Site Design Guidelines

This section describes general site design guidelines for Power Hub.

ChargePoint recommends consulting with an engineer to create site specific drawings. Ensure the installation complies with all applicable codes and ordinances.

Initial Site Guidelines

Designing electrical infrastructure to support current and future EVClosed Electric Vehicle charging demand can help avoid costly upgrades later as EVClosed Electric Vehicle adoption grows.

Complete an on-site evaluation to determine conduit and wiring requirements between the planned Power Blocks, Power Hubs, and Power Link 1000s.

If you have pre-existing infrastructure or are using your own preferred electrical contractor to prepare your site, a Power Hub Construction Signoff Form completed by a ChargePoint Operations and Maintenance (O&M) partner is required to certify compliance with electrical specification requirements, and to ensure everything was prepared to ChargePoint specifications.

You must be a licensed electrician and complete online training to become a ChargePoint certified installer. If you do not complete training, you cannot access the ChargePoint network to complete installation. Find online training at: https://www.chargepoint.com/partners/training-certification. If the charging station is not installed by a ChargePoint certified installer, using a ChargePoint approved method, it is not covered under warranty and ChargePoint is not responsible for any malfunctions.

Power Hub Placement

The Power Hub must be installed on a level concrete base rated for the weight of the cabinet. Asphalt cannot support the full weight of the cabinet. Failure to install on a level concrete base may cause the cabinet to tip over, resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage.

Layout considerations:

  • Determine appropriate installation locations where concrete exists or can be installed (no asphalt surfaces).

  • Consider locations where it will be convenient to add future stations.

  • Determine the best conduit layout to minimize linear conduit costs to multiple parking spaces. If possible, avoid or minimize trenching requirements, especially more costly trenching to run conduit under asphalt surfaces.

  • Comply with regional regulations, and ordinances.