Utility EV charging load management

EV solutions for the utility industry

Intelligent & affordable EVSE flexibility for all

With the rapid adoption of electric cars, investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, and Community Choice Aggregation providers (CCA) are facing greater challenges to ensure a reliable, balanced and clean electric grid for all energy users. Our quicker charging solutions aggregate and manage EV load to maintain grid reliability while avoiding the use of expensive peaker plants and infrastructure upgrades.

As the only EVSE provider participating in wholesale energy markets, we offer all utilities a complete line of interoperable, hardware agnostic, OCPP compliant, smart grid electrical vehicle charging solutions.

Accessible charging

Make our best-selling JuiceBox smart home chargers available to residential customers

Connected smart charging

Provide access to connected charging stations to your commercial customers

Optimize EV load

Manage and optimize EV load with our award-winning JuiceNet IoT platform

New report: EV time-varying rates work

Nearly 3,000 JuiceNet users in the U.S. provided insights on EV TOU rates and their charging behavior.

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Trusted by EV drivers & our partners alike

As an industry leader in vehicle-grid integration, we’ve proven our smart charging capabilities at scale with our 30MW virtual power plant in California and the #1 best selling EV charging station on Amazon for the last five years.

JuiceBox^®, our flagship smart charging station, delivers high-performance, flexibility and value to thousands of satisfied EV drivers today. By shifting when and how much electricity JuiceNet^® connected stations draw from the grid, utilities and grid operators increase customer satisfaction, reduce electricity costs, ease grid congestion and maximize the use of solar and wind power.

JuiceNet^® Utility Edition

Our JuiceNet Utility Edition software can delay or reduce EV charging rate across a portfolio of EV chargers, based on utility and grid operator signals, prioritizing individual driver requirements and preferences, while compensating drivers for their flexibility.

JuiceNet Utility Edition provides robust energy service features to optimize EV load management including:

Time-of-Use (TOU) rate implementation
Persistent data storage upon power interruption
15-minute interval metering data
Real-time telemetry & controls
Demand response event management
Wholesale market integration (Day ahead & real time)

Local distribution system management services
Event & TOU override history
Over-the-air server & firmware updates
Graphical interface or API-enabled
JuiceNet Green *

* in select regions

Powerful utility dashboard

Demand response

View historical demand response events and schedule new ones

Utility programs

Create, view, search, modify and remove utility programs

Usage data

Usage data for a group of charging stations can be viewed in a heatmap or downloaded in a CSV file

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Smart EV charging aligns well with Platte River’s core pillars of providing reliable, environmentally responsible and financially sustainable electricity and services to our owner communities.

Jason Frisbie, CEO & General manager

Platte River Power Authority

Utility case studies & press releases

Trusted by EV drivers & our partners alike

Hawaii was the first state to commit to reach 100% renewable energy by 2045. To support EV adoption and help Hawaii achieve its 100% renewable goal, Hawaiian Electric, the state’s largest electric utility, partnered Enel X Way and Elemental Excelerator to launch Smart Charge Hawaii, which provided customer engagement, EV charging infrastructure and grid services.

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