AGL Energy, an Australian electric utility that serves some 4.6 million customers, has selected AMPECO as its EV charging platform provider. This partnership has enabled AGL to deploy kerbside (curbside to us Yanks) charging solutions to serve the approximately 30% of Australians who lack access to dedicated parking for home charging.
AGL says it isn’t focused primarily on charging revenue—rather, it views EV charging as a strategic tool to accelerate transport electrification, and every new EV driver as a potential high-value customer for its energy services.
“We have a very strong incentive to support our customers through this electrification journey and the transition,” said Shiv Nandwani, eMobility Product Owner at AGL Energy. “The goal is for people to become converts to EVs. We want more EV evangelists. We want more EV drivers.”
AGL’s kerbside charging program targets high-density residential areas where residents live in apartments and lack off-street parking. The company rolled out over 150 charging stations in just six months, meeting strict government funding requirements, including 99% uptime standards and comprehensive data sharing for grid capacity planning.
“We went from zero sites to 150+ sites in a 6-month span, thanks to AMPECO’s platform infrastructure and team support,” said Shiv Nandwani. “We’ve taken Sydney from barely having any AC chargers for people who live in apartments to now a significant number of residential streets in inner Sydney having an AGL EV charger.”
AMPECO’s platform enables AGL to maintain consistent customer pricing while dynamically managing grid demand through real-time throughput control rather than traditional peak/off-peak tariff structures.
“Instead of raising prices for our customers via peak and off-peak tariffs, our preference would be to try to keep that price as consistent as possible,” said Nandwani. “AMPECO supports us with live management of the fleet output, and that supports grid stability, sustainability and also margin.”
AMPECO’s platform offers API integration with AGL’s enterprise systems, dynamic load management based on wholesale energy market conditions, and a white-label mobile application for AGL’s customers.
Source: AMPECO
