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Dear Tony:
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We live in an older mid-rise building in Burnaby. Several owners are requesting permission to install EV charging for their vehicles, and the owners, particularly on the south side of our building, have requested permission for summer cooling systems. We have completed our electrical planning report in advance of these requests and found out we have limited power available for any of these options.
Our building has hot water heating, which does not operate in the summer, but it is heated with gas, not electrical. The report indicates we have only five per cent spare capacity and that will be insufficient to accommodate sufficient charging and cooling.
Are we compelled to upgrade our building’s electrical capacity and services? The initial cost is not a priority for our owners. We require a new roof in 2026, and our elevators are due for major upgrades.
— Will A.
Dear Will:
Your report requires an evaluation of the electrical demands for potential electrification and possible methods of reducing your demands.