Where do I find my Charge Point ID?

The Charge Point ID (e.g. PBLR-1234567) is on the side of your Peblar and on the installation card, where it's also listed as the Hotspot SSID. Installer batches carry their own prefix • EV Company ships Peblars as EVC-0000207, for example. Enter it exactly as printed.

What if I lost my installation card?

Contact Peblar support • besides your Charge Point ID, the card also holds the Hotspot password and Device password for the web interface. You don't need the OCPP password for Joulo • we capture the charger's key automatically on its first connection.

How long does setup take?

Around 5–10 minutes. Once you've reconfigured your Peblar with Joulo as Backoffice, sessions stream into your dashboard automatically. No further configuration needed.

Do my sessions from before I connected count too?

Yes. Your sessions from 1 January 2026 count, including the ones from before you connected. OCPP forwards new sessions automatically; you submit your history up to the connection once as a CSV export via 'Laaddata aanleveren' in your dashboard, and we add it for retroactive ERE.

Can I keep my existing charging platform (E-Flux, Plugchoice…)?

Yes. Joulo splits your OCPP traffic: one connection from your charger, two destinations. In your Joulo dashboard, set your existing OCPP URL under 'External OCPP backend'. Your charger sends to Joulo, Joulo forwards to your existing back-office. Dashboard, RFID tags and settings keep working as they do now, and Joulo registers the same sessions as ERE.

Which Peblar models are supported?

Peblar Home Plus and Peblar Business • both come with a built-in MID-certified meter, which is required for ERE registration.

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Connect Peblar charger to Joulo

Can I connect my Peblar to Joulo for ERE registration? Yes. The Peblar Home Plus and Business have a built-in MID-certified meter and connect via OCPP 1.6J. You enter the Charge Point ID from your installation card (no password needed • Joulo picks up the charger's key automatically), then point your Peblar at Joulo once, via the web interface you reach through the Peblar's WiFi hotspot.

Looking for the ERE side? Peblar ERE registration: MID check, earnings and connection

Careful • already connected to another OCPP backoffice?

Is your charger already configured to an existing OCPP backoffice (for example from your installer, charge-card provider or energy supplier)? Then be careful making changes. A charger usually connects to one backoffice at a time, so switching to Joulo disconnects that link and stops the services relying on it (public charging, expense reimbursement, monitoring). Not sure whether you're allowed to or want to change it? Check with your installer or current provider first.

What you need

✓A Joulo account (free)
✓A Peblar Home Plus or Business with a built-in MID meter
✓The installation card that came with your Peblar (Charge Point ID + the hotspot and web interface passwords)
✓A phone or laptop with WiFi, to connect to your Peblar's hotspot

Step-by-step setup

Find your details

The Charge Point ID (e.g. PBLR-1234567) is printed on the side of your Peblar and on the installation card (Hotspot SSID). Keep that card handy: it also holds the Hotspot password and the Device password you'll need below. There's no OCPP password to look up • Joulo detects your Peblar automatically.

Register in Joulo

In your Joulo dashboard, go to 'Connect charger', choose Peblar, and fill in the Charge Point ID. That's it • no password needed.

Reach your Peblar

Already on your home network (WiFi or cable)? Then you're done here • you reach the setup screen at http://pblr-1234567.local (your own Charge Point ID, lower case). Not yet, or not sure? Power-cycle the Peblar (breaker in the fuse box off and back on): after power-on it broadcasts its own WiFi network for 15 minutes, then stops. Within that window, join the network named after your Charge Point ID with the Hotspot password from the card (older cards: WLAN password) and use http://172.16.0.1 instead. Preferably do this on a different device than the one you're reading Joulo on: while you're on the charger's WiFi that device has no internet.

Open the setup screen and sign in

Open the address from the previous step in your browser and sign in with the Device password from the card (older cards: Config page password). Network gone before you got there? The 15-minute window expired • power-cycle the charger again.

Set up the Peblar's own network

Only if your Peblar wasn't on your home network yet. The charger needs internet of its own, otherwise it can never reach Joulo. In the setup screen walk through the network settings as described in the Peblar manual and connect it to your own WiFi or network cable.

Update the firmware

If a firmware update is offered, run it now • before you reconfigure. The Joulo option only appears on recent firmware. Install it via the Peblar app (easiest) or in the setup screen under Systeem (System). After an update your Peblar reboots • reconnect if needed.

Reconfigure your Peblar

Under Systeem or Installatie choose Herconfigureren and go through the steps one by one, without changing anything. Reach the Onbeheerd or Beheerd choice? Select Beheerd • on Onbeheerd the Backoffice choice never appears, and this is the most-missed step. Under Backoffice pick Joulo and leave the APN field empty. Finish the remaining steps, save and restart the Peblar. See 'Er is een fout opgetreden tijdens het communiceren met het oplaadsysteem'? Ignore it, the setting is saved anyway.

Supported models

Check the exact model and MID meter status before connecting.

3 models

Model	Type	MID meter	Status
Business	AC	Ja	Compatible
Home	AC	Nee	Not supported
Home Plus	AC	Ja	Compatible

What happens next?

Done. Charging sessions from your Peblar now stream into your Joulo dashboard automatically and are registered as ERE each quarter. Your sessions from 1 January 2026 count towards your first payout. For the ones from before you connected, you submit them once as a CSV export via 'Laaddata aanleveren' in your dashboard and we add them.

Joulo splits your OCPP traffic

Already using your Peblar via E-Flux, Plugchoice or another OCPP platform? Nothing has to change about your everyday charging flow. Joulo positions itself as a pass-through between your charger and your existing back-office. One OCPP connection, two destinations: your existing dashboard keeps receiving sessions, and Joulo registers the same sessions as ERE. You set this up after connecting, under 'External OCPP backend' in your Joulo dashboard.

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More on ERE credits

Connecting is step one. Want to understand what you earn and where that money comes from? Read on in the Knowledge Base.

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