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I've lived without any charging at home for well over a year, but that's about to change :) Condo board approved the first major condo charging project in Calgary, AB. Unico Power is doing it before May this year. I would definitely also think about limiting increased demand usage, which most EVSE system operators don't really do anything about. Demand charges can be huge! And there are ways to prevent peak demand usage from increasing.

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So what's the solution at the condo? Level 1 and 2 charging? Just Level 2 stations? How many are they installing?

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its a level 2 system that has demand management, .e.g it limits EVSE power to a lower rate when the common house power demand is reaching peak levels. A good example in a condo would be this (Here in Alberta at least): 10 cars are all plugged in and say at 4pm the condo common power reaches peak usage. 10 x 7 kW = 70 kW that could be added to demand charges. This would cause common power bills for the condo (Every owner really) to go up. Here in Alberta it's something $0.50 / kW x days in month x that 70 kW, for the highest rate for any 15 minute period. So even if it only happened for one 15 minute period in the month: 70 kW (10 EVSE's) x $0.50 x 30 = $1,050.00. Or get a solution like Unico Power to handle demand management and pay $0 because the EVSE's never allow an EV to charge until peak usage subsides. Pretty slick!

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So do you have an idea on what it may cost you a month? And how many Level 2 stations are they going to put in? (And stay safe, I heard there's a pretty good wave going through western Canada)

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Unico Power's solution carries an approximately $20/month charge to manage power per EVSE, the Condo Corporation owns the Energy Management Solution/Infrastructure, and the Condo Unit Owner owns the EVSE at the parking spot. Then it's a matter of how much power the EV uses which can be billed closer to cost. Could be 5-8 c per kWh. In our first year of destination charging we used 2363 kWh, so at 5c that is only $118, so I imagine total all in cost per month being $30 and maybe trend up to $40 after the pandemic.

(keeping safe and driving just for necessary errands and dog park visits of course! Crazy numbers right now here, hoping vaccinations start making a difference soon :), I hope all is well with you and your family too!)

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