Brooklyn-based EV curbside charging firm itselectric is partnering SWTCH Energy, a multi-tenant building EV charging technology provider. SWTCH will become itselectric’s software provider for managing and maintaining the company’s charging network in cities across the US.

itselectric provides urban networks of Level 2 curbside charging posts at no cost to cities or to property owners. Once a property is deemed eligible, itselectric installs and maintains a low-profile charger, and property owners earn passive income. With this business model, itselectric helps cities meet their carbon reduction targets and reduce capital expenditure by avoiding the utility infrastructure upgrades normally needed to support on-street charging.

SWTCH’s EV charging management platform will offer itselectric analytics and control of its charging network, including turnkey driver billing and charging fee remittance, 24/7 monitoring and maintenance alerts to ensure charger uptime, and real-time charger insights and reporting. By monitoring charger energy use in real-time, and setting charging rates by energy or time used, SWTCH will maximise charger earnings that will be passed to city property owners. Real-time monitoring will also enable itselectric to ensure the reliability of its charging network at scale in support of EV adoption in cities.

“The country needs 1.2 million more public EV chargers by 2030, particularly in dense urban neighbourhoods. Today, the biggest barrier to deployment is the cost and complexity of connecting an EV charger directly to the utility’s main in the roadway. Our charging network fully avoids this barrier, enabling affordable and scalable curbside charging infrastructure that benefits cities, drivers, and communities,” said Tiya Gordon, COO and Co-Founder of itselectric. “We’re aligned with SWTCH in many ways including our approach to closing charging gaps by pulling power from the built environment. This partnership now enables us to leverage SWTCH’s software to power our next-generation,smart, sleek, and easy public EV charging.”

“Dense urban areas require innovative, cost-efficient charging infrastructure solutions. Our open charging platform and energy management solution has been unlocking EV charging access in multifamily buildings for city residents and itselectric chargers offer a unique solution for the curb,” said Carter Li, CEO of SWTCH. “By partnering with building owners to maximise existing electrical capacities, and giving them a piece of the earnings, we’re solving the urban charger deployment problem.”