🏛️ For Irish councils & public sector bodies

Council EV Charging & Parking BookingQR booking and payment, in place of the machine.

Share your car parks and chargers so drivers can find a bay or a charger on their route, while Ireland builds out its charging network. Drivers scan, book and pay in the app, EV bays can be booked in advance, and every site runs from one host account.

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De Energy Hub app parking hubs list showing distance, charging availability and prices
De Energy Hub app map of EV charging hubs with rate and price
Instead of the machine
Scan. Book. Pay.
The price is shown before you confirm.
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What does De Energy Hub do for a council or public body?

De Energy Hub is a booking app for EV charging and parking. A council or public body lists its car parks, its chargers or both, sets its own rates and hours, and drivers book through the app. The QR code at a bay or charger starts the booking, so drivers can scan, book and pay by card in place of a pay-and-display machine, and EV bays can be booked in advance. It works with the EV chargers you already own.

Who it is for
Local authorities, county councils and other public bodies with car parks or chargers
What you list
A Parking Hub for ordinary bays, a Charging Hub for EV chargers, or both linked as Park & Charge
Your team
A member of staff sets up the hubs and answers driver queries in the app.
Your earnings
You keep 100% of the rate you set on full-price bookings. A 15% service fee and VAT are added on top and shown before the driver pays.
Set-up
Works with your existing EV chargers, no listing fee, typically under an hour. See the hub setup guide
A scene every council knows

Market day, 10:40 AM. A queue at the machine, and the EV bays are taken.

An illustration of the same car park, first with a pay-and-display machine and then with a QR code at every bay.

With a machine
PAY & DISPLAY
  • Drivers queue at the machine, then walk back to display the ticket
  • Market and event days fill the bays first come, first served, with no way to plan ahead
  • A public charger is first come, first served too, with no way to book the time you need

One machine per car park, and a separate answer for the chargers.

📱With a QR code at every bay
De Energy Hub app: schedule your charging by choosing a date, start time and duration
  • Scan the QR code at the bay to start a booking
  • Book an EV bay or a charger in advance for the time you need
  • See the price, pay by card and check in through the booking

Drivers need the app and an account. Your team sets the hubs up once.

What a council needs

Six things councils ask for, and what the app does about each

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

The need

Take payment without a machine at every car park

List a Parking Hub, a bookable car park, with a QR code for each space. Drivers scan, book and pay by card in the app. You choose free or paid, a price for each 30-minute slot with a weekday and a weekend rate, and the minimum booking length.

How Parking Hubs work →
The need

Let drivers book a charger instead of turning up and hoping

List a Charging Hub with each charger's speed and connector type, and set your rate per kWh. Drivers book the time they need and see the rate, the 15% service fee, VAT and the total before they confirm.

How pricing and fees work →
The need

Plan for market days, festivals and events

On a Parking Hub, list the spaces with their availability and put the event dates in your rules and instructions, so drivers can book in advance. Reminders before a booking ends, at the end time and shortly after help bays turn over.

How booking and check-in work →
The need

Charge staff and council vehicles at no cost, or at a discount

Request promo codes from De Energy Hub, complimentary or discounted, and share them with staff and the drivers of council vans and minibuses. Codes change the price, and every booking shows who made it.

How promo codes work →
The need

Run many sites from one account

One host account can run libraries, leisure centres, civic offices, depots and public car parks, 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. Reports are available from De Energy Hub on request.

What a host sees in the app →
The need

Go live with the chargers you already have

De Energy Hub works with the EV chargers you already own. Create a host account, add your hubs, print your QR codes and place them at each bay and charger. There is no application and no waiting period.

See the hub setup guide →
What you list

Most bays have no charger. Every bay can still be booked.

Ordinary bays and EV bays share the same car park, so a council lists the spaces, the chargers, or both.

🅿️ Parking HubEvery bay, charger or not. One QR code per space, free or paid.
⚡ Charging HubThe EV bays. Each charger listed with its speed, connector type and rate per kWh.
🔗 Park & ChargeLink the two so one booking and one payment covers a space and a charger.

How each hub works, including Park & Charge →

Staff and council vehicles

Charging for staff and council vehicles, free or discounted.

Request promo codes from De Energy Hub and share them with your staff and the drivers of council vans, minibuses and other electric vehicles. Codes are set up in advance to your requirements.

  • Complimentary (no payment screen) or discounted (a percentage off the overall price)
  • Limited by number of uses, including per person and per month, and by expiry date, and set to cover parking, charging or both
  • The driver types the code into the Have a promotional code? field when they book
  • Every booking shows who made it
Tell drivers who a hub is for. Name a hub or charger to say who it is for, for example Acme Employees Only. Drivers see the name on the search overview and again on the booking screen before they confirm. On a complimentary code the council covers the electricity, so it works as a perk for staff.
How promo codes work →
De Energy Hub app review booking screen with pricing breakdown and promo code
Guides & resources

Where to go next

📘 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. 🅿️ Parking booking system guideHow QR parking booking works for car parks. 🏛️ Car park and EV charging managementA guide for managing a wider public car park estate. 💶 Charging and parking pricingA reference for charging and parking prices in Ireland when you set your rates.
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Got questions?

Councils & Public Sector FAQ

Can members of the public book and pay at council chargers and car parks?

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Yes. Every hub is listed in the app and visible to any driver, including company vehicles and fleets. Drivers scan the QR code at the bay or charger, or search by location, then book, pay by card in the app and check in through the booking. Before they confirm they see your rate, the 15% service fee and VAT, and the total, and they receive an invoice for each paid booking.

Can QR booking and payment take the place of our pay-and-display machines?

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QR booking and payment can take the place of the machine. List a Parking Hub and create a QR code for each space. Drivers scan the code to start a booking, pay by card in the app and check in through the booking. You choose free or paid parking, a price for each 30-minute slot with a weekday and a weekend rate, your opening hours and the minimum booking length. Drivers need the app and an account to book.

Can council staff and council vehicles charge free or at a discount?

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Yes. Request promo codes from De Energy Hub and share them with staff and the drivers of council vehicles. A code can be complimentary or discounted, limited by number of uses and expiry date, and set to cover parking, charging or both. The driver types the code into the Have a promotional code field when they book. Codes change the price, not who can book, and every booking shows who made it. On a complimentary code the council covers the electricity, so it works as a perk for staff.

How do we tell drivers who a charger is for?

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Name the hub or charger to say who it is for, for example Acme Employees Only. Drivers see the name on the search overview and again on the booking screen before they confirm. On a Parking Hub you can add rules and instructions, which also show on the overview of a linked Charging Hub, so you can set out your policy there. Every hub stays visible to any driver in the app.

Can one council manage chargers and car parks across multiple sites?

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Yes. One host account can run many sites, such as libraries, leisure centres, civic offices, depots and public car parks, 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.

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

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Yes. De Energy Hub works with the EV chargers you already own, however they were funded or installed. Download the app and create a host account, then add a Parking Hub, a Charging Hub or both for each site. Describe each charger with its name, maximum speed, connector type and brand, and print the QR code for each charger or space. There is no application or waiting period, and set-up typically takes under an hour. Payouts are made daily, at the end of the day, when there is something to pay out. Grants and funding rules change, so check the current position with SEAI or your funding body. See the hub setup guide on the app page.

Council and public sector features current as of October 2026. Questions? Get in touch.

Help drivers find a bay on their route: list your council sites.

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 sites.

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