🏋️ Built for Irish leisure centres, gyms & sports clubs

EV Charging Management System for Leisure Centres
A membership perk your car park can actually deliver.

An EV charging management system built for leisure centres and gyms. De Energy Hub lets you offer free or discounted charging by membership tier, charge day-pass visitors per kWh, and keep EV bays turning over on your busiest class nights, all without a barrier or an attendant.

Free by membership tier
Codes tied to the plan a member already pays for
Pay-per-kWh visitors
Day passes and non-members billed separately
Overstay alerts
Protects EV bays on busy class nights
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✓ How the membership-tier model works

Free or discounted for members: a promo code tied to membership tier is applied automatically at checkout.
Day-pass visitors pay per kWh: no membership required, billed only for the electricity used.
Overstay alerts protect turnover: drivers are notified before their session ends and again if they overstay.

Pricing and access rules are entirely yours to set: this is the most common model, not the only one.

Why this matters now

A gym visit is short, but predictable, and repeated often

Unlike a hotel stay or a full workday, a gym or class visit is short, usually 45 minutes to 90 minutes. That's rarely enough for a full charge, but it is enough for a meaningful top-up, and members visit often enough that the benefit adds up over a month.

The challenge for leisure centres is less about charge speed and more about turnover: on a busy evening with back-to-back classes, a handful of EV bays can become a bottleneck fast. Overstay alerts and clear session end times keep those bays available without a member of staff having to check the car park.

Busy class nights

Keep EV bays turning over, without staff patrolling

Overstay alerts protect your busiest bays automatically: no wardens, no clamping, no confrontation.

Without De Energy Hub
6:05Member plugs in for a 6:15 spin class, no time limit visible
7:45Bay still occupied, class long finished
8:007pm class members can't find a spot, complain at reception
No record of who's charging, for how long, or when they'll be back.
With De Energy Hub
6:05Bay 2: booked, 75 min session for the class
7:15Overstay alert sent automatically
7:20Bay 2: free for the next member
Every session logged automatically, with no staff involvement needed.
Two access tiers, one charger

Members and day-pass visitors, billed completely differently

Members

Free or discounted, by tier

Different membership tiers can get different levels of access: full free charging for premium members, a discount for standard members, or nothing extra for basic plans. Your choice, your rules.

Day-pass visitors

Pay per kWh, no membership needed

Anyone scanning the QR code without a member code pays the standard per-kWh rate, no barrier to entry, no need to sign up for anything beyond the charging session itself.

Every De Energy Hub charger, leisure centres included, runs on Pure, Smart or Boost energy. Smart Energy in particular helps council-run and private centres reduce electricity costs during peak evening class times.

☀️ Pure 🔄 Smart 🚀 Boost
See the full energy rate breakdown on the main app page →

Leisure centre features current as of August 2026. Availability and onboarding details for Irish centres may change, so get in touch for the latest.

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Got questions?

Leisure Centres & Gyms FAQ

Do you offer an EV charging management system for leisure centres and gyms?

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Yes. De Energy Hub is a full EV charging management and booking system for leisure centres and gyms: membership-tier free or discounted access, pay-per-kWh day passes, overstay alerts, and a multi-site dashboard for chains and council-run centres.

Can gym members get free or discounted EV charging?

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Yes. Leisure centres can issue promo codes tied to a membership tier so members charge for free or at a discount, while day-pass visitors and non-members pay the standard per-kWh rate on the same chargers.

How do you stop EV bays being blocked during busy class times?

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Drivers get an in-app notification before their booked session ends, and a follow-up alert if they overstay. This keeps EV bays turning over during peak evening class times without staff needing to patrol the car park.

Can a leisure centre chain manage chargers across multiple locations?

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Yes. Council-run or multi-site leisure centre operators manage every location from a single De Energy Hub account, with bookings, queries and earnings shown together on one home screen rather than a separate login per site.

Is a typical gym or class session long enough to charge a car?

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A typical gym visit or class runs 45 minutes to 90 minutes. On a 7kW Type 2 charger this adds a meaningful amount of range, though it may not be a full charge, many members top up regularly rather than charging fully in one visit.

Can we offer free charging to members but still track usage for reporting?

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Yes. Member promo codes waive the cost at checkout, but every session is still logged with kWh, duration and time, useful for demand planning, energy cost management, or sustainability reporting for council-run facilities.

Will this mean buying new chargers or rewiring our car park?

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No rewiring and no new units. If the centre already has EV chargers in the car park, De Energy Hub sits on top of them: generate a QR code per bay in the app and members and day-pass visitors can book and pay straight away, with no engineer visit or downtime.

Can our leisure centre get a grant towards an EV charger?

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It depends on how the centre is run. Leisure centres attached to a sports club affiliated with a recognised National Governing Body may qualify for the Shared Island Sports Club EV Charging Scheme, the same funding golf and GAA clubs use. Private gyms and council-run centres typically use SEAI's commercial or public charge point grants instead. Either way, the grant covers hardware and installation only, De Energy Hub adds the booking, membership access and billing layer on top.

Turn car park chargers into a membership perk people notice.

No hardware needed. Works with your existing chargers. De Energy Hub is live now on the App Store and Google Play, download the app to list your centre.