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2026 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100
Innovators of the Year
- Chris Moltke-Hansen Spearheads Tech Upgrades at Apartment Management Consultants
- Blima Ehrentreu Leads The Designers Group’s Growth Through Technology
- BRIDGE Housing and Avanath Communities Offer A New Model for Affordable Housing Management
- Cap Pointe Advisors and Greystone Break New Ground in Section 8 Financing
- Cherry Development Supports Homeowners with New Program
- Coral Charge Takes EV Charging Off the Utility Grid
- Deloitte Suggests an SaaS Approach to Multifamily
- Drake Property Management Scales Operations With Centralized Tech
- Hotelization is Redefining the Resident Experience
- Ivy Energy’s Logan Carter Encourages Solar As A Revenue-Producing Asset
- Josh Draughn With Hillpointe Turns AI into a Leasing Advantage
- LA Más Uses Community Ownership to Preserve Affordable Housing
- Michael Broder with RCKRBX Relies on Renters For Forecasts
- Model/Z Brings a Manufacturing Mindset to Multifamily Construction
- Morguard Partners with CENGN, Nokia to Create Smart-Building Living Labs
- PearlX’s Simon Herrmann Helps Turn Multifamily Properties Into Energy Assets
- Reframe Brings Robotics, Modular Designs to Residential Construction
- Sarah Segal and Katherine Radziszewski of simplydbs Make Renter Feedback Continuous
- The Oakland Fund’s Rooted Program Supports Educators in Finding Affordable Housing
- Yardi Systems Shifts Multifamily AI From Answers to Action
Coral Charge Takes EV Charging Off the Utility Grid
Coral Charge is taking a different approach to electric vehicle charging by removing the utility grid from the equation. The Los Angeles-based company develops off-grid, solar-powered DC fast-charging hubs that combine onsite solar generation with battery energy storage.
Founded in 2022 by former utility and renewable energy executives and led by CEO Burak Elibol, Coral Charge developed a drop-in, energy-storage-integrated DC fast charger. This can be deployed without the usual lengthy utility interconnection process that often delays EV charging projects. The company says its chargers can be installed in about seven days, depending on site conditions.
Coral Charge can install solar canopies over parking areas, use otherwise unmonetized rooftops or develop charging hubs on vacant land along highway corridors. Solar canopies provide shaded parking, while rooftop and vacant-land installations create potential revenue from otherwise underused space.
After initially developing two sites in California, Coral Charge began expanding its network in the state and entering Nevada and Arizona.
These are some of the reasons why Coral Charge was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s AB 100 Innovators of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.