappi v2.1 | £1,099–£1,299 | Eco+ surplus-only | OCPP, manual sched | Tethered or untethered | 6.5m | 3 yrs | Yes | 22kW 3-phase available |
| Ohme Home Pro | £899–£1,099 | PV-aware only | Intelligent Octopus Go native | Tethered | 5m / 8m | 3 yrs | Yes | 22kW 3-phase available |
| Easee One | £799–£999 | Via Easee Equalizer | OCPP, all major tariffs | Untethered (smallest) | Buy-separate | 3 yrs | Yes | 11kW / 22kW 3-phase |
Northern Powergrid DNO
Every EV charger installed in the North East has to be notified to Northern Powergrid, the regional Distribution Network Operator (DNO) covering Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Durham and Teesside. For most 7kW single-phase installs that's a same-day ENA G98 notification we submit on your behalf — no action required from you, and no impact on your install timeline.
Where the install is borderline on capacity — typically older terraces on shared supplies, properties with an existing solar PV array close to 3.68kW, or properties already running a heat pump — it becomes a G99 application, which Northern Powergrid have a statutory 11-working-day window to respond to. We pre-screen this at survey using the property's MPAN and main fuse rating so there are no surprises on install day.
Three things that catch out DIY and non-local installers in the Northern Powergrid area specifically: (1) PEN-fault detection is mandatory and Northern Powergrid will refuse retrospective sign-off on chargers without it; (2) the 60A "house fuse" assumption is wrong for a lot of inter-war Tyneside terraces, which are still on 40A — that needs upgrading before a 7kW charger is commissioned; (3) properties with existing on-grid solar already eating into the 3.68kW G98 export ceiling need active load management on the new charger to stay G98-eligible rather than triggering a G99.
AMP Renewables is an NICEIC-approved installer working in the Northern Powergrid area daily, with direct contacts at the DNO when a marginal G99 application needs unsticking. Our standard process bundles the notification, paperwork and any consumer-unit upgrade into a single fixed-price quote — no DNO admin charges passed on, no surprise upgrade invoices after the engineer arrives.
For commercial and multi-socket workplace installs (typically 4+ sockets or any 3-phase supply), the DNO process steps up to a formal G99 with load-flow modelling. We handle that under our Workplace Charging Scheme service — see the commercial EV charger page.
Cost by property type
Fully-installed pricing including NICEIC certification, Northern Powergrid DNO notification and OZEV grant where applicable. No call-out fees, no DNO admin fees, no day-of-install upsells.
| Property type | Installed cost | Typical extras | OZEV grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached house | £799–£1,299 | Standard cable run 5–10m | Not eligible (homeowner) |
| Semi-detached | £799–£1,299 | Standard cable run, occasional consumer-unit upgrade | Not eligible (homeowner) |
| Terrace (off-street) | £899–£1,499 | Often consumer-unit upgrade; rear-lane access cabling | Tenants only |
| Flat (leasehold) | £999–£1,599 | Sub-main from communal supply; landlord/freeholder consent | £350 OZEV — net £649–£1,249 |
| Commercial / workplace | From £1,499 per socket | Load management, OCPP back-office, MID metering | Workplace Charging Scheme — £350/socket × up to 40 |
Recent installs
Six examples from across the Northern Powergrid area — different property types, different chargers, different OZEV outcomes.
Jesmond, NE2
Ohme Home Pro 7kW, leasehold flat
OZEV grant handled including freeholder consent — net cost £649. Charging on Intelligent Octopus Go.
Gosforth, NE3
Zappi 7kW + 4kW solar retrofit
Solar-paired Eco+ mode; ~38% of annual EV mileage covered by surplus PV.
Sunderland, SR4
Easee One 7kW, semi-detached
Standard 8m cable run, no consumer-unit upgrade required. Installed in 3 hours.
Durham, DH1
Zappi 7kW, detached + existing 5kW array
Linked to existing myenergi Eddi for hot-water diversion as well — full myenergi stack.
Middlesbrough, TS5
Ohme ePod 7kW, terraced (tenant)
Landlord-consent application + OZEV grant submitted by AMP — net cost £549.
Hexham, NE46
Easee One 11kW 3-phase, rural detached
Existing 3-phase supply utilised; faster home charging for two-EV household.
EV charger packages
Three home charger packages by brand. All NICEIC certified install, smart-tariff configured, Northern Powergrid DNO handled. Tethered or untethered.
7 kW · single-phase
Untethered
Fully installed · 0% VAT applied
7 kW · single-phase
Untethered or tethered
Fully installed · 0% VAT applied
7 kW · single-phase
Solar-pairing specialist
Fully installed · 0% VAT applied
Prices indicative — final quote subject to free roof / site survey. North East installs only. 0% VAT applies to all residential energy-saving materials in the UK until 31 March 2027.
EV charger savings calculator
Home charging on a smart tariff costs ~7p/kWh — petrol is ~13p/mile. The savings are bigger than most people realise.
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Works best together
A 7kW charger on a smart tariff already cuts fuel costs by 70-80% vs petrol. Adding solar and battery storage takes it further — towards near-zero marginal driving cost on sunny days, and consistent low overnight rates on cloudy ones.
Zappi smart chargers run "solar-only" mode automatically — your EV charges from your roof when the sun is generating. Free driving fuel for 30-50% of typical annual mileage.
See solar panels →Battery covers daytime household loads on overnight tariff arbitrage, while the EV charges from the same cheap window. Smart tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go handle the scheduling automatically.
See home battery storage →How surplus solar export rates and smart EV tariffs compare — and when each is the better destination for your spare kWh.
See seg + ev tariff economics →Our accreditations
NICEIC Approved
D124458
Electrical contractor
Gas Safe Register
947841
Gas appliances
Heat Geek Trained
Heat pump design specialists
SafeContractor
Approved
H&S accredited
ISO 9001
2015
Quality management
ISO 14001
2015
Environmental management
ISO 45001
2018
OH&S management
PAS 2030
:2019
Retrofit standard
NAPIT
Member
Electrical inspection
F-Gas Certified
Air conditioning refrigerant
NICEIC Approved
D124458
Electrical contractor
Gas Safe Register
947841
Gas appliances
Heat Geek Trained
Heat pump design specialists
SafeContractor
Approved
H&S accredited
ISO 9001
2015
Quality management
ISO 14001
2015
Environmental management
ISO 45001
2018
OH&S management
PAS 2030
:2019
Retrofit standard
NAPIT
Member
Electrical inspection
F-Gas Certified
Air conditioning refrigerant
Every accreditation listed is independently verified. We carry the registration numbers — ask for any on request.
Service coverage
Town-specific information including OZEV eligibility patterns, Northern Powergrid DNO process, and parking/access considerations for your area.
North East UK coverage
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Get in touch — we sometimes take on projects beyond our regular coverage area when there's a good fit.
Ask about your areaZappi, Ohme or Easee — solar-pair ready, OZEV grant handled where eligible, NICEIC certified install. From £799.
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