Easee smart chargers to provide grid balancing across Europe
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Norway-based smart charging company Easee has plans to support national and regional grid balancing efforts with its network of over 850,000 4G-connected EV chargers across Europe.
According to the company in a release, through advanced load balancing, demand response capabilities, and dynamic charging controls, their chargers can shift energy usage to times of lower demand, helping relieve stress on power system infrastructure.
The company calls their range of chargers one of the largest aggregated fleets of controllable electrical assets in Europe.
Easee says they will work closely with energy companies, regulators, and policymakers to turn this distributed network into a real-time energy resource capable of supporting system stability at both national and regional levels.
Easee cites how, on a winter evening between 5pm and 8pm – when demand spikes as households power up ovens and heating – Easee chargers can automatically scale down their output across thousands of homes, helping to ease pressure on the grid.
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Commenting in a release was Anthony Fernandez, CEO of Easee: “The current energy infrastructure was not designed for the era of mass electrification.
“Charging can either overwhelm the grid or help stabilise it. Our long-term ambition is to expand our role within the energy ecosystem – turning every charger into a flexible, intelligent grid asset.”
Easee’s initiative comes as transportation electrifies and renewable energy generation accelerates, providing challenges for grid stability, in terms of increasing demand and intermittent supply.
Norway specifically has long been a leader in transport electrification, with 2024 seeing 88.9% of new cars sold being electric.
Easee’s technology supports features such as smart charging and lays the groundwork for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) readiness.
Additionally, Easee’s Time-of-Use Optimisation feature shifts charging to periods when electricity is cheaper, cleaner, and more abundant – helping end users save money by aligning usage with grid capacity and sustainability goals.
Easee says they are actively seeking partnerships with national grid operators, regional energy managers, municipalities, and private sector players to scale the benefits of its smart charging ecosystem and help futureproof the energy system.
