Emporia Smart EV Charger — CleanTechnica Review
I recently had the opportunity to test an EV charger that can integrate into a “smart home” as well as play nice with home solar and other things. I wasn’t able to test all of the features, but I did get some hands-on time and did some limited testing with the Emporia Level 2 EV Charger and it’s not only “smart,” but very adaptable.Unlike many other EV charging stations I’ve worked with, this one is designed to be installed at home.
Where it goes beyond being a normal EVSE is in its connectivity and ability to play nice with other devices, including home energy management, solar, and storage. Add other Emporia products, and you can do even more. You can manage things so that your car doesn’t charge unless there’s extra solar power, or make sure the car doesn’t charge until other power-hungry devices aren’t pulling a bunch of power. You can set it up so that it waits until home energy storage is full first, so that your EV isn’t taking away from your home’s energy independence.
Personally, I’d use their products to make my home as grid-independent as possible for emergency preparedness, and then optimize for using clean power as much as possible. After doing all of the reading I’ve been doing, I think we’re seeing that become a lot easier.Unfortunately, my home isn’t currently set up to take much advantage of this unit. I moved not that long ago, and my new home isn’t wired up to give this device the juice it needs.
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