Run an EV charging network where nothing ever goes according to plan.

Chargers fail. The grid pushes back.
Your job? Keep uptime high, costs low, and the lights on.

The Game

Kilowatt Tycoon is a management simulation about the unsexy reality of EV charging.
You're not building cities or driving cars — you're running the infrastructure that makes electrification possible.

Every decision affects uptime, revenue, and reputation.
Ignore problems too long, and the system will remind you.

Core Gameplay

Charger Operations

Deploy and manage chargers across multiple sites. Perform remote resets and decide when a truck roll is worth the cost.

Grid & Power Management

Balance three-phase power, manage demand charges, and avoid transformer overloads. The grid doesn't care about your roadmap.

Hustle & Revenue

Protect your copper from cable thieves. Monetize charger screens with video ads while drivers wait. Dial in the perfect lemonade recipe to squeeze every cent from ancillary sales.

Simulation Depth

Power & Charging

Real-time power and thermal simulation

Dynamic pricing and ad-screen revenue — optimize time-of-use rates and charger screen ads to maximize margins

Demand charges, peak shaving, and transformer capacity limits

Sell excess solar generation back to the grid via net metering

Events

Cable theft, vandalism, and site security events

Hackers targeting charger networks and payment systems

Weather and seasonal effects on driver demand

Transformer fires from overloading — push the grid too hard and watch the smoke

Tech & Proto

4 unique site types, each with different constraints

OCPP 1.6J, OpenADR 3.0, and OCPI 2.3 exports — real wire formats, real message flows. Take a peek under the hood.

Built-in double-entry accounting — every dollar is tracked from grid to ledger

RF environment simulation — noise floor, SNR, and communication reliability shaped by site conditions

This isn't a puzzle game. It's controlled chaos.

Ready to Keep the Lights On?

Things will break.
Margins will be thin.
The grid won't wait.

Can you keep the network alive — and profitable?

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KILOWATT TYCOON