Charge at home on your own solar — and drive for about a fifth of what petrol costs
Workplace and fleet charging sized to your supply, not to a brochure
Crown Solar supplies and installs 7 kW to 22 kW smart chargers across Sydney and NSW — wired to a dedicated circuit, set up to divert surplus solar into the car, and certified by our own licensed electricians under NSW contractor licence 378172C.
AC banks, DC fast chargers and dynamic load management for workplaces, fleet depots and customer car parks. We start with your switchboard and available supply, then size the ports around real dwell time — so the site works before the first vehicle arrives.
- Fixed-price quote after a site check, not an estimate over the phone
- Solar-diverting chargers so midday sun goes into the car, not the grid at 3c
- Certificate of Compliance and network notification handled for you
- Load study first: what your supply can carry before any upgrade spend
- OCPP-compