Strata electrical planning · Bare land
Bare land strata stratas in British Columbia
In a bare land strata, the strata lots are parcels of land rather than parts of a building — which changes what electrical infrastructure the corporation actually owns and plans for.
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What to know
Electrical planning for bare land stratas
The considerations that tend to matter most for this building type. We confirm exactly what applies to your strata in the proposal.
Electrical servicing is often arranged per lot, with the corporation responsible for any shared or common electrical infrastructure.
Planning tends to focus on shared servicing, future build-out, and any common amenities the corporation maintains.
What reporting applies depends on the corporation’s common property — we can confirm whether an Electrical Planning Report is required for your strata.
EV-charging and electrification planning still matter where the corporation owns shared infrastructure.
Find your service
What is your bare land 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 bare land 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 bare land strata
What reporting applies depends on what the corporation actually owns — servicing is often arranged per lot, with the strata responsible only for shared infrastructure. We confirm whether an EPR applies to your corporation.
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 bare land strata
Where the corporation owns shared electrical infrastructure — common buildings, amenities, or roads — EV charging and electrification planning still apply, scoped to those shared assets.
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 bare land strata
Shared-servicing upgrades and build-out projects in a bare land strata benefit from the same managed approach: a defined scope, comparable quotes, and clear owner communication.
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 the same business day with what your strata actually needs.
Before you request a proposal
What an assessment looks like in a bare land strata
Here is what the work involves for a bare land 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
In a bare land strata the visit focuses on what the corporation owns in common: the site’s electrical servicing and any common distribution, street and site lighting, gatehouses, pump stations, clubhouses or other amenity buildings, and shared parking. The individual lots and the homes on them belong to the owners.
In the analysis
What the report models
The report is scoped to the shared infrastructure. Where the corporation owns a common service, consumption data establishes the demand on it and the analysis models future loads — EV charging at shared amenities, lighting or pump upgrades — against that service.
At the council table
What councils usually decide
Bare land councils usually need two things settled: whether an Electrical Planning Report applies to their corporation at all and, where it does, what the shared assets can support as owners electrify their own homes.
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 liaison, 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 the same 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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A short call from our office
You get a call from our office to confirm the scope, answer your council’s questions and walk through the options in the proposal. A redacted sample report and references are available 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. For an EV Ready Plan 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
A technician from our team visits for the in-person inspection the regulation requires — electrical rooms, switchgear, panels and parking areas — and calls ahead with an arrival time so the visit fits around your building.
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 constrains it and which upgrades unlock the most. Your council reviews the complete draft and asks questions before anything is finalized.
Your partReview the draft.
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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 bare land strata
Send your building details and we'll reply the same business day with a clear scope and a firm price.
Seven details is all it takes
- ✓ Your name and email
- ✓ 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 info@cfelectrical.ca.
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Explore another strata type
Each building type has its own electrical-planning realities. Pick the one that fits your strata.
Townhouse complex
Side-by-side units, often individually metered.
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Low-rise apartment
Wood-frame walk-ups and garden apartments.
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High-rise tower
Concrete towers with large shared services.
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Mixed commercial / residential
Residential above, commercial at street level.
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Commercial strata
Office, retail, and light-industrial stratas.
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Lots are land parcels, not buildings.
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