Energy management company Eaton likes to point out that when it was founded in 1911, it invested in a new idea – the first-ever gear-driven truck axle – at a time when both transportation and energy management were on the cusp of dramatic change stood.
More than 113 years later, Eaton is once again committed to leading innovation in the current energy transition.
The energy management company just signed a deal with Treehouse, an AI-based, software-assisted installation platform for electrification projects. The end goal: to accelerate the electrification of homes for electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage or heat pumps, while seeking greater efficiency and cost savings.
“At Eaton, we are fully committed to the energy transition and implementing it at scale, delivering breakthrough technologies and industry collaborations needed to delight customers and make it more accessible and affordable,” says Paul Ryan, General Manager of Connected Solutions and Electric Vehicle Charging at Eaton.
The partnership will ensure consumers receive accurate and prompt pricing and access to licensed electricians to perform compliant installations, the companies say.
The collaboration also fits into Eaton's “Home as a Grid” approach, which supports the two-way flow of electricity and allows homeowners to produce and consume renewable energy when they need it, Eaton says.
“For more than a century, electricity has flowed in one direction – from central power plants to homes,” the company says. “Today there is a new reality thanks to solar energy, electric vehicle charging, energy storage, digitalization and more.”
Projects to convert homes and electric vehicles into energy centers have multiplied recently.
Last month, Nissan joined ChargeScape, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) company already supported by BMW, Ford and Honda. ChargeScape's software wirelessly connects electric vehicles to power grids and utilities, allowing consumers to receive financial incentives for temporarily suspending charging during periods of high demand. Ultimately, consumers should also be able to sell the energy stored in the battery of their electric vehicle back to the power grid.
In August, GM announced that V2G technology would become standard on all models for the 2026 model year. And Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hinted that Tesla could introduce V2G technology for its vehicles in 2025.
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