Aachen, Germany, September 15, 2026 – gridX, one of Europe’s leading energy management system (EMS) providers and flexibility aggregators, introduces its new white-label product capability to monetize the energy flexibility of latent electric vehicle (EV) capacity at (semi) public charging sites. This builds on gridX’s proven expertise in monetizing the flexibility of energy assets in homes, now enabling greater savings and contributing to grid stability on a larger scale due to charging infrastructure’s higher capacities.
Early-adopter product engineering
The new offering allows e-mobility solution providers and their customers, logistics companies and fleet managers, to leverage the flexibility sitting latent within electric cars, vans and even long-haul trucks at their charging sites without sacrificing mobility needs. This is all possible without vehicle-to-grid technology. gridX connects chargers via the locally-installed EMS gateway, the gridBox, to identify the vehicles, understand their target states of charge and idle times and steer charging sessions. Data gathering of vehicle-specific charging schedules and requirements via charge point management or fleet management systems is then carried out over the cloud. Where data is missing, gridX forecasts vehicle requirements or assumes standard baselines to predict the available flexibility across the EV pool in real time. The EMS provider then aggregates the remaining flexibility into a market-ready portfolio, allowing energy trading desks to make data-driven decisions for trading on wholesale markets. Finally, gridX disaggregates power targets into discharging signals.
Savings potential of up to €6,000 per EV estimated
gridX modeling has proven significant savings potential for depot charging use cases. For a single large electric truck charging unidirectionally with a 400 kWh battery capacity and 180 kWh daily charging demand, a fleet manager can save up to €6,000 per year by optimizing procurement on wholesale markets, in comparison to a flat tariff.* These savings are calculated without co-located photovoltaic or battery systems. With more vehicles per site, the potential savings amplify rapidly, thereby reducing the pressure that high, fluctuating industrial energy prices create.
Experience from home and public charging combined
The product grew naturally from the company’s mature offerings in home charging and home energy management as well as public charging and energy management of (semi) public charging sites. Currently, gridX aggregates the energy flexibility of around 16,000 cloud-connected electric cars in German homes to a pool, which energy traders can monetize on the wholesale and imbalance markets. At the same time, the company has proven experience in managing public charging points, enabling their scalable, economic and secure operation through dynamic load management, dynamic tariff optimization, grid protection and peak shaving. The company’s new flexibility product merges these capabilities, enabling fleet managers to quickly and effectively go to market with technology that has already been proven in the field.
“Energy flexibility is a key success factor in the energy and mobility transitions and a powerful incentive to continue expanding charging infrastructure and the electrification of fleets without de-stabilizing the grid,” says Jonas Quilitz, Chief Product Officer and Managing Director of gridX. “Going forward, the product will extend to co-located photovoltaic and battery storage systems on high power charging sites. By pooling their flexibility and making it available for trading, charge point operators will unlock new revenue streams without impacting charging speed.”
*Disclaimer: savings in this article are estimates that can vary and don't represent a commitment due to a high number of influencing factors. These factors include but are not limited to: vehicle battery size, utilization (including dwell time), charging speed, PV and battery availability, wholesale market price spreads, as well as short term-trading capability and performance.
gridX is Europe's leading smart energy company based in Aachen and Munich. With its energy management platform, gridX seamlessly connects, controls and optimizes distributed energy resources in home and at electric vehicle charging sites. Customers can monetize the flexibility of energy assets as gridX aggregates their capacity and makes it available for trading on various energy markets. Energy retailers and scale-ups unlock new revenue streams and provide their end customers with more value and lower bills. Charge point operators can install more and higher power charge points, while lowering costs.
