Toronto and Cincinnati | July 15, 2024 – SWTCH Energy, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, is excited to announce its integration with Rent Manager, a property management software platform. This integration allows for seamless asset management of EV chargers, aiming to further enhance the way property managers and owners manage their EV charging infrastructure while maintaining a focus on innovation and integration for SWTCH.

SWTCH’s integration with Rent Manager addresses a key issue for property managers: simplifying and streamlining their asset management processes. By automatically adding SWTCH EV chargers as assets into the Rent Manager asset register, SWTCH reduces the complexities of managing multiple systems. As the first EV charging solution provider to integrate with Rent Manager, SWTCH leads the way in enabling property managers to maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date asset register, thereby improving efficiencies across operational and accounting teams.

SWTCH’s focus on innovation, integration, and solving tangible operational problems for properties is evident in its offerings. SWTCH already boasts integrations with smart building and parking apps, utilities and services providers, and an OpenADR 2.0 certification that enables participation in grid-stabilizing programs. As property managers seek out EV solutions to meet the evolving needs of their tenants and properties, SWTCH’s efforts demonstrate a commitment to creating better experiences by driving consolidation efforts in the property management industry.

About SWTCH

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with offices in NYC and Boston, SWTCH is pioneering EV charging solutions for multifamily, commercial, and workplace properties across North America. SWTCH leverages the latest technology available to help building owners and operators deploy EV charging by tapping into their existing grid infrastructure. Through constant innovation and an extensive partnership network, SWTCH provides the most profitable and unique business model for multi-tenant buildings to stay competitive.

About Rent Manager

Rent Manager is award-winning property management software built for residential portfolios of any configuration. The program’s fully customizable features include a double-entry accounting system, maintenance management/scheduling, marketing resources, mobile applications, more than 450 insightful reports, and an API that integrates with the best PropTech providers on the market.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA and TORONTO – May 30, 2024 – Leap, the leading virtual power plant (VPP) platform, and SWTCH Energy (SWTCH), a company pioneering electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for multi-tenant buildings across North America, today announced a partnership to deploy VPPs in New York and Massachusetts. Through Leap’s automated, software-only solution, SWTCH will integrate its EV charging network into new demand response and other grid services revenue streams.

“For too long, multifamily properties have been underserved by new energy technologies such as smart EV charging and VPPs, which is why we are so thrilled to partner with SWTCH,” said Jason Michaels, Chief Revenue Officer at Leap. “Together we can put our best-in-class technology solutions to work at addressing this gap in the market.”

VPPs offer numerous benefits, helping to offset rising electricity costs while lowering carbon emissions and improving local grid reliability. Leveraging SWTCH’s customer network, which includes multifamily and commercial buildings, the partnership will extend these benefits to a wider array of energy consumers.

“In collaboration with Leap, we’re tapping into the incredible potential of multi-tenant EV chargers to serve as paid flexible resources for the grid,” said Samuel Bordenave, CFO at SWTCH. “Our new Leap-powered VPP offerings advance our commitment to providing affordable charging for tenants and helping our real estate customers maximize the value of their EV infrastructure.”

Leap has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years fueled by the proliferation of EVs and other distributed energy resources across the country. Earlier this year, Leap announced new platform upgrades that leverage automation to empower technology companies to grow their VPP customer revenue 3x faster. SWTCH recently announced $27.2M in Series B Funding to scale its charger deployments across North America and advance its market-leading EV charging solutions, including SWTCH Control.

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About Leap
Leap is the leading platform for generating new value from distributed energy resources (DERs) through integration with energy markets. Through its software-only solution, Leap facilitates fast, easy and automated access to high-value grid services revenue streams for the providers of batteries, electric vehicle charging, smart thermostats, HVAC systems and other flexible assets. By aggregating the DERs enrolled on its platform, Leap supplies virtual power plants (VPPs) to balance the grid. Leap enables its partners and their customers to unlock new value streams and help create a more flexible, resilient grid powered by renewable resources.

About SWTCH
Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with offices in Brooklyn and Boston, SWTCH is pioneering EV charging solutions for multifamily, commercial, and workplace properties across North America. SWTCH leverages the latest technology available to help building owners and operators deploy EV charging by tapping into their existing grid infrastructure. Through constant innovation and an extensive partnership network, SWTCH provides the most profitable and unique business model for multi-tenant buildings to stay competitive.

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Caroline Thompson
Marketing Manager
caroline@leap.energy

Chelsea Nolan
Antenna Group for SWTCH
swtch@antennagroup.com

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Los Angeles and TORONTO, November 15, 2023 – SWTCH Energy, a company pioneering electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for multi-tenant buildings across North America, and Hubject, the global leader in eRoaming and Plug & Charge services, announced its partnership today. By joining forces, SWTCH and Hubject aim to provide a seamless and secure charging experience for EV drivers.

