Eligible expenses of a charging infrastructure

Eligible expenditure for standard charging points and DC fast charging points as well as for the grid connection of the respective charging infrastructure of the promotion of the NOW GmbH in conjunction with the BMVI

Eligible expenditure is for the initial procurement and construction of publicly accessible charging infrastructure for electric vehicles with at least one permanently installed charging point, including the grid connection required for this. Expenditures are only those payments that lead to a reduction in cash reserves at the time they are made, i.e. that have a budgetary and cash effect in the current budget or financial year. In addition, they must have been incurred in connection with the purchase. For example, leasing and rental expenses are excluded from funding. The charging infrastructure must also be installed on a site (location) in the Federal Republic of Germany.

1. eligible expenditure for standard charging points and DC rapid charging points

(Eligible expenses are those incurred by the applicant for the initial procurement of the charging infrastructure and the installation (foundation and civil engineering) of the charging facility.)

• Charging equipment conforming to the Charging Column Ordinance (charging column, wallbox) and associated power electronics
• Remote power units (rectifier for converting alternating current to direct current; structurally separate from charging equipment)
• Foundation of the charging equipment
• Civil engineering work for charging equipment
• Installation and commissioning of the charging system
• Collision protection
• Marking of the parking space in accordance with No. 6.6 of the funding guideline by ground marking
• Marking of the parking space by means of signage (parking symbol sign 314, electric car symbol, sign 1024-20 or § 39 Para. 10 StVO, associated additional signs)
• Parking space sensors
• Lighting only for the charging facility and the associated parking area
• Weather protection/roofing of the charging device
• Protective filming (e.g. UV or graffiti protection)
• Technical conversion of light poles (charging points integrated into street lamps)
• Installation of WLAN at the charging point
• Preparation of the charging infrastructure (hardware/software) for later support of ISO/IEC 15118
• Preparation of the charging infrastructure for connection to a smart meter gateway for secure authentication, data protection-compliant charging and billing as well as secure connection to a communication network
• preparation of the charging infrastructure (hardware/software) for connection to the local energy and load management system, e.g. via a smart meter gateway
• necessary construction measures to achieve 24/7 accessibility

2. Eligible expenses for the grid connection of the charging infrastructure

• Grid connection, i.e. for the technical connection of the charging location to the energy supply network (low or medium voltage) and the telecommunications network (as of 31.03.2021)
• Construction cost subsidy or one-off payments to the grid operator within the scope of establishing or extending the grid connection
• Civil engineering work for grid connection
• Connection of the charging device to the customer installation/network connection
• Civil engineering work for connection to the customer installation/network connection
• Meter connection column, if not integrated in the charging device
• Transformer station
• Hardware/software for controlled and load-optimised charging (if not part of the charging system)
• Preparation of the charging infrastructure (hardware/software) for connection to a SmartMeter gateway in accordance with the requirements of the Metering Point Operation Act (MsbG) or for participation in a flexibility mechanism in accordance with § 14a of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG)
• Upgrading the required grid connection, e.g. to increase capacity
• Buffer storage (cf. no. 6.2.5 of the funding guideline)

3. Examples of non-eligible expenditure

• The beneficiary's own personnel costs
• Material from the recipient's own stock which was purchased before the beginning of the funding period.
• Planning and approval services, e.g. fees for official approvals, legal fees
• Advertising measures, e.g. customised wrapping of the charging pole, advertising signs
• Ongoing operating costs, e.g. for regular maintenance, warranty extensions or from contracts for WLAN, network usage fees for the charging infrastructure or the back-end connection
• Roofing of parking areas
• New construction of parking areas, e.g. purchase of paving stones and their laying, asphalting
• Removal or planting of trees and shrubs on site
• Expenditure on explosive ordnance disposal
• Expenditure on fire protection measures