More and more parking lots at healthcare facilities have electric cars at charging stations. Employees charge their cars between appointments, visitors charge during longer visits and suppliers are also increasingly switching to electric transport. <\/p>\n
Electric driving is thus becoming more and more normal. For healthcare organizations, this raises an important question: what does this mean for our location?Not only in terms of parking spaces, but also in terms of energy consumption and available capacity. <\/p>\n
Mobility is essential in healthcare. Medical specialists travel between locations, district nurses drive from patient to patient, and visitors stop by throughout the day. The number of EV drivers is rising sharply there are now more than half a million EV drivers. These developments are causing marked changes in mobility. <\/p>\n
Charging stations are therefore increasingly seen as part of a site’s basic infrastructure. Just like parking lots or lighting. At the same time, this raises new questions about energy use and available capacity. <\/p>\n
The demand for charging stations usually arises step by step. It often starts with one employee or visitor with an electric car. Then more slowly follow. <\/p>\n
Sustainability goals, leasing policies and regulations surrounding emissions are accelerating this development. Therefore, it makes sense to think about charging infrastructure in time. For example, starting January 1, 2025, there is a new legal requirement for hospitals and other non-residential buildings with more than 20 parking spaces. These locations must have at least one charging point for electric vehicles. <\/p>\n
The term grid congestion comes up more and more often. This can make it seem like the power grid is full. <\/p>\n
In practice, the issue is often not a shortage of power, but simultaneous use of power. <\/p>\n
Within healthcare facilities, energy consumption is already high due to medical equipment, air conditioning systems and lighting, for example. Therefore, insight into energy use is important. With smart power management, available capacity can be better distributed and the system remains stable. <\/p>\n
There is a specific concern within the healthcare sector: the potential impact of charging stations on medical equipment. This is understandable, as medical equipment can be sensitive to malfunctions. In addition, as a hospital, you want to ensure that you can help and care for your patients at all times. <\/p>\n
Disruption can be avoided in two ways. For example, charging power can be limited so that electricity consumption does not place an additional burden on systems essential to medical equipment. In addition, charging poles can be placed on a separate electrical connection, making them completely separate from the facilities powering medical equipment. In practice, this means that charging stations do not affect medical equipment when properly installed. <\/p>\n
Electric transportation will continue to increase in the coming years. For healthcare organizations, this means that mobility is increasingly coming together with issues around energy, sustainability and future-proof real estate and legislation. From 2027, for example, at least 1 in 10 parking spaces must be equipped with a charging station. <\/p>\n
By understanding energy use and charging needs in time, healthcare facilities can prepare their sites for this development step by step. <\/p>\n
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