Migrating Charging Stations

Migrating Charging Stations

Migrating Charging Stations

Migrating charging stations is a complex process, especially when it involves hundreds or thousands of units that must switch to a new backend while minimizing downtime. This white paper explores the key considerations and steps involved in such a migration, focusing exclusively on charging stations compliant with the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP). However, many of the principles discussed, particularly those unrelated to OCPP, also apply to stations using proprietary protocols.

At the end of the paper we present several case studies of real life network migrations in Europe and the US. One thing stands out in these case studies: the use of OCPP certified CSMS and charging stations greatly simplifies the migration to a different network.

1. Greenflux – Eneco Migration: Eneco eMobility successfully migrated approximately 3,500 of its 25,000+ public and semi-public charge points to the GreenFlux Charge Point Management System (CPMS).
2. Strategic Migration of 100.000 and EV Chargers from Shell to Last Mile Solutions for 50five: Following Shell’s divestment from EV charging operations, more than 100,000 chargers across Europe were transferred to 50five, which partnered with Last Mile Solutions (LMS) to lead one of Europe’s largest EV infrastructure migrations.
3. EVC, ChargerHelp, A prominent utility company and BTC POWER Network Transition: In early 2025, a U.S. utility faced the urgent task of migrating 76 BTC POWER DC fast chargers from the Shell Recharge network to EV Connect before the old CMS was decommissioned.
4. Kople’s and Driivz: Kople, one of Norway’s leading EV charging operators, successfully migrated its charging network and driver base to the Driivz platform, powered by OCPP.

Download the whitepaper here