Energy management for charging infrastructure
Platform-native foundation for electrical constraints, energy cost optimization, and operational intelligence. Built-in load management, smart charging, solar integration, and demand control.
One infrastructure. Five energy capabilities.
Monta’s energy management isn’t a feature. It’s a foundation. Load management, smart charging, solar integration, demand control, and energy integrations sit on the same operational infrastructure you already use for uptime monitoring, diagnostics, and driver support. One login. One data model. One place to troubleshoot when an external meter goes offline or a solar inverter stops reporting.
Explore energy management capabilities
Each capability is covered in depth. Choose where to start based on what your network needs today.
External meter integrations
Real-time power measurement for dynamic load management.
MQTT meters
Connect any MQTT-capable meter to Monta’s broker. Most flexible option for custom hardware deployments. Publishes power data in real-time for load balancing calculations.
Perific meters
Wi-Fi connected meters reporting via Perific cloud backend. Commonly paired with Easee charge points for local load management. Auto-discovery after credential configuration.
ABB ModBus meters
Connected to charge points via ModBus protocol. Sends meter data through OCPP DataTransfer messages. Requires charge point DataTransfer support.
Viocon meters
Viocon-specific integration with cloud-based reporting. Similar deployment pattern to Perific with automated meter discovery.
From spreadsheets to real-time intelligence
Your operations team is editing power limit configs in a spreadsheet and pushing them via OCPP one by one. Chasing meter readings when demand charges spike three weeks after the fact. Handling edge cases when something breaks at 2am. Monta gives you bulk controls, scheduled power limits, and real-time dashboards instead. When an external meter goes offline or a solar inverter stops reporting, you troubleshoot it in the same UI where you handle uptime, diagnostics, and driver support.
Built on the same operational foundation
Every energy capability uses the infrastructure you already rely on. Uptime monitoring, remote diagnostics, driver support, session analytics; it all runs on one platform. Add energy intelligence without adding another vendor.
One login
For energy and operations. No separate systems to manage. Access load management, smart charging, solar integration, demand control, and all operational tools from a single interface.
One data model
Session, site, and energy data. All addressable via API. Pull charging sessions, power limits, meter readings, and optimization settings through the same data structure you already use.
One troubleshooting UI
External meters, solar, and charge points. Single pane of glass. When an external meter goes offline or a solar inverter stops reporting, you handle it in the same place you troubleshoot uptime and driver issues.
FAQs
Energy management for EV charging controls how electrical power is distributed to charge points, when charging sessions happen, and how energy costs are monitored. It includes load management to prevent fuse trips, smart charging to optimize session timing based on price or carbon signals, solar integration to use surplus renewable energy, and demand charging controls to cap peak power costs.
Start with what hurts today. Hitting fuse limits or breaker trips: load management. Demand charges spiking unexpectedly: demand control. Drivers complaining about slow charging during peak hours: smart charging or load management. Solar panels on site going unused: solar integration. Most operators layer features over time, load management first, then smart charging or solar as the network scales.
Yes. Load management sets the power limit. Smart charging schedules when sessions start within that limit. Solar integration adjusts power in real time to match available surplus. Demand control caps the maximum draw to prevent cost spikes. They are designed to work as layers, each capability respects the constraints set by the others.
Load management requires Pro, Business, or Enterprise plans. Smart charging and solar integration are available across plans depending on the charge point type (private or public). Demand charging and advanced energy integrations are Enterprise-tier features. Check the plan comparison or talk to sales if you are unsure which features your current plan includes.
If you already use Monta for charge point management, energy management is configuration, not a separate product. Set up your site topology in the Energy Portal, define power limits or meter connections, and choose which optimization mode (smart charging, solar, demand caps) fits your operation. If you are new to Monta, book a demo and we will walk through your site requirements and plan fit.
Turn energy infrastructure constraints into controlled variables
Site-level load management, price-optimized smart charging, external meter integration, and real-time power monitoring in one energy management system.