Electric Vehicles Smart Grids

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Retrieved sources

The supplied retrieved sources identify Electric Era as a Seattle-based EV-charging infrastructure company founded in 2020. The company combines battery storage, intelligent software control, and deployment services for high-power charging sites. [m0zzow] [t5lypz]

Value Proposition & Features

Electric Era targets retailers and charging networks that need reliable, economically viable DC fast charging where grid capacity is constrained or demand charges are high. Its system combines grid power, on-site batteries, and software that dynamically controls energy flows to reduce operating costs while maintaining charging performance. [m0zzow] [vkfo6w]
Core features:
  • Battery-backed DC fast charging: On-site storage supplements grid power, allowing chargers to deliver high output without requiring equivalent grid capacity. [m0zzow] [vkfo6w]
  • Energy-management software: The system controls how power is drawn from the grid and battery and distributed to vehicles. [t5lypz]
  • Adaptive grid limits: Software lowers grid draw during slow periods and flexes it upward during demand surges while maintaining hard limits on peak demand. [vkfo6w]
  • Demand- and capacity-charge reduction: Electric Era’s EMS predicted all five PJM 5CP events in a reported October 2026 deployment, reducing grid draw during coincident-peak periods. [t5lypz]
  • Rapid deployment: The company provides vertically integrated hardware, software, and deployment expertise for charging sites. [m0zzow] [t5lypz]
  • Reliability targets: Electric Era reports a guarantee of more than 98% per-port uptime and more than 85% first-plug-in success for the UDF deployment. [m0zzow]
  • Retail-site integration: The company positions charging as a way for retailers to generate customer dwell time and support broader retail economics. [jb3ynj]

Screenshots

No three publicly available official product screenshots were identified in the supplied search results.

Product Roadmap / Announcements

As of October 10, 2026,
  • October 6, 2026: Electric Era announced that United Dairy Farmers is installing Level 3 DC fast chargers at six Ohio locations, with chargers expected to begin coming online in early 2027. [m0zzow]
  • October 1, 2026: Electric Era announced an EMS program for PJM 5CP events that predicted all five events and reportedly saved customers tens of thousands of dollars in capacity charges. [t5lypz]
  • September 24, 2026: Electric Era published a case study describing adaptive energy management at a Colorado mountain travel stop, where the system managed high demand charges while accommodating a reported fivefold traffic surge on Memorial Day weekend. [vkfo6w]

Recent Developments

Within the latest 90-day search window, Electric Era announced the six-site United Dairy Farmers deployment and reported expanded use of predictive energy management for PJM capacity-charge optimization. [m0zzow] [t5lypz] The supplied results do not establish a separate financing, acquisition, or executive-change announcement during this period.

History and Origin Story

Electric Era was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. [m0zzow] [t5lypz] Quincy Lee is identified as founder and CEO, and the company’s principal inflection point has been the integration of battery storage, charging hardware, and software-based energy management into a vertically integrated fast-charging system. [m0zzow] [t5lypz]

Fundraising History

Round Date Amount Lead investor
Non-equity assistance December 5, 2022 Not disclosed Not disclosed
Series A July 18, 2023 $11.5M Not disclosed
Venture October 1, 2023 Not disclosed Not disclosed
Grant February 20, 2024 $1.0M Not disclosed
Debt financing August 1, 2025 $8.879M Not disclosed
Total reported funding — $35.629M —
The reported funding total is $35.629 million, including the listed debt, grant, venture, Series A, and non-equity-assistance rounds. [E1] \

Notable Team Members

Quincy Lee is Electric Era’s founder and CEO. [m0zzow] [t5lypz]
Brittany Kaplan and Maddison Dietrich are identified in Electric Era material discussing charging-station economics, reliability, and retail-site profitability. [jb3ynj]

Market Sizing

Category, Market Size, and Category Growth

Electric Era operates in the EV fast-charging infrastructure category, with an additional position in battery-backed distributed energy management for commercial charging sites. [m0zzow] [t5lypz] The supplied search results do not provide a credible analyst estimate for the addressable market or category growth rate, so no reliable market-size figure is reported here.

Revenue Trajectory Estimates

No reliable source found for Electric Era revenue or ARR.

Competitive Landscape

Who it's for, who it's not for

Electric Era is for retailers, convenience-store operators, travel stops, and charging networks deploying high-power EV charging where grid upgrades, demand charges, or capacity charges threaten site economics. [m0zzow] [vkfo6w] [t5lypz]
It is not positioned as a consumer charging app, a residential charger, or a simple hardware-only supplier; its offering depends on commercial-site deployment, battery storage, and integrated energy-management software. [m0zzow] [t5lypz]

Viable Alternatives

  • Tesla Supercharger: A vertically integrated fast-charging network and hardware ecosystem; relevant where an operator prefers an established network model rather than a site-specific battery-backed deployment.
  • ChargePoint: A commercial charging-infrastructure alternative for organizations seeking charging hardware, software, and network services.
  • ABB E-mobility: A charging-hardware alternative for commercial and fleet deployments.
  • FreeWire: A battery-integrated charging alternative for locations with limited grid capacity.
  • Electrify America: A large public fast-charging network alternative for operators seeking network access rather than Electric Era’s integrated site-infrastructure model.

Competitor Table

Competitor Description
Tesla Fast-charging ecosystem centered on the Supercharger network and Tesla charging hardware.
ChargePoint Commercial charging hardware, software, and network-management services.
ABB E-mobility Commercial and fleet DC fast-charging equipment and supporting infrastructure.
FreeWire Battery-integrated EV charging systems designed for sites with constrained grid capacity.
Electrify America Public DC fast-charging network and charging services.

Sources

Sources (retrieved)

[E1] Exa.ai API response for data on Electric Era