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NAT: Q&A Installing Private Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations

Published August 14, 2018 By The LookUpStrata Team 1 Comment Last Updated January 22, 2021

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This article about handling requests to install private electric vehicle chargers in strata buildings has been supplied by Ross McIntyre, Wattblock.

Question: An apartment owner wishes to install an EV charging facility in his car space in the secure common garage area. How do they get a quote without an agreement in principle that this can proceed?

An apartment owner wishes to install an EV charging facility in his car space in the secure common garage area. It would be connected to his private electricity meter. The Owners Corporation wants to understand the scope of work before approving it. However, the owner can’t get anyone to quote without an agreement in principle that it can proceed. How do we resolve this?

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Answer: Establish general by-laws around the installation of charging stations. This provides assurance that work can proceed and any terms that may exist.

Electric Vehicle Charging in Strata Any by-laws should be reviewed by a strata lawyer. However, since this is all new to many of us, having some sample by-laws as a starting point is very helpful. Sample by-laws are available in the City of Sydney funded research paper Electric Vehicle Charging in Residential Strata Buildings on pages 88-91. Section 2 of the by-laws specifically sets out a framework for installation of private chargers. You could also contact the report consultants, Wattblock for a more recent version of the sample by-laws.

The Owners Corporation should consider that their first request to install an EV charging station may not be their last. The research paper provides strong evidence that demand for EV charging is going to increase dramatically in the years to come. Establishing by-laws now sets the ground rules for all future requests and can avoid some very expensive misunderstandings.

Many strata schemes already have EV chargers and don’t know it. In particular, in the absence of any specific by-laws, it may be perfectly legal for residents to use existing general power outlets to charge their vehicles. That means the strata may be paying for the electricity.

Ideally any by-laws should be established in consideration of the specific circumstances of your strata scheme. The City of Sydney research paper covers off the broad range of considerations. There are detailed case studies, checklists and the following decision tree to assist you. In particular, you may need an electrical assessment to understand your situation. If you need further assistance you can contact Wattblock.

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Ross McIntyre
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W: Wattblock

This post appears in Strata News #370.

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  1. AvatarAllan says

    July 1, 2020 at 10:37 am

    The person or company having the opportunity to quote for the installation of a charging facility for electric vehicles won’t want to quote for a single charging station when he/it may be able to do so for many more vehicles which will only obtain when all or most of the other owners/residents become privy to a by-law needing to be arranged , so instead of seeking a precise quote for just one facility, just ask for a ballpark figure to get a rough idea of the cost for but 1 vehicle, and after (only after, fir$t things fir$t!) having obtained this (quoted) figure, then ask what would be a ballpark figure for an installation that could handle the charging of, say. 1 vehicle for EVERY unit then watch the ear$ prick up on the person who quotes. When you need to borrow just $100 from a friend, if you up the ante $omewhat and ask them to lend you $1,000 instead, you’ll have a much greater chance of easily (r)obtaining just the measly but $100 that you need.

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