Ford Works With BC Hydro, Other Utilities to Prepare Fathom for Home Power

Ford has revealed new details about the Fathom electric pickup, confirming the truck will offer built-in bidirectional charging technology that can supply power to homes without a separate wall-mounted inverter.

According to Ford’s announcement on Tuesday, the Fathom will be able to supply over a projected 10 kW of alternating current (AC) power to a home starting in 2027, with an MSRP below US$30,000 (C$42,075).

Ford says this will make the Fathom the first EV from a U.S. automaker priced under that mark that can power a home this way without needing a separate wall-mounted inverter.

Ford Fathom to Deliver Over 10 kW of Home Power

The technology was developed following Ford’s acquisition of Auto Motive Power in 2023. Ford says its engineers started from a clean sheet, building the two-way charging hardware and software around the company’s Universal EV Platform.

Rather than installing a separate inverter at home, Ford has placed the inverter inside the truck’s E-box, which is among the five main modules the Fathom is built from.

For homeowners, Ford expects its new Home Power Station to be priced at roughly half of what its original two-way charger cost. For backup power during outages, pairing the station with the Home Backup Power Panel should run at least 60 per cent cheaper than the company’s first backup setup.

Ford Teams Up With BC Hydro and Other Utilities

However, making this technology available involves more than just vehicle hardware. Ford says there are over 3,000 utilities across Canada and the United States, each with different rules for connecting vehicles to electrical systems.

To address this, Ford formed a working group in July 2026 with five utilities: BC Hydro, American Electric Power, Consumers Energy, Exelon, and Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

The group is working to establish a more consistent approach to interconnection requirements before the Fathom launches.

What Bidirectional Charging Means for Canadian Homeowners

In British Columbia, BC Hydro’s existing guidelines generally allow isolated home backup power without utility coordination. However, systems operating alongside the electrical grid require an interconnection application, while sending electricity back to the grid must follow additional guidelines.

Ford believes interconnection approval should only be necessary when a vehicle runs connected alongside the grid, not when charging normally or supplying isolated backup power.

The Fathom’s bidirectional system is being designed to meet applicable UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 requirements, while using the SAE J3068 standard to help reduce charging equipment costs.

In Canada, Ford has already priced the Fathom from C$42,690 before any applicable incentives.

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