Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Shared Parking Areas: Resources to Support Implementation & Charging Infrastructure Requirements
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Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Shared Parking Areas: Resources to Support Implementation & Charging Infrastructure Requirements A publication of the City of Richmond with funding support from BC Hydro. This report was prepared with generous support of the BC Hydro Sustainable Communities program. The City of Richmond managed its development and publication. The City of Richmond would like to acknowledge and express their appreciation to the following people who provided helpful comments on early drafts of material developed as part of this project: Katherine King and Cheong Siew, BC Hydro Jeff Fisher, Dana Westermark and Jonathan Meads, on behalf of the Urban Development Institute Ian Neville, City of Vancouver Lise Townsend, City of Burnaby Neil MacEachern, City of Port Coquitlam Maggie Baynham, District of Saanich Nikki Elliot, Capital Regional District Chris Frye, BC Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources John Roston, Plug-in Richmond Responsibility for the content of this report lies with the authors, and not the individuals nor organizations noted above. The findings and views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not represent the views, opinions, recommendations or policies of the funders. Nothing in this publication is an endorsement of any particular product or proprietary building system. Authored by: AES Engineering Hamilton & Company C2MP Fraser Basin Council Report submitted by: AES Engineering 1330 Granville Street Vancouver, BC Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Shared Parking Areas TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 SCOPE .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 CONFIGURATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 2 2.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Dedicated Circuit ........................................................................................................................ 2 2.3 Circuit Sharing ............................................................................................................................ 3 Static Load Management ............................................................................................................ 3 Rotational (Time-Shared) Load Management ............................................................................. 3 Dynamic Load Management ....................................................................................................... 4 2.4 Panel Load Management ............................................................................................................ 5 2.5 Dwelling Demand Load Management ......................................................................................... 6 2.6 Building Demand Load Management .......................................................................................... 7 3.0 COMPARISONS ..................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Mounting Option ......................................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Charging Ports ............................................................................................................................ 8 3.4 Circuit Rating and Output Ampacity ............................................................................................ 8 3.5 Cost ............................................................................................................................................ 8 3.6 Certification ................................................................................................................................. 8 3.7 Questionnaire ............................................................................................................................. 8 3.8 Potential Solutions ...................................................................................................................... 9 4.0 DELIVERY MODELS ............................................................................................................................ 10 4.1 General ..................................................................................................................................... 10 5.0 VARIANCE PROCESS ......................................................................................................................... 11 5.1 General ..................................................................................................................................... 11 6.0 KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR STRATA BYLAWS AND/OR RULES ................................................. 13 6.1 General ..................................................................................................................................... 13 6.2 List of Issues ............................................................................................................................. 13 APPENDIX A: CONFIGURATIONS APPENDIX B: COMPARISON TABLES APPENDIX C: LOAD MANAGEMENT (EVEMS) QUESTIONNAIRE APPENDIX D: CODE AMENDMENTS APPENDIX E: VARIANCE FORMS APPENDIX F: STRATA ISSUES 5979988 v3 i Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Shared Parking Areas 5979988 v3 ii Resources to Support Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation & Requirements 1.0 SCOPE 1.1 General The City of Richmond’s Official Community Plan (OCP) includes a target to reduce Richmond’s community greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 2007 levels by 2050. Richmond’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) identifies that to reach this target will require near universal adoption of zero carbon vehicles by the 2040s. The CEEP includes Strategy 7 to “Promote Low Carbon Vehicles”, and actions pursuant to this strategy. In accordance with this CEEP action, the City of Richmond recently adopted amendments to the Parking and Loading section of the Richmond Zoning Bylaw, establishing requirements for provision of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in new developments. Amendments require all residential parking, excluding visitor parking, feature an energized outlet capable of delivering Level 2 EV charging (as defined by SAE J1772 standard – i.e. 208V/240V). Intention of the requirement is to better future-proof buildings so that at-home charging is readily accessible. To assist implementation of the requirements, the City aims to issue technical bulletins that 1) describe suitable electrical configurations, and 2) provide guidance on expectations for strata rules/bylaws that owner-developers can provide for future strata organizations to facilitate successful operation of EV charging infrastructure. Other municipalities in the Province of British Columbia are similarly considering options to encourage adoption of EVs, to support climate, air-quality, economic development and livability goals. A number of municipalities have already revised policies pertaining to EV charging, and others are in the process. Pursuant to such efforts, the objective of the following report is to: Provide resources to support implementation of EV charging infrastructure in shared parking areas. To achieve the objective, the intent is to provide City of Richmond, other municipalities, developers, electrical designers, and end-users an understanding of available electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) solutions and identify inherent implications. Major components include: 1. Infrastructure configurations and comparisons; 2. Delivery models; 3. Variance request requirements; 4. User fee assignment and electricity cost reconciliation assessment; 5. Model strata rules/bylaws development; 6. Local government guide development. Refer to the following sections for details of configuration and delivery model descriptions and comparisons. 5979988 v3 1 Resources to Support Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation & Requirements 2.0 CONFIGURATIONS 2.1 General EVSE configurations include: dedicated circuits; circuit sharing: o static load management; o rotational (time-shared) load management; o dynamic load management; panel load management; dwelling panel load management; building demand load management. Refer to the following subsections and configuration table (Appendix A) for further details. 2.2 Dedicated Circuit Definition: An EVSE supplied from a dedicated branch circuit. Dedicated circuits require significant electrical system infrastructure to accommodate the electrical load and dedicated wiring to each stall. A demand factor of 100% is required, as per CSA C22.1-15. Allowance for diversity is permitted in Table 38 of CSA C22.1-18 (Appendix D), when adopted (anticipated early 2019). The configuration is versatile, as it is possible to provide 6-50R or 14-50R receptacles during building construction to allow users to purchase and install a standalone EVSE of their choice. Performance is typically higher than other configurations, as there