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Electrical Planning Report
An electrical planning report helps strata corporations to understand their current electrical capacity and their ability to meet new demands for electricity including charging electric vehicles and other needs such as installing heat pumps.
On May 11, 2023, the B.C. government passed legislation to enable strata corporations to install electric vehicle (EV) charging more easily. As of December 6, 2023, regulations now specify the process for strata corporations to approve EV charging and require strata corporations, with more five or more units, to obtain an Electrical Planning Report.
HIGHLIGHTS
Depending on your geographical area, any strata of 5 units or more must have an ELECTRICAL PLANNING REPORT completed before December 31, 2026 (or 2028).
REPORT CONTENT
An electrical planning report will provide information about:
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the current capacity of the strata corporation's electrical system
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a list of existing demands on the electrical system
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an estimate of peak electrical demand and spare electrical capacity
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an estimate of the electrical capacity needed to support future demands, such as EV charging and heat pumps and
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recommendations for demand management
An Electrical Planning Report MUST be prepared by a qualified professional engineer, an applied science technologist or a journey person electrician.
