FOI request (FOIR-584956005)

Information relating to electric vehicle charging facilities and their usage.

Requested Wed 07 February 2024
Responded Thu 04 April 2024

1. How many electric vehicle charging sessions have there been in the Carlisle Parade and Priory Street car parks between 3 April 2023 and 3 Jan 2024?

2. What was the total length of time vehicles were connected to chargers during charging sessions that took place in the Carlisle Parade and Priory Street car parks between 3 April 2023 and 3 Jan 2024?

3. What was the total charge (in kW) delivered to vehicles during charging sessions that took place in the Carlisle Parade and Priory Street car parks between 3 April 2023 and 3 Jan 2024?

4. Excluding parking charges, what was the total amount in £ charged/billed to consumers for the charging sessions that took place in the Carlisle Parade and Priory Street car parks between 3 April 2023 and 3 Jan 2024.

5. What is the maximum load capacity/capability of the electric vehicle charging installation at Prior Street car park?

6. What is the maximum load capacity/capability of the electric vehicle charging installation at Carlisle Parade car park?

7. Which utility provider(s) have supplied electricity to the electric vehicle charging installations at Priory Street and Carlisle Parade car parks between 3 April 2023 and 3 Jan 2024?

8. Between 3 April 2023 and 3 Jan 2024 what has been the average unit cost per kWh charged by the utility provider(s) to the electric vehicle charging installations at Priory Street and Carlisle Parade car parks?

Response

1. 2419

2. Information not held

3. 43,114.96 kW

4. £15,364

5. The supply to Priory Street is a 650A three phase supply. Approved installers determined from the loading survey that it was possible to take a 160A three phase sub-main to a new EV distribution board to support 10x 22kW three phase charging stations.

6. The supply to Carlisle Parade is a 100A three phase supply. The loading survey carried out by approved installers advised it could support 2x 22kW 3 phase charging stations.

7. Ecotricity and Opus Energy Between 3 April 2023 and 3 Jan 2024.

8. Ecotricity average: 40.805p/kWh day, 29.185p/kWh night. Opus average: 27.57p/kWh day, 19.275p/kWh night