Florida Chargers

    Clermont · Lake County

    EV Charger Installation for Clermont Communities

    Florida Chargers installs networked Tesla Universal Wall Connectors for Lake County 55-plus communities, lakefront condominium associations, and the newer subdivisions along the 27 and 50 corridors.

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    Tesla wall connectors mounted in a covered parking structure at a Clermont condominium community

    The most common assumption about Clermont is that a 55-plus community does not need EV charging. Board rosters keep proving otherwise. Retirees buying a new vehicle in 2026 are buying from a lineup that is increasingly electric, and the resident who bought one usually arrives at the board meeting with a written request rather than a question.

    Florida Chargers is a veteran-owned, Tesla Certified commercial EV charging reseller and installer based in Winter Garden, roughly 12 miles east of Clermont. Florida Chargers designs, installs, manages, and maintains Level 2 charging for Lake County condominium associations, active-adult communities, and apartment owners under FL Certified Electrical Contractor license EC13009718.

    Statewide context for a board weighing whether this is a passing trend: Florida has 450,400 registered EVs, second only to California's 1,843,100, out of 5,689,100 nationwide, according to U.S. Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center 2025 data.

    What Florida Chargers installs in Clermont

    The hardware is the Tesla Universal Wall Connector: a Level 2 unit rated at 48 amps and 11.5 kW, with a NACS connector and a built-in J1772 adapter. It plugs straight into a Tesla and charges every other major EV brand through the adapter that is already attached, so a property is not choosing a charger that serves one brand of car. Load sharing spreads available circuit capacity across multiple ports, which is what keeps a project from turning into a service upgrade.

    Florida Chargers designs, installs, manages, and maintains the system, and the chargers list on the Tesla app so nearby drivers are routed to the property.

    The built-in J1772 adapter is worth naming specifically in a 55-plus community. Resident vehicles skew across brands, and a single hardware standard that serves a Tesla, a Mustang Mach-E, and an Ioniq without a separate adapter avoids the objection that the association is buying charging for one make of car.

    A common starting point for multifamily is roughly one Level 2 port per 20 to 30 units, then adding ports as usage data comes in.

    Who this is for in Clermont

    55-plus and active-adult communities. Clermont and Minneola carry a large share of Lake County's age-restricted housing, much of it built around shared amenity centers with their own electrical service and adjacent guest parking. That amenity-center parking is frequently the best first location for charging: the panel is close, the pavement is already there, and the spaces are common area rather than assigned. It also sidesteps the harder question of assigned-space installations in a community where residents park in detached carports.

    Lakefront condominium associations. The buildings around Lake Minneola and the Clermont chain of lakes are the ones where Fla. Stat. 718.113 actually applies. Fla. Stat. 718.113(8) says the board may not unreasonably deny a unit owner's written request to install a charger in the owner's designated parking space. Fla. Stat. 718.113(9) says board installation on the common elements is not a material alteration, so it generally does not require a full membership vote. Chapter 718 governs condominiums and Chapter 720 governs HOAs, so neither subsection reaches an HOA or a rental community. Many declarations contain their own material-alteration provisions, so confirm with association counsel before relying on either subsection.

    Newer subdivisions and rental communities. The growth along US 27, Hancock Road, and the Highway 50 corridor toward Four Corners produced newer apartment and build-to-rent communities with modern electrical service. Those properties compete for the same commuting households that consider Winter Garden and Horizons West, where charging is becoming standard. In a 2024 SWTCH Energy survey of 1,567 multifamily residents, 62% said they plan to own or drive an EV within five years when charging is available at their property, against 25% when it is not, and 31% of non-EV owners named the absence of building charging as a barrier.

    Your utility and what it pays for

    Clermont properties are served by Duke Energy Florida.

    The Duke Energy Florida Commercial Charger Prep Credit is active. It covers wiring, panel, and conduit work, and it explicitly excludes hardware and permits. That distinction matters when a board is reading a proposal: the credit offsets the electrical infrastructure, not the chargers. Florida Chargers confirms the current terms with Duke as part of the proposal rather than quoting a number that may have changed.

