New revenue opportunity for public charging stations

From July 1, 2025, public charging stations can generate so-called electricity credits which are sold to fuel suppliers. It is a completely new source of revenue for property owners and businesses with charging infrastructure. With ChargeNode as your charging operator, you get a share of the revenue — without extra work or investment.

What is electricity credit and how can it be applied to public electric car charging?

Electricity credits are a new economic replacement model that will be introduced on July 1, 2025. This means that each kilowatt hour (kWh) from public electric car charging generates a credit that fuel suppliers purchase to meet their statutory reduction obligation targets (according to STEMFS 2025:3). For property owners, this means a new, passive source of income completely without extra work.

Who gets to handle electricity credits?

According to EU AFIR Regulation Swedish law is only the charging operator, for example, ChargeNode — the one that controls start/stop, payment flows and system operation — which has the right to manage and sell electricity credits. This means that as a property owner, you cannot sell electricity credits from your stations yourself.

In addition, the market requires:

• Large volumes to achieve profitability and bargaining power
• Industry Expertise within the regulatory framework and reporting
• Established relationships with fuel suppliers and buyers
• Continuous administration and regulatory compliance

The market requires large volumes and complex administration. Therefore, it is difficult for individual actors to sell credits themselves. Here's how ChargeNode solves it for you:

Strong negotiating position

We aggregate volumes from thousands of plants which gives us better prices and conditions.

Low costs

Administration costs are minimized through economies of scale and automation.

Established relationships

Direct contacts with the largest purchasers of electricity credits in Sweden.

Full regulatory compliance

Expertise in STEMFS 2025:3, AFIR and the Environmental Fuels Act.

Automated management

Revenue sharing is automatic — no extra work for you.

Transparent reporting

Continuous monitoring of volumes, prices and your revenues.

This is how the electricity credit process works

The process is simple and takes place completely automatically once you have approved:

1. validly - You give us a mandate to act as an agent for your charging stations.
2. Automated reporting - We measure and report all audience load data to Swedish Energy Agency.
3. Sales - We aggregate the volumes and sell the credits to fuel companies to maximize the price.
4. Payout - Your share of revenue is paid annually (Q1/Q2 of the following year) after auditors audit.

Your income and compensation

• Outcome-based compensation: The more audience charge, the greater the revenue
• Market Dependent Pricing: Price per electricity credits follows demand from fuel suppliers
• Transparent reporting: Monthly reports on volumes, prices and revenue
• No fixed cost: You pay only on income, never in advance
• Supplementary income: Does not affect your existing charging revenue

Approval required

In order to avoid double reporting and meet the requirements of the Swedish Energy Agency according to STEMFS 2025:3 We need your formal approval confirming that:

• Only ChargeNode reports electricity credits from your stations during the contract period
• You do not report the amount of charge yourself to the Swedish Energy Agency for Electricity Credits
• ChargeNode is your electricity credit sales agent

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FAQ Electric credits for electric car charging

How big will the revenue be for our plant?

Revenue depends on your public charging volumes and the market price of electricity credits. A plant with 10,000 kWh/month can generate tens of thousands of SEK annually. We can provide you with a personalized forecast based on your historical data.

Does it apply to all our charging stations?

No, only public charging stations that are open to the public qualify under the AFIR Regulation. Staff car parks and private charging points are not covered. ChargeNode helps you identify which stations qualify.

Does it cost us anything to participate?

No, there are no upfront costs or fixed fees. ChargeNode handles all administration and takes a share of sales revenue only when the electricity credits are sold.

Can we handle electricity credits ourselves?

No, according to the EU AFIR Regulation and Swedish legislation, only the charging operator has the right to handle electricity credits. As a property owner, you cannot report or sell electricity credits from public charging stations.

When does the electricity credit system come into force?

Electricity credits for public charging stations will be valid from 1 July 2025 according to the Swedish Energy Agency's regulations STEMFS 2025:3. Charging from this date can generate electricity credits.

How and when do we get paid for electricity credits?

Compensation is paid annually in arrears based on the sale of electricity credits. You get transparent reports showing charging volumes, electricity credits sold and your share of revenue.

What are the technical requirements for our charging stations?

The charging stations must have accurate measurement of supplied energy and be publicly available as defined by the Energy Authority and auditors need to review the process and generation of electricity credits. ChargeNode ensures that your stations meet all requirements.

Does this affect our existing contracts and revenues?

No, electricity credits are a completely separate source of revenue that does not affect your existing charging carrier agreements, charging rates or regular charging revenues. It is a pure add-on service.

What happens if we change the charging operator in the future?

The electricity credit agreement is linked to the charging operator agreement. When switching charging operator, the rights to manage electricity credits pass to the new operator according to the same principles as other operator rights.

What does the reduction obligation mean?

This means that fuel suppliers must mix in a certain proportion of biofuels in petrol and diesel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Why is there a reduction obligation?

The goal is to reduce emissions from the transport sector and contribute to Sweden achieving its climate goals.