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Together, Let's Electrify StrataThis industry recognised project is assisting NSW-based apartment blocks to "electrify" with:
- solar - batteries - EV charging - heat pumps and more. A short video on "What is Electrify Strata" can be found here. Join 250 strata electrification experts on the Electrify Strata community on Whatsapp here. Search 300 service providers and which ones are near your strata building on the Electrify Strata Installer Directory here. Click on the local council area on the right to track the electrification progress of strata schemes in that area if you are an Owner, Committee Member or Potential Buyer seeking an eco-apartment. Click on the drop pin for each individual strata for more information on that strata and links to free online calculators and resources. 
Electrify Strata covers a total of 49,247 strata schemes across 29 local council areas in Greater Sydney, which is equivalent to 57% of the total strata schemes in New South Wales. The coverage is below:
If your strata has installed:
- solar - batteries - EV charging - heat pump for domestic hot water - electricity monitoring device - embedded network - has an EV on carshare - eMobility station for e-Bikes - has a NABERS energy rating which is not listed for your strata scheme, please email us at [email protected]. An additional 11,391 NSW stratas are mapped as work in progress where we have completed mapping the location of the strata schemes but haven't yet enriched the data with solar, battery, ev charging etc We have also trialled mapping one postcode in the Burleigh Heads area of Queensland as part of a comparative analysis across the states of NSW and Queensland. |
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A more in depth article on Sydney's higher density urbanisation driving the need for electrification is here.
From a population of 49,247 strata schemes in Sydney, the following are estimated take-up rates of electrification in residential apartment buildings.
From a population of 49,247 strata schemes in Sydney, the following are estimated take-up rates of electrification in residential apartment buildings.
Solar |
Battery |
EV Charging |
Heat Pumps |
Electricity Monitoring Devices |
Embedded Networks (Microgrids) |
NABERS for Apartment Buildings Ratings |
3.5% |
0.03% |
0.3% |
0.04% |
0.1% |
1.1% |
0.5% |
For comparison, the take-up rate of solar panels on residential houses is approximately 37%, which is the highest take-up rate of rooftop solar globally. Sydney-based strata schemes are at approximately the same adoption rate for solar, that residential houses in Australia were at in 2011. Strata buildings in Sydney are twelve times less likely to have solar than standalone residences across Australia in 2024. Now that over 250,000 home batteries have been installed in Australia, strata buildings in Sydney are over 100 times less likely to have batteries than standalone houses across Australia. However, Sydney apartment buildings are ahead of U.S. based apartment buildings as can be seen on this video "What can U.S. cities learn from Sydney on electrification of apartment buildings" available here.
Further Resources
A short video on "What is Electrify Strata" can be found here.
Join the Electrify Strata Community on Whatsapp here.
The Electrify Strata Installer Directory (solar, batteries, EV charging, heat pumps, electricity monitoring, e-Bike charging etc) is here.
Summary of the Domain Sustainability Report (2024) (Sydney apartments with energy features have a $95,000 or 11.7% price premium) is here.
Watch a "fireside chat" with strata committee member, Nathan Hage, from Zinc Apartments which is a great case study of electrification here.
Watch a webinar on My Efficient Electric Apartment here and a webinar on All Electric Apartments here.
Read a Guide to Electrifying Apartments and Apartment Buildings here. Download a presentation on saving energy in your own apartment here.
A number of online webinars on Solar for apartment buildings are available here.
Solar Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A number of online webinars on EV Charging in apartment buildings are available here.
EV Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A list of sustainability webinars for strata buildings grouped by topic (solar, batteries, lighting, hot water, ventilation, EV etc) can be found here.
A list of government rebates and incentives which are applicable to strata schemes are here.
A set of strata case studies can be found here.
The top 40 solar installers for strata buildings can be found here.
The top 10 heat pump installers for strata buildings can be found here.
Watch a video Beautiful Heat Pump Installs for Sydney Apartment Buildings featuring the song "(I'm Your) Heat Pump" by Michael T Roberts (feat. Will Hammond, Jr.) (c) 2024 by Michael T Roberts
The top 70 EV charging installers for strata buildings can be found here.
Sydney apartment buildings which have installed Allume Energy Solar Sharing systems can be found here.
Sydney apartment buildings which have installed batteries can be found here.
Our material for individual townhouses or apartments in strata wanting to do solar is here.
The FREE APVI Sunspot solar calculator can be found here.
The FREE NSW Government EV Ready buildings calculator can be found here.
Register your interest as a strata committee member in being matched with a strata committee member from a similar strata scheme here
Register interest in joining the Sydney Strata Big Battery here.
Read an article on "Why we created Electrify Strata" here. Read more about Electrify Strata on GoStrata Media, Flatchat, Wattwatchers and The Fifth Estate.
Listen to the Your Strata Property online podcast "The Clever Mapping Helping to Electrify Strata" here.
Request paid assistance here.
A short video on "What is Electrify Strata" can be found here.
Join the Electrify Strata Community on Whatsapp here.
