Sharing Is Caring! OpenEVSE JuiceBox Load Sharing with Home Assistant and Node-RED

As regulars to the channel will know, when EnelX stopped support for JuiceBox charging stations in late 2024, we were among a group of frustrated former customers who opted to take matters into their own hands and hack their hardware. Having played with juice pass proxy (which worked but required a fair amount of fettling), we were fortunate enough to be offered a chance to test out OpenEVSE drop-in replacement boards for our Gen 2 JuiceBoxes. It was a super-easy replacement, but we ended up without any easy way to load share. While the team at OpenEVSE are now developing load-sharing capabilities, we've spent the holidays coming up with a software-based solution that relies on Home Assistant, Node RED, and some coding. Here's what we achieved. ---- *⏱️ Episode Timeline* 00:00 – Introduction 01:39 – JuiceBox and EnelX background 07:20 – Supporting Transport Evolved 09:30 – Home Assistant dashboards and setup 16:55 – Load-sharing demonstrations 24:05 – Thanks and goodbye --- *Links 🔗* OpenEVSE: https://www.openevse.com - Order Open EVSE Kit for JuiceBox V1 - https://store.openevse.com/products/replacement-electronics-for-juicebox-v1-metal-black-and-orange?_pos=2&_sid=9bf760123&_ss=r - Order Open EVSE Kit for JuiceBox V2 - https://store.openevse.com/products/replacement-electronics-for-juicebox-v2-plastic-grey-and-white?_pos=1&_sid=9bf760123&_ss=r JuiceRescue: https://juice-rescue.org Home Assistant:- https://home-assistant.io Node-RED: - https://nodered.org Node-RED on home assistant - https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-community-add-on-node-red/55023 Our previous videos on the JuiceBox/EnelX Debacle. - https://youtube.com/live/8ebay4eHZgU - https://youtu.be/FDvUSCa7Puw - https://youtu.be/qvZIC_OR_64 - https://youtu.be/HG9KdL5F3-w - https://youtu.be/HQvZE-ju-fA - https://youtu.be/mJNu-CwH2zE *👥 Today’s Sponsors* 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org ⚡ EnergySage - https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262 — ✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources ❤️ Support the Show 📰 https://www.transportevolved.com 🔥 https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved ☕ https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved 📺 https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved 👕 https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ 🛍️ https://amzn.to/40xOyjm ₿ 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH *💬 Join the Conversation* 🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show 💬 https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social 🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 --- *🎙️ Credits:* Host: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Edit, Color: Vi Horton Art & Animation: Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Music: via Artlist.io © Transport Evolved LLC, 2026