Top 3 Reasons Businesses Switch Existing EV Chargers to Stark

The challenge businesses keep running into

EV charging is now expected by staff and customers, but many businesses find the setup is harder to manage than they thought.

Multiple suppliers, unclear ownership, and unreliable chargers create extra work and risk.

• Costs become unclear
• Faults are not fixed
• Reporting becomes a manual task
• Data becomes unreliable
• Lose control over procurement, forecasting & compliance reports

Over time, the whole EV strategy loses momentum when no one has full visibility.

And worse still, unmonitored EV charging disrupts your established energy strategy for your buildings and your ability to procure energy effectively.

These are the top 3 reported reasons why businesses move existing EV chargers to Stark

Reason 1: A Single Point of Contact for EVERYTHING

Juggling multiple providers is hard when it is not your day job.

The outcome is usually the same:

• Varying service levels
• Unconsolidated costs and more invoice queries
• Missed opportunities for contract negotiation
• No co‑ordination across projects

You will have Charge Point Operators, Installers, Connection providers, Distribution Network Operators, local authorities, project managers and a host of data & metering agents to deal with.

Stark removes the confusion.

As a multi‑utility data, metering and network provider, we bring everything together.

• We fully fund and manage EV charging, solar and battery storage projects with ongoing support. (CPO, EVCP provider, PV, & BESS contractors)
• We provide grid connections and an Independent Connections Provider (ICP)
• We provide adopt and manage networks as an Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO)
• We provide all the accredited Data Collection, Metering agent services & energy analytics you need. (DC, MOP, MAM)

You get one partner who manages the whole picture.

Reason 2: Chargers that stay working

As your Charge Point Operator, it’s up to us to keep your chargers working. 

The UK government Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 require public rapid and ultra-rapid chargers to meet a 99% reliability target. 

This applies to public networks, but it sets a clear expectation for the wider market. 

If your provider cannot meet high uptime now, they will not keep up with potential future regulations.

We hit high uptime levels by using two types of maintenance: 

Option A: Remote fault fixes 

Most issues can be resolved remotely without disruption. 

Option B: Engineer site visits 

For anything that needs hands-on support, we send an engineer to the site. 

Reason 3: Accurate data without extra hardware

This is where many EV charging estates quietly lose money. 

To access accurate energy data for when EV chargers are being used, other EV charging providers need to install sub‑meters to give you accurate EV charging data.

Sub-meters are a solution, but means more hardware costs, more installation disruption and more ongoing points of failure you need to maintain.

Alternatively, some Charge Point Operators will offer you data or platform which just gives you the driver usage kW information. Leaving you to spend time and effort working out the costs of EV charging.

Because we are the only CPO and Data Collector in the UK market, we convert your EV charging consumption into Half Hourly data automatically.

No extra hardware. No sub-meters. No hidden costs. 

You get this data directly in Stark ID – our online energy analytics platform – with clear reports that separate EV consumption from your building load. 

Why this matters 

• EV charging creates unpredictable peaks that distort your energy profile
• Without accurate data, your procurement, budgeting and bill validation becomes guesswork
• Half Hourly data gives you the clarity to forecast EV demand, procure energy better and avoid capacity charges

How it works 

• Because we’re a Data Collector & Charge Point Operator, we take the kW consumption from your chargers directly
• We use SIM cards to dial the chargers – like we do with thousands of utility meters every day
• We convert it into Half Hourly data and load it into Stark ID
• Stark ID has energy & cost reports to find savings & optimise Time of Use

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