4620 Technology Committee EV Charging Station Recommendations


These are the recommendations that the Tech Committee provided to Board as of 4/4/2022. They are also available in BuildingLink at https://www.buildinglink.com/V2/Tenant/Library/getFile.aspx?id=999955&open=inline

  • Parking space owners who install a charger would be responsible for cost of charger, installation, and electricity
  • Require individual meters / access controls / insurance for each charger
    • State requirement under Maryland 2021 HB110/SB144
    • Environmental imperative
    • Preponderance (71%) of building survey in Fall of 2019
    • Most straightforward to use 3rd party at this time
  • Provide and require use of common infrastructure
    • Recommend board authorize budgeting engineering study with direction of management and involvement of Technology Committee chair
      • Initial target of 20 Level 2 users based on extrapolation from survey
        • 240 Volts / 200 Amp electrical panel
        • Also have engineers estimate the incremental costs for 400 and 600 amps
        • For reference, the power a Level-2 charger draws is roughly equal to 10 microwave ovens
      • Drilling in garage to support all 3 levels (or alternatives such as through stairwells?)
    • Need to determine who pays and how for common infrastructure upgrades if implemented

Additionally, at the 5/23 meeting, the committee approved the following analysis of the Chase Point EV setup following their visit on 5/4 (see https://www.fortysixtwenty.tech/2023/01/24/4620-technology-and-environment-committee-may-23-2022-minutes/):

The committee visit to Chase Point to view their EV installation was summarized. It does not affect the recommendations the committee has made. At $400K, it is a gold-plated approach. People had to pay up-front for the infrastructure upgrades and only when a threshold of number of subscribers was passed was the work approved. Many details are not applicable due to differences in infrastructure between the buildings as well as legal requirements (DC vs. Maryland).