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The latest on ERE's, chargers and earning with electric charging.
On 3 August 2026 the payroll-tax knowledge group of the Dutch tax authority published position KG:204:2026:16. The question: does the ERE payout for charging a company car at home constitute wages? The answer: no. Good news for every lease driver who charges at home • with one point to watch.
Home Assistant can dynamically throttle your charger so your car only charges with your solar surplus. Here is how surplus charging works, and how Joulo turns those kilowatt-hours into income afterwards.
Connect your Victron system to Joulo through VRM for ERE registration. The EV Charging Station has no built-in MID meter yet • we are waiting for a MID charger from Victron itself. Until then, ERE requires a MID upgrade or a SAP.
Got an Alfen charger at home? Then you are well prepared for the ERE scheme. Alfen is one of the most common charger brands in the Netherlands, and every model with a built-in MID meter satisfies the requirements of the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa).
Since 1 January 2026, every kWh you charge at home can be worth money through ERE certificates. What they are, what you need, and what you earn.
You drive electric and charge at home. Here is how ERE registration works step by step: from a suitable charger to the payout in your account.
More and more charging platforms lock your data in. Road does the opposite: their own help documentation states you may send your charging data to the ERE service provider of your choice. That is exactly how we think it should work • your kWh, your data, your call.
The market for home-charging credits has just opened. The technical choices being made now • who may access your charging data, and by which route • will determine for years whether you choose your registration provider, or your charger portal does it for you.
How much can you really earn charging at home? An honest answer with a worked example you can check yourself: around €0.13 net per kWh.
Part 3 of 3. Set a kWh price per charge card and export your sessions as a PDF or CSV in one click • ready for your employer or accounting.
Part 2 of 3. Manage your charge cards yourself in Joulo: approve or block tags, give them a name and colour, and put your charger on a whitelist.
Last Friday the Peblar update went live. In one day, 78 Peblar chargers connected to Joulo as back office • now 386 in total. This is what's flowing through since.
More and more charging platforms lock your data in. Road does the opposite: their own help documentation states you may send your charging data to the ERE service provider of your choice. That is exactly how we think it should work • your kWh, your data, your call.
Johan Trip
How much can you really earn charging at home? An honest answer with a worked example you can check yourself: around €0.13 net per kWh.
Johan Trip
Since 1 January 2026, every kWh you charge at home can be worth money through ERE certificates. What they are, what you need, and what you earn.
Johan Trip
Who gets the ERE revenue from a lease car that charges at home? Not the leasing company. The ERE accrues to the holder of the energy contract • and that is you.
Johan Trip
The market for home-charging credits has just opened. The technical choices being made now • who may access your charging data, and by which route • will determine for years whether you choose your registration provider, or your charger portal does it for you.
Joulo
Home Assistant can dynamically throttle your charger so your car only charges with your solar surplus. Here is how surplus charging works, and how Joulo turns those kilowatt-hours into income afterwards.
Ruben Stolk
You drive electric and charge at home. Here is how ERE registration works step by step: from a suitable charger to the payout in your account.
Johan Trip
Smart charging through Tibber and ERE income through Joulo. How the two stack, and why your energy contract does not affect your ERE payout.
Johan Trip
Part 6, the finale of our series on ERE trading. How Joulo pools your charging sessions, sells them at market price and pays out quarterly, net of the service fee.
Johan Trip, Ruben Stolk, Harm Oosthoek
Connect your Victron system to Joulo through VRM for ERE registration. The EV Charging Station has no built-in MID meter yet • we are waiting for a MID charger from Victron itself. Until then, ERE requires a MID upgrade or a SAP.
Ruben Stolk
Got an Alfen charger at home? Then you are well prepared for the ERE scheme. Alfen is one of the most common charger brands in the Netherlands, and every model with a built-in MID meter satisfies the requirements of the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa).
Ruben Stolk
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