Electric Era rapidly deploys a high-performance EV charging system at Costco’s Northport, FL location in just 54 days.
The Challenge: Cutting EV Installation Time
Retailers across the U.S. face a common roadblock when deploying EV charging infrastructure: long delays caused by utility grid upgrades, permitting backlogs, and multi-party coordination. In a traditional model, installing fast chargers can take anywhere from 12 to 36 months — stalling momentum, customer access, charging revenue, and forcing site hosts to manage a complex web of vendors over extended timelines.
When a failed system from a previous provider left Costco’s Northport, FL Warehouse without functioning EV chargers, they were looking for more than just replacement hardware. Costco needed a high-performing EV charging system delivered on an unprecedented timeline. With prior experience deploying EV charging using Electric Era’s differentiated approach, Costco turned to a solution and team already proven to avoid the long transformer lead times and disjointed vendor handoffs that typically plague EV charging installation.
Electric Era brought a complete charging solution online in just 54 days.
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The Electric Era Approach
If the EV industry is plagued by long implementation timelines, how is it possible to deploy in a fraction of the time? The answer lies in Electric Era’s full-service ecosystem – a tightly integrated suite of hardware, software, services, and support that reduce friction at every stage of deployment.
Legacy EV deployments force retailers to juggle a tangled maze of providers – from software and hardware vendors to battery suppliers, network operators, and construction teams. Without seamless integration or in-house expertise, managing everything from procurement and design to funding is a time-consuming puzzle that drags out timelines and drains resources.
Electric Era untangles the knot, streamlining the entire process into one turnkey solution. This uniquely integrated product ecosystem combines smart software, compatible hardware, and in-house services to streamline every step. The Electric Era product ecosystem eliminates redundancy, reduces delays, and delivers a reliable, future-ready solution.
In Northport, this approach enabled:
- Battery-backed speed: Faster deployment by reducing peak grid power needs by up to 70%
- Turnkey EPC services: Streamlined site design, permitting, and execution through integrated Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
- End-to-end oversight: From our in-house project management, supply chain, and field ops teams
The Outcome: More Than New Equipment
This wasn't just a hardware swap. Electric Era delivered rapid deployment that kept Northport operations running smoothly for members who rely on EV charging at this location; a construction timeline short enough to avoid prolonged lot disruption; and an upgrade to premium charging hardware with over 90% session reliability.
Why It Matters
For retailers like Costco, charging delays mean business delays. Electric Era’s model eliminates that friction by turning a once-fragmented, months-long process into a seamless, rapid deployment.
Electric Era is helping leading national retailers scale EV charging across the country—delivering reliable, retail-integrated charging without compromising on speed, uptime, or customer experience.
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