Division B
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Part 10 — Energy and Water Efficiency

Section 10.4. change beginElectric Vehicle Charging

10.4.1. Electric Vehicle Charging for Buildings

10.4.1.1. Electrical Service and Capacity
(See Appendix A)
1) The electrical installations, including the service capacity of the installation, the number and distribution of circuits and receptacles, shall meet the requirements of the “Electrical Safety Regulation.”
2) Except as provided by Sentence (3), each storage garage or carport in one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, one-family dwellings or two family dwellings with secondary suites or lock-off units, or laneway houses shall be provided with an electrical outlet, a receptacle or electric vehicle supply equipment where applicable, supplied by a branch circuit rated not less than 40 A at the nominal voltage of 208 V or 240 V as applicable and labelled to identify its intended use with the electric vehicle supply equipment.
3) Where the requirements of Sentence (2) would cause the dwelling unit calculated load to exceed 200 A, the installation of a 40 A branch circuit may be omitted provided that a minimum nominal trade size of 21 raceway supplied with pull string leading from the dwelling unit panelboard to an electrical outlet box is installed in the storage garage or carport and is labelled to identify its intended use with the electric vehicle supply equipment.
4) One residential parking stall in each group of five residential parking stalls, and, one residential parking stall in any group of less than five residential parking stalls, in a multi-family building or in the multi-family component of a mixed use building that includes three or more dwelling units shall be provided with an electrical outlet, a receptacle or electric vehicle supply equipment where applicable, for the use of electric vehicle charging.
5) One commercial parking stall in each group of 10 commercial parking stalls, and one commercial parking stall in any group of less than 10 commercial parking stalls, in a commercial building, including the commercial component of a mixed use building shall be provided with an electrical outlet, a receptacle or electric vehicle supply equipment where applicable, for the use of electric vehicle charging.
6) The electrical outlet, receptacle or supply equipment described in Sentences (4) and (5) shall be supplied by a branch circuit rated not less than 40 A at the nominal voltage of 208 V or 240 V as applicable.
10.4.1.2. Electrical Rooms
1) In a multi-family building or the multi-family component of a mixed use building, with three or more dwelling units, an electrical room or space provided to facilitate the installation of power supply to the electric vehicle supply equipment shall be designed with sufficient space for the future installation of electrical equipment necessary to support electric vehicle charging in all residential parking stalls.change end