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OCPP Advanced Pricing Overview

OCPP Advanced Pricing is a feature that enhances the pricing capabilities of EV charging stations. This includes the following functionality:

  • Display more complex pricing structures on the charging station
  • Real-time display of running costs during charging sessions
  • Present the final cost at the end of a charging session

Originally introduced as "California Pricing Requirements" in OCPP 1.6 to meet regulatory demands in California, this feature has become an integral part of the base protocol in OCPP 2.0.1. Advanced Pricing is crucial for providing transparency to drivers about charging costs and complying with regulations in certain jurisdictions.

For OCPP 1.6 stations: Refer to the station hardware's manual for compatibility and instructions on enabling this feature

For OCPP 2.0.1 stations: No additional configuration should be necessary, as this should be part of the base protocol on the station

Setting Pricing Rate

  1. In Network Manager, go to the Rates tab and find your desired rate. If the desired rate currently does not exist, please contact our support team and we can create this for you Find Rate
  2. Navigate to Stations > Station Info > scroll down to Rate Info section
  3. Set your desired rate using the Edit button and entering the appropriate Rate Id. Pricing Rate
  4. Save your changes
  5. In the next section (Display Rate on Hardware), click the Sync Rate with Station button Sync Rate

Verification of Rate

As with most changes, we recommend starting a charging session on the station to verify that the changes have been updated successfully.

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