Electrical Planning Report · Townhouse stratas
Electrical Planning Reports for townhouse stratas
Individually metered homes, shared parking, and driveways or garages where EV charging will go. The report covers the common infrastructure your strata owns, what it can carry, and what owners’ charging and heat pumps would add, in plain language your council can vote on.
Is it required for a townhouse complex?
Yes. The Strata Property Act requires it of every strata of five or more lots, even where each home has its own meter (those complexes may qualify for the short-form report). 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.
“They completed our electrical planning report efficiently, communicated clearly throughout the process, and were always responsive to questions.”
Find your service
What is your townhouse 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 townhouse 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 townhouse strata
With units often individually metered, the report focuses on the common infrastructure the strata actually owns: shared parking, amenities, and site services.
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 townhouse strata
Townhouse EV charging is usually planned at individual driveways or garages rather than a shared parkade, so the plan works out how load and cost are distributed across owners — and it is the route to 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 townhouse strata
Heat pump conversions and panel upgrades in a townhouse complex repeat across many similar units. A managed project keeps specifications, quotes, and scheduling consistent from one block of units to the next.
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 townhouse strata
Here is what the work involves for a townhouse 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
Our technician looks at the accessible electrical equipment the strata owns in common: the incoming site service and any common panels, shared parking or carport wiring, amenity buildings, and exterior and site lighting. Where homes are individually metered, the suite panels usually belong to the owners, so the walk-through concentrates on the common infrastructure.
In the analysis
What the report models
Twelve months of metered consumption data, requested from BC Hydro on your behalf, establish the demand on the common service and its spare capacity, using the Technical Safety BC methodology. The report then sets out future electrification scenarios for the complex, such as EV charging at driveways or garages and heat pumps, with gas-to-electric conversion estimates, demand-management recommendations and upgrade recommendations.
At the council table
What councils usually decide
Townhouse councils usually weigh whether a shared service upgrade is needed at all, how EV charging fits what the common service can carry, and how to budget for any recommended work.
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 townhouse 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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Each building type has its own electrical-planning realities. Pick the one that fits your strata.
Townhouse complex
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Concrete towers with large shared services.
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