Apartment residents should be treated as part of the mainstream energy transition, not as an afterthought
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Most Australians now understand the basic promise of rooftop solar: lower power bills, cleaner electricity and, for some households, the option to charge an electric vehicle at home for far less than the cost of petrol.
But that promise was built around a particular kind of housing – the detached house with a privately controlled roof, a private meter board and a driveway or garage where the owner can install whatever equipment they need.
roof access
strata approvals
common-property rules
metering arrangements
switchboard upgrades
network constraints
and how benefits are shared across residents.