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Can the building support the next stage?
Review the main switchboard, supply information, protection and the likely charging load before a committee approves a layout.
Strata EV charging · Melbourne
Carbon Group helps owners corporations and strata managers assess shared electrical infrastructure, parking routes, staged charger options and the decisions that need to be made before construction.
The apartment-building problem
Apartment charging sits across electrical capacity, common property, parking boundaries, communications, approvals and future demand. The first step is a practical evidence pack that shows what is known, what is proposed and what still needs a decision or specialist advice.
Review the main switchboard, supply information, protection and the likely charging load before a committee approves a layout.
Map cable pathways, fire and access constraints, parking ownership and the points that affect shared infrastructure.
Separate assessment, shared works, individual-bay scope and future operating options so the approval conversation is clear.
What Carbon assesses
The assessment is designed for apartment buildings, unit blocks, townhouse complexes and mixed-use sites where the electrical and governance questions overlap.
Compare an assessment, shared infrastructure, individual-bay work and future operating choices as separate pieces of the project. Final scope and pricing follow site conditions and approvals.
Document assumptions, open questions, recommended next steps and what must be checked before construction or an operating arrangement starts.
Two pathways, chosen by evidence
Hardware, control and operating choices depend on the site, parking, compatibility, approvals and the written terms available from the chosen supplier or platform.
May suit some existing apartment settings where compatible equipment, control, metering, supplier terms and owners corporation approvals are all confirmed. It is assessed building by building, not presented as a universal recommendation.
May suit buildings planning dedicated charging hardware, shared infrastructure and a future operating layer. Charger, CPMS, communications, billing and service terms must be selected and verified for the project.
Carbon Charge thinking
Carbon Charge is the developing customer and control layer around the electrical project. The first public step is an assessment; any platform, billing or live resident service depends on the selected supplier, site evidence and approved terms.
The exact CPMS, metering, billing and service arrangement is selected and confirmed for each building. This page does not promise live billing or a finished proprietary platform.
A staged path
A sensible rollout keeps the committee in control and creates a record for future residents, future chargers and future maintenance decisions.
Review capacity, routes, parking, supply context and constraints.
Separate options, assumptions, open questions and approval points.
Progress shared infrastructure and bay work only after the right approvals.
Reassess later stages against actual capacity, equipment and site conditions.
For committees and strata managers
Carbon Group provides the electrical evidence and project inputs. The owners corporation and its advisers remain responsible for governance, legal, tax, metering and commercial decisions that apply to the building.
Separate current works from future possibilities. Make dependencies, assumptions and responsibilities visible before construction.
Consider access, parking, communications, maintenance and future requests—not just the first charger.
Melbourne-wide assessment
Carbon Group is based in Croydon and can assess strata EV opportunities across Melbourne. Priority is given to established apartment and mixed-use areas where a building assessment is a good fit for the current service capacity.
Questions before the first meeting
These are planning answers, not a substitute for a site assessment, owners corporation decision or specialist legal, tax, metering or energy advice.
It can review the main switchboard, supply context, parking, common-property routes, equipment locations, staged options and the decisions the owners corporation needs to resolve. The final scope depends on the building.
A first stage may include a future pathway, but later additions still require assessment of capacity, routes, protection, approvals and equipment compatibility.
There is no universal answer. A smart-outlet arrangement or dedicated Mode 3 OCPP charger pathway may suit different buildings. Compatibility, control, metering, supplier terms and approvals must be confirmed.
A managed arrangement may be possible, but the meter, platform, rate, GST treatment, responsible parties and regulatory pathway must be confirmed for the building before service begins. This page is not a promise of live billing.
The owners corporation and its advisers lead the governance and approval process. Carbon Group provides electrical evidence, scope inputs and practical project information; it does not replace the committee's decision.
Where the completed electrical scope requires it, certification and lodgement follow the actual work and applicable requirements. The proposal should identify what is included.
What the assessment gives you
The useful output is a building record that a committee, strata manager and future project team can understand. It separates observed site evidence from assumptions, options and decisions that still need approval.
Document the accessible switchboard, supply context, parking layout, likely cable routes, communications constraints and visible equipment that affect the project.
Identify the evidence needed for capacity, protection and staged load-management decisions. The report does not replace distributor, engineering or specialist advice where those are required.
Show where shared infrastructure may pass through the building and which access, fire, ownership or maintenance questions should be resolved before construction.
Compare what can be considered now with what depends on later approvals, compatible equipment, additional evidence or a future capacity decision. No future stage is treated as guaranteed.
Give the committee a clear list of scope choices, responsibilities, supplier questions, approvals and open risks instead of burying every decision inside an install-only price.
Before we visit
You do not need every document before requesting an assessment. These details simply help us understand the starting point and identify the right people for the project.
We do not assume a building has spare capacity, that a supplier platform is compatible, that resident billing is ready, or that an approval will be granted before the evidence is reviewed.
The Carbon difference
Some charging providers lead with equipment, networks or an operating platform. Carbon Group starts with the building decision: electrical evidence, common-property scope, staged infrastructure and a practical handover into the selected supplier and operating model.
Separate shared works from resident-specific work, document who decides what, and leave a useful record for later stages. Governance and legal decisions remain with the owners corporation and its advisers.
Capture the building constraints, access requirements, equipment assumptions and open questions before a supplier or electrical scope is treated as final.
Start the assessment
Tell us about the building, suburb and parking. We review enquiries and respond during business hours.