Level 2 Electrician Eastern Suburbs

Residents want EV chargers in the car park, the main switchboard is decades old, and nobody’s sure whether the building’s supply can take more load. For strata committees and building managers across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, these are Level 2 questions. ERIS is a Level 2 Accredited Service Provider on the Ausgrid network. We assess supply capacity, upgrade consumer mains and main switchboards, and handle metering and disconnection work for apartment buildings, mixed-use blocks and homes from Double Bay and Rose Bay to Maroubra. We also have dedicated pages for Level 2 work in Bondi, Randwick and Coogee.

Can Your Building’s Supply Handle EV Charging?

Before EV chargers go into a strata car park, someone needs to confirm the building’s supply can carry the extra load. That means checking the size of the network connection, the consumer mains and the main switchboard, and how much spare capacity is left at the building’s busiest times.

If there isn’t enough capacity, options include load management for the chargers, upgrading the consumer mains and main switchboard, or applying to Ausgrid for a larger supply. The right answer depends on the building’s age, its peak demand and how many chargers residents actually want. Getting it wrong can mean chargers that can’t all run at once, or a supply upgrade nobody needed.

Ageing Main Switchboards and Meter Rooms

Many older Eastern Suburbs apartment blocks still run on their original main switchboards and meter panels. Signs it’s time to plan an upgrade:

• No room for extra meters or new circuits
• Old fuses and panels that make maintenance difficult
• Meter replacements being refused because of board defects
• New common-area loads such as lifts, pumps or lighting
• A strata or insurance report flagging the switchboard

Upgrading a main switchboard in a strata building usually means a planned shutdown for every unit. We plan the shutdown window with the building manager so residents can be told well in advance.

Level 2 Services for Eastern Suburbs Buildings and Homes

Consumer mains and supply upgrades

Larger consumer mains and supply upgrades for buildings adding EV charging, lifts or new common-area loads.

Main power distribution boards

Replacing or upgrading the board that holds the building’s meters and main switches. More on MPD installation.

Metering

Meter replacements, additional meters and meter room upgrades. You can find details about our metering services.

Disconnection and reconnection

Planned isolation for refurbishments, switchboard replacements and building works, with supply restored when the work is complete.

How We Work With Strata Committees

• The building manager or committee sends the address, number of units and what’s being planned.
• We review photos of the main switchboard and meter room, plus any existing electrical reports.
• We assess supply capacity and identify the Level 2 work involved.
• A written scope and quote is provided for the committee to consider at its meeting.
• Work is scheduled around a planned shutdown where needed.
• Compliance paperwork is provided for the building’s records.

Which Strata Electrical Work Needs a Level 2 ASP?

Work on the building’s connection to Ausgrid, the consumer mains, the meters and isolation at the point of supply is network-side work for an Accredited Service Provider. ERIS holds Level 2 ASP Licence 3022 and Electrical Contractor Licence 204698C, so we can also take on the switchboard and distribution work behind it.