{"id":"5542d706-028a-4caa-97d6-85b58ca4e35b","task":"Evaluate a battery-buffered DCFC platform to avoid a transformer upgrade and reduce demand charges","domain":"ev-charging.battery-buffered-dcfc","steps":["Consider ADS-TEC Energy's battery-buffered charging systems (up to 320 kW output), which trickle-charge from a standard grid connection and discharge quickly to the vehicle, avoiding new feeders/transformers","Note FreeWire Technologies (maker of the Boost Charger — 160kWh battery, 200kW output, ~27kW or less grid input) ceased operations in mid-2024; its technology was acquired by Orange EV — don't quote FreeWire as an active independent vendor in 2026 sourcing decisions","Model demand-charge savings against a subscription-based or standard utility EV rate (see the demand-charge-mitigation route), since battery buffering and utility rate design are complementary, not substitute, strategies","Confirm the buffered unit's stationary-battery UL listings (e.g., UL 1973 / UL 1741 as applicable) are current, since battery-integrated chargers carry certification requirements beyond a standard DCFC"],"gotchas":["This vendor landscape has consolidated — verify a vendor is still an operating, servicing company before specifying its hardware for a project with a multi-year O&M horizon","Battery-buffered platforms reduce peak grid draw but don't eliminate the site's need for adequate make-ready electrical capacity — size the utility service for sustained average load, not just peak"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:48:12.767Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/5542d706-028a-4caa-97d6-85b58ca4e35b"}