Strata electrical planning · High-rise
High-rise tower stratas in British Columbia
Concrete high-rise towers carry the largest shared electrical services of any strata type — and the biggest future demand from EV charging and heat-pump conversions.
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What to know
Electrical planning for high-rise stratas
The considerations that tend to matter most for this building type. We confirm exactly what applies to your strata in the proposal.
Large services, switchgear, and distribution mean spare-capacity and load-diversity calculations are the heart of the report.
EV charging demand is concentrated in a shared parkade, where energy-management strategy can defer or avoid a costly service upgrade.
Future heat-pump and electric-hot-water conversions add load that a thorough Electrical Planning Report models up front.
Find your service
What is your high-rise 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 high-rise 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 high-rise strata
The spare-capacity and load-diversity calculations on the main service and switchgear are the heart of the report.
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 high-rise strata
Parkade charging at tower scale is where energy management earns its keep — a well-designed plan can defer or avoid a costly service upgrade, and it opens the BC Hydro rebate stream.
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 high-rise strata
Tower-scale electrification — heat pumps, hot water, charger build-outs — is a multi-month, multi-contractor undertaking. Project management on your council's side of the table gives you one accountable point of contact across all of it.
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 high-rise strata
Here is what the work involves for a high-rise 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
The walk-through covers the main electrical room and switchgear, transformers and distribution risers, house and parkade panels, mechanical rooms and elevators, and the parkade layout stall by stall. In a tower, documenting what is already installed, and where, is most of the visit.
In the analysis
What the report models
Load calculations on twelve months of metered data give the real peak demand and spare capacity on a service that can look fully committed on paper. Load diversity and energy management matter most here: a well-designed charging strategy can support a large number of stalls without a costly service upgrade, and the report shows the point at which one becomes necessary.
At the council table
What councils usually decide
Tower councils usually weigh a phased parkade charging program against a one-time service upgrade, how energy management affects charging speed for residents, and how future heat pump or hot water conversions fit within the same capacity.
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 high-rise 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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