Easee has become the first EV charging company to earn Mercury certification for grid flexibility services, a notable step for the company and for the wider push to make clean energy devices work more seamlessly with the grid.
The certification comes from the Mercury Consortium, a non-profit industry group founded by EPRI and Kraken Technologies to speed up the adoption of interoperable clean energy technologies.
For Easee, it confirms that its chargers meet independently verified grid-ready requirements, giving utilities, energy retailers, and flexibility service providers more confidence when choosing an EV charging partner.
Mercury is often described as the “Bluetooth for energy,” but its role goes beyond simple connectivity. While standards like OCPP help devices connect, Mercury focuses on how they behave after they are connected, making sure they respond, report, and perform in the way energy systems require.
The consortium develops practical technical guidelines and certification programmes that help devices from different manufacturers, including EV chargers, heat pumps, home batteries, smart thermostats, and solar systems, communicate reliably with utilities, aggregators, and grid operators.
Rather than introducing a brand new standard, Mercury is designed to improve interoperability and functionality, helping certified products support demand flexibility services while preserving consumer choice and future compatibility.
Its membership includes utilities, grid operators, manufacturers, technology providers, regulators, and research organisations across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
The group’s broader goal is to build technical interoperability guidelines, create independent certification schemes, encourage consumer participation in demand flexibility programmes, and support a more resilient, affordable, and decarbonised energy system.
The company is known to have already played an active role in the Mercury Consortium, including contributing to the development of its early technical requirements for EV chargers. This certification is the next step in that relationship and makes Easee the first manufacturer to turn Mercury’s framework into certified, grid-ready products.
As demand flexibility becomes more important to grid resilience, certifications like this are likely to play a bigger role in how utilities and aggregators choose charging partners. For Easee, it also gives the company a clear advantage as it looks to expand beyond Europe.
Leadership Comments
Anthony Fernandez, CEO of Easee, said: “Mercury certification provides global credibility and visibility, critical as Easee expands operations outside Europe. Mercury membership spans utilities, grid operators, technology providers and regulators across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, giving Easee access to an international market validation platform.”
“Consumers should not need to understand grid flexibility to know whether the device they buy is ready for the future,” said Devrim Celal, Co-Chair of the Mercury Consortium and Chief Flexibility and Marketing Officer at Kraken. “The Mercury mark is about making that trust simple. These first certified chargers prove that smart energy devices can be tested once, recognised by the market and used to unlock cheaper, cleaner energy for households.”
