---
kind: "section"
citation: "23 C.F.R. § 680.114"
title: "23"
number: "680.114"
heading: "Charging network connectivity of electric vehicle charging infrastructure."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/23/680.114"
---

# §680.114. Charging network connectivity of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

- (a) **Charger-to-charger-network communication.**
  - (1) Chargers must communicate with a charging network via a secure communication method. See [§ 680.108](/cfr/23/680.108.md) for more information about OCPP requirements.
  - (2) Chargers must have the ability to receive and implement secure, remote software updates and conduct real-time protocol translation, encryption and decryption, authentication, and authorization in their communication with charging networks.
  - (3) Charging networks must perform and chargers must support remote charger monitoring, diagnostics, control, and smart charge management.
  - (4) Chargers and charging networks must securely measure, communicate, store, and report energy and power dispensed, real-time charging-port status, real-time price to the customer, and historical charging-port uptime.
- (b) **Interoperability.** See [§ 680.108](/cfr/23/680.108.md) for interoperability requirements.
- (c) **Charging-network-to-charging-network communication.** A charging network must be capable of communicating with other charging networks to enable an EV driver to use a single method of identification to charge at Charging Stations that are a part of multiple charging networks. See [§ 680.108](/cfr/23/680.108.md) for more information about OCPI requirements.
- (d) **Charging-network-to-grid communication.** Charging networks must be capable of secure communication with electric utilities, other energy providers, or local energy management systems.
- (e) **Disrupted network connectivity.** Chargers must remain functional if communication with the charging network is temporarily disrupted, such that they initiate and complete charging sessions, providing the minimum required power level defined in [§ 680.106(d)](/cfr/23/680.106.md?p=d).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 109, 23 U.S.C. 315; Pub. L. 117-58, title VIII of division J.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 12752, Feb. 28, 2023, unless otherwise noted.