    Florida SB 1084 (2024) preempted EV-charger regulation to the state of Florida. No city or county in Florida can impose its own EV charging mandate, and there are no municipal rebate programs. That is a good thing for a board or an owner: a property installs charging because the amenity economics work, not because a local ordinance forced the decision.

    Permitting and timeline

    Electrical permits for properties inside the city limits are issued by the City of Clermont. Communities in unincorporated Lake County, including much of the Four Corners area, permit through Lake County. Age-restricted communities with a private amenity association sometimes also have an internal architectural review step, which Florida Chargers plans around when sequencing the project.

    A typical project runs 6 to 12 weeks from signed agreement to energized chargers. That window covers design, permitting, utility coordination, installation, and commissioning. Florida Chargers pulls the electrical permit under FL Certified Electrical Contractor license EC13009718.

    What it costs

    Installed cost runs $5,000 to $8,000 per port before incentives. The spread comes from trenching distance to the panel, available panel capacity, wall-mounted versus pedestal placement, port count, and whether the path is concrete or landscaping.

    Clermont's terrain and lot layouts can push trenching longer than a flat Orange County site, particularly on lakefront parcels where the electrical room sits well uphill from resident parking. Amenity-center installations usually come in lower for the opposite reason.

    Under the Share the revenue program, Florida Chargers co-invests and owns and operates the chargers. The property pays little to nothing upfront and earns a recurring share of the charging revenue. Financing is also available for qualified properties to lease the electrical infrastructure and installation with no money down. Exact economics are confirmed during the free site assessment.

    To model the numbers for a specific property, use the EV charging ROI calculator.

    Clermont EV charging questions

    Enough of them do that boards are being asked. New vehicle lineups are increasingly electric, so a resident replacing a car in 2026 may end up with an EV whether or not that was the plan. The practical response is to have an answer ready. A small first phase at the amenity center, where the panel is close and the spaces are common area, is the usual starting point.

    Generally the shared amenity center or clubhouse parking. That location has its own electrical service, existing pavement, and unassigned spaces, which avoids both a long trench run and the harder question of installing at assigned carports. Florida Chargers walks the property and compares the amenity-center option against resident parking before recommending a layout.

    Duke Energy Florida serves Clermont. The Duke Energy Florida Commercial Charger Prep Credit is active and covers wiring, panel, and conduit work. It explicitly excludes hardware and permits, so it offsets electrical infrastructure rather than the chargers themselves.

    Fla. Stat. 718.113(9) says board installation of EV charging on the common elements is not a material alteration, so it generally does not require a full membership vote. Fla. Stat. 718.113(8) separately says a board may not unreasonably deny a unit owner's written request to install a charger in that owner's designated space. Both are Chapter 718 provisions and apply to condominiums, not to HOAs under Chapter 720 or to rental apartments. Many declarations contain their own material-alteration provisions, so confirm with association counsel. This is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

    No. The Tesla Universal Wall Connector is a Level 2 unit rated at 48 amps and 11.5 kW with a NACS connector and a built-in J1772 adapter, so it charges a Tesla directly and every other major EV brand through the adapter already attached to the unit. In a community with mixed vehicle brands, that is one hardware standard rather than two.

    A typical project runs 6 to 12 weeks from signed agreement to energized chargers, covering design, permitting, utility coordination, installation, and commissioning. Permits come from the City of Clermont inside the city limits, or Lake County for unincorporated addresses. Communities with an internal architectural review step should build that into the front of the schedule.

    This is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Consult a licensed Florida attorney for guidance specific to your association.

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    Florida Chargers walks the parking, checks the panel, confirms the serving utility, and returns a board-ready proposal. Veteran-owned, FL Certified Electrical Contractor EC13009718. Call 321-467-2099 or email info@flchargers.com.

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