Is the OSTRA Home suitable for registration?
The OSTRA Home is not suitable for registration, because this model does not have a MID-certified meter.
What does this mean for you?
With the OSTRA Home you cannot register at this time: in our assessment the model does not have a MID-certified meter. That meter must be built into the charge point at the factory, so this cannot be solved with a separate meter in the installation. If you do want to register, you need a model with an integrated MID meter.
Suitable for registration
Get in touch — we will look into it with you.
Frequently asked questions about the OSTRA Home
- Does the OSTRA Home have a MID-certified meter?
- No. In our assessment the OSTRA Home does not have a MID-certified meter.
- Can I register the electricity charged with the OSTRA Home?
- No. Without MID-certified metering, the electricity delivered cannot be demonstrated to the standards required for registration.
- How do I know which variant of the OSTRA Home I have?
- Manufacturers release variants under the same model name, sometimes with and sometimes without a MID meter. The rating plate on the charge point and the original invoice or delivery note provide certainty; when in doubt, ask your installer.
- Can the OSTRA Home be made suitable after all?
- No. The MID-certified meter must be built into the charge point at the factory. A separate meter added to the installation later does not make the OSTRA Home suitable for registration; that requires a model equipped with an integrated MID meter as standard.
Details
- Brand
- Ostra
- Model
- OSTRA Home
- Registration
- No
Other models from Ostra
- OSTRA Plug & Charge · No
Why a MID meter is mandatory
Anyone supplying renewable electricity to transport can have it registered in the Register Energy for Transport (REV) of the Dutch Emissions Authority. For every kilogram of CO2 emission reduction achieved in the chain, one Emission Reduction Unit (ERE) is credited. Fuel suppliers need those units to meet their fuel transition obligation and buy them; that is where the proceeds of registration come from.
Such a registration stands or falls with the substantiation: the delivery must be demonstrable with a measurement that is legally sound. The regulation therefore requires a meter that complies with the European Measuring Instruments Directive — the MID — and that is built into the charge point at the factory.
A charge point without a MID-certified meter often measures fine for personal insight, but the measurement is not suitable as a basis for registration. That is why the question "can I register with this charge point?" stands or falls with the meter the manufacturer has built in — not with the brand or the price.
This register shows per model whether we assess the meter as MID-compliant. Doubts about your situation, or want to know what registration yields in your case? Get in touch .
Source for the workings of EREs and the fuel transition obligation: Dutch Emissions Authority .
About this register. This is a publication of Compliance2Cash B.V. — not an official or statutory register. We publish our own assessment of charge point models based on the information available to us, not an absolute truth about third-party hardware.
When in doubt, always verify the details of your specific charge point.
Is something incorrect, or are you the manufacturer of a model on this list? Let us know — we will include it in a (re)assessment.