Enel X Way has been selected by Florida Power & Light (FPL) to provide utilities with smart electric vehicle chargers with affordable, unlimited off-peak electricity.

Enel X Way, the North American subsidiary of Italy’s Enel group, will support FPL’s Evolution Home programme. Through the programme, FPL utility customers can receive an Enel X Way JuiceBox Level Two smart electric vehicle (EV) charger for a $31 fixed monthly fee if the user already has a permitted 240V circuit, or a $38 fixed monthly fee if they need one.

Included in that fee is unlimited off-peak renewable electricity for charging as well as the cost of the charger, plus all installation, engineering and permitting costs.

To be eligible for the programme, FPL residential customers must own or lease an EV, own and live in a single-family home with an attached garage, and have access to wifi in the charging location. In addition to the convenience of charging at home, the programme also provides users with increased range confidence and faster charge times. Up to 96km of range per hour and four to seven hours to charge most EVs fully.

They also get unlimited off-peak renewable electricity on weeknights and weekends and up to $579 in annual fuel cost savings compared with conventional vehicles. And they can reduce emissions by 8000 pounds of CO₂ per year compared with conventional vehicles.

The charger is grid-connected, meaning it uses off-peak charging to help balance the grid, delivering energy cost savings that allow EV owners to increase their investments. The JuiceBox chargers are also compact, weatherproof and recharge EVs by up to 12 times faster than other charging equipment.

“As an experienced partner that’s helped dozens of utilities, thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of consumers take advantage of smart EV charging, Enel X Way is honoured to partner with Florida Power & Light and scale affordable residential EV smart charging to their customers across the state,” said Chris Baker, head of Enel X Way in North America. “If there’s one takeaway we can gather from the rapid growth of the EV market, it’s the USA is approaching an EV tipping point, meaning now is the time to explore what consumer EV incentive options are available to you.”

Through the programme, the JuiceBox chargers will be programmed to charge automatically whenever low-cost renewable electricity is available. These smart charging stations will also capture data to provide FPL with insights around charging behaviour and preferences, including:

• Scalability: Reliable and extensible EV charging network to accommodate the growth of electric transportation in the service territory
• Power quality evaluation: Information on charging behaviour and grid impacts of EV adoption
• Equipment performance and materials longevity: Effects of accumulating charging sessions and exposure to Florida environmental conditions
• User satisfaction: Feedback on charger placement, availability, segment, type and billing mechanism
• Pilot programme insights: Opportunities to expand the EV charging programme, enhance service and reduce costs
• Open network protocol: Lower risk of assets stranded due to proprietary hardware, software or communication protocols
• Branding and data ownership: Co-branding or white label and full data ownership

To participate, FPL customers must complete a three-step enrolment and installation process, starting with confirming eligibility through a brief questionnaire.

Enel X Way specialises in smart electric vehicle charging with over 320,000 charging ports worldwide, including roaming agreements.