Boards, Managers, Shared Garages
Multi-Family and HOA EV Charging in Centennial
Condo associations and apartment communities across Centennial are being asked for charging, from the townhome rows near Willow Creek to the larger garages off Dry Creek Road. We start with a capacity look at the building service, then show the board what it can actually carry. The design follows the electrical reality, not a brochure.
Shared Garage Capacity
Shared Parking, One Service, Many Cars
Board members along Dry Creek Road and property managers in Willow Creek usually reach out to Centennial EV Charger Installation after the second or third owner asks where they are supposed to plug in. Multi-family EV charging in Centennial is rarely a question of which brand to buy. It is a question of how much capacity the building service has left and how that capacity gets divided fairly. Our first visit is a walk of the service: the meter stack, the house panel, the garage subpanel and the feeder that ties them together. We measure, photograph and write down what is there, then come back with a design and a flat written price your board can put on an agenda. That first panel read costs you nothing.
What a Community Charging Project Covers
A multi-family install is really two jobs running side by side: the electrical infrastructure and the paperwork around it. Both are included below.
Full service walk and panel read
We trace the service from the utility point through the house panel and every subpanel feeding the parking area, recording main breaker ratings, feeder sizes and open spaces. That capacity look tells the board what the building can carry before anyone votes on equipment.
Load calculation for occupied buildings
We put the load in on paper first, combining the building's existing demand with the proposed charging load so the design reflects how the property is actually used. It is the document that decides whether you need load sharing or a service upgrade.
Load-shared charger groups
Where capacity is tight, we set networked chargers that share a single feeder and divide available amperage between the cars that are plugged in. A community can add stalls this way without paying for a larger service.
Separately metered circuits
For owners who want charging billed to their own account, we run the circuit from a dedicated meter position or an assigned submeter so the kilowatt-hours land on the right bill. That removes the monthly reconciliation the board would otherwise be stuck with.
Submetering and usage reporting
ChargePoint and Wallbox units can report per-driver usage through their network portals, and we configure the accounts, access groups and reporting so the management company can pull a clean statement each cycle.
Garage conduit routing
We lay out EMT or rigid conduit along structural lines, core drill only where the engineer approves, and keep runs clear of sprinkler piping and vehicle clearance heights. The parking structure stays compliant and the work looks deliberate.
Future-stall rough-in
We rough in spare conduit, pull strings and reserved panel spaces at the stalls your reserve study flags for later phases. Phase two then becomes a wire pull instead of a second round of demolition and assessments.
Permit, drawings and inspection
We prepare the one-line diagram and load calculation for submittal, pull the permit in the correct jurisdiction, and carry the inspection through to sign-off. That part is on us.
Rebate and tax-credit paperwork
We assemble the utility rebate forms and the federal tax-credit documentation with the model numbers, invoices and photographs those programs require, then hand the treasurer a package that is ready to file.
From First Walk to First Charge
The capacity look
Before anything is quoted, an EVITP-certified installer walks the service with the manager or a board representative and reads the panels. You will see us pulling covers, photographing nameplates and checking feeder conductors in the garage. It usually takes an hour or two depending on how many buildings share the service, and it ends with a plain explanation of what the property can support today.
The written design
Once the capacity look is complete, we send a design package: a one-line diagram, the load calculation, the stall layout and a flat written price with no allowances buried in it. Boards use this document directly in a meeting packet, and we are happy to join the call to answer questions from owners. Most communities take two to four weeks here, because the vote is yours to schedule, not ours.
Installation and handover
Installation is staged so the garage stays usable, usually a few stalls at a time with cones and notices posted ahead. We set the chargers, energize, commission each unit on its network, then test under load with a vehicle before the inspector arrives. When we leave, drivers have access credentials and the manager has the portal login, the permit record and the rebate file.
Why Communities Put This Work in Our Hands
We design around the building, not around one car.
A single-family install can sometimes get away with a rough guess. A twenty-stall garage cannot, because an undersized feeder shows up as a nuisance trip at six in the evening when half the residents are home. We size the infrastructure for the end state and phase the spend toward it.
Nobody on a volunteer board should have to decode an electrician's shorthand.
Our proposals are written so a treasurer, a manager and an owner can all read the same page and agree on what is being bought. Flat written pricing means the figure the board approves is the figure on the invoice.
EVITP-certified installers on shared infrastructure.
Load management, submetering and networked charger groups are where unqualified work goes wrong quietly. Our installers hold EVITP certification and we are certified across Tesla, ChargePoint, Wallbox and Enphase, so the equipment is commissioned the way the manufacturer intends.
Give Your Board Real Numbers to Vote On
If your community is weighing charging for next year's budget, the honest starting point is a capacity look, not a catalogue. We will walk the service, read the panels and give you a written design with flat pricing your board can review on its own timeline. We can also set a date that lines up with your next meeting.
(303) 529-8734