The Espoo housing company managed to upgrade the heating posts as electric cars charging posts without the general meeting
Article in Helsingin Sanomat Business News -Real Estate and Construction May 2024
The housing company in Espoo managed to upgrade the old poor car heating posts into smart electric cars charging posts without the heavy decision of the general meeting. In a central part, success was the decision to acquire the charging devices that were suitable for the housing company directly to replace the temperature.
Electronic traffic is already a central and growing part of sustainable development, and therefore, it is also good to take into account that electric cars have come to stay. Compared to traditional internal combustion engine cars, electric cars produce significantly less carbon dioxide emissions, especially if renewable energy, such as wind or solar electricity, is used to charge them. Already, many residents of housing companies want to drive an emission -free car and support the achievement of the climate targets. However, priced charging equipment and expensive changes to the housing association's electrical systems may make housing companies hesitate to get charging devices. Long decision -making processes in housing associations can also take interest in purchasing charging devices or at least transfer the procurement decision. However, the proliferation of electric cars does not necessarily have to mark extensive investments in the charging infrastructure that the housing company cannot afford.
Intelligent charging devices cheaply and without the general meeting
The processing process for charging devices can at best be easy, cost -effective and run even without the general meeting. A model example of such a project is the Espoo housing company Asunto Oy Espoo Kalliorinne 9 , which was replaced by intelligent charging devices in cheap and without the general meeting. Already in 2012, the chairman of the housing association commissioned a mapping reveal that their existing electricity infrastructure would allow 3.6 kW -power charging equipment for their 20 parking spaces. In these slow charging devices, charging is charged like a normal heating pole, but safely from a charging socket. A few years after the survey, the housing association's board decided to decide that the old temperatures would be replaced at one time with new charging devices that allow electric cars charging. Now the housing company has access to charging equipment suitable for charging electric cars, replacing old heating posts. At the same time, these renovated devices also safely serve the heaters of internal combustion engine trucks.
- We conducted an survey in our housing company and asked for offers for upgrading the heating posts to new ones. We did not need a condominium meeting for the project because the price difference between regular temperature poles and charging poles that allow electric cars was minimal, and this could be carried out as a maintenance operation. This made it possible to upgrade the temperature poles without the general meeting, says Jani Väliheikki, .
The equipment was installed in the housing company in 2016, the first electric car to the housing company came in 2017 and now has 12 electric cars in the housing company. Vähioikki thinks that in the next few years, electric cars will be in the majority of the housing company. The housing association introduced an EParking system, which allows the charge of charging and heating posts to go directly to the pillar user according to consumption. The housing association does not have to think about how they invoice electric car chargers and car heaters, because in the EParking system, billing can be targeted directly to the user. The housing association also introduced EParking's load management, which monitors and offset the housing company's electric load. Thanks to the load management, there is enough electricity in the housing company for everyone.
A quick and hassle -free process
Välihiikki praises the processing process of the charging devices for a quick and effortless. The installation of the devices was also smooth without delays, and the residents received comprehensive guidance for both the equipment and the EParking system.
-We have discussed updating the system from the traditional Suko outlet to Type2 plugs and higher charging power, but after years, the system responds well to the needs of the housing association and the higher power charging is not needed, Väliheikki points out.
Also included are three reasons to choose eParking :
eParking is a service that allows you to charge electric cars and manage parking easily anywhere.
The mobile application can be used to remotely control heating and charging devices, i.e. start, stop and schedule charging or heating, for example.
The building company itself decides the price of the electricity used to charge and heat the vehicles.
In addition…
To make the property manager's everyday life easier
A cost -effective holistic solution that is easy to update in the future
Charging speed also has an effect on price
Slow charging devices (1.8-3.6 kW) are cheaper and more efficient (11-22 kW) basic equipment is more expensive
