Emporia Vitality, a Colorado-based supplier of house power administration expertise (see our latest characteristic article), is pushing the EVSE value envelope with a brand new Stage 2 charger priced at $399.

“Competing chargers with related specs, guarantee, security certifications and buyer rankings are promoting on Amazon for as a lot as $750,” mentioned Emporia CEO Shawn McLaughlin. “There isn’t a motive shoppers ought to be paying that a lot for a Stage 2 EV charger. Heck, once you mix our charger with our Vitality Administration System, we provide added options like extra photo voltaic charging and peak demand administration that our competitors can not supply, and we’re nonetheless cheaper.”

When mixed with the Emporia Sensible House Vitality Administration System, the Emporia Stage 2 EV Charger affords the flexibility to optimize power use by automations that schedule charging based mostly on utility time-of-use charge, extra photo voltaic technology and the person’s chosen peak demand objectives.

The Emporia system supplies as much as 48 amps, and comes with a beneficiant 24-foot cable. It’s designed to suit easily into Emporia’s power administration ecosystem, which features a house battery system, power monitor, sensible plugs and third-party thermostat integration.

The brand new unit is ENERGY STAR-certified, which signifies that it makes use of 40% much less power in standby mode than non-certified merchandise. Emporia notes that households and property managers utilizing an ENERGY STAR-certified charger could qualify for particular power invoice financial savings and rebates supplied by some states and native electrical utilities.

Supply: Emporia Vitality