Merseyside Police — Fleet depot charging
The UK's first police force to deploy a smart solar EV charging hub — 12 charge points live at the main fleet depot, installed in a single operational day.
From enquiry to live charging in a single day.
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Fleet charging without a grid upgrade.
Merseyside Police needed reliable 24/7 charging for a growing electric fleet — marked vehicles, unmarked cars, and support units across two depots. A conventional grid-tied solution would have required a DNO application and months of lead time. HALO FastHub connected behind the existing meter on day one.
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19.32 kWp of solar on a canopy that lands by crane.
The prefabricated canopy — 19.32 kWp monocrystalline solar, integrated battery storage, and twelve 22 kW charge points — arrived on a single HIAB truck. The crane lift took under an hour. Electrical tie-in to the depot distribution board and HALO OS commissioning followed the same morning.
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CCTV, motion lighting, and remote monitoring included.
Security was non-negotiable for an operational police site. HALO FastHub includes integrated CCTV and motion-sensor lighting as standard, with full remote monitoring via HALO OS. The force's fleet management team can view charge status, energy generation, and session history at any time.
The force's target is to be Net Zero for all scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040, and it is hoped exploring the use of technology such as this — which uses solar panels on its roof — will help us achieve that.
Keith Dickinson · Director of Resources · Merseyside Police
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