What is apartment & strata ev charging installation?
Charging an EV when you live in an apartment is solvable — it just has to be done in a way that satisfies the owners corporation, the wiring rules and the practicalities of a shared car park. EV Install designs and installs strata EV charging that holds up: correct metering so the right lot pays for the right energy, load management so the building's supply isn't overwhelmed, and infrastructure that can scale as more residents go electric rather than being ripped out and redone in two years.
The first hurdle is approval. In NSW, installing a charger in a strata scheme almost always needs the owners corporation's consent because it involves common property — the car park wiring and the building's supply. Recent NSW strata reforms make it easier: schemes can adopt EV charging by-laws and can't unreasonably refuse a sustainability change like a charger. But the process still has to be done properly. We provide the technical documentation an owners corporation needs to make a decision — load assessment, proposed metering, safety compliance and a clear scope — whether you're an individual owner seeking a single charger or a committee planning building-wide infrastructure.
There are two broad approaches. Individual charging gives a specific resident a charger on their own bay, sub-metered to their lot so they pay for exactly what they use. Shared infrastructure installs a managed backbone — often with OCPP-networked chargers across multiple bays — where access, billing and load are controlled centrally and the building can add bays over time. For larger schemes an embedded network or a dedicated EV supply with its own metering can be the cleanest path, separating EV load from residential billing entirely.
Load management is what makes apartment charging viable. A car park full of chargers cannot all draw maximum power at once without exceeding the building's main supply, so we deploy dynamic load management that shares available capacity across active chargers and protects the mains. Combined with OCPP billing, residents get charged accurately and the committee gets reporting. Where the common-property switchboard or building supply needs upgrading to support all this, that is Level 2 ASP territory — we do not hold that licence; we work with trusted Level 2 ASP electricians and manage the process for you, coordinating with the strata manager so the building gets a single, accountable result.
Who it is for
If you have bought (or are about to buy) an electric vehicle and want to charge it properly at home, apartment & strata ev charging installation is the upgrade that matters. A hard-wired Level 2 charger is far faster and safer than trickle-charging from a standard power point, and we match the charger to your car, your parking and your switchboard.
Every install is carried out by licensed electricians and completed to AS/NZS 3000 wiring standards. You can read more about electrical licensing in NSW via NSW Fair Trading.
Charger options for apartment & strata ev charging installation
We are brand-independent and install the unit that suits you best. Typical fits for this service include Wallbox Commander 2, Wallbox Pulsar Plus, Ocular IQ, EVSE Australia and KEBA. Not sure what you need? Our EV charger types guide explains 7.4kW, 11kW and 22kW AC chargers, DC fast charging, and smart vs basic units, and our charger brands page compares Tesla, Wallbox, EVSE Australia and more.
The installation process
- Site & supply audit. We assess the common-property switchboard, available capacity, car park layout and cable routes to the relevant bays.
- Approval pack. We prepare the load assessment, metering plan and compliance documentation the owners corporation needs to approve under NSW strata by-laws.
- Infrastructure design. We design individual sub-metered bays or a shared OCPP-networked backbone with load management, sized for future expansion.
- Install & meter. We install chargers, sub-metering to the correct lots and the networking, coordinating any supply upgrade via our Level 2 ASP partner.
- Commission & bill setup. We configure load balancing, set up OCPP billing/reporting, test every bay and certify the work to AS/NZS 3000.
Electrical requirements
Strata installs run from the common-property supply, so each bay needs a dedicated RCBO-protected circuit and accurate sub-metering to the correct lot. Across multiple bays, dynamic load management is essential to keep total draw within the building main supply. We audit common-property switchboard capacity, cable routes and metering arrangements; any supply upgrade is handled by our Level 2 ASP partner. All work is tested and certified to AS/NZS 3000.
Switchboard upgrades. If your property needs a switchboard upgrade before installation, we work with trusted, fully licensed Level 2 ASP electricians to coordinate this seamlessly — we manage the process so you don’t have to deal with a separate trade.
Key benefits
- By-law-ready documentation to get owners corporation approval the first time.
- Accurate sub-metering so every resident pays only for the energy they use.
- Dynamic load management shares building capacity so chargers do not overload the mains.
- Scalable shared infrastructure that grows as more residents switch to EVs.
- One accountable contractor coordinating with strata managers and Level 2 ASP partners.
What does it cost?
Indicative: a single sub-metered bay in an apartment car park typically runs $1,800–$3,500+ installed depending on cable-run distance from the switchboard and metering. Shared, OCPP-networked, load-managed infrastructure for multiple bays is project-scoped after a site audit. Common-property switchboard or building-supply upgrades are quoted separately via our Level 2 ASP partner.
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