Eaton shows off vehicle-to-home charging at CES 2025
Eaton made splash at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 this week by showing off the vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities of AbleEdge. Eaton says it is working with automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), energy storage and solar providers to create interoperable technology to leverage any onsite distributed energy resource (DER) to power homes.
“EV batteries present an enormous opportunity to enable home energy systems that work smarter, harder and more effectively — keeping the power on and reducing home energy costs,” said Paul Ryan, general manager of Connected Solutions and EV Charging at Eaton.
Electric vehicle batteries hold the potential to power most homes for ~10 to 20 hours. Key to this emerging V2X category is minimizing the infrastructure investment while also future-proofing the system for onsite energy sources added down the road.
Eaton Home as a Grid
Eaton is applying its Home as a Grid approach. In North America, the AbleEdge home energy management system can pair EV batteries as well as solar and energy storage with residential electrical systems to provide power during grid outages and peak demand times.
Eaton’s technologies streamline the process of incorporating DERs for homeowners by avoiding costly electric panel and service upgrades that can take weeks to complete – delivering significant cost and time savings.
The company is expediting installations through its collaboration with Treehouse. Treehouse is a software-enabled installation platform for electrification projects. Treehouse helps companies – including auto retailers, fleet providers, utilities, and electrification hardware manufacturers – scale electrification programs nationwide. Treehouse is then able to provide consumers with fast, accurate pricing and end-to-end installation capabilities with licensed electricians.
Eaton also recently announced its partnership with Munich Electrification to develop and market its battery configuration switch (BCS), which enables more flexibility in EV charging options, reduces equipment count and enhances performance.
The company is showcasing how its solutions support more resilient, sustainable and affordable power for homes, vehicles, buildings, factories, data centers and on the grid at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Eaton experts will be speaking at conference panel sessions:
Eaton is also demonstrating its V2H capabilities at its Pittsburgh Experience Center, where visitors can interact with Eaton’s end-to-end electrical solutions across applications.
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