Carter Li, CEO of SWTCH: “Charger availability and ease of use are vital to make the EV transition accessible to all. This partnership agreement with Hubject will bring a positive charging experience to our drivers, while providing more charging opportunities where they live, work and everywhere in between. “

By collaborating with Hubject and joining the Intercharge eRoaming network, SWTCH guarantees full interoperability for its charging solutions. EV drivers using the SWTCH app will now be able to charge at any of the 600,000 charging points connected to the expansive eRoaming network, thus guaranteeing driver choice and access to charging across borders.

In addition, SWTCH Energy will be offering Plug&Charge on its new and existing chargers thereby simplifying the charging process. EV drivers will soon be able to initiate payment for their charging sessions without relying on app-based payment methods, RFID charge cards, or credit cards at SWTCH charging stations. 

Media Contact
Antenna Group for SWTCH, SWTCH@antennagroup.com
Hubject Marketing, press@hubject.com

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About SWTCH Energy:

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with offices in Brooklyn and Boston, SWTCH is pioneering EV charging solutions for multifamily and commercial properties across North America. SWTCH leverages the latest technology available to help building owners and operators deploy EV charging by tapping into their existing grid infrastructure. Through constant innovation and an extensive partnership network, SWTCH provides the most profitable and unique business model for multi-tenant buildings to stay competitive. For more information, visit www.swtchenergy.com.   ‍

About Hubject:

Hubject simplifies the charging of electric vehicles. Through its eRoaming platform Intercharge the eMobility specialist connects Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and eMobility Service Providers (EMPs) to provide standardized access to charging infrastructure regardless of any network. Hubject has established the world’s largest cross-provider charging network for electric vehicles by connecting CPO networks encompassing over 600,000 connected charging points and more than 2,000 B2B partners across 60 countries and four continents. In addition, Hubject is a trusted consulting partner in the eMobility market, advising automotive manufacturers, charging providers, and other EV-related businesses looking to launch eMobility services or implement Plug&Charge using ISO 15118-2 and ISO 15118-20. In essence, Hubject promotes eMobility and its advancement worldwide.

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Making Sustainability a Core Tenet

Washington Property Company owns and operates five multi-family properties including acquisitions and new builds with a sixth, 22-story building under construction in downtown Bethesda, Maryland. As it owns and manages all of its properties, WPC is able to foster a sense of community by providing its residents with the amenities they value. This approach is in contrast with other holding companies, whose decision making can often be driven purely based on profitability.

Through this “community-first” approach, Washington Property Company has identified that many of the long-term residents its buildings attract are conscious of environmental issues and want to live in properties that are energy efficient and sustainable.

Out of this environmental focus comes Solaire 8200 Dixon’s latest green initiative; seven EV chargers on the SWTCH network, with the turnkey project managed by Pangea Charging.

We sat down with Washington Property Company’s Jeff Long, a 15-year property management veteran, to discuss how the project provides new mobility options for the building’s community and fits with WPC’s green ethos.

Discussing the evolving population of the building’s residents, Mr. Long tells us that “The residents at 8200 Dixon desire traditional amenities like swimming pools and common areas in which to socialize, but also place great importance on living in a building that has a minimal impact on the environment. Attaining LEED certification, in part due to our recent charger installation, is an excellent way to demonstrate that Washington Property Company has heard the voices of its residents and is acting to give them what they want. They want to be part of a community that has a purpose at the end of the day and that’s something that we’ve seen more and more of in our renter base.”

EV Chargers driving LEED Gold Certification

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a globally recognized certification system that “provides a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green buildings”.

The Gold LEED rating, helped in part by the installation of EV chargers at 8200 Dixon, demonstrates to residents that their homes are being managed with care and consideration for the issues that hold value for them, but their path to offer EV charging to their residents doesn’t stop here. By the end of the year Long estimates that 1,600 of the 1,800 total units in the portfolio will have access to EV charging. Solaire 8200 Dixon’s LEED Gold certification was, in part, based on its ratio of EV chargers to units and Long says that this accreditation is a huge step for the company as it’s the highest LEED certification for any of its buildings to date.

Pangea Charging & SWTCH deliver a turn-key EV Charging System

As the contractor and manager of the project for Washington Property Company, Anup Parikh of Pangea Charging ensured that the installation and setup was a smooth and enjoyable process. Parikh suggested SWTCH to Long for a number of reasons, including hardware availability, ease of installation, cost, and the multifamily alignment and focus that SWTCH offers.

As a busy contractor, Parikh deals with a lot of providers who want to simply push units out the door with minimal thought given to the client’s specific needs. In SWTCH, he says he found a company that shares his values and business goals.

