i-charging’s 1.5 MW i-light Clears ETL Certification for the US and Canada

Megawatt Charging & Power Conversion Power Electronics Product
Marin Holt
August 18, 2026
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Peak MCS output: 1.5 MW
MCS continuous current: 1,500 amps
CCS output: 800 kW
Tesla Megacharger starting price: $188,000

Charger maker i-charging announced Intertek ETL certification for its i-light heavy-duty charger in early August 2026. The approval clears a safety barrier to selling a 1.5 MW unit in the United States and Canada. It covers UL 2202 and UL 2231 in the United States and CSA C22.2 No. 346 in Canada. The company runs dual headquarters in Porto, Portugal and Atlanta, Georgia. It has named no first North American customer and no deployment date.

ETL certification confirms that high-power DC charging equipment meets the electrical safety standards US and Canadian authorities recognize. Site developers need that independent validation before they install the hardware. Local permits and inspections still apply, so the certification shortens one step rather than the whole queue.

What Is Actually New

i-charging already held ETL certification on its Blueberry line, which covers light-duty charging with CCS-1, CHAdeMO and later NACS connectors. The i-light is a different class of product. It carries a Megawatt Charging System output rated to 1.5 MW at up to 1,500 amps continuous, alongside a Combined Charging System output rated to 800 kW. Fleets configure both connectors on one unit, so a depot serves the CCS trucks it runs today and the MCS trucks it expects later. The unit also carries a 37-inch transparent display readable from a truck cab and a separate 10-inch touchscreen.

How It Compares

Kempower unveiled its Mega Satellite Flex in May 2026, reaching 1.2 MW at 1,500 amps on MCS and 560 kW on CCS. Tesla opened Megacharger sales to fleets the same month at 1.2 MW. Each Tesla post supports 1,100 amps continuous across a 0 to 1,000 VDC range. Tesla requires a minimum purchase of two posts and lists a starting price of $188,000 before taxes and installation.

On published specifications the i-light leads that group. Its 1.5 MW MCS rating tops both rivals by 300 kW, and its 800 kW CCS rating tops Kempower by 240 kW. One number is missing. i-charging publishes no price, while Tesla publishes one. A fleet comparing the three units therefore compares two budgets and one unknown.

Why It Matters

Charger ratings set the electrical service a depot orders. A single 1.5 MW post draws more than many light-industrial sites hold in total. The specification therefore drives transformer sizing, switchgear ratings and the utility interconnection study. Fleets that plan around a 1.5 MW post start that utility conversation earlier than fleets planning around 350 kW hardware.

Certification is not deployment. i-charging cleared the safety review, but it has disclosed no customer, no site and no delivery window in either country. The MCS standard itself is still maturing. The company frames the product as ready for that standard rather than shipping against a finished one. Treat this as market entry cleared, not capacity installed.

Critical Perspective

Certification is a sales prerequisite, not demand. i-charging cleared a safety review and disclosed no customer, no site and no delivery window in North America. The company already held ETL certification on its light-duty line, so certifying ahead of announced orders is an established pattern here.

The 1.5 MW headline is a maximum per output, not a demonstrated session. No document here shows the unit delivering 1.5 MW to a truck for a full charge. The population of MCS-capable trucks in North American service stays small, so the rating currently outruns the fleet that would draw on it.

The specification lead sits unpriced. Tesla lists $188,000 as a starting figure for two Megacharger posts, which a fleet drops straight into a model. i-charging publishes nothing comparable. A 300 kW advantage over rivals means little until a price sits beside it.

The public specifications do not fully agree. The company’s product page attaches the 600 and 700 amp cable ratings to its megawatt-charging output, while trade coverage of the certification attaches them to the CCS side. The gap is small, and it is exactly the sort a site engineer settles before sizing conductors.

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Product Specs

	This articlei-charging i-light	Kempower Mega Satellite Flex	Tesla Megacharger
Peak MCS output	1.5 MW	1.2 MW	1.2 MW
MCS continuous current	1,500 A	1,500 A	1,100 A
CCS output	800 kW	560 kW	not offered
Published starting price	not disclosed	not disclosed	$188,000 for two posts