For boards
One partner for the whole charging file, in tandem with your property manager.
A charging plaza normally means dealing with six parties. We bring them together, so the board only has to decide.
VvE and charge points:
is a charge point mandatory?
No. A VvE is not obliged to build a charging plaza. What is changing is the VvE's position: a member who wants their own charge point can increasingly notify instead of ask, and the meeting can only refuse a request under conditions. What the law says exactly is explained in decision-making in the general meeting.
That is why it is wise for the board to take the lead. One charging plaza on one connection, with load balancing and one settlement, is cheaper, safer and easier to explain than separate charge points per member. It makes the building future-proof, keeps the service charges predictable and avoids discussions in the meeting that nobody wants.
The problem
A board has to deal with six parties.
A charging plaza sounds like one project, but in practice a volunteer board faces a row of separate suppliers. Each with its own contract, its own invoice and its own contact.
Installer
Installs the charge points and the cabling, and co-determines how future-proof the plaza is. Always needed, also for maintenance and hardware faults.
Consultant
Advises on capacity, hardware and the set-up of the plaza.
CPO
The Charge Point Operator handles the charging sessions and the billing to residents.
Credit booking service
Monetises the ERE credits the charging sessions generate.
VAT administration
Files the returns if the VvE becomes VAT-liable.
Energy consultant
Looks at the energy contract, consumption and peak load.
What we do
We integrate these roles and steer them as one whole, in tandem with your property manager. The board has only one point of contact and one contract. Your property manager remains the trusted face for the VvE. The installer remains a separate party, because on-site technology and maintenance belong with a professional; we know many who work well and at fair prices.
What we do for the board
The work off your hands,
the overview in your hands.
We arrange
- One point of contact for all questions about charging: for the board, the property manager and the members.
- The meeting proposal, ready to use: scenarios, costs, subsidy and the allocation key. We attend and answer the residents' questions.
- Settlement per member: charging sessions, kWh price and monthly invoice, through your property manager's software.
- ERE registration and booking, so the yield flows to the VvE's account and lowers the kWh price.
- Energy contract and monitoring, with independent advice that fits your VvE.
- Reporting per quarter and an annual report, ready for the board meeting and the annual accounts.
The board keeps
- The choice of installer. We put quotes side by side and say what we think; the board chooses.
- The energy contract. Fixed, dynamic or combined: we calculate it, the VvE decides.
- The price for the members. The meeting sets the kWh price and the allocation key, yearly, on our proposal.
- The decision. The general meeting decides on installation, extension and termination. We prepare, you present.
And the VAT administration?
With our set-up, where invoicing runs from the VvE itself, a separate VAT administration is in principle not needed. A VvE can deliberately choose to become VAT-liable anyway, for instance to reclaim VAT on the installation. Read can a VvE reclaim VAT.
What you do not have to do
The evenings
you do not lose.
A list for when the meeting asks "and who is going to do all that?".
- Answer residents' questions about a charging session, a charge card or an invoice.
- Work out per member who charged how much and what it costs.
- Register and sell ERE credits.
- Set up a VAT administration or file returns.
- Call the grid operator about the connection or the supplier about the contract.
- Assess a fault and call in the right party.
- Write a proposal for rates and energy choices yourself every year.
The process
Five steps.
Join where you are.
Already have a quote, or a meeting decision? Then we start there. Every step is an entry point.
Five minutes, no account. A first indication of costs, subsidy and charging demand up to 2035.
Parking garage, meter cupboard and grid connection inspected. Together with your property manager.
Scenarios, costs and subsidy in one readable document for the meeting. Including the subsidy for charge points in the VvE.
We attend, online or on site at a surcharge, and answer the residents' questions.
Residents charge with Charge&Co. The board keeps us as its point of contact and portal.
What you receive
Concrete documents
you can work with.
Report
Consumption per charge point, cost overview and realised savings, ready for the board meeting.
Annual report
Complete overview for the annual accounts: consumption, revenue, ERE payout and the financial position.
Meeting proposal
Every year a ready-made proposal for energy choices, rates and possible extension.
VAT return
Only if your VvE chooses to become VAT-liable. With our standard set-up that is usually not necessary.
Frequently asked
Questions boards
often ask.
Is your question not here? Ask it, or see what a charge point costs a VvE.
Do you also help with installing the charging plaza?
We do not install and we do not sell charge points. Installation always runs through an installer. We do know consultants and installers who work according to our method, so the right choices are made from the start. We put the quotes side by side; the board chooses.
How does the switch work if we already have a CPO?
We take over the existing contracts and historical data. In most cases we can take over management within four to six weeks, without the residents noticing.
How does this work with the general meeting?
We deliver a proposal for a decision you can adopt in the meeting. We attend online to answer questions, and on site at a surcharge. After approval you receive a yearly report that records the kWh price calculation, with the total financial overview.
Do we have to become VAT-liable?
With our set-up, where invoicing runs from the VvE, that is in principle not necessary. It can be a deliberate choice, for instance to reclaim VAT on the installation. If the VvE chooses that, we help.
What if we want to stop later?
The agreement can in principle be terminated monthly. However, the ERE credits run per year and a VAT administration per quarter, so switching per calendar year is most practical. On termination we hand over all administration and data properly.
Do members without a car pay?
Not for the management and not for the power. Our rate and the property manager's fee are part of the charging price of the members who charge. The meeting decides on the installation itself; most VvEs choose an allocation key where the members who want a charge point pay for the connection. Read the cost of the installation and who pays.
Start with the quickscan.
See what our set-up would mean for your VvE. Without obligation, without an account, and you decide afterwards whether to continue.
