115 Beach Street
EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
YOUR BASEMENT CAR PARK IS NOW EV READY!
EV Charging infrastructure is now in place enabling residents to purchase their own EV Charger’s for their parking allotments. The information below will give you the information you need to purchase an EV Charger and to understand what is involved in having it connected and the associated billing costs.
KEY DATES | INFRASTRUCTURE | WORKS | POWER INTERUPTION | BILLING | EV CHARGER | CONTACT
EV Charger Installation Package
Installation is the electrical connection to the EV charger with wiring, conduit and RCBO included.
Commissioning is connecting the EV Charger to the ECU (Electric Vehicle Charging Control Unit). This is the device that manages the power supply to all the connect EV Chargers to the system and manages their power usage with the energy available. For example if too many chargers are engaged at one time and want to draw more energy than is available, the ECU will manage the energy usage, reducing the power available to certain chargers.
The ECU License is a once off fee for the lifetime of the ECU. The ECU is a license per vehicle based system, similar to purchasing a software license for individual computers.
Billing
iAUTO ENERGY is the sole provider in managing the billing for users of the EV charging infrastructure.
This will be made up of a daily supply charge and a usage charge based on the energy consumed. Residents will be charged monthly to a nominated credit or debit card.
Fees
Daily Supply Charge: $0.98 Charge Per Consumed kWh: $0.33
Maintenance
To ensure the reliability, upkeep and safety of the installed EV infrastructure, every EV Charger connected to the system will require a yearly maintenance check and test, similar to test and tag.
For residents that purchase an EV Charger from iAUTO ENERGY, this service will be provided at no additional cost.
For EV Chargers not purchased and/or installed by iAUTO ENERGY, they will need to supply a yearly maintenance certification by a qualified third party, or engage iAUTO ENERGY at $495 for a maintenance and test call out.
Purchasing and Installing an EV Charger through a third party
Residents can purchase an EV Charger and have it installed through a third party.
However to be connected to the EV Charging infrastructure, the charger must be compatible with the ECU and be approved by iAUTO ENERGY.
Residents will need to have iAUTO ENERGY commission (link the EV charger to the ECU) the approved EV Charger at $150 and will need to purchase an ECU License at $495. A Billing agreement will also be created, billed monthly with a supply charge and a usage charge based on the energy consumed.
To remain connected, third party installed EV Chargers will require a yearly maintenance check and test with documentation provided to iAUTO ENERGY at the resident’s cost. Or engage iAUTO ENERGY for a yearly maintenance check and test at $495 annually.
Beach St EV Charging Infrastructure
Your OC has made a serious invested in EV Charging infrastructure that brings benefits to all residents. It provides affordable access to residents currently with, or planning to buy an EV. Importantly the infrastructure adds to your properties value by making it “EV ready”, that can attract higher rental and property values to a wider range of potential renters and buyers.
Busduct
The busduct installed along the roof throughout the basement carpark supplies dedicated power for EV charging, with readily accessible points that make it more affordable for residents to install EV chargers in their allotted car parking spaces.
With busduct, residents can have an EV Charger installed with a smaller copper cable run from the busduct tap off boxes, as opposed to a longer run to the electrical room. For example, one of the furthest car spaces would need around a 100m costly cable run from the electrical room vs a 15m run from the busduct.
Additionally, busduct has a considerably smaller footprint than having dozens of individual copper cable runs to each individual EV charger.
ECU - Electrical Vehicle Charging Control Unit
INFRASTRUCTURE
Retrofitting an apartment building brings a range of complexity of working with, in and around existing infrastructure. iAUTO ENERGY’s designers, engineers and electricians have the experience to provide and deliver the best solutions.
The Owners Corporation is funding the installation of the infrastructure. Lot Owners will fund the purchase and installation of their individual charging units that must integrate and meet the requirements of the infrastructure and iAUTO ENERGY. Electricity used to charge an EV will be charged directly to the individual user (Lot Owner) via a 3rd party billing arrangement with iAUTO ENERGY.
iAUTO ENERGY will install and maintain the power infrastructure, oversee the necessary protocols for the purchase and installation of residents EV Chargers.
As EV purchases are rapidly growing in Australia, there is a need to have the infrastructure in place ready for when it is required. It is expected that by 2030, 50% of new car sales will be EVs. The power demand from EV charging creates complexities that need to be addressed, particularly in residential apartment buildings.
Residents need to be able to efficiently charge their EV's without creating power issues for the rest of the complex. The system being installed is “Smart” such that power can be managed efficiently and safely throughout the building, delivered throughout the carpark, compliant with current building codes and, importantly, being ready for future needs. In providing the right infrastructure now, residents can be confident that their current and future EV Charging needs are addressed, with reliable access to power and simplified installations with cost efficiencies.
Bus-duct infrastructure installed.
The key power distribution product being installed is Bus-duct. This versatile product offers flexibility to adapt with and around existing utilities, with the capacity to accommodate the future power loads of all the car spaces requiring EV Chargers. Bus-duct is more sophisticated in its design and manufacture, with each section/component being made specifically from detailed drawings taken from your car park. Bus-duct is a total solution product, providing for current and future power load demands, with cost savings and efficiencies for future EV Charger installations.
An Electric Vehicle Charging Controller (EVC) will be installed, to communicate, monitor and manage the power usage of installed EV Chargers. This is essential to ensure that the building has power were and when it is needed. An EVC will ensure that when multiple EV Chargers are drawing power at the same time, they won’t adversely affect your building’s other power demands, such as climate control.
The installation will also comply with National Construction Code (NCC), which has specific requirements that must be met in Australia. These include meeting the specific requirements for the type of building, it’s power needs, metering, distribution boards and the commissioning of an EVC.
CONTACT
iAUTO ENERGY is your contact for 115 Beach Street EV Charger requirements.
We will be installing and maintaining the power infrastructure, managing the purchase and install of residents EV Chargers, as well as administrating billing.
Please contact iAUTO ENERGY using the Contact Form or the dedicated beachstreet@iautoenergy.au email for residents.
You may also contact Marshall Dwyer, Marketing Manager on 0407 019 246.