(a) The following definitions refer to electric vehicle supply equipment:

1. (1) Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) means equipment that supplies electricity in an appropriate form to storage devices (including batteries and super capacitors) that are part of electric vehicles. EVSE includes equipment that performs this function and equipment that is embedded in electric vehicles.

   1. (i) Level 1: A galvanically-connected EVSE with a single-phase input voltage nominally 120 volts AC and maximum output current less than or equal to 16 amperes AC.
   2. (ii) Level 2: A galvanically-connected EVSE with a single-phase input voltage range from 208 to 240 volts AC and maximum output current less than or equal to 80 amperes AC.
   3. (iii) Fast DC: A galvanically-connected EVSE that includes an off-board charger and provides DC current greater than or equal to 80 amperes DC.
   4. (iv) Wireless / inductive: a non-galvanically-connected EVSE.

2. (2) EVSE functions:

   1. (i) Primary function: providing current to a connected load.

   2. (ii) Secondary function: function that enables, supplements, or enhances a primary function. For EVSE, examples of secondary functions are:

      1. (a) automatic brightness control (ABC): the self-acting mechanism that controls the brightness of a display or lamp as a function of ambient light;
      2. (b) full network connectivity: the ability of the EVSE to maintain network presence while in partial on mode; Note: Presence of the EVSE’s network services, its applications, and possibly its display is maintained even if some components of the EVSE are powered down. The EVSE can elect to change power states based on receipt of network data from remote network devices, but should otherwise stay in a low power mode absent a demand for services from a remote network device.
      3. (c) occupancy sensing: detection of human or object presence in front of or in the area surrounding an EVSE;
      4. (d) communicating with the vehicle;
      5. (e) illumination of display, indicator lights, or ambient lighting;
      6. (f) public access control (rfid card, authorization, etc.);
      7. (g) control pilot signal; and
      8. (h) wake-up function.
   3. (iii) Tertiary function: function other than a primary or a secondary function. Example: an EMC filter and status indication provides their function in no vehicle mode, partial on mode, and on mode.

3. (3) EVSE operational modes and power states: Note: The transition period to a different mode; whether automatically initiated, or via user action; does not constitute a mode.

   1. (i) Disconnected: condition of the equipment during which all connections to power sources supplying the equipment are removed or galvanically isolated and no functions depending on those power sources are provided. The term power source includes power sources external and internal to the equipment.
   2. (ii) No vehicle mode: condition during which the equipment is connected to external power and the product is physically disconnected from vehicle (mode can only be entered or exited through manual intervention). No vehicle mode is intended to be the lowest-power mode of the EVSE. Note: the vehicle-EVSE interface is in State A of SAE J1772 at IEC 62196-1:2022, as incorporated by reference in section 509.61 of this Part, where the vehicle is not connected.

   3. (iii) On mode: condition during which the equipment provides the primary function or can promptly provide the primary function.

      1. (a) Operation mode: condition during which the equipment is performing the primary function. Note: the vehicle-EVSE interface is in State C, where the vehicle is connected and accepting energy.
      2. (b) Idle mode: condition during which the equipment can promptly provide the primary function but is not doing so. Note: idle mode is the condition within on mode where the EVSE is connected to the vehicle or vehicle simulator but is not actively providing current. The vehicle-EVSE interface is in State C, where the vehicle is connected and ready to accept energy.

      3. (c) Partial on mode: condition during which the equipment provides at least one secondary function but no primary function. Note: the vehicle-EVSE interface is in State B1 or B2, where the vehicle is connected but not ready to accept energy and the EVSE is or is not ready to supply energy.

         Operational Modes	Most closely related Interface State as Defined in SAE J1772	Further Description
         No Vehicle Mode	State A	No Vehicle Mode is associated with State A, or where the EVSE is not connected to the EV. The EVSE is connected to external power.
         Partial On Mode	State B1 or State B2	Partial On Mode is associated with State B1 or State B2 where the vehicle is connected but is not ready to accept energy. Sub-state B1 is where the EVSE is not ready to supply energy and substate B2 is where the EVSE is ready to supply energy.
         On Mode
         Idle Mode	State C	Idle Mode is associated with State C, where the vehicle is connected and ready to accept energy and the EVSE is capable of promptly providing current to the EV but is not doing so.
         Operation Mode	State C	Operation Mode is associated with State C, where the EVSE is providing the primary function, or providing current to a connected load (i.e., the relay is closed and the vehicle is drawing current).

      4. (d) Power management: automatic control mechanism that achieves the lowest power consistent with a pre-determined level of functionality.

