🏢 For Irish apartment blocks & managed estates

EV Charging Booking for Apartment Blocks
Shared chargers. Individual bookings. A clear record.

Residents book a shared charger in advance, visitors charge with a promo code, and every booking shows who made it. Set the days and hours you offer, and any driver can book in those windows, helping drivers find a charger on their route while Ireland builds out its charging network.

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What does De Energy Hub do for an apartment block or managed estate?

De Energy Hub is a booking app for EV charging and parking. A management company or OMC lists the chargers already in its car park, and residents book them in advance through the app, checking in through the booking when they arrive. Promo codes from De Energy Hub cover visitors, every booking shows who made it, and one host account can run every development you manage. It works with the EV chargers you already own, and every hub is visible to any driver with the app.

Who it is for
Apartment blocks, managed estates, OMCs and property management companies
What you list
A Charging Hub for the chargers, and a Parking Hub for the bays if you want one. Link them as Park & Charge.
Residents
Book in advance, check in through the booking and pay in the app
Visitors
Promo codes requested from De Energy Hub, with limits such as uses per month or an expiry date
Records
Every booking shows who made it, and the driver receives an invoice for each paid booking
Your team
A member of staff sets up the hubs and answers driver queries in the app.
Set-up
Works with your existing EV chargers, no listing fee, typically under an hour. See the hub setup guide
A scene every block knows

A block full of residents, a few shared chargers, and no way to see whose turn it is.

An illustration of the same car park, first run through a group chat and then through advance booking.

Without booking: a residents' group chat
Is anyone using the charger tonight?
I am, sorry! Should be a couple more hours.
Can I go after you? What time will you be done?
Nobody can say whose turn it is, and residents cannot plan around the charger. An illustration, not a real chat.
With advance booking (example)
18:00 to 20:00Booked
20:00 to 22:00Booked
22:00 to 00:00Booked
Example slots on a 2 hour minimum booking. Residents check in through the booking when they arrive, and drivers need the app and an account to book.
What an apartment block needs

Six things residents and managers ask for, one level at a time

Each level links to the full detail, with real app screens.

Your development
Level1

A fair way for residents to share a few chargers

Residents book a charger in advance, by searching the app or scanning the QR code at the charger, and check in through the booking when they arrive. You set the minimum booking length when you set up the hub: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours or 3 hours or longer.

How booking and check-in work →
Level2

Turnover on a small number of chargers

Drivers are reminded before a booking ends, at the end time and shortly after, which helps shared chargers turn over. A cancelled booking frees the charger straight away, so a neighbour can book it in the app.

How reminders work →
Level3

Charging for visiting family and friends

Request promo codes from De Energy Hub and share them with residents' visitors. Codes are set up in advance with limits such as uses per month or an expiry date, and the visitor types the code in when they book.

How promo codes work →
Level4

A clear record of bookings

Past and upcoming bookings in the app show who made each one, and you are notified when someone checks in or out. Drivers can add an optional photo at check-in and check-out, which gives you a session record.

What a host sees in the app →
Level5

Residents who pay for their own charging

Residents pay the rate you set, by card, and the 15% service fee and VAT are shown before they confirm. The driver receives an invoice for each paid booking. You keep 100% of the rate you set on full-price bookings, and payouts are made daily when there is something to pay out.

How pricing works →
Level6

Several developments, one account

One host account can run every development, with one Charging Hub and one Parking Hub per Eircode. Your home screen shows upcoming bookings, open queries, hub counts and earnings by day, week and month.

How hubs work across sites →
Underground car park
What you list

The chargers, and the bays if you want them

De Energy Hub works with the EV chargers you already own, so list the chargers and add the bays too if you like.

How each hub works, including Park & Charge →
⚡ Charging HubYour chargers, each listed with its speed and connector type, and your rate per kWh. Each charger has its own QR code.
🔗 Park & Charge. Link the two so one booking and one payment covers the bay and the charger. The Parking Hub rules and instructions also show on the charger's overview.
🅿️ Parking Hub (optional)List the bays too, with the availability and minimum booking length you set, and rules and instructions that tell drivers who a bay is for.
Inside the block

How each part of the development uses the chargers

Tap a number to see how residents, visitors and the management company each fit in.

Management office Entrance Shared chargersVisitors Underground car park 1 2 3

Illustrative block, not a real development.

Residents

Shared chargers, booked in advance

A resident books a charger through the app, by searching ahead or scanning the QR code at the charger, and checks in through the booking when they arrive. Drivers are reminded before a booking ends, at the end time and shortly after.

Every booking shows who made it. Residents pay the rate you set, and the service fee and VAT are shown before they confirm.

Guides & resources

For OMCs and property managers

📘 All app featuresHubs, booking, pricing, promo codes and QR codes, with real app screens. 📖 Hub setup guideEvery screen for creating a Charging Hub and a Parking Hub. 🏢 OMC and property manager guideThe law, the grants and managing shared charging in an apartment block. 📑 SEAI apartment charging grantA guide to the grant for apartment charging. 💶 Charging and parking pricingA reference for charging and parking prices in Ireland when you set your rates.
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Got questions?

Apartments & Managed Estates FAQ

How do residents share a charger in an apartment block?

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Residents book a charger in advance, by searching the app or scanning the QR code at the charger, and check in through the booking when they arrive. You set the minimum booking length when you set up the hub: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours or 3 hours or longer. Drivers are reminded before a booking ends, at the end time and shortly after, which helps a small number of chargers turn over. A cancelled booking frees the charger straight away.

Can residents' visitors or family charge?

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Yes. Request promo codes from De Energy Hub and share them with residents' visitors. Codes are set up in advance to your requirements, such as a number of uses per month or an expiry date, and the visitor types the code in when they book. A complimentary code skips the payment screen and you cover the electricity, while a discounted code takes a percentage off the overall price. Without a code, a visitor pays the rate you set.

Can a property management company run several developments?

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Yes. One host account can run every development, with one Charging Hub and one Parking Hub per Eircode. Your home screen shows upcoming bookings, open queries, earnings by day, week and month, and how many Charging Hubs and Parking Hubs you have. Past and upcoming bookings show who made each one, and you are notified when someone checks in or out.

Who pays for the charging, and is there an invoice?

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Residents pay the rate you set, by card, and the 15% service fee and VAT are added on top and shown before they confirm. The driver receives an invoice for each paid booking. You keep 100% of the rate you set on full-price bookings, and payouts are made daily, at the end of the day, when there is something to pay out. See the pricing guide.

Does this work with the chargers we already have, and how do we start?

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Yes. De Energy Hub works with the EV chargers you already own, provided your management company controls them. Download the app and create a host account, add a Charging Hub for each development, describe each charger by name, maximum speed, connector type and brand, and print the QR code for each charger. There is no application or waiting period, and set-up typically takes under an hour. See the hub setup guide.

Can chargers installed under a grant, or run by another company, be listed?

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De Energy Hub works with chargers your management company owns or controls. Grant terms are set by the scheme and by your contract with the installer, so check the current position with SEAI and your installer before you list. If another company operates the chargers, check with them first.

Can other drivers see and book our chargers?

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Yes. Every hub is visible to any driver with the app, so a charger in your car park can be found and booked by any driver, including company vehicles. Name the hub for your development, and if you list a Parking Hub, write your policy in its rules and instructions, which also show on a linked charger's overview. Drivers read the name and the rules before they confirm.

Apartment and managed estate features current as of October 2026. Questions? Get in touch.

Give residents a fair way to charge, and help drivers find a charger on their route.

Works with the EV chargers you already own. De Energy Hub is live now on the App Store and Google Play. Download the app to list your development.

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