Electrical Planning Report · Low-rise stratas
Electrical Planning Reports for low-rise apartment stratas
One shared service usually feeds the corridors, the laundry and often the suites, so spare capacity is the question. The report measures what the building really draws from twelve months of BC Hydro data, sets out what EV charging and heat pump conversions would add, and recommends demand management and upgrades where they are needed.
Is it required for a low-rise building?
Yes. The Strata Property Act requires it of every strata of five or more lots. Due December 31, 2026 in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Capital Region; December 31, 2028 elsewhere.Check your strata plan number →
Or call 778-910-4772 (Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Pacific).
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- One fixed price, in writing, within one business day
- BC Hydro handled by us: the consumption data request, and the rebate with an EV Ready Plan
- A plain-language report, presented to your council
- Price Match Guarantee on any written quote for a compliant report
What happens after you click
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A fixed-price proposal within one business day
Send your strata plan number, address and unit count. We reply with a clear scope and one fixed price your council can vote on.
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Questions answered before you decide
A redacted sample report and references are available on request, and you can book a free 15-minute call with a strata electrical advisor before you commit to anything.
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Your council decides
No commitment until council accepts the proposal. From there one team handles the BC Hydro data request, the property assessment, the report and the presentation.
“We found that from the first email all the way through to the delivered report and the follow up from them the communication and expertise from Chris and Alex was excellent.”
Find your service
What is your low-rise strata trying to get done?
Pick the goal that sounds like your council's conversation — we'll point you at the service that answers it, and what it means for a low-rise building.
Electrical Planning Report
Every BC strata corporation of five or more lots must obtain an Electrical Planning Report — an assessment of the building's electrical capacity and what future electrification will need from it.
For a low-rise strata
A shared service typically feeds common areas and often the suites, so spare capacity is the report’s central question.
Not sure an EPR is the whole picture? Tell us your goals and we will scope what your strata needs.About Project Management →
EV Ready Plan
An EV Ready Plan maps a complete charging strategy onto your building's existing electrical service — stalls, conduit, energy management, and phased costs. It is the route to BC Hydro's plan rebate (up to 75% of the plan's cost, to a $3,000 maximum) and, from July 15, 2026, a qualifying plan on file is required before a strata can access standalone EV charger rebates.
For a low-rise strata
Charging is usually planned for a surface lot or a small parkade, where shared infrastructure and load management matter most. The EV Ready Plan maps a phased rollout and unlocks the BC Hydro plan rebate.
Plan adopted and ready to build? We can manage the rollout for your strata.About Project Management →
Project Management
Heat pumps, EV charger rollouts, service upgrades — implementing a large electrification project means scope documents, comparable quotes, rebate paperwork, and months of coordination. We manage the project on the strata's behalf — one point of contact from planning through completion.
For a low-rise strata
Wood-frame walk-ups electrifying heat or hot water often find the electrical service is the constraint. A managed project sequences the capacity work and the mechanical conversion in the right order.
Most managed projects start from an Electrical Planning Report or EV Ready Plan.Start with the report →
Not sure which fits? Tell us what's going on — describing the problem is enough, and we'll reply within one business day with what your strata actually needs.
Before you request a proposal
What an assessment looks like in a low-rise strata
Here is what the work involves for a low-rise building, how we run it from first email to council presentation, and what your council ends up holding — so you can judge the fit before sending us anything.
On site
What our technician looks at
The visit covers the accessible electrical equipment: the main service and metering, the house panel that feeds corridors, laundry and mechanical rooms, and the surface lot or parkade. In many wood-frame walk-ups one shared service carries both common areas and suites, so spare capacity is the central question.
In the analysis
What the report models
Twelve months of metered consumption data, requested from BC Hydro on your behalf, establish the real demand on the shared service and its spare capacity, using the Technical Safety BC methodology. The report then sets out future electrification scenarios such as EV charging in the lot or parkade and heat pump or hot water conversions, with gas-to-electric conversion estimates, demand-management recommendations and upgrade recommendations.
At the council table
What councils usually decide
Low-rise councils typically decide how to start EV charging within the capacity the report finds, and when a service upgrade is worth planning for if owners move to heat pumps.
How we work with your strata
Full service, from first email to council presentation
CF Electrical Services is a full service company. One team handles the proposal, the BC Hydro data request, the property assessment, the report and the follow-up, so your council has a single point of contact for the whole process.
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A fixed-price proposal
Send your building details and we reply within one business day with a clear scope and a fixed price, so your council can vote on a known number.
Your partShare the strata plan number, address and unit count.
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Questions answered before you decide
A redacted sample report and references are available on request, and you can book a free 15-minute call with a strata electrical advisor to walk through the options in the proposal before you commit to anything.
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Onboarding, in one place
Once council accepts, our onboarding page collects the documents the strata has on file — strata plan, electrical drawings, a recent hydro bill — and the signed BC Hydro authorization. We arrange access for the property assessment with your site contact.
Your partGather what is on file and sign the BC Hydro authorization.
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BC Hydro, handled by us
We request the twelve months of consumption data the report is built on and follow up until it is released. Where an EV Ready Plan is included, we also manage the rebate with BC Hydro, from pre-approval through the final application. You never chase the utility.
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The property assessment
We book the property assessment with your access contact, and a technician from our team attends site to document the accessible electrical equipment: electrical rooms, switchgear, panels and parking areas.
Your partLet us in.
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A report written to be read
Full technical accuracy in plain language: how much capacity the building has, what future electrification would add, and what to plan for, with an executive summary and a "how to read your report" guide written for council members.
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Presentation and follow-up
A plain-language presentation to council or the AGM is available whenever you want one, and we stay available for questions after delivery — usually replying the same day.
Request a proposal
Get a fixed-price proposal for your low-rise strata
Send your building details and we'll reply within one business day with a clear scope and a firm price.
Eight details is all it takes
- ✓ Your name, email and phone number
- ✓ Your role on the strata (council or manager)
- ✓ The service you are interested in
- ✓ Strata plan number
- ✓ Property address and postal code
Have the strata plan, unit count or drawings handy? Add the unit count with the request and the rest after you send it — optional, never required.
Your information is used only to prepare your proposal — no spam, no resale.
Prefer to talk first? Call 778-910-4772 or email [email protected].
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