The building

[40-unit townhouse complex, built in [year], Burnaby BC. Underground parkade with individual stalls. 200A three-phase service, shared with common area lighting and elevators.]

The problem

Eight owners had EVs and wanted chargers. The strata got a quote for a service upgrade: $180,000, 14 months to complete, requiring a special levy of approximately $4,500 per unit.

The council president brought it to an AGM. It didn’t pass.

The following year she found Mesh.

What we installed

One Mesh Hub in the electrical room, connected to the existing service feeder via CT clamps. Installation took one day. No trenching, no new conduit, no utility involvement.

What happened next

The council voted to approve the Hub at the next AGM — 31 in favour, 6 opposed. The Hub was installed three weeks later.

Over the following 12 months, 12 owners arranged their own Mesh Edge and charger installations through licensed electricians. Each installation was owner-arranged and owner-paid, with no further council involvement.

Results

Hub cost to strata: $[X,XXX] installed
Average Edge + charger cost per owner: $[X,XXX]–$[X,XXX]
Time from Hub approval to first charger active: 3 weeks
Chargers installed in year one: 12
Peak demand exceedances: 0
Special levy required: No

In their words

“[Quote from strata council president — name, title, building — to be added with permission.]”

[Photos of the electrical room installation and a finished garage stall to be added.]

No special levy, 12 chargers installed in the first year