Industry jargon

Charge Point Operator

Also called: CPO A Charge Point Operator, or CPO, is the organisation responsible for operating EV charging infrastructure and the associated charging service. In UK public-charging regulation, the CPO is the person responsible for operating the public charge point, whether as owner or on behalf of another party. CPO responsibilities can include charger monitoring, maintenance, tariffs, payment, customer support, roaming and open-data publication. A CPO is a different role from an eMSP. The CPO runs charging infrastructure; the eMSP manages a charging service or contract used by drivers across one or more networks.