Guides
Commercial Property
Approvals, boards and code
- Are EV charging stations required to be ADA accessible?
- Do you need a CC&R amendment to install EV chargers?
- Do EV chargers count toward a building's required parking minimum?
- EV capable, EV ready, EV installed: what the code means
- The EV charging clauses missing from your lease
- When a renovation triggers EV charging requirements
- How to get HOA approval for an EV charger in your space
- An HOA board's three decisions before installing common-area chargers
- Right-to-charge laws: what they do and do not force
- Which states require EV-ready parking in new apartment construction?
The economics of charging at a commercial property
- Are EV Chargers Worth It for a Property? Three Outcomes, Not One
- Do EV Chargers Increase Rent or Property Value?
- Demand Charges: Why EV Chargers Can Wreck a Commercial Electric Bill
- How Much Revenue Does an EV Charging Port Actually Make?
- Free or Paid EV Charging for Customers? What Free Actually Costs
- How to Tell Whether Your Building Actually Needs EV Chargers
- What Should You Charge for EV Charging? Per kWh, Per Hour, or Both
Metering and billing at multifamily properties
- Billing residents through the charger instead of a submeter
- House meter or separate meter for EV chargers?
- Can a Landlord Legally Resell Electricity for EV Charging?
- Why RUBS is the wrong way to bill for EV charging
- Can You Submeter EV Charging in a Multifamily Building?
- Who Pays for the Electricity at Apartment EV Chargers?
Procurement and incentives
- Can C-PACE financing pay for EV charging station installation?
- How to tell which contractors can actually do this work
- What incentives are left for commercial EV charging in 2026
- How does a special assessment for EV charger installation work in a condo building?
- Writing an EV charging RFP that produces comparable bids
- What a site assessment should measure before anyone quotes
- The catch in a free EV charger installation
- How does an HOA reserve study account for EV charging stations?
- Is free workplace EV charging a taxable fringe benefit?
- Own the chargers or let someone else own them?
- Section 179 Deduction for Commercial EV Charger Installation
Operations and liability
- Protecting chargers from vandalism and cable theft
- Stall camping and ICEing: what actually works
- Who is liable if an EV charger causes a fire in a condo building — the association or the unit owner?
- Will installing EV chargers raise a commercial property's insurance premium?
- Does EV charging increase fire risk in a parking garage?
- What uptime should you require in a charging contract?
- What an EV charger warranty covers, and what it doesn't
- Liability and insurance for property EV charging
- Who maintains the chargers after installation?
Designing and installing on a commercial property
- How long does a commercial EV charging project take?
- Commercial & Multifamily EV Charger Installation: Requirements and Cost
- Do EV chargers need ventilation?
- Do hotel brands require EV charging stations?
- How much electrical capacity do commercial chargers need?
- EV Charger Cost: New Construction vs. Retrofit
- Installing EV chargers in a parking structure
- Adding chargers without upgrading the service
- How many EV charging ports does a property actually need?
- Level 2 or DC fast for a retail or hotel lot?
- Coring a Post-Tensioned Slab for EV Charger Conduit
- Trenching and conduit: the line item that sets your per-port price
- What utility make-ready actually covers
- Where to put the chargers in a parking lot