4. (4) Other:

   1. (i) Apparent power (S): the product of RMS voltage and RMS current, which is equal to magnitude of the complex power, and measured in volt-amperes (VA).
   2. (ii) Average power (P) (also real power): the power in a circuit which is transformed from electric to non-electric energy and is measured in watts (W). For a two-terminal device with instantaneous current and voltage waveforms i(t) and v(t) which are periodic with period T, the real or average power P is:
   3. (iii) Duty cycle: the ratio or a given time interval of the uninterrupted duration at the high logic state to the total time. Note: This duty cycle, lying between 0 and 1, may be expressed as a percentage.
   4. (iv) Power factor (PF): the ratio of the average power (P) in watts to the apparent power (S) in voltamperes.
   5. (v) Unit under test (UUT): the specific sample of a representative model undergoing measurement which includes the base product and any accessories packaged with it.
   6. (vi) Illuminance: Tthe luminous flux per unit area of light illuminating a given surface, expressed in units of lux (lx).
   7. (vii) Luminance: the photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction, expressed in candelas per square meter (cd/m2).
   8. (viii) High resolution display: a screen device that converts a video signal into a visual output and is capable of displaying a minimum of 480x234 native resolution and has a backlight (e.g., LCD panel, OLED panel).

5. (5) Product family: a group of product models that are made by the same manufacturer, subject to the same ENERGY STAR certification criteria, and of a common basic design. Product models within a family differ from each other according to one or more characteristics or features that either have no impact on product performance with regard to ENERGY STAR certification criteria, or are specified herein as acceptable variations within a product family. For EVSE, acceptable variations within a product family include:

   1. (i) color;
   2. (ii) output cable; and
   3. (iii) housing.

6. (6) Connected functionality definitions:

   1. (i) Communication link: the mechanism for bi-directional data transfers between the EVSE and one or more external applications, devices or systems.
   2. (ii) Demand response (DR): changes in electric usage by demand?side resources from their normal consumption patterns in response to changes in the price of electricity over time, or to incentive payments designed to induce lower electricity use at times of high wholesale market prices or when system reliability is jeopardized.
   3. (iii) Demand response management system (DRMS): the system operated by a program administrator, such as the utility or third party, which dispatches signals with DR instructions and/or price signals to the ENERGY STAR EVSE and receives messages from the EVSE. Medium voltage AC input supply EVSE (13.2 kV).

   4. (iv) EVSE system: as shown in Figure 2 of this subparagraph, it includes the ENERGY STAR certified EVSE, integrated or separate communications hardware, and additional hardware and software required to enable connected functionality. ​Image 1 within document in PDF format.​

      ​Image 1 within document in PDF format.​

   5. (v) Load management entity: DRMS, home energy management system, etc.

7. (7) Open standards are:

   1. (i) included in the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Catalog of Standards; and/or
   2. (ii) included in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid framework Tables 4.1 and 4.2; and/or

   3. (iii) adopted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or another well-established international standards organization such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), or Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

      (b) Standard requirements for electric vehicle supply equipment, as is consistent with ENERGY STAR Specification for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment April 2017 V1.0, as incorporated by reference in section 509.61 of this Part.

8. (1) Significant digits and rounding:

   1. (i) all calculations shall be carried out with actual measured (unrounded) values. Only the final result of a calculation shall be rounded;
   2. (ii) unless otherwise specified within this specification, compliance with specification limits shall be evaluated using exact values without any benefit from rounding;
   3. (iii) directly measured or calculated values that are submitted for reporting on the ENERGY STAR website shall be rounded to the nearest significant digit as expressed in the corresponding specification limit.

9. (2) General requirements.

   1. (i) Each EVSE submitted for ENERGY STAR certification shall be Listed by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) for safety.
   2. (ii) Dual Input Level 1 and Level 2 EVSE shall meet all requirements and report information in both configurations.

10. (3) No vehicle mode requirements. Note: These requirements refer to the SAE J1772 State A.

    1. (i) Measured No Vehicle Mode power (PNO_VEHICLE) shall be less than or equal to the Maximum No Vehicle Mode Power Requirement (PNO_VEHICLE_MAX), as calculated per subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, subject to the following requirements:

       1. (a) for products with ABC enabled by default, the average no vehicle mode power in high and low illuminance conditions shall be used in place of PNO_VEHICLE, above;
       2. (b) for products capable of network connection with multiple protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi and Cellular), only the allowance for the protocol enabled during testing shall be claimed.

