Who should operate EV charging stations? The Italian experience | Luca Lo Schiavo

There is little debate about a charging point in your garage. It is yours. But what about charging points in the street?

In this short podcast, Tim Schittekatte interviews Luca Lo Schiavo, Vice-Director Energy Infrastructure and Unbundling at the Italian regulator ARERA. The Italian experience is an interesting case in this regard. Namely, a call for pilot projects was launched to build and operate public EV charging stations between 2011 and 2015. Three possible business models were proposed, which were distinct in terms of the operator (the DSO or a third-party), the number of competing retailers at the recharging infrastructure and the allowed degree of competition between charging stations in a determined area.

Want to know more? Please take a look at the recently published book ‘’Electricity Network Regulation in the EU: The Challenges Ahead‎ for Transmission and Distribution’’ edited by Leonardo Meeus and Jean-Michel Glachant:
http://fsr.eui.eu/publications/electricity-network-regulation-in-the-eu-the-challenges-ahead-for-transmission-and-distribution/

In the last chapter of the book, we cover new grey areas at the frontiers of European power grids. The regulation of public EV charging infrastructure is identified as such a grey area.