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We have an existing commercial building (storage and manufacturing) and looking into renovating a portion of the building into an indoor EV charging stations for 10 cars. What are the requirements?
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Multiple EV charging stations in a commercial building
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Get a licensed electrical contractor and pull a permit. If you are adding walls, doors, etc, you will also need a building permit.
To start from scratch, you need to talk to both your electrical contractor and the building department. They will steer you through the appropriate process. That process and the regulations will be different from what I am used to because you are in California.
As far as code requirements for EV charging stations, Article 625 of the National Electric Code lists the requirements for electric vehicle charging stations, and it is approximately 5 pages long. You are under the California Electrical Code, but it is based on the National Electric Code, so the reference should be similar. Your electrician and building department should help you understand how the requirements apply to you.
Many charging stations require mechanical ventilation with a supply and an exhaust if you are going to use them indoors. Again, talk to the local professionals. If the local building department is friendly and helpful, they will be a great resource.
To start from scratch, you need to talk to both your electrical contractor and the building department. They will steer you through the appropriate process. That process and the regulations will be different from what I am used to because you are in California.
As far as code requirements for EV charging stations, Article 625 of the National Electric Code lists the requirements for electric vehicle charging stations, and it is approximately 5 pages long. You are under the California Electrical Code, but it is based on the National Electric Code, so the reference should be similar. Your electrician and building department should help you understand how the requirements apply to you.
Many charging stations require mechanical ventilation with a supply and an exhaust if you are going to use them indoors. Again, talk to the local professionals. If the local building department is friendly and helpful, they will be a great resource.
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Consider your options carefully, starting with what kind of help you get to design this, get the permit, and do the work. There are two separate aspects to this job. First, changing the building to create a garage. Second, install the chargers. If you're going to hire professional help to design this, specifically an architect, then they will get you through the whole process, most likely under one permit. If you are trying to do this more economically (without high level professional help) then you might consider doing this in two steps. Get the permit to convert space to make a garage, then get a separate permit for EV chargers.