Unlock New Revenue with Grid-Integrated EV Charging

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Jul 10, 2025

Grid integrated EV charging
Grid integrated EV charging

EV charging is transforming fast, and for energy companies, it's time to move beyond selling kilowatt-hours.  

In 2025, EV charging is no longer just about delivering electricity. The real opportunity is in turning each charging session into a high-value service that supports the grid, benefits the customer, and generates new revenue. 

In our practical guide to EV charging for energy companies, we looked at how energy providers can enter the EV space.  

In this article, we’ll show how you can turn EV charging into a set of connected, revenue-generating energy services. 


How to increase EV charging profitability 

Most EV charging business models today are built around the kWh. You install chargers, set a price per unit, and try to reach volume. The problem? Margins are thin, and competition keeps pushing prices down. 

EVs are more than energy consumers. They act as mobile batteries, flexible assets, and responsive parts of the energy system. When charging becomes part of the grid, it opens the door to services like: 

  • Smart charging: Shift charging to low-cost, low-carbon hours 

  • Demand response: Pause or reduce load when the grid is under pressure 

  • Vehicle-to-grid (V2G): Feed energy back into the grid 

  • Flexibility markets: Get paid for supporting grid stability 

These services are already in use across Europe, making EV charging a more profitable and strategically important part of the energy business. 


How to monetise EV charging sessions? 

Traditionally, a charging session brings in revenue from the energy sold. With grid-integrated EV charging, that same session can generate multiple layers of value: 

  • Customer billing: You earn from each kilowatt-hour delivered, whether to individual drivers, fleets, or commercial customers. This is the standard business model most companies start with. 
     

  • Grid compensation: If charging is delayed, paused, or scheduled based on grid signals, the site may qualify for flexibility payments or direct compensation from a DSO. This is common in areas with constrained distribution capacity or high renewable penetration. 
     

  • Tariff-influenced behaviour: When charging is aligned with time-of-use or real-time pricing, you reduce your own procurement costs. These savings can be passed to customers or captured as margin, depending on your pricing model. 

  • Scope 2 accounting: Aligning charging with periods of renewable generation reduces the emissions factor of the electricity used. This improves your sustainability reporting and helps business customers meet their own climate targets. 

A well-timed session at 2am can bring in more total value than a peak-time session in the evening. The key is having the infrastructure to monitor, control, and optimise the charging process. 


What systems are needed for grid integrated EV charging? 

Turning EV charging into a service platform requires systems that can respond in real time and share data across platforms. 

Here’s what’s needed: 

  • Real-time charger telemetry: You need full visibility into session activity, energy usage, and hardware status. Without this, smart charging is guesswork. 
     

  • Integration with grid systems: To participate in flexibility markets or demand-side management programs, your charging infrastructure must connect with grid operators, aggregators, or energy trading platforms. 
     

  • API orchestration: Systems must communicate reliably. That includes your chargers, billing tools, CRMs, energy data systems, and more. Open APIs make this possible, even across different vendors and technologies. 

These capabilities turn your charging network into a controllable, measurable, and profitable part of your wider energy operations. 


How eMabler supports grid integrated EV charging 

eMabler is designed for energy companies that want to build value beyond kilowatt-hours. As an API-first EV charging platform, it provides the tools and integrations needed to connect your business systems with your charging infrastructure. 

With eMabler, you can: 

  • Access live data from your chargers, including power levels, status, and session information 


  • Integrate directly with DSM platforms, trading systems, or grid operators 


  • Define your own pricing models and retain control over your customer and usage data 


  • Operate across charger brands using OCPP, with built-in support for load balancing 

This means you can scale your EV charging services without rebuilding your systems or getting locked into a specific vendor stack


Conclusion 

EV charging can deliver much more than kilowatt-hours. When connected to grid systems and managed with real-time data, each session becomes a service. Energy companies can unlock new revenue, reduce grid stress, improve sustainability, and stay ahead of customer expectations. 

To do this, you need infrastructure that connects your chargers to your business systems, grid operators, and market platforms. 

That’s where eMabler comes in. 

eMabler helps energy and utility companies

  • Access real-time charger data 

  • Automate smart charging and load control 

  • Integrate with DSM, billing, CRM, and energy trading platforms 

  • Operate across multiple charger brands and systems 

  • Retain full control of data, pricing, and customer relationships 

If you're ready to turn your EV charging services into a revenue-generating stream, get in touch with us. Let's build the next phase of your energy strategy together! 

We create a more sustainable future by making eMobility more accessible with our Open EV Charging Platform.​

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All rights reserved | © 2025 eMabler