A charging device comprising: a power conditioning device configured to be coupled to an electric power source by an electrical distribution bus, said power conditioning device further configured to: receive alternating current volt-amperes from the electric power source; convert a first amount of the AC volt-amperes received into direct current power; and supply the DC power to at least one load; characterized by a controller coupled to said power conditioning device, said controller configured to: determine a second excess amount of volt-amperes that said charging device can supply by subtracting the amount of DC power supplied from a maximum amount of volt-amperes that said charging device is enabled to supply; control said power conditioning device to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus using at least a portion of the second amount of volt-amperes; and wherein said power conditioning device comprises a plurality of switching devices (330,332,338,340,346,348,354,356) for generating a compensating current based on at least one of a current command signals, a DC demand signal, current signals and compensation measurement signals, and which is used to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus and wherein the plurality of switches are configured to convert AC volt-amperes to DC power. a power conditioning device configured to be coupled to an electric power source by an electrical distribution bus, said power conditioning device further configured to: receive alternating current volt-amperes from the electric power source; convert a first amount of the AC volt-amperes received into direct current power; and supply the DC power to at least one load; characterized by a controller coupled to said power conditioning device, said controller configured to: determine a second excess amount of volt-amperes that said charging device can supply by subtracting the amount of DC power supplied from a maximum amount of volt-amperes that said charging device is enabled to supply; control said power conditioning device to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus using at least a portion of the second amount of volt-amperes; and wherein said power conditioning device comprises a plurality of switching devices (330,332,338,340,346,348,354,356) for generating a compensating current based on at least one of a current command signals, a DC demand signal, current signals and compensation measurement signals, and which is used to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus and wherein the plurality of switches are configured to convert AC volt-amperes to DC power. receive alternating current volt-amperes from the electric power source; convert a first amount of the AC volt-amperes received into direct current power; and supply the DC power to at least one load; characterized by a controller coupled to said power conditioning device, said controller configured to: determine a second excess amount of volt-amperes that said charging device can supply by subtracting the amount of DC power supplied from a maximum amount of volt-amperes that said charging device is enabled to supply; control said power conditioning device to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus using at least a portion of the second amount of volt-amperes; and wherein said power conditioning device comprises a plurality of switching devices (330,332,338,340,346,348,354,356) for generating a compensating current based on at least one of a current command signals, a DC demand signal, current signals and compensation measurement signals, and which is used to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus and wherein the plurality of switches are configured to convert AC volt-amperes to DC power. determine a second excess amount of volt-amperes that said charging device can supply by subtracting the amount of DC power supplied from a maximum amount of volt-amperes that said charging device is enabled to supply; control said power conditioning device to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus using at least a portion of the second amount of volt-amperes; and wherein said power conditioning device comprises a plurality of switching devices (330,332,338,340,346,348,354,356) for generating a compensating current based on at least one of a current command signals, a DC demand signal, current signals and compensation measurement signals, and which is used to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus and wherein the plurality of switches are configured to convert AC volt-amperes to DC power.