Many communities get stuck evaluating individual resident requests or assume they must wire every single parking spot. Both approaches are inefficient and expensive.
Dwell replaces these administrative headaches with a centralized Charging Hub. This shared amenity serves the entire property, eliminating the burden of one-off projects while preserving the property’s safety and electrical capacity.
By consolidating charging into a designated hub, the community maintains strict control over electrical modifications. This eliminates the variability of ad-hoc resident installations and ensures 100% code compliance.
The Association invests in the permanent infrastructure, retaining full ownership of the system. This treats charging as a capital improvement that adds long-term value to the property, rather than a leased service that creates external dependencies or limits future flexibility.
Our software isolates EV energy usage from the community’s common meter. Drivers pay for their sessions directly, ensuring a strict financial firewall between private fuel costs and the HOA budget.
We remove the barriers to charging so your owners get premium access without the parking lot disputes.
No app required for residents or guests. Drivers can simply scan a QR code to pay instantly with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or a credit card.
Owners enjoy a premium experience when registered on the app. The station recognizes their car and starts charging automatically—no phone needed.
Drivers can join a virtual waitlist and get notified when a spot opens, eliminating parking lot disputes and increasing throughput.
The Board governs the community. We manage the charging. Get all the benefits of a premium amenity with zero operational drag.
We consolidate the hardware, software, maintenance, and driver support into one amenity. You have one partner to call, and we handle the rest.
We handle the calls. Our multilingual support line resolves driver issues instantly so your board members never play tech support.
Our system automatically handles all driver payments and utility reconciliations. The HOA receives a share of the profit, allowing you to recover your infrastructure investment simply by letting residents charge.
We engineer around your electrical constraints to drastically reduce construction costs.
Our load management software lets you install significantly more chargers on your current electrical panel. This helps you avoid the massive cost of utility upgrades.
We identify installation zones that minimize trenching through concrete and asphalt. This simple strategy cuts the hidden costs that inflate construction budgets.
We specify chargers matched to your residents’ actual dwell times. This avoids the waste of overpowering your site and slashes your costs for wire, conduit, and breakers.
We deploy flexible infrastructure designed for easy expansion. You can scale your system seamlessly as resident demand grows without starting from scratch.
We don’t hide fees. We share success.
Most vendors make money whether your system works or not. Dwell Energy operates on a fully transparent Profit-Share Model that aligns our incentives with yours. We handle operations; you own the infrastructure, and we are paid only when your property generates a profit.
The Model: Transactional. They sell parts & labor, then leave.
Success Metric: Job Completion. Their goal is to finish the install and move to the next customer.
Upfront Cost: Materials + Markup.
Capital Investment: 100% HOA Funded.
No Software: They install “dumb” hardware. You cannot bill drivers, track usage, or control access.
Zero Marketing: They don’t help you launch the amenity. You are left with a plug and no drivers.
Management: Zero. You handle all repairs, billing, and driver calls yourself.
The Result: An unmonetized construction project.
The Model: Extractive. They sell hardware & software subscriptions.
Success Metric: Network Growth. Their goal is to add a dot to their map to please their lenders.
Monthly Fees: High Fixed Costs. You pay SaaS fees even if no one charges.
Vendor Lock-In: Their hardware is often proprietary. You can’t switch software later.
Hidden Fees: They often skim transaction, cellular, and warranty fees on top of the monthly subscription.
Management: Remote Support. You submit a ticket to a 1-800 number and wait.
The Result: A monthly bill and a restrictive contract that siphons your revenue.
The Model: Partnership. We invest in your long-term success.
Success Metric: Cost Recovery. Our goal is to protect your budget, because that is how we get paid.
Open Network Standards: Universal OCPP compliance. No proprietary software lock-in.
Monthly Fees: $0. We cover all software and network costs.
Quarterly Inspections: Physical site checks to ensure safety, cleanliness, and hardware integrity.
Management: 24/7 Local. We monitor remotely and dispatch techs the same day.
The Result: A self-funding amenity backed by shared incentives (that runs on autopilot)!
A transparent partnership where we share the investment and you keep the asset value.
The Association funds the 'make-ready' work—the conduit, wiring, and panels. This is a permanent capital improvement that stays with the building, instantly increasing the property value of every unit.
We purchase and install the smart charging hardware. This removes the risk of technology obsolescence from the HOA. If a charger breaks or needs upgrading, that is our cost, not yours.
Because we operate on a shared incentives model, the HOA receives a portion of the revenue from every charging session. This passive income stream allows the Association to recover its initial infrastructure investment over time.
We believe in a partnership with no hidden details. Here is exactly how the model works.
Individual installs are chaotic and expensive. They require running conduit across common elements, piercing fire walls, and unbalancing the building's electrical load. A centralized Hub is safer, code-compliant, and protects the building's limited power capacity for everyone.
No—it actually protects them. Currently, if residents plug into standard garage outlets, that electricity usage is absorbed by the "house meter" and often billed back to the entire community via higher dues or variable utility fees. Dwell’s system meters every session separately and bills the specific driver directly. This effectively removes EV fuel costs from your shared expenses, ensuring that non-EV residents never subsidize their neighbors.
It is a shared investment. The Association pays for the permanent infrastructure (conduit/wire), and Dwell pays for the smart chargers. Crucially, because we share the profit from every charging session with you, the HOA can recover its initial investment over time—turning a construction cost into a long-term revenue stream.
We handle everything. Drivers pay directly via QR code or the Monta app (our software partner). We reimburse the HOA/Property for the electricity cost, and then we share the remaining profit. You never have to chase a resident for a utility bill.
Yes. The software gives you full control over access and scheduling. A common example is keeping the chargers 'Residents Only' at night to guarantee owner availability, but opening them to guests during the day to generate revenue.
We fix it fast—at our cost. Unlike competitors who collect fixed fees even if chargers are broken, Dwell only makes money when your system is working. We are financially motivated to maximize uptime. We handle all 24/7 monitoring and repairs, so you never have to budget for service calls.
We use smart "Load Management" software that allows multiple chargers to share a single circuit safely. This allows us to install more chargers on your existing electrical panel without triggering expensive utility upgrades.
We recommend starting with a central 'Community Hub' sized for your current drivers. Because our software features automated idle fees and virtual queuing, we drive higher turnover than standard chargers—meaning you need less hardware to serve the community.
During this initial phase, we also create a long-term master plan that identifies the most cost-effective zones for future expansion. This 'build-as-you-grow' strategy allows the Association to meet immediate needs without over-investing in unused infrastructure, while having a clear, pre-approved roadmap for the future.
