EPBD for buildings with a car park.
The EU buildings directive asks for charging points, cabling for more of them, and points that can charge smartly. Plugchoice runs the chargers and, with Smart Charging, shares the building's connection between them.
What the EPBD asks of a building
EU countries had to put the directive into national law by 29 May 2026, so the exact duties follow your country's law. They apply to a car park in or next to the building, and at a major renovation only when the work includes the car park or the electrical installation.
| Building | Charging points | Cabling | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| New office buildingOr one under major renovation, with more than five spaces | One per two spaces | Pre-cabling for at least half of the spaces, ducting for the rest | At construction or major renovation |
| Other new non-residential buildingOr one under major renovation, with more than five spaces | One per five spaces | Pre-cabling for at least half of the spaces, ducting for the rest | At construction or major renovation |
| Every non-residential buildingWith more than 20 spaces | One per ten spaces | Or ducting for at least half of the spaces | By 1 January 2027 |
| Buildings of public bodiesOwned or occupied by a public body, non-residential, with more than 20 spaces | As above | Also pre-cabling for at least half of the spaces | By 1 January 2033 |
| New residential buildingWith more than three spaces | At least one | Pre-cabling for at least half of the spaces, ducting for the rest | At construction |
| Residential building under major renovationWith more than three spaces | None required | Pre-cabling for at least half of the spaces, ducting for the rest | At major renovation |
Every charging point able to charge smartly
The directive asks that these charging points can charge smartly, and that the cabling of a non-residential building leaves room for load management. Smart Charging adjusts the current of each charger in real time over OCPP, on chargers that support it. How smart charging works
- Power for the cars that chargePlugchoice divides the power between the cars that are charging at that moment.
- A limit per level or rowGive each part of the car park its own limit under the main fuse.
- What the building leavesWith a meter on the main connection, the chargers use the power the building does not.
- Solar on the roofCharge on the surplus the panels would otherwise send to the grid.
Chargers of any brand on an open protocol
The directive asks for open communication protocols. Plugchoice speaks OCPP, the open protocol of the Open Charge Alliance.
- Mixed brandsChargers of 348 brands work with Plugchoice, depending on model, software version and settings.
- Every charger in one listThe status of each charger, in the same words for every brand.
- No lock-inMove a charger to another back office, or away from Plugchoice, on request and in most cases without a visit to the building.
When a resident asks for a charger
A tenant or co-owner who asks to install a charger in their parking space may only be refused for serious and legitimate reasons. Plugchoice keeps every resident's charging apart. Apartment buildings
- A card per residentCards work on every charger in the garage. Give each one a name, such as the apartment number.
- Export with Plugchoice PlusEvery session with its kWh and card, as a CSV, Excel or PDF file. Plus is coming soon.
- An invoice per resident, plannedFrom the fourth quarter of 2026, Billing invoices every resident and collects by direct debit, in the countries our payment partner covers.
Questions about the EPBD
Your country can exempt some buildings, for example when the charging points and ducting would cost more than 10% of a major renovation. Your national law says which.
No. An installer fits the chargers and the cabling, and Plugchoice runs the chargers once they are online.
Not to share a fixed limit between the chargers. To give the cars what the building leaves, yes: a meter on the main connection that is on our integration list. See the meters
Chargers of 348 brands work with Plugchoice, depending on model, software version and settings. The charger list shows which models support Smart Charging. See the charger list
No. The chargers connect to Plugchoice once, and the back office you use can stay connected next to it. How the connection is shared
The platform is free for every charger, location and user. Smart Charging, which shares the power, is €29 a year per AC socket, €89 for five years or €199 once, and a DC socket counts three times. Every charger on the location needs it. Prices include VAT. See pricing
Start in the web portal
Create a free account, point a charger at wss://ocpp.plugchoice.com and it appears in the portal.
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