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We are currently encouraging the introduction of EV charging facilities across our entire Community of some 55 Strata and unmanaged use of common property power as in this example we would consider one of the least desirable routes to go and not to be encouraged.
Congratulations on embracing the issue across the buildings you manage and good luck with wrangling the myriad options and issues that will be presented. But less face it, the strata manager concerned could have handled this better.
Generally the design load and usage factor on a common property supply can be very limited . In our case the power available in the garage is designed primarily to operate the garage door openers and it us assumed all will not be operating at the same time. To use such a circuit for multiple EV chargers is not likely to be sustainable.
Yes, but this wasn’t an application for multiple chargers, it was for ONE. The tenant was advised to get the landlord to go to the hassle and expense to get a by-law (unnecessarily).
I would also suggest that expecting that all users will confine their charging to off peak times is optimistic.
Realistic, not optimistic. Most people using low-voltage trickle chargers do so when they are at home in the evening. Also this is ONE person. If there were more wanting to do it, you would presumably adapt your policy and limit the usage until the system could cope.
This may require a bylaw to run cabling through common property from the meter/compressor to his garage but this option can be a totally user pays model and relatively inexpensive to implement considering the benefits to both the Lot Owner and the Owners Corporation.
I don’t think so. Section 110 of the Act specifies the installation of electrical cabling and power points as a minor renovation only requiring approval which must not unreasonably be refused.
Section 132B of the Act actually specifies installation of EV charging as a sustainability measure, not requiring a by-law, per se, but a Sustainability Special Resolution which only requires a simple majority vote.
On the question of multiple use, that’s something that can be estimated as single users increase in numbers to a limit established by an electrical engineer. As the take-up is increased, more sophisticated systems can be introduced before the building is browned out.
We shouldn’t let perfect be the enemy of good.