CPO

Charge point operator: runs the chargers, keeps them available and sells the charging service.

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EV charging fundamentals · Stop 02Who are all the companies involved?Look closely at one charging moment and count the companies at work: site host, CPO, eMSP, software provider and grid operator.

The charge point operator keeps the charger available, handles technical support and sells the charging service.

From “Five roles around one session”, stop 02

Also in

  1. EV charging fundamentals · Stop 07Who owns the charger?The calculation behind the site
  2. EV charging fundamentals · Stop 09One charging session, fully understoodThe 22 minutes, narrated properly
  3. OCPI and roaming · Stop 01Why does a card work at someone else's charger?Two roles, one session
  1. eMSPE-mobility service provider: issues the charging card or app, sets the driver's price and sends the invoice.
  2. CPMSCharge point management system: the operator's software backend that monitors and controls the chargers. OCPP calls it the Central System in version 1.6 and the CSMS, charging station management system, from version 2.0.1 on.
  3. Site hostThe owner of the location, who provides the parking spaces for the chargers.