Alphabet • receive ERE revenue or wait?
Alphabet publicly says the EAN owner receives the revenue. Joulo says that is exactly why it makes sense to register for that revenue and then clearly align how your employer handles home-charging reimbursement.
In short
The EAN leads
If you are the EAN owner, the ERE revenue belongs to you.
Employer reimbursement sits next to it
The practical discussion afterwards is about the size of the home-charging reimbursement.
Blog / explainer
Alles wat je moet weten over ERE-certificaten
"The ERE revenue goes to the person whose name is on the energy contract, usually the employee. Alphabet cannot make changes to block the application for that revenue."
Alphabet • ERE explainer blog, March 2026
// The neutral view
What applies to every lease driver
Core rule for this page
The owner of the EAN receives the ERE revenue. That is the legal starting point across all lease pages. The rest is about registration, reimbursement and agreements.
For home charging, ERE legally follows the owner of the electricity connection (the EAN). That owner is entitled to the ERE revenue. In many lease situations that is simply the driver or household at the home address.
That is the part to be crystal clear about: the right to the revenue sits with the EAN owner. The practical discussion starts afterwards, once an employer fully reimburses home charging and wants to revisit that reimbursement.
Legal starting point
The right follows the owner of the connection (the EAN). That EAN owner is entitled to the revenue, not automatically the employer or leasing company.
Practical reality
Whoever fully reimburses home charging may argue that ERE revenue affects the reimbursement per kWh. That is why alignment with the employer is sensible.
Contract check
Check whether your lease or employment policy already says anything about ERE or emission reduction units. If it says nothing, that does not change the legal starting point that the EAN owner receives the revenue.
// Employer reimbursement
Three scenarios that make the difference
Variable electricity price reimbursed
If your employer only reimburses a limited or variable electricity tariff, ERE is often extra revenue on top of that reimbursement.
Full kWh price reimbursed
If your employer pays the full home-charging cost, that reimbursement is more likely to be revisited once ERE starts paying out.
Private lease
With private lease the situation is the simplest. You are the EAN owner yourself and there is no employer trying to redesign the reimbursement.
// Alphabet's public stance
What Alphabet says publicly
Alphabet is notably clear: the EAN owner receives the ERE revenue and Alphabet cannot block that claim.
Alphabet writes that ERE revenue goes to the person whose name is on the energy contract and therefore the EAN.
Alphabet also explicitly says it cannot make changes to block employees from applying for that revenue.
At the same time, Alphabet notes that ERE income can affect the size of the home-charging reimbursement paid by the employer.
// Joulo's stance
Joulo's stance
If Alphabet itself says the EAN owner receives the revenue and that blocking is not at issue, Joulo's position is clear: the EAN owner should receive the ERE revenue. The discussion about home-charging reimbursement follows afterwards, not the other way around.
Right to the revenue
If you are the owner of the EAN used for home charging, the ERE revenue belongs to you.
Employer reimbursement
Take Alphabet's nuance seriously: if your employer fully reimburses charging, be prepared for a possible reimbursement adjustment.
Execution
Do not wait for a perfect policy document. Alphabet's public stance is already strong enough to sign up now.
// More lease pages
Compare other leasing companies
Athlon
Athlon does not yet have a dedicated public ERE landing page, but it does clearly position home charging as the logical and often cheaper route within lease policy.
View pageDutchLease
DutchLease is the most explicitly pro-driver source in this batch. The article explicitly says that even with a company lease car the revenue belongs to the EAN owner.
View pageMultilease
Multilease recognises that the EAN owner receives the revenue, but also stresses that employer reimbursement should stay aligned with total charging cost.
View pageMKB Lease
MKB Lease is the most direct source on the employer nuance. The page says the revenue is yours, but also warns that your employer may want to lower the reimbursement.
View pageLease Result
Lease Result mostly looks through the employer and fleet-policy lens. That means less focus on your individual right to the revenue and more focus on organisational policy choices.
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// Source and disclaimer
This page is an editorial analysis of public information from the named leasing company, supplemented with Joulo's practical interpretation. It is not legal or tax advice.
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