Eaton Vehicle-To-Home Charging Capabilities Enable Customers to Keep the Power on at Home and Will Be Featured at CES 2025
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Eaton is showcasing its AbleEdge home energy management system at CES 2025, demonstrating vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities that enable electric vehicle batteries to power homes during outages. The system can provide 10-20 hours of home power using EV batteries, addressing the average 5.5 hours of annual power outages in U.S. homes.
The company is collaborating with Treehouse for installations and Munich Electrification for battery configuration switch development. The AbleEdge system allows interoperability with various distributed energy resources (DERs) while minimizing infrastructure upgrades. Eaton reported revenues of $23.2 billion in 2023 and operates in over 160 countries.
The technology will be demonstrated at CES 2025 booth 10341 and at Eaton's Pittsburgh Experience Center, featuring panel discussions on AI, energy infrastructure, and automotive cybersecurity.
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- Revenue of $23.2 billion in 2023
- AbleEdge system provides 10-20 hours of backup power from EV batteries
- Strategic partnership with Treehouse for installation services
- Partnership with Munich Electrification for battery configuration switch development
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Eaton's AbleEdge system represents a significant technological advancement in vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities. The system's ability to power homes for 10-20 hours during outages using EV batteries addresses a critical market need, considering the average U.S. home faces 5.5 hours of power interruption annually. The technology's interoperability with various DERs and focus on minimizing infrastructure upgrades positions Eaton favorably in the rapidly growing home energy management market.
The collaboration with Treehouse for streamlined installations and Munich Electrification for battery configuration switch development demonstrates strong ecosystem development. These partnerships could accelerate market adoption and create new revenue streams. Think of AbleEdge as a universal translator between your car's battery and your home's electrical system - it speaks both languages fluently, making power flow seamlessly between them.
The timing of this announcement aligns perfectly with growing market demand for home energy resilience solutions. With $23.2 billion in 2023 revenues, Eaton is leveraging its established market position to capture the emerging V2H market. The partnership strategy minimizes development costs while accelerating market penetration.
The focus on avoiding costly electrical panel upgrades represents a compelling value proposition for homeowners. It's like getting a whole-home backup power system without the traditional complexity and expense of installation. This approach could drive faster adoption rates and establish Eaton as a leader in residential energy management solutions, particularly as EV adoption continues to accelerate.
CLEVELAND, OH / ACCESSWIRE / January 6, 2025 / Eaton:
AbleEdge home energy management system transforms electric vehicle batteries into energy assets to keep power on and reduce energy spend
Eaton delivers industry-leading interoperability and cybersecurity, advancing vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid technologies to be used with any DER
Collaboration with Treehouse enables high-quality, cost-effective electrification programs at scale for automotive OEMs, utilities and hardware manufacturers
Intelligent power management company Eaton is demonstrating broad capabilities to keep the power on at home while helping minimize infrastructure upgrades to utility and home energy systems. The company's AbleEdgeTM home energy management system provides the foundational technology required to leverage any onsite distributed energy resource (DER) to power homes. Eaton is working with leading automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), energy storage and solar providers to create interoperable and cost-effective approaches ready to support vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) today and into the future.
The average U.S. home experiences about five and a half hours without electricity per year. V2H technology can bridge that gap, keeping the power on via use of an electric vehicle (EV) battery for 10 to 20 hours for most homes, depending on the season, battery capacity and home size. Eaton is uniquely positioned to accelerate V2H and V2G-ready solutions with its longtime experience and industry-leading solutions to safely manage power in homes, vehicles and on the grid. Already, Eaton has demonstrated its ability to support V2G programs with utilities and automotive OEMs.
"EV batteries present an enormous opportunity to enable home energy systems that work smarter, harder and more effectively - keeping the power on and reducing home energy costs," said Paul Ryan, general manager of Connected Solutions and EV Charging at Eaton. "We're delivering the breakout technology and industry collaborations needed so that homeowners can power their homes in new ways, while minimizing infrastructure investment and managing future updates through interoperability with onsite energy sources."
Eaton is applying its Home as a Grid approach, which simplifies the energy transition and is designed for interoperability and cybersecurity to safely and effectively enable V2H. In North America, the AbleEdge home energy management system can pair EV batteries as well as solar and energy storage with residential electrical systems to provide power during grid outages and peak demand times. Eaton's technologies streamline the process of incorporating DERs for homeowners by avoiding costly electric panel and service upgrades that can take weeks to complete - delivering significant cost and time savings. The company is expediting installations through its collaboration with Treehouse, which is providing consumers with fast, accurate pricing and end-to-end installation capabilities with licensed electricians.
Eaton is also facilitating power distribution and protection within electric vehicles by utilizing industry-leading technologies that safeguard and manage power, particularly during the charging process. Eaton recently announced its partnership with Munich Electrification to develop and market its battery configuration switch (BCS), which enables more flexibility in EV charging options, reduces equipment count and enhances performance.
The company is showcasing how its solutions support more resilient, sustainable and affordable power for homes, vehicles, buildings, factories, data centers and on the grid at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Eaton experts will be speaking at conference panel sessions:
Sankaran Subramaniam, Ph.D, will explore AI at the Edge: Transforming Industries and the Workplace on January 7 at 2 p.m. in the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), North Level 2, N261
Mark Kelly will address The Energy Infrastructure of the Future on January 9 at 9 a.m. in the LVCC, North Level 2, N261
John Krzeszewski will participate in the Automotive Cybersecurity Revs Up session on January 9 at 9 a.m. in the LVCC, West Level 2, W219
Eaton solutions can be experienced during CES 2025 at booth 10341 in the North Hall. Learn more about Eaton at CES 2025.
Eaton is also demonstrating its V2H capabilities at its Pittsburgh Experience Center, where visitors can interact with Eaton's end-to-end electrical solutions across applications. Eaton Experience Centers provide real-world application environments for experiential learning where electrical contractors, automotive OEMs, utilities, builders and other industry professionals can see innovative technologies at work. Each year, thousands of industry partners, customers, students and media visit Eaton campuses to learn about the solutions powering energy systems everywhere. Learn more and visit Eaton Experience Centers.
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we're accelerating the planet's transition to renewable energy sources, helping to solve the world's most urgent power management challenges, and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.
Eaton was founded in 1911 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a century. We reported revenues of
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