Strata electrical planning · Mixed-use
Mixed commercial / residential stratas in British Columbia
Mixed-use stratas combine residential suites with ground-floor commercial units, which adds coordination and load questions a single-use building doesn’t face.
What to know
Electrical planning for mixed-use stratas
The considerations that tend to matter most for this building type. We confirm exactly what applies to your strata in the proposal.
Residential and commercial portions can carry very different loads and may be on separate services or metering arrangements.
The Electrical Planning Report has to account for both uses when modelling spare capacity and future demand.
EV-charging plans often need to balance resident parking with commercial or visitor parking.
Coordination between the strata and commercial tenants is part of getting an accurate, usable plan.
Find your service
What is your mixed-use 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 mixed-use 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 mixed-use strata
Residential and commercial portions can carry very different loads and may sit on separate services or metering arrangements — the report has to model both uses to get spare capacity right.
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 mixed-use strata
EV plans in mixed-use buildings balance resident stalls against commercial and visitor parking. The EV Ready Plan sets the allocation and phasing, and unlocks the BC Hydro plan rebate.
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 mixed-use strata
Projects in mixed-use buildings add a coordination layer — commercial tenants, differing hours, shared risers. A managed project keeps both sides informed and sequences the work around them.
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 within one business day with what your strata actually needs.
Request a proposal
Get a fixed-price proposal for your mixed-use strata
Send your building details and we'll reply within one business day with a clear scope and a firm price.
Have these ready
- ✓ Your name, email, and phone
- ✓ Your role on the strata (council or manager)
- ✓ Strata Plan number and full property address
- ✓ Unit count (and building count, if more than one)
- ✓ Your strata plan — optional, but it unlocks a same-day proposal
We ask for complete details so every proposal is accurate and to protect against fraudulent requests. 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.
Not your building?
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.
See what applies
Low-rise apartment
Wood-frame walk-ups and garden apartments.
See what applies
High-rise tower
Concrete towers with large shared services.
See what applies Mixed commercial / residential
Residential above, commercial at street level.
See what applies
Commercial strata
Office, retail, and light-industrial stratas.
See what applies
Bare land strata
Lots are land parcels, not buildings.
See what applies