GARO Entity wallbox load-balances your home

GARO Entity wallbox load-balances your home

Next-level safety

We’re striving hard to be a role model in electric vehicle charging and, above all, to be a forerunner in safety. It exists product standards and Electrical Installation Regulations for a reason. We at GARO take no chances when it comes to safety. We have invested in components that both electronically and mechanically ensure that your house, electrical system and car works together in a safe way. Keep in mind that you must use a qualified electrician to install a wallbox at home.

What is load balancing?

What is load balancing?

Load balancing is a smart feature that ensures your electric vehicle is charged safely and efficiently without overloading your home’s electrical system. The system measures the household’s total electricity consumption and adjusts the charging power in real time, allowing you to use other appliances at the same time without the risk of a blown fuse. Our GARO Entity wallbox is, of course, prepared for load balancing.

GARO Entity Balance protects the main fuse

GARO Entity Balance protects the main fuse

Together with GARO Entity Balance, your wallbox is smart enough to ensure that the load on your home electrical system won’t exceed the maximum limit when charging your electric car or plug-in hybrid. The load balancing system communicates wirelessly with your wallbox and ensures that the charging output from your wallbox is adapted to your other electricity consumption. Put simply, you need not worry about tripping the main fuse.

How does load balancing work in wallboxes?

More and more people want to be able to charge their electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids at home. However, when it comes to EV charging, it is essential that it is done safely—using a proper charging station rather than a standard wall outlet, and preferably with load balancing. Think of it like this: You come home from work and plug your car into the charging station, which starts drawing power from the household electrical system. A little later, you begin preparing dinner and turn on the stove. As the evening grows colder, the heat pump also kicks in.

This results in a period of high electricity consumption and increased load in the household. The load-balancing system immediately detects when electricity usage rises. A charging station with load balancing reduces the risk of a blown fuse. GARO Entity Balance adjusts the load and temporarily reduces the charging power to the vehicle. When the load inside the house decreases, the charging power increases again, enabling faster charging without tripping the main fuse.

GARO Entity – charging station prepared for load balancing

GARO Entity – charging station prepared for load balancing

GARO Entity is, of course, prepared for load balancing and supports dynamic load balancing. Safety is always our highest priority, which is why the solution has been developed to provide reliable and stable charging in all situations. The load-balancing functionality built into the charging station automatically adjusts the charging power according to the property’s other electricity consumption. Safe, smooth, and efficient.

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Installation and compatibility

Installation and compatibility

GARO Entity is designed for simple and flexible installation and is compatible with load-balancing solutions tailored to the specific requirements of the property. To ensure correct operation and the highest level of safety, the installation of both the charging station and the load-balancing system must always be carried out by a certified electrician.

Installation guide for a home charging station
Green Tax Deduction – Charging Station with Load Balancing

Green Tax Deduction – Charging Station with Load Balancing

If you want to install a wallbox with dynamic load balancing at home, you can also benefit from the green tax deduction, a government tax incentive that covers up to 50% of the labour cost for the installation. By installing load balancing at the same time as your charging station, part of the cost can be deducted directly on your invoice.

To be eligible for the deduction, the work must be carried out by a certified electrician and the installation must meet the requirements for energy-saving measures. The green tax deduction makes it easier to invest in a safe and smart solution from the very beginning. With the right charging station equipped with load balancing, you gain a reliable solution while also reducing the risk of blown fuses during periods of high household electricity consumption.

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Our Product Manager explains

Our Product Manager explains

“With a wallbox with load balancing, we ensure that charging always takes place in a safe and efficient way—without overloading the home’s electrical system. It’s not just about smart technology, but about providing peace of mind for the user.”

Johan-Christer Svensson, Commercial Product Manager GARO E-mobility

Frequently Asked Questions about Load Balancing (FAQ)

Load balancing is a function that balances the power available in your household, enabling multiple electrical appliances to be used at the same time without tripping any fuses. It monitors how much power is being used in your property. This ensures that the charging output from your wallbox is automatically adapted to other electricity consumption in your home, protecting your fuses and making for more efficient electricity use. There are different types of load balancing. GARO's proprietary power management unit, GARO Entity Balance, is available in two versions – Basic and Advanced – and communicates either wirelessly or via cable with GARO Entity charging stations.

To install load balancing, an additional energy meter needs to be fitted in the distribution cabinet for your home’s incoming electricity. An Ethernet cable is then used to connect the energy meter to your wallbox to enable them to communicate. In some cases, a wireless connection can also be used if your wallbox supports this function. The GARO Entity Balance load balancing unit can communicate with your wallbox both wirelessly and via an Ethernet cable. Please note that the installation must always be carried out by a certified electrician.

While load balancing isn’t a necessity, we strongly recommend it to ensure safe and efficient use of the power available to your household. Electric vehicle charging requires a high power output and load balancing helps protect your main fuse from tripping during charging. You may need load balancing if, for example, you have several electric cars or are using several other power-guzzling appliances at the same time. Whether you need load balancing is mainly down to the size of your main fuse and your total electricity consumption. A qualified electrician can help you determine whether you need load balancing.

Yes, load balancing can be installed later, but it’s usually cheaper to do so when installing your wallbox. However, keep in mind that not all wallboxes support dynamic load balancing, so check this before committing. GARO Entity offers dynamic load balancing capabilities, and together with the GARO Entity Balance unit can optimise charging and maximise the use of the power available in your property for electric vehicle charging. If load balancing is to be installed later, it’s also important to remember that the installation must always be conducted by a qualified electrician.

No, not all wallboxes support load balancing. For load balancing to work, the charging station must be compatible with the load-balancing system, and a dedicated communication unit between the charging station and the electrical distribution board is often required. GARO Entity is prepared for dynamic load balancing, and together with our in-house developed power management unit, GARO Entity Balance, the charging station becomes intelligent and ensures that the electrical load does not become too high during charging.

With static load balancing, a fixed amount of power is reserved for charging the electric vehicle, regardless of how much electricity is being used elsewhere in the home. The charging station does not adapt to changes in household consumption, which can result in blown fuses if many appliances are used at the same time. Dynamic load balancing, on the other hand, operates in real time. It measures actual electricity usage and automatically adjusts the charging power to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient charging.

For dynamic load balancing, an additional meter or sensor is often required to monitor the household’s total electricity consumption. It is usually installed in the electrical distribution board and sends data to the charging station, allowing the system to regulate the charging power. If you use static load balancing, no additional meter is needed, as the charging power is preset.

  • Avoid tripped fuses when multiple appliances are used at the same time
  • Optimised charging – faster charging when household electricity consumption is low
  • Energy-efficient and cost-saving solution
  • Safe and reliable charging without overloading the electrical system
  • Easy installation and automatic adjustment, with no action required from you