Powering Up the Partnership: How ChargePoint and Eaton are Simplifying EV Infrastructure Deployment
August 18, 2026
By David Peterson, Head of North American Business Development
Over the past year, the EV charging landscape has continued to evolve at a rapid pace. New technologies, changing grid demands and ambitious electrification goals are pushing organizations to move faster than ever. Through it all, one thing has remained constant for ChargePoint: the need to make EV charging infrastructure easier to deploy, operate and scale.
That shared goal is what brought ChargePoint and Eaton together.
By combining industry‑leading EV charging hardware and software with Eaton’s long history in power distribution, energy storage and grid expertise, the ChargePoint and Eaton partnership is redefining how EV charging projects are planned, built, delivered and operated from the utility meter all the way to the vehicle.
Rethinking EV deployment as one solution
Traditionally, deploying EV charging infrastructure has meant stitching together multiple vendors, timelines and technologies. Power distribution equipment, EV chargers, battery storage and software platforms are often designed, procured and supported separately introducing complexity, risk and delays at every stage of the project.
ChargePoint and Eaton take a different approach.
Together, the possibility of a unified method that integrates hardware, software and services into a single, coordinated system is realized. By treating power distribution and EV charging as one solution, not separate components, customers attain greater control over timelines, costs and long-term performance.
Eaton’s extensive network of distribution partners, engineers and sales teams brings deep local expertise to every project. Combined with market‑leading ChargePoint EV charging platforms, customers gain access to the resources they need to move from design to deployment faster and with greater confidence.
“We put the customers’ needs first and take out the friction of piecing together all the discrete project elements themselves.”
— David Peterson, Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships at ChargePoint
Why upfront collaboration unlocks long‑term scale, lowers total cost and provides greater predictability
Going from a fragmented model of deployment to a truly integrated model changes the entire process for the better and begins at the very first stage of a project.
ChargePoint and Eaton engineers work closely with customers to design right‑sized, repeatable project templates tailored to specific site goals. From electrical service and switchgear to EV chargers, battery storage and microgrid solutions, every element is designed together ensuring compatibility, efficiency and future flexibility.
Selection, integration and optimization are handled upfront. Through this upfront coordination, guesswork is eliminated, reducing over‑engineering and creating designs that are easier to replicate across multiple sites or regions, improving economies of scale and long-term cost predictability.
Where streamlined planning results in accelerated execution
As customers progress through the stages of their deployment journey, the benefits of an integrated approach become clear compared to previous disjointed methods. Managing multiple vendors, lead times and delivery schedules can quickly derail timelines, becoming another source of friction for large EV charging projects.
With ChargePoint and Eaton, customers can procure their entire EV charging project through a single entity. This simplifies purchasing, aligns delivery timelines and opens the door to advanced deployment options such as prefabrication and skidded solutions. By shifting more work upstream to the factory, on‑site installation time can be reduced by days or even weeks all while minimizing installation risk and cost.
In a world where long lead times for electrical infrastructure are increasingly common, prioritized manufacturing and centralized delivery can translate directly into months saved on project schedules.
Continuous support for long‑term operations
What’s more is that a unified solution doesn’t just save time; it provides operational ease.
The ChargePoint and Eaton combined approach provides consolidated monitoring, preventative maintenance and joint support services to help keep charging systems running smoothly. When issues arise, integrated visibility across systems enables faster troubleshooting and resolution, improving uptime performance and removing friction from corrective maintenance over the entire lifecycle.
This end‑to‑end model spanning site assessment, design, installation and ongoing operations gives customers a level of integration that’s difficult to achieve through disconnected vendors.
Built for what’s coming next
As each part of deployment falls into place through this coordinated connection, customers are not only set up for today’s needs but are prepared for what comes next.
This year marks the launch of foundational elements of the Express DC system architecture, with fully integrated AC and DC grid solutions on the horizon. Customers will be able to adapt and upgrade their deployments to support new capabilities, higher power levels and evolving energy strategies.
A smarter path to electrification
As EV adoption accelerates, the ability to deploy reliable, scalable charging infrastructure has never been more critical. By bringing together complementary strengths, ChargePoint and Eaton offer a smarter path not just to deployment, but to sustained electrification at scale.
From design to deployment and long after the first vehicle plugs in, this partnership makes it possible to treat EV charging as one connected system, rather than a series of handoffs.
More Information
Discover more about the ChargePoint Express platform and how integrated EV infrastructure can accelerate your next deployment.
Related Story
Eaton and ChargePoint Establish Industry-First EV Charging Partnership to Simplify EV Charging Deployment
Eaton together with ChargePoint have recently announced a collaboration to accelerate and simplify the deployment of EV charging infrastructure in the U.S., Canada and Europe.