To plan for increased electrical demand – including electric vehicle (EV) charging and heat pumps – strata corporations with five or more strata lots, are required to obtain an electrical planning report by December 31, 2026 or December 31, 2028 depending on where the strata corporation is located in British Columbia.
An electrical planning report must provide information about:
- the current capacity of the strata corporation’s electrical system
- a list of existing demands on the electrical system
- an estimate of peak electrical demand and spare electrical capacity
- an estimate of the electrical capacity needed to support future demands, such as electric vehicle (EV) charging and heat pumps, and
- recommendations for demand management and reducing demand; for example, freeing up electrical capacity by installing LED lighting. (LED lighting is significantly more energy efficient than equivalent incandescent or fluorescent lighting).