Dedicated EV Charging in Your Own Parking Space
Private strata charging allows residents to charge their electric vehicles directly from their own allocated parking spaces — without relying on shared or communal chargers. This approach offers maximum convenience, personal control, and long-term scalability for buildings where EV adoption is expected to grow.
Rather than installing chargers randomly or reacting to individual requests, private strata charging focuses on preparing the building’s electrical backbone first. This ensures chargers can be added efficiently, safely, and cost-effectively as residents are ready — without repeated disruptions to common property.
How Private Strata Charging Works
Private strata charging is designed around centralised infrastructure with decentralised ownership.
Dedicated electrical connection points (distribution boards) are installed in strategic, central locations within the car park. From there, a cable tray system is installed throughout the parking levels to act as the backbone routing path for future EV chargers.
When a lot owner is ready to install their charger, the final cabling can be run quickly and neatly via the pre-installed cable tray back to the dedicated EV distribution board. This removes the need for complex cable routing, coring, or duplicated electrical works each time a charger is added.
The result:
- Lower installation costs for residents
- Faster charger deployment
- A clean, organised car park environment
- A future-ready charging framework for the entire building
All backbone infrastructure is typically funded by the owners’ corporation, while the final charger and cabling are paid for by the individual lot owner when they choose to proceed.
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Why Buildings Choose Private Charging
Charging Where You Park
Residents can charge their EV in their own allocated bay — no waiting, no scheduling, no shared access issues.
Reduced Long-Term Costs
By completing the major infrastructure work upfront, future charger installations become significantly cheaper and simpler for residents.
Scalable by Design
As EV ownership increases, chargers can be added progressively without redesigning the system or overloading the building.
Cleaner and Safer Installation
Cable trays provide structured cable routes, reducing visual clutter and improving long-term safety and maintenance access.
Power Supply Options: What Works Best for Your Building
Every building is different, and the most suitable power source for private EV chargers depends on your existing electrical layout.
Option 1: Power from Individual Lot Supply
If resident electricity meters are located in or near the car park, it may be possible to supply each EV charger directly from the relevant lot owner’s existing electricity supply. This approach removes the electricity billing structure, and some of the load management can be achieved via the chargers themselves.
Option 2: Power from Common Property Supply (Most Common)
Where individual apartment power is not practical, private EV chargers can be supplied from common property electricity. This option offers several advantages:
- Common property electricity rates are often lower than residential tariffs
- Centralised management and effect cost and reporting becomes possible
- Integration with load management and charging software is simpler
The NRG Company assesses both options during feasibility to determine the most efficient and cost-effective approach for your building.
Feasibility First: The Most Important Step
Before any infrastructure is installed, the first and most critical step is a full feasibility study tailored specifically to your building.
This report provides a clear, evidence-based foundation for decision-making and future planning.
Our feasibility studies include:
- Full assessment of your building’s electrical characteristics
- Main Electrical Switchboard (MSB) analysis
- Identification of available spare electrical capacity
- Confirmation of how many private chargers can be supported before load management is required
- Assessment of preferred cable tray routing and switchboard locations
- Review of metering options and billing pathways
- Clear recommendations presented in an easy-to-read format
This allows strata committees and owners to understand exactly what is possible now — and how the building can scale responsibly over time.
Installation, Control, and Ongoing Management
Where required, The NRG Company can manage the entire lifecycle of private strata EV charging — from infrastructure supply and installation to ongoing operation and full management.
Charger Control and Payments – NRG-Charge App
All charging sessions can be managed through our dedicated NRG-Charge app. The platform:
- Controls individual charging sessions
- Can remote start and stop a charging session
- Accurately measures energy usage
- Handles user payments automatically
- Supports fair and transparent cost recovery
Building Management Portal
Building managers and strata committees receive access to a secure online portal where they can:
- Monitor overall charging activity
- Review energy usage and costs
- Download comprehensive reports with a single click
- Maintain transparency and accountability for all charging activity
This removes administrative burden while giving complete visibility over the system.
A Structured Path to Private EV Charging
Private strata charging is not about installing chargers one by one — it’s about putting the right framework in place first so everything that follows is simpler, cheaper, and better managed.
By planning early, assessing capacity properly, and installing shared backbone infrastructure, your building can support EV adoption confidently — without disruption, confusion, or unnecessary cost.
Start with a Feasibility Assessment
If your building is considering private EV charging, the smartest starting point is a detailed feasibility study tailored to your site.
Contact The NRG Company to arrange a no-obligation assessment and discover how private EV charging can be introduced in a way that works for residents, committees, and the building’s long-term future.
How Does the Free Review Work?
When you request your free review, we’ll ask you a handful of simple questions about your building. We’ll ask about the type of building and how many apartments, and commercial lots there are.
Ideally, if you have the current embedded network contract you can upload it so we can examine in greater detail.
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If we don’t think the building is ready to partner with NRG, we’ll let you know and provide you with the next steps for you to potentially action some suggestions on how to get the most out of your current situation.
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If we think we’d be a great energy partner for your building, we’ll further analyze your information and our experts will look for the best strategy to implement a changeover. We will provide you with some in-depth costing and potential savings that could be achieved.
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Please Note:
The review is completely free of charge. If, after you’ve seen your review, you decide to become a client of The NRG Company, we will help you to implement all of the strategies made.
If you choose not to enlist the help of our services but are completely happy with your review, we’d be thrilled to have your honest feedback via a company review.
