Lähderanta - Residential charging made easy

A housing cooperative Lähderanta in Espoo, Southern Finland, is a forerunner in EV charging. They have been offering Virta’s smart EV charging services to their residents since the end of 2017.

It only makes sense for housing cooperatives to offer smart charging to their residents, as a part of the sustainable development of infrastructure. With the updated EU directive on energy-efficient buildings, it is even required to offer EV charging for every one-in-five parking spots in both newly built and fully renovated buildings.

Lähderanta housing cooperative was ahead of the game, as they installed charging points on their premises already in 2017, in order to make it possible for residents to own and charge eletric cars.

EV chargers installed at Lähderanta are meant for the building residents. In 2017, when the points were installed, Lähderanta only had one plug-in hybrid car among all the residents, but they wanted to encourage more residents to own EVs.

According to Riitta Iitti, the Property Manager, they are prepared to install more charging points as the need for EV charging grows. Iitti says that installation was effortless, quick and did not require a substantial investment. The charging points were placed inside the parking hall of the adjoining shopping center, as it provided a roof and sufficient energy for a charger.

"We had no previous experience of charging devices, but Virta seemed like a good system - and so we decided to work together with them."

– Riitta Iitti, Property Manager of Lähderanta

Virta allows the CPO to:

• Manage and monitor the charging devices remotely in Virta Hub
• Set a price for charging and limit the charging power
• Limit usage to selected users, or allow anyone to use the device
• Start and stop charging remotely

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