Method for charging a battery, in particular a vehicle battery, with electric current at a stationary charging installation having at least one charging connection for the battery, wherein the charging installation and a battery charging control device located at the battery and forming a system with the battery are connected to each other via a communication link, the method comprising: - the transmission of a request message with an electric charging requirement specification and a charging time specification by the battery charging control device to the stationary charging installation, wherein the charging requirement specification indicates a charging requirement needed for charging the battery, in particular a required energy quantity and/or an electric power required for charging the battery, and the charging time specification indicates a time available for charging the battery, - the transmission of a charging plan, in particular using a charging plan message, by the stationary charging installation to the battery charging control device, wherein the charging plan contains a course of maximum electric power which can be made available for charging the battery during a charging time within the charging time specification, characterised by - the determination of the electric power which can be made available for charging the battery in such a way that in a first charging time section of the charging time a first maximum electric power is available for charging the battery and in at least one second charging time section of the charging time following the first charging time section a second maximum electric power is available for charging the battery, wherein the first maximum electric power is greater by a factor than the second maximum electric power, - the charging of the battery in accordance with the charging plan, in particular if the battery charging control device accepts the charging plan, and - the offering of at least one second charging plan by the stationary charging installation following the at least partial use of the or a charging plan forming the first the charging plan, wherein maximum electric powers offered in the at least one second charging plan and/or charging time sections assigned to the powers differ from the first charging plan. - the transmission of a request message with an electric charging requirement specification and a charging time specification by the battery charging control device to the stationary charging installation, wherein the charging requirement specification indicates a charging requirement needed for charging the battery, in particular a required energy quantity and/or an electric power required for charging the battery, and the charging time specification indicates a time available for charging the battery, - the transmission of a charging plan, in particular using a charging plan message, by the stationary charging installation to the battery charging control device, wherein the charging plan contains a course of maximum electric power which can be made available for charging the battery during a charging time within the charging time specification, characterised by - the determination of the electric power which can be made available for charging the battery in such a way that in a first charging time section of the charging time a first maximum electric power is available for charging the battery and in at least one second charging time section of the charging time following the first charging time section a second maximum electric power is available for charging the battery, wherein the first maximum electric power is greater by a factor than the second maximum electric power, - the charging of the battery in accordance with the charging plan, in particular if the battery charging control device accepts the charging plan, and - the offering of at least one second charging plan by the stationary charging installation following the at least partial use of the or a charging plan forming the first the charging plan, wherein maximum electric powers offered in the at least one second charging plan and/or charging time sections assigned to the powers differ from the first charging plan.