Site host

The owner of the location, who provides the parking spaces for the chargers.

Explained in

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 site host makes the place available and receives rent or a revenue share in return.

From “Five roles around one session”, stop 02

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  1. EV charging fundamentals · Stop 05Why do different drivers pay different prices?Where the operator's share goes
  2. EV charging fundamentals · Stop 09One charging session, fully understoodThe 22 minutes, narrated properly
  3. Charging infrastructure · Stop 01How is a site chosen?Four questions for every site
  4. Charging infrastructure · Stop 08How does a site recover its cost?Fixed costs, variable revenue
  5. Charging infrastructure · Stop 09One hub, fully understoodThe year in eight moments
  6. Business models · Stop 08One charger's year, fully understoodThe day in seven moments
  1. Revenue shareAn arrangement in which the site host receives a share of the charging revenue, per kWh or per session, instead of a fixed rent.
  2. CPOCharge point operator: runs the chargers, keeps them available and sells the charging service.
  3. eMSPE-mobility service provider: issues the charging card or app, sets the driver's price and sends the invoice.
  4. 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.