In discussing 8200 Dixon’s new chargers, Long was equally impressed by SWTCH both from an ease-of-use standpoint and with the analytics that helps management monitor usage and adoption rates. “Other buildings that I’ve managed, when EV charging stations were installed, there was a lot of user training and hand-holding needed in order to get started. With the SWTCH charging stations we haven’t had any of that. People just want something that’s functional, that works. When they roll up, they pull their phone up, the app connects and they can plug in their car to charge.”

It’s not just the building’s residents that are benefiting from the SWTCH chargers, with management able to dive deep on analytics to monitor usage, adoption rates and more: “When I log in, I’m able to see exactly the information that I want on usage. Are we charging? Is it appealing to these residents? It’s very intuitive. It’s very easy to get the information that we find important and I also think the use from our resident standpoint is awesome. I mean we’ve got nobody, not one person to show up and say to us, ‘How am I supposed to use these?'”

All told, SWTCH and Pangea Charging have served as a winning combination for the residents and management of 8200 Dixon, with Long enthusiastically praising both Parikh and Pangea Charging:

With seamless installation handled by Pangea plus the multifamily focus and analytic capabilities provided by SWTCH, more of WPC’s residents than ever before now have at-home access to EV charging. The chargers have provided the final push needed for 8200 Dixon to achieve its Gold LEED certification, giving residents the valuable knowledge that their homes are working to minimize environmental impact through smart management and green initiatives. What’s more, with the system designed to grow, residents can rest assured that they’ll always be able to charge up before a busy day.

If interested in learning more about adding EV chargers to your multifamily property, drop us a line.

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SWTCH aims to increase accessibility for EV owners throughout areas where there is limited access to public EV charging and to address issues of ‘charging deserts’, and malfunctioning charging equipment, which studies show EV drivers frequently face. This set of charging stations are installed throughout Upstate New York, in areas including, Old Forge, Eagle Bay, Inlet, Albany, East Greenbush, Latham, Clifton Park, Schoharie, Saratoga, and Pleasantville.

“We are thrilled about reaching this milestone with PlugIn Stations Online, a leader in charger installations throughout New York,” said Carter Li, SWTCH CEO and Co-Founder. “The fact that we have been able to deploy 100 charging stations with SWTCH network plugs in less than a year of collaborating with PlugIn Stations Online confirms the rapidly growing need for charging infrastructure and their vote of confidence in our product.”  

Six of the 100 SWTCH charging ports are installed in New York State’s Adirondack Park, which attracts approximately 12.4 million tourists annually. School districts in Old Forge and Inlet will have access to two of the charging ports, and enrolled students and faculty will be provided with tiered pricing, a reduced rate compared to the standard fee offered to public drivers.

“Electrification helps us create access points for tourists traveling to the park and generate revenue for our towns, too,” said Daniel Kiefer-Bach, community development specialist at LivingADK, a nonprofit organization serving the Western Central Adirondacks. “We are pleased to have chosen SWTCH because of their high quality, affordable EV chargers, and a user-friendly management platform.” 

As of February 2023, the number of EV charging ports in the United States reached 130,000 and is continuing to climb. Still, there is a dearth of charging options for drivers. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed into law in 2021, has earmarked $7.5 billion for building a national network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030. Meanwhile, New York state Governor Hochul announced 100% of all new vehicle sales targets to be ZEVs by 2035, and more states are following suit.

All of the 100 SWTCH chargers are public, increasing accessibility and reducing range anxiety for drivers across the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and beyond. To learn more about SWTCH Energy’s EV solutions, visit swtchenergy.com.

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About SWTCH Energy Inc. 

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with offices in Brooklyn and Boston, SWTCH is pioneering EV charging solutions for multifamily and commercial properties across North America. SWTCH leverages the latest technology available to help building owners and operators deploy EV charging by tapping into their existing grid infrastructure. Through constant innovation and an extensive partnership network, SWTCH provides the most profitable and unique business model for multi-tenant buildings to stay competitive. For more information, visit www.swtchenergy.com.   

About PlugIn Stations Online 

PlugIn Stations Online LLC (PISO) has been selling, servicing, maintaining, and installing EVSE across the U.S. Northeast since 2011 in commercial, municipal, multi-unit residential, and industrial sites. Located in Valatie, NY, PlugIn Stations Online is solely devoted to EV charging, having installed well over 1,000 ports to date. For more information, visit pisoev.com. 

About LivingADK

LivingADK will be the leading organization to foster and support vibrant and sustainable year-round Western Central Adirondack communities by planning, identifying and securing resources to promote economic development, social responsibility and a balance of commerce and nature. For more information, visit www.livingadk.org. 

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