    2. (ii) Equation: calculation of maximum no vehicle mode power requirement. P_no_VEHICLE_MAX = 2.6 + PWAKE + PDISPLAY Where:

       1. (a) P_NO_VEHICLE_MAX is the Maximum No Vehicle Mode Power Requirement;
       2. (b) P_WAKE is the No Vehicle Mode power allowance for the network connection with wake capability enabled during testing listed in Table 30 of clause (c) of this subparagraph; and

       3. (c) P_DISPLAY is the No Vehicle Mode power allowance for a High-Resolution Display enabled during testing listed in Table 30 of clause (c) of this subparagraph. Table 30: No Vehicle Mode Power Allowances

          Product Function	No Vehicle Mode Power Allowance (watts, rounded to the nearest 0.1 W for reporting)
          In-use Wi-Fi or Ethernet Interface with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	1.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
          In-use Cellular with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	2.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
          Other In-use LAN (Local Area Network) Interface with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	1.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
          In-use High Resolution Display (PDISPLAY)	[(4.0 × 10^(-5) × l × A)+ 119 × tanh(0.0008 × [A - 200.0]+ 0.11)+ 6.0]/( n) Where: • A is the Screen Area in square inches; • ℓ is the Maximum Measured Luminance of the Display in candelas per square meter, as measured in section (4)(C) of the ENERGY STAR Test Method for Determining Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Energy; • tanh is the hyperbolic tangent function; and • n is the number of outputs. Example: For a single-output EVSE with a maximum measured luminance of 300 candelas/m2 and a 5×5-inch screen, the allowance for the in-use display would be 2.7 watts.

11. (4) Partial on mode requirements. Note: These requirements refer to the SAE J1772 State B1 or State B2.

    1. (i) Measured partial on mode power (PPARTIAL_ON) for Level 1 and Level 2 EVSE shall be less than or equal to the Maximum Partial On Mode Power Requirement (PPARTIAL_ON_MAX), as calculated per Equation 2 of clause (c) of this subparagraph, subject to the following requirements:

       1. (a) for products with ABC enabled by default, the average Partial On Mode power in high and low illuminance conditions shall be used in place of P_PARTIAL_ON, above;
       2. (b) for products capable of network connection with multiple protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi and Cellular), only the allowance for the protocol enabled during testing shall be claimed;

       3. (c) equation: calculation of maximum partial on mode power requirement. P_PARTIAL_ON_MAX = 2.6 + P_WAKE + P_DISPLAY where:

          1. (1) P_PARTIAL_ON_MAX is the maximum partial on mode power requirement;
          2. (2) P_WAKE is the partial on mode power allowance for the network connection with wake capability enabled during testing listed in Table 31 of subclause (3) of this clause; and

          3. (3) P_DISPLAY is the partial on mode power allowance for a high-resolution display enabled during testing listed in Table 31 of this subclause. Partial On Mode Power Allowances

             Product Function	Partial On Mode Power Allowance (watts, rounded to the nearest 0.1 W for reporting)
             In-use Wi-Fi or Ethernet Interface with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	1.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
             In-use Cellular with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	2.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
             Other In-use LAN (Local Area Network) Interface with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	1.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
             In-use High Resolution Display (PDISPLAY)	[(4.0 × 10^(-5) × l × A)+ 119 × tanh(0.0008 × [A - 200.0]+ 0.11)+ 6.0]/( n) Where: • A is the Screen Area in square inches; • ℓ is the Maximum Measured Luminance of the Display in candelas per square meter, as measured in Section 4) C) of the ENERGY STAR Test Method for Determining Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Energy; • tanh is the hyperbolic tangent function; and • n is the number of outputs. Example: For a single-output EVSE with a maximum measured luminance of 300 candelas/m2 and a 5×5-inch screen, the allowance for the in-use display would be 2.7 watts.

12. (5) Idle mode requirements. Note: These requirements refer to the SAE J1772 State C.

    1. (i) Measured idle mode power (PIDLE), shall be less than or equal to the maximum idle mode power requirement (PIDLE_MAX), as calculated per clause (c) of this subparagraph, subject to the following requirements:

       1. (a) for products with ABC enabled by default, the average Idle Mode power in high and low illuminance conditions shall be used in place of PIDLE, above;
       2. (b) for products capable of network connection with multiple protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi and Cellular), only the allowance for the protocol enabled during testing shall be claimed;

       3. (c) equation: calculation of maximum idle mode power requirement. P_IDLE_MAX = (0.4 x Max Current)+ 2.6 + P_WAKE + P_DISPLAY Where:

          1. (1) P_IDLE_MAX is the maximum idle mode power requirement, in watts.
          2. (2) Max current is the nameplate maximum output current, in amperes.
          3. (3) P_WAKE is the idle mode power allowance for the network connection with wake capability enabled during testing listed in Table 32 of subclause (4) of this clause.