The Electrify Strata Installer Directory (solar, batteries, EV charging, heat pumps, electricity monitoring, e-Bike charging etc) is here.
Summary of the Domain Sustainability Report (2024) (Sydney apartments with energy features have a $95,000 or 11.7% price premium) is here.
Watch a "fireside chat" with strata committee member, Nathan Hage, from Zinc Apartments which is a great case study of electrification here.
Watch a webinar on My Efficient Electric Apartment here and a webinar on All Electric Apartments here.
Read a Guide to Electrifying Apartments and Apartment Buildings here. Download a presentation on saving energy in your own apartment here.
A number of online webinars on Solar for apartment buildings are available here.
Solar Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A number of online webinars on EV Charging in apartment buildings are available here.
EV Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A list of sustainability webinars for strata buildings grouped by topic (solar, batteries, lighting, hot water, ventilation, EV etc) can be found here.
A list of government rebates and incentives which are applicable to strata schemes are here.
A set of strata case studies can be found here.
The top 40 solar installers for strata buildings can be found here.
The top 10 heat pump installers for strata buildings can be found here.
Watch a video Beautiful Heat Pump Installs for Sydney Apartment Buildings featuring the song "(I'm Your) Heat Pump" by Michael T Roberts (feat. Will Hammond, Jr.) (c) 2024 by Michael T Roberts
The top 70 EV charging installers for strata buildings can be found here.
Sydney apartment buildings which have installed Allume Energy Solar Sharing systems can be found here.
Sydney apartment buildings which have installed batteries can be found here.
Our material for individual townhouses or apartments in strata wanting to do solar is here.
The FREE APVI Sunspot solar calculator can be found here.
The FREE NSW Government EV Ready buildings calculator can be found here.
Register your interest as a strata committee member in being matched with a strata committee member from a similar strata scheme here
Register interest in joining the Sydney Strata Big Battery here.
Read an article on "Why we created Electrify Strata" here. Read more about Electrify Strata on GoStrata Media, Flatchat, Wattwatchers and The Fifth Estate.
Listen to the Your Strata Property online podcast "The Clever Mapping Helping to Electrify Strata" here.
Request paid assistance here.
For further information about Electrify Strata or extending Electrify Strata to other local government areas in NSW, contact Wattblock on email: [email protected]. We acknowledge the support of UNSW, Rewiring Australia, ClimateSalad, Allume Energy, Flatchat, Wattwatchers, Your Strata Property Online, The Fifth Estate, GoStrata Media, Owners Corporation Network (OCN), Strata Community Association (NSW) and Google Cloud.
Appendix A: Tracking Strata Scheme Electrification Progress by Local Government Area
Local Government Area |
Solar |
Battery |
EV Charging |
Heat Pump |
Electricity Monitoring |
Embedded Network |
NABERS |
46 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
13 |
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40 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
2 |
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10 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
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11 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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31 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
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Canada Bay |
146 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
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75 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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8 |
2 |
21 |
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19 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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93 |
7 |
1 |
37 |
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41 |
3 |
3 |
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61 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
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102 |
3 |
39 |
5 |
8 |
54 |
170+ |
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31 |
1 |
3 |
38 |
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30 |
1 |
54 |
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37 |
11 |
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228 |
1 |
21 |
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14 |
1 |
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50 |
2 |
36 |
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11 |
1 |
17 |
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14 |
20 |
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60 |
3 |
24 |
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12 |
22 |
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72 |
47 |
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225 |
1 |
2 |
44 |
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3 |
5 |
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59 |
1 |
20 |
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188 |
1 |
18 |
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31 |
11 |
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25 |
20 |
Appendix B - Thumbnails of Electrify Strata Maps for 29 Local Government Areas in Sydney Showing Individual Strata Scheme Density
Appendix C - Comparative Analysis of Strata Scheme Density in 12 High Density Local Council Areas in Sydney
The following graphs show the total number of lots by local government area and the total number of strata schemes by local government area. City of Sydney has the highest density of overall strata lots at 112,267 (meaning the biggest strata buildings are in the City of Sydney) while in the set of 12 high density councils, Randwick has the most strata schemes with 2,782. However, across Greater Sydney Sutherland has the most strata schemes at 3,800 ahead of Canterbury Bankstown at 3,691 and Northern Beaches with 3,666.
The following graphs show the total number of lots by local government area and the total number of strata schemes by local government area. City of Sydney has the highest density of overall strata lots at 112,267 (meaning the biggest strata buildings are in the City of Sydney) while in the set of 12 high density councils, Randwick has the most strata schemes with 2,782. However, across Greater Sydney Sutherland has the most strata schemes at 3,800 ahead of Canterbury Bankstown at 3,691 and Northern Beaches with 3,666.
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When we look at the spread of strata buildings with different numbers of lots, Randwick has the most strata schemes within the category of 6-10 lots, Inner West has the most strata schemes within the category of 11-20 lots and the City of Sydney has the most strata schemes in every category from 21-50 lots or above.
