What could your Hemel Hempstead workplace earn from EV charging?

Hemel Hempstead has 17 public charging sites listed on Open Charge Map in the supplied town snapshot [S1]. A workplace host should first test staff demand, its electricity margin and the cost of usable bays. The example below compares yearly host income under fully funded terms with part funded and self funded payback. Checked October 2026.

Last checked 17 October 2026

What could your Hemel Hempstead office earn from chargers?

Start with your own host business: staff arriving for a working day need different access from passing shoppers. Maylands’ masterplan identifies an established employment area and proposes a broader mix of uses [S11]. For an office there, survey staff charging needs before assigning bays. Keep delivery routes clear and decide who moves cars after charging.

The following office model is an illustration, not a quote. A kilowatt (kW) is power; a kilowatt hour (kWh) is energy delivered. AC stands for alternating current. Annual use is an assumption, not a Maylands forecast.

The equipment-plus-shared-infrastructure reference covers installations of 5–10 units [S7]. Groundworks, cable runs and connection are additional. The model total is a separate allowance; obtain itemised site costs because supply reinforcement can dominate a quote [S8]. Figures exclude VAT, grants and tax effects.

Annual energy = 5 × sessions × 12 × 365. Sales = energy × £0.40. Net income = energy × £0.15 − £750. Mid use produces 10,950 kWh and £892.50 net. Sessions are averaged across the full year, including closed days.

fully funded means the provider finances, installs, owns and runs the equipment, covers operating costs and pays you 10% of sales for hosting. Availability depends on an offer. part funded splits investment and operating surplus equally: your capital is £6,000–£10,000. self funded puts all capital and operating risk with you.

Simple return on investment (ROI) = annual host income ÷ host capital × 100. Payback = capital ÷ income. The low-use period is a mathematical result far beyond a credible equipment investment horizon. It shows why a staff amenity may fail as a charging-income project. This excludes finance, rates, replacement, parking losses and tax. Test a revised tariff in the payback calculator.

How crowded is Hemel Hempstead’s listed charging supply?

The supplied settlement extract has 17 public sites, 63 devices and 11 rapid sites listed on Open Charge Map [S1]. Census output areas aggregated to the ONS built-up area give 95,995 residents [S2], [S3]. The listing rates are 1.8 sites and 6.6 devices per 10,000 people, calculated as each count ÷ 95,995 × 10,000.

These are community-maintained listings, not an official inventory; Open Charge Map lists fewer points than DfT’s council series. Use the charging map tool to inspect alternatives around the actual office. Staff without home parking may value predictable access even beside a busy public charging site.

What do A414 traffic and leisure trips tell a host?

The matched major road with the highest flow is the A414, averaging 33,504 vehicles daily in the 2025 DfT extract [S4]. Do not convert that figure into sales using an assumed capture percentage. Your entrance, opening hours and the reason to stop need separate evidence.

Gadebridge Park’s car parks serve both recreation and the town centre [S12]. That is a different visitor pattern from Maylands’ weekday employment. A pub considering public access should count meal-time bay occupancy; an office should count staff demand. The workplace sector guide helps separate those operating questions.

Which funding support and permissions should you check?

Eligible WCS sockets attract up to £500; funding runs to 31 March 2027 [S6]. Confirm staff/fleet access and voucher eligibility before deducting it from the capital budget. Your installer confirms the voucher and claim timetable [S13].

A 100% first-year allowance may cover qualifying chargepoint expenditure [S10]. Check with your accountant. If you open chargers to the public, assign regulatory responsibilities in the operating contract [S9].

Request a load assessment from your distribution network operator (DNO). Check planning and parking access with the relevant teams. Take lease length, liability, repair standards, end-of-term removal and redevelopment rights to your solicitor. Agree who pays any business rates rather than assuming the operator carries them.

How does Hemel Hempstead sit within Dacorum?

About 59% of the council population is in this built-up-area comparison [S2], [S3]. The Dacorum council overview reports 257 public devices, including 89 rapid, at 1 July 2026 [S5]. Its boundary and device definition differ from the town’s site listings. Compare wider conditions through the East of England hub.

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