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Congress Charging Infrastructure: Nanet Rutten of MRA-E on smart charging at public charging stations

Tijdens het Congres Laadinfra legt Nanet Rutten uit hoe dynamische prijzen in de praktijk worden toegepast en bijdragen aan een duurzamer en efficiënter laadnetwerk.

On Tuesday 20 May, the Congres Laadinfra will take place in Arnhem. One of the speakers is Nanet Rutten, project manager fast charging, smart charging and grid congestion at MRA-Elektrisch. During her session, she explains how dynamic charging tariffs are worked towards in a few steps. She explains how dynamic pricing can help make charging at public poles more attractive and shift some of the charging demand to low-cost moments. Wondering how that works? We spoke to Rutten ahead of time in a brief preview.

MRA-Elektrisch (MRA-E), the partnership of governments in North Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht, has conducted several pilots to test smart charging in recent years. After the pilots were successful, smart charging became the default setting on all public charging stations. “We now have 4,000 smart charging points and we are expanding this to 7,000 in the coming months,” says Rutten. “We expect smart charging to be active at around 12,000 charging points in our region by the end of 2025. EV drivers don’t have to do anything for this themselves.”

Dynamic pricing

A next step is introduction of dynamic pricing: charging will become cheaper outside peak hours. “In the MRA-E area, charging station operators are starting this this year. Initially, they will give discounts during off-peak hours, i.e. outside the morning and evening rush hours. At the same time, during peak hours, the charging posts automatically provide lower charging power. This is an intermediate stage on the way to fully dynamic tariffs at public charging points.”

What is also new: electric drivers can choose to temporarily pause charging in the afternoon or early evening. As soon as tariffs are favourable again, charging will automatically restart. “This is how we work step by step towards smart and affordable charging for everyone,” says Rutten.

In practice

During the session at the Congress Charging Infrastructure, Rutten will further explain how dynamic pricing is applied in practice and contributes to a more sustainable and efficient charging network. “We are now making the step towards truly active smart charging,” she emphasises. “For EV drivers, this means lower costs and more flexibility, while municipalities and grid operators also benefit: smarter distribution of charging demand creates more space for other users. These developments not only make public charging infrastructure future-proof, but also more attractive for electric drivers.”

Nanet Rutten, project manager fast charging, smart charging and grid congestion at MRA-Electric.

The Congres Laadinfra will take place on Tuesday 20 May at ACT Eventstudios in Arnhem. View the full programme here. Would you like to attend the congress? Then register via this link.

This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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