It's already busy! A charging point for electric cars must be installed in the parking spaces of non-residential buildings by the end of the year
The final limit for legally mandated electric car charging points is approaching. The law on equipping buildings with charging points for electric cars mandates that at least one charging point must be installed in a parking area with at least 20 spaces connected to a non-residential building by the end of 2024.
Municipal and parish buildings are covered by the installation obligation, among others. It is the building owner's responsibility to ensure that the installation obligation is met and that the Charging Devices are installed. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom will start monitoring right at the beginning of 2025, so parties subject to the installation obligation should contact companies that manufacture charging devices as soon as possible.
According to the law, the chargers to be installed must be normal-power chargers with Type 2 connectors or high-power chargers with CCS connectors. There are many options on the market for different charging needs. A good solution is to choose chargers with both Type 2 and supersuko connectors. In this way, car heaters also benefit from the devices.
The installation obligation does not apply to residential buildings or buildings that do not use energy to maintain the indoor climate (heating or cooling). The obligation also does not apply to the buildings used by the defense administration or the buildings owned and used by the micro -enterprise. On the Traficom website you can check if your building is covered by the installation obligation.
You still have time to install a legal charging point
Currently, the installation of charging points is ordered for the fall and the company installation calendars are rapidly filled. So it's a good idea to contact the recharging points sellers and installers quickly. Before installing the charging point, you need to carry out an mapping to determine, for example, the condition of the current electrical infrastructure and a functional location for charging points. After the mapping, the owner of the residential property can select the suitable charger and order the installation.
At its fastest, the whole process takes even a month. However, the speed of the process depends a lot on where in Finland the building is located, what kind of installer network there is in the area, what can be found in the mapping and how congested the installation companies' calendars are. So you should quickly contact the installation companies and find out what all is required to install the charging points.
Companies are happy to help you get started
"It is not worth or need to worry about the charge of the charging points," says Teppo Tierta, . He therefore urges you to contact the companies offering download solutions and ask for more about the installation obligation and the requirements of the law. “We have comprehensive partnership networks all over Finland, and through us, you can get the charge of the download point required by law very quickly when needed. Many charger manufacturers are also prepared by filling their charger storage, ”says Tieraranta. According to Tieranna, the installation obligation will be made weekly and the installers' calendars are quickly filled. So you should be on the move as soon as possible to prevent the deadline from expiring.
“Now that during the summer, the inquiries will start the charging point installation, you will have time to fulfill the installation obligation by the end of the year. It is not a good idea to leave the inquiries very close to the rest of the year, as first of all winter makes it difficult and slowing down installation. Secondly, the time limit will already be over, ”Tieraranta recalls.
Additional information:
Teppo Tieranta, charging solution seller, eParking.fi, teppo.tieranta@igl.fi , +358 50 470 2390
Bulletin Published 7.5.2024
