PlugOp Technologies

PlugOp Technologies is a Columbus, Ohio-based company offering software and program services for electric vehicle charging in multifamily residential properties. Its stated scope spans three connected phases: planning, in which sites are prioritized and charger counts are sized using EV adoption, electrical capacity, code requirements, incentives and rollout plans; deployment, covering procurement, installation coordination, hardware decisions, commissioning, connectivity and site launch; and operations, covering resident and property-team support, charger uptime, maintenance and issue-response workflows, and reporting for management. The company markets standardized, repeatable portfolio rollouts with shared prioritization rules, pricing support and performance visibility, and offers entry points for portfolio rollouts, new development, charger replacement, live operations handoffs and portfolio standardization.

A central technical theme is energy management, or load sharing. Company material explains that conventional Level 2 installations place each charger on its own dedicated circuit (roughly 40 amps), so 100 chargers would require about 4,000 amps, whereas shared-circuit designs allow roughly four Level 2 chargers on a single 40-amp circuit with software allocating power dynamically among connected vehicles. PlugOp states this can cut total costs by up to 40% and reduce or delay major electrical upgrades, and pairs it with assigned resident charging, charge-time transparency and a 'Priority Charging' option that lets a resident request additional energy. It also states it helps customers identify rebates and incentives and support applications to reduce upfront project capital expenditure, and publishes an EV Mandate and Capacity Planner readiness assessment tool.

An earlier public deployment with the City of Hilliard, Ohio covered municipal curbside-style charging: two dual-port stations serving up to four vehicles, no app required, with a QR code on the charger screen leading to payment via Apple Pay, Google Pay or credit card and to entry of charging preferences such as intended unplug time, which the software used to split and schedule power across vehicles. In that context the company described a longer-term aim of aggregating electricity consumption data from charging stations and supplying it to utilities to inform grid power distribution.

Founding story

Cory Miller, an Upper Sandusky, Ohio native, developed the concept in 2022 while pursuing a master's degree at The Ohio State University, where his research addressed electric vehicle technologies, grid price reduction and electrification more broadly. He has described the long-term vision as gathering information on electricity consumption from charging stations. The company was built out with support from Techstars Columbus Powered by The Ohio State University.

Business model

PlugOp positions itself as a single accountable partner across the lifecycle of a multifamily charging program rather than a hardware-only or software-only vendor. It engages owners and operators through a portfolio review, sizes and prioritizes phase-one deployments, coordinates procurement, installation, commissioning, connectivity and launch, and then provides ongoing operations covering resident support, uptime maintenance and management reporting. For resident charging it describes an assigned-station model in which a user is granted exclusive access to a station for a monthly fee, alongside shared and mixed-access configurations. In its earlier municipal work in Hilliard, Ohio, the city covered connection costs and drivers paid per kilowatt-hour consumed.

Stated revenue elements include monthly fees for exclusive, assigned resident charging stations and per-kilowatt-hour usage charging; in the Hilliard municipal deployment drivers paid 20 cents per kilowatt-hour, a rate described as covering the city's power costs, while the city handled connection costs. The company also provides planning, deployment coordination and ongoing operations services, and supports incentive and rebate applications that reduce customer project capital expenditure.

Traction

The company's site lists live resident charging installations including 28 ports (24 assigned) at Tierra del Rey in Marina del Rey, California; 14 ports (6 assigned) at The MO in Washington, DC; 12 ports at Vitruvian West in Addison, Texas; 8 assigned ports at The Galaxy at Polaris in Columbus, Ohio; and 4 ports each at Peridot Palms in St. Petersburg, Florida and Lenox Farms in Braintree, Massachusetts. It also references case examples covering a rapid charger replacement and a 127-charger portfolio replacement. In Hilliard, Ohio, two dual-port municipal stations serving up to four vehicles were installed in 2024, with additional units planned at the Hilliard Municipal Building and Hilliard Community Center.

Latest developments

In September 2026 PlugOp published an announcement introducing what it describes as the first network-wide Autocharge experience for Level 2 EV charging, allowing multifamily residents to plug in and charge without apps or cards. An SEC Form D filing reporting $70,000 sold on a debt-only basis was recorded on 2025-06-25, following filings in December 2024 and December 2023.