          4. (4) P_DISPLAY is the idle mode power allowance for a high-resolution display enabled during testing listed in Table 32 of this subclause. Table 32: Idle Mode Power Allowance

             Product Function	Idle Mode Power Allowance (watts, rounded to the nearest 0.1 W for reporting)
             In-use Wi-Fi or Ethernet Interface with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	1.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
             In-use Cellular with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	2.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
             Other In-use LAN (Local Area Network) Interface with Wake Capability (PWAKE)	1.0/n, Where: n is the number of outputs.
             In-use High Resolution Display (PDISPLAY)	[(4.0 × 10^(-5)× l × A)+ 119 × tanh(0.0008 × [A - 200.0]+ 0.11)+ 6.0]/( n) Where: • A is the Screen Area in square inches; • ℓ is the Maximum Measured Luminance of the Display in candelas per square meter, as measured in section 4) C) of the ENERGY STAR Test Method for Determining Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Energy, as incorporated by reference in section 509.61 of this Part; • tanh is the hyperbolic tangent function; and • n is the number of outputs. Example: For a single-output EVSE with a maximum measured luminance of 300 candelas/m2 and a 5×5-inch screen, the allowance for the in-use display would be 2.7 watts.

13. (6) Connected functionality. This section includes connected criteria for ENERGY STAR certified EVSE. EVSE that meet the connected functionality criteria shall be capable of supporting Demand Response (DR) (e.g., via software updates or integration with an external service). Compliance with this section is optional. ENERGY STAR certified EVSE that comply with all connected criteria will be identified on the ENERGY STAR website as having ‘connected’ functionality. Note: EPA recommends that, once DR capability is added, the EVSE be capable of directly or indirectly supporting both signals-based DR, as well as price response. As appropriate, EPA further encourages connected functionality that enables direct control by the Load Management Authority as well as integration with commercial EVSE management applications and/or energy management systems. Brand owners are encouraged to engage with utilities to ensure DR capabilities align with utility needs and DR program designs. Brand owners are encouraged to engage with utilities to ensure DR capabilities align with utility needs and DR program designs.

    1. (i) Grid communications: the product shall include a communication link that is capable of supporting DR. This link shall use open standards, as defined in this specification, for all communication layers.
    2. (ii) Products that include a communication link that uses Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) also comply with this criterion. Note: Effective November 24, 2015 OCPP is being developed by OASIS as the standard development organization with a goal of integrating OCPP with the international electrotechnical commission (IEC) framework. EPA is proposing to include OCPP since it is widely used and is in the process of being established as an open standard.
    3. (iii) Open access: to enable interconnection with the product over the communication link, an interface specification, application programming interface (API) or similar documentation that is intended to enable DR functionality shall be made readily available. Note: Products that enable direct, on-premises, open-standards based interconnection are preferred, but alternative approaches, where open-standards connectivity is enabled only with use of off-premise services, are also acceptable.
    4. (iv) Consumer override: the product shall be capable of supporting DR event override-ability by consumers.

    5. (v) Capabilities summary: a ≤4000 character (approximately 500 words or less) summary description of the EVSE system’s and/or associated service provider’s DR capabilities/services shall be submitted.

       1. (a) In this summary, the following shall be included:

          1. (1) DR support, e.g., implemented, planned for CY2017;
          2. (2) for products that do not ship with DR capabilities enabled, the steps needed to enable these capabilities.

       2. (b) In this summary, EPA recommends noting the following, as applicable:

          1. (1) DR services that the product has the capability to participate in such as load dispatch, ancillary services (including V2G), price notification and price response;
          2. (2) whether the EVSE can be directly addressed via the interface specification, API or similar documentation;
          3. (3) support for locational DR, e.g., to Zip code(s), feeder(s), or to EVSE endpoints specified by the load management entity;
          4. (4) list open communications supported by the EVSE, including applicable certifications;
          5. (5) feedback to load management entity, e.g., verification/M&V, override notification;
          6. (6) response configurability/flexibility by the consumer and/or load management entity;
          7. (7) measures to limit consumer impacts, if any.

(c) Test procedures for assuring compliance with the standards established in subdivision (b) of this section.

Table 33: Test Method for EVSEs