BENY 7.4 kW Smart Charger
Our standard unit, and the one most homes end up with. A 7.4 kW tethered Type 2 charger that fully replenishes a typical EV overnight on a night-rate tariff, supplied and installed at our fixed price with the SEAI paperwork handled.
- Installed price
- €1,299
- SEAI grant
- -€300
- Net cost
- €999
All-in: the charger, standard Safe Electric installation, commissioning, certification support and your SEAI grant paperwork.
Who it suits
Most homes. One car, off-street parking, and a preference for a cable that is always attached.
What stands out
- Tethered 5 m cable — nothing to fetch from the boot
- Schedule charging to night-rate hours in the Z-BOX app
- RFID cards for households that want to control who charges
- OZEV-approved and on the SEAI register
Worth knowing
The trade-offs, so there are no surprises on installation day.
- The cable is fixed, so it cannot be swapped for a longer one later
- This unit does not document open-PEN protection, so your installer will specify an earth rod where the supply needs one
Z-BOX app
Scheduling, charge history and access cards. Set it once to charge on your night rate and it repeats nightly.
Load balancing and solar
Two things people mix up, so worth separating. Load balancing stops the charger overloading your house. Solar diversion is about charging on electricity you have generated yourself. They use similar hardware, but they are not the same feature.
Dynamic load balancing — DLB optional
Dynamic load balancing can be specified as a separately costed installed package after the electrical review.
It works using CT clamps — current sensors that clip around your incoming supply cable and measure what the whole house is drawing. If the shower and the oven come on mid-charge, the charger eases off so the main fuse never trips, then ramps back up. Without it, the safe alternative is permanently limiting the charger to a lower current.
On this unit that uses the BENY DLB box, included in the installed price.
With home solarSchedule-led
The BENY charges to a schedule rather than tracking your solar output. If you generate, the practical approach is to schedule charging for the middle of the day so you soak up whatever the panels are producing. It will not automatically throttle to match a changing surplus.
Either way, exporting surplus earns you the feed-in rate while using it yourself offsets the full unit rate — which is why diversion pays on a sunny afternoon. How solar and load balancing work.
Specifications
| Model | BENY BCP-A2N-P |
|---|---|
| Power output | 7.4 kW |
| Supply | Single phase, 32 A |
| Connector | Tethered Type 2, 5 m cable |
| Access control | App and RFID card |
| Manufacturer warranty | 3 years |
| SEAI grant | Eligible — registered smart charger |
Source: BENY BCP-P series datasheet and OZEV chargepoint approval.
Documentation
What's included — end to end
One Standard Installation price (€1,299) covers everything from the SEAI grant application through to post-install certification and aftercare. You deal with one team, and we guide you through the final SEAI declaration after installation.
SEAI grant — end to end
We submit your SEAI application, monitor the Letter of Offer, manage the 6-month deadline, and guide you through the final declaration after installation.
Safe Electric installation
A Safe Electric registered electrician installs your charger to current I.S. 10101 wiring rules, with appropriate protection, isolation, earthing, and bonding checks.
Up to code, every time
If your existing electrics need bringing up to standard for an EV circuit (earthing/open-PEN arrangement, gas/water bonding, fuseboard), we identify it during the photo review — never on install day.
Certification on completion
You receive Safe Electric completion certification after installation — required by SEAI, by your insurer, and good for resale.
Standard pricing covers everything
Charger, install, all materials, grant paperwork, and certification — €1,299 all-in. Net cost €999 after the €300 SEAI refund.
Aftercare + warranty cover
2-year workmanship warranty plus a 3-year manufacturer warranty on the charger unit — and you only ever deal with one team.
What if my home needs more than Standard?
Some Irish homes need additional work before a charger can go in safely — an older fuseboard, unclear earthing or gas/water bonding, an indoor or prepay meter, or ESB Networks having to confirm capacity. In those cases:
- A Safe Electric electrician inspects on a low-cost pre-approval visit and quotes the extras transparently — before you commit to anything.
- Pricing for any extras follows the Safe Electric electrician's specification and is quoted before you book.
- We still handle the SEAI grant end-to-end — eligibility check, application, declaration, refund.
- Your home is brought up to code as part of the work and you get the same Safe Electric certification on completion.
No surprises on install day. Whatever your home needs to be compliant, you see the full price before you book — and you keep the €300 SEAI refund either way.
Prefer to pay monthly?
Spread the cost of your installation with Humm finance, subject to approval.
Finance is provided by Humm and is subject to approval. Terms, fees and credit checks apply.
Next steps
Compare all chargers
Every unit we fit, side by side with prices.
BENY 7.4 kW Smart Charger owner guide
Setup, scheduling, load balancing and troubleshooting for this unit.
What's included
What a Standard Installation covers and what we check first.
The SEAI grant
How the €300 grant works and how we handle it.
How it works
From photo assessment to your first charge.