Renting out your EV charger: how it works and what rules apply

Are you allowed to sell charging?

Your own EV charger at your house

If you own the EV charger and have the electricity contract yourself, you can let others charge for a fee. We have not found any requirements for registration or a permit for a private individual who sells charging behind their own electricity meter.

An EV charger in a housing cooperative or a rental building

If the housing cooperative (bostadsrättsförening) or the landlord owns the EV charger or pays for the electricity, ask them before you take payment from anyone else. There are no specific rules on reselling electricity from a cooperative's charging spaces.

Since 29 May 2026 there are new rules on charging points. If a parking space is included in your tenancy agreement or your tenant-owned flat (bostadsrätt), or you rent the space from the same landlord as the flat, you may request that the landlord or the cooperative install a charging point at the space (the Land Code (jordabalken) Chapter 12, Section 27 a; the Tenant-Owners Act (bostadsrättslagen) Chapter 7, Section 9 a):

• You bear the costs that the charging point gives rise to.
• The landlord or the cooperative may only refuse if there is a justified reason. If they refuse, you can turn to the rent tribunal (hyresnämnden).
• Anyone who is a subtenant of the flat or the parking space does not have that right.

Two ways to take payment

• The electricity is included in the rent for the space. Simple, but you do not know how much the renter charges. For tax purposes, everything is reported as renting out a parking space.
• The renter pays per kWh. The EV charger measures how much has been charged, and the renter pays for exactly that. For tax purposes, the electricity is reported as a sale of electricity, separate from the rent. This is how AntPark works.

How to set the price per kWh

Start with what the electricity costs you. The price per kWh on your bill is made up of the electricity price from your electricity supplier, the network charge to your grid operator, energy tax (energiskatt) and VAT. Divide what you have paid over a period by the number of kWh you have used, and you get your own cost. If you are on hourly pricing, it varies over the day and the year.

Then set a price that covers more than that:

• Your electricity cost, even during expensive hours and winter months.
• The network charge, especially if it depends on how much power you draw at the same time.
• Wear and maintenance of the EV charger.
• What it costs to charge nearby. Anyone who charges at your place compares with public chargers in the area.

Worked example

Your own cost for electricity, including network charge, tax and VAT, is SEK 2/kWh. Your price is SEK 3.20/kWh, and a renter charges 30 kWh. The renter pays SEK 96 for the electricity, the electricity has cost you SEK 60 and the surplus is SEK 36. AntPark takes no fee on the electricity, but does on the price for the space.

The figures are only an example. Do the sums with your own electricity price.

Tax on the income

The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) distinguishes between the two ways of taking payment:

• Paid per kWh: reported as a sale of electricity on form K4 section D. You may deduct what you yourself paid for the electricity you sold, but you may not make the standard deduction (schablonavdrag) or deduct the EV charger.
• Electricity included in the rent: everything is reported as renting out a parking space. If the space belongs to your home, you may then make the standard deduction of up to SEK 40,000 per year.

The surplus is taxed as income from capital (inkomst av kapital) at 30%.

The Swedish Tax Agency's example

You rent out to Anna a parking space with an EV charger that belongs to your tenant-owned flat. She pays SEK 12,000 a year for the space and SEK 10,000 for the electricity she has used. The electricity has cost you SEK 6,000.

• The electricity: 10,000 − 6,000 = SEK 4,000 in surplus, which is reported on K4.
• The space: the standard deduction cancels out the whole rent of SEK 12,000. No surplus.

More about renting out the space itself is in the guide to renting out parking.

VAT and energy tax

VAT on electricity is 25%. You only need to register for and pay VAT if your annual turnover is higher than SEK 120,000, in the calendar year or either of the two preceding years. It applies from the sale that takes you over the threshold. Other things you sell count towards it, for example surplus electricity from solar panels.

The energy tax on electricity has already been paid when you buy the electricity, via your grid operator. Only producers, grid operators, those approved as voluntarily liable for tax and certain importers are liable for energy tax on electricity.

Electrical safety

An EV charger draws high power over a long time. It must be correctly installed, especially when others charge their cars at your place.

• The installation must be carried out by a registered electrical installation company, registered for the business type Other installations for the use of electricity (Övriga anläggningar för användning av el). Check the registration with the Swedish National Electrical Safety Board (Elsäkerhetsverket).
• The Swedish Fire Protection Association (Brandskyddsföreningen) recommends an EV charger with a dedicated supply from the consumer unit and a separate residual current device (jordfelsbrytare). The Type 2 connector is the standard for normal charging in the EU.
• According to the Swedish Fire Protection Association, an ordinary wall socket is like a spare wheel: for emergencies and shorter charging. Do not offer charging from an ordinary socket.

The installation can qualify for the tax reduction for green technology (skattereduktion för grön teknik): 50% of the cost of labour and materials, at most SEK 50,000 per person per year. The charging point must supply your own home with electricity. The Swedish Tax Agency has not said whether others paying to charge affects the tax reduction.

Network charge and power

Many grid operators apply a power-based network charge (effektavgift), which depends on how much power you draw at the same time, often during expensive hours. If a renter charges while the rest of the house is also drawing a lot, your network charge may be higher. Look at your grid operator's price list before you set the price.

In June 2026 the Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate (Energimarknadsinspektionen) removed the requirement for all grid operators to introduce power-based network charges, but they are still allowed. In AntPark you can limit the power for renters to half the EV charger's rated power.

Insurance and damage

We have not found any guidance from authorities or consumer bodies on insurance when others charge at your EV charger. Ask your insurance company what applies to the EV charger, the garage and liability towards the renter, and make sure the installation has been carried out by a registered company.

AntPark facilitates the booking and measures the charging, but is not responsible for the EV charger working or for damage to vehicles. Read more in the terms of use (in Swedish).

How to rent it out with AntPark

In AntPark you rent out charging together with a parking space. The app has not launched yet. Leave your email and we will be in touch. This is how you connect the EV charger:

1. Add charging to your space in the app and enter the charger id, model and power.
2. Enter the same id and AntPark's server address in the EV charger's own OCPP settings. The EV charger needs to support OCPP 1.6, as EV chargers from Easee, Zaptec, Wallbox, Charge Amps, Garo and go-e do, for example.
3. Set your price per kWh.

From then on, this applies:

• AntPark only controls whether the EV charger is locked or unlocked and reads the consumption. You can disconnect it whenever you like, but not while a charging session is running.
• The EV charger unlocks when the renter checks in, and only for bookings with charging. The rest of the time it is locked.
• The renter pays for the kWh actually metered, on top of the price for the space. The amount is charged at check-out.
• You can limit the power for renters to half the rated power, and show whether a charging cable is included.
• The renter sees an estimated charging cost for their car before booking, can start and pause charging in the app and afterwards rates whether the charging worked.

Checklist

• You own the EV charger and the electricity contract, or have permission from the cooperative or the landlord.
• The EV charger is permanently installed by a registered electrical installation company.
• You know what your electricity costs per kWh, including network charge, tax and VAT.
• You know how your network charge is calculated, and whether power affects it.
• You have decided whether a charging cable should be available on site.
• The EV charger supports OCPP 1.6 if you want to connect it to AntPark.
• You keep records for your tax return: kWh charged, income and what the electricity cost you.