Octopus Energy’s Tesla Energy Plan has now ceased. It has now been superceded by Octopus Flux. Octopus Flux is an innovative electricity tariff that changes import and export tariffs throughout the day. You can top up your battery with cheap electricity in the middle of the night, and earn money by discharging your battery to the grid at peak times. Read our guide to Octopus Flux here.
It was a night to celebrate for Joju as our work was recognised with two prizes at the prestigious EVIEs Awards.
The EVIEs are the leading UK industry awards for those involved in the electric vehicle industry, and their remit is to “shine a light on innovation and excellence in the emerging EV sector”. The awards reflect on the achievements of those companies and institutions engaged in delivering the electric vehicle transition.
The panel awarded Joju Charging the prize for “Contractor of the Year” in recognition of our work designing and installing EV charge point schemes for the Public Sector, homes and workplaces. Joju’s Commercial Director, Joe Michaels said “We’re delighted to have received this award … it is a testament to the hard work put in by the team, and the partnerships we have developed with councils and charge point manufacturers. We decided to start offering EV charge just over three years ago, and we are now delivering many hundreds of quality charge point installations each year.”
The prize for “Public Sector Infrastructure Strategy of the Year” was awarded for the Central Southern Regional Framework – run by Hampshire County Council in partnership with Joju Charging as the installation partner. Hampshire established the framework to deliver a coherent charging solution for public sector bodies across the south of England. We are now engaged with 64 public sector bodies in the Framework region and have completed 400 charge points under major programmes for:
Surrey Police
Southampton City Council
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chichester District Council
Sussex Police
Reading Borough Council
Southampton University
Southampton Solent University
Test Valley District Council
New Forest District Council
The Framework also features an innovative fully-funded option, developed by Joju, which enables councils to install charge points at zero cost.
All in all, it’s been a great team effort and, naturally, we’re all enjoying being recognised by the EVIE Awards. But Joe is keen to stress we’re not finished there. “To be recognised as industry-leading installers in such a short time is a great achievement. But the EV transition is just at the very early stages, and there is a huge amount still be done to electrify transport over the next decade. That’s our mission”.
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At Joju we like to pioneer the latest technical developments, and we know our customers do too. That’s why we’re delighted to offer people the opportunity to participate in a major energy storage field trial.
Free Installation with Joju on home battery storage
Limited Availability – First come, first served
Store from 3kWh to 4kWh of your generated solar energy
Prices from £3,050 to £6,000 depending on the battery storage chosen
Joju is working with UK Power Networks (UKPN), Powervault and Sonnen to install a limited number of electricity storage products in homes in the South East of England, as part of a major trial of battery technology. UKPN are the regional electricity distribution network operator for the South East and London, and have responsibility for stable operation of the local network. The purpose of the project is to greater understand the impact domestic solar battery systems have on the distribution network, especially if they can help manage demand during the evening peak.
To encourage solar households to take part in the project, the installation of the electricity storage product, whichever you choose, is FREE. Home owners will only pay for the cost of the electricity storage product. Joju who are an approved installer, will install the products.
The trial is offering Powervault’s Lead Acid range of products and the sonnenBatterie. It is running for a limited time only. The offer is run on a first-come, first-served basis.
The scheme will involve the installation of the battery and monitoring equipment and your system will be monitored for 1 year. UKPN may choose to operate the battery in a number of different ways in this period.
To qualify for this scheme, you must be connected to the UKPN network. Please note this has no relationship to who your electricity supplier is – that can be anyone (Big Six, Good Energy, Ecotricity etc.). Rather it is about who owns the distribution wires in your local area. UKPN’s network covers the SE, London and East Anglia. To find out for certain if you qualify and UKPN is your network operator click here and enter your postcode.
More information on the products available is below. Prices will vary from £3,050 to £6,000 depending on the battery storage product chosen.
If you qualify and are interested in taking part in this field trial, then please contact Jon Cowdrill, jon.cowdrill@joju.co.uk.
