Why you need your EAN code for ERE

The EAN code is the number of the electricity connection the NEa uses to see who the customer is. Without that code on the mandate, a registration provider cannot tie your charging sessions to your connection. This page explains that requirement. It does not include an address lookup.

What the NEa asks of a private individual

The leaflet Inboeken elektriciteit particulieren of 2 February 2026, read on 15 October 2026, says you qualify with a home charger that has an integrated kWh meter, if you own the grid connection at your address, and if the meter is MID certified. In a few cases a charger without a MID meter still qualifies, only when the grid operator has split off a point behind which only the charger consumes electricity. That is called an exclusive allocation point.

Article 9(8) of the Regeling energie vervoer, in force from 20 June 2026 and read on 15 October 2026, requires a natural person’s mandate to state, among other things, the address and the EAN of the connection. The Inboekdienstverleners page names three elements at the centre of that mandate: your name, the address where you deliver electricity to transport, and the EAN of the connection you own. If one of those three changes, the mandate is no longer valid. A mandate is required per individual EAN code.

Where the NEa looks up the name

The page Inboeken elektriciteit, read on 15 October 2026, says the primary allocation point must be in the name of the party that books the electricity. The NEa checks that in the grid operators’ Centraal Aansluitingsregister. The registration-provider page and the secondary-allocation FAQ write Centraal Aansluitingenregister. The check is not based on the energy contract. Booking is done per EAN code of the main connection.

The FAQ Ik lever elektriciteit vanaf een secundair allocatiepunt, also read on 15 October 2026, says a secondary allocation point on its own is not enough. The company must also hold the related main connection and be registered as the customer in the central connections register. The data that count are those held by the grid operator, not by the energy supplier. The NEa calls this a statutory requirement it cannot set aside.

As an example of proof, the Inboekdienstverleners page names an invoice for connection or grid costs that shows the address, the EAN code and the name. For private customers that invoice usually comes through the energy supplier. Another option the NEa names is asking the grid operator for the connection details of an address.

One provider per EAN per calendar year

The leaflet of 2 February 2026 says three things about signing up. You register with one registration provider at a time. You conclude the contract for at least one full calendar year. You cannot switch during the year, and the contract therefore always runs through 31 December. The leaflet prints “tijden” where “tijdens” would be expected.

The Inboekdienstverleners page adds that a private individual may appoint only one registration provider per calendar year, and that one address or EAN code may be registered by only one provider per calendar year. How that works when you change provider is on Switching ERE provider. Two chargers on the same connection fall under that one provider. Several cars on one charger are a different question: ERE is measured at the charger.

If you move, or you have a second home, the registration belongs to the connection at that address. Each EAN needs its own mandate, with the same provider within one calendar year. The checklist is in moving, renting or a second home.

What this page does not explain

On 15 October 2026 no grid-operator or EDSN page was read that explains which code belongs to electricity when an address shows two. A gas code and an address lookup are therefore not on this page. Whether your connection is in your name is something your registration provider or your grid operator can check. The leaflet also says the NEa does not handle questions from private individuals.