GM Energy announced it has expanded its portfolio of home energy management products with the PowerBank, a new modular energy storage system (ESS) that can transfer and store energy from the local grid and integrate with an EV owner’s home solar power system.
GM Energy is the home and commercial charging solutions arm spun out from Ultium Charge 360 two years ago. That business unit initially consisted of Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial. In the summer of 2023, GM Energy launched its initial portfolio of Ultium Home products, which consisted of three separate bundles complete with vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capabilities.
This past May, GM Energy showed off the capabilities of its energy management products by powering an entire mansion using the products and a Chevy Silverado EV.
At the time, that bundle on display consisted of GM’s new bidirectional EV charger, called Powershift Charger, and the GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit, which includes an AC-DC inverter, Home Hub (the computer that manages loads through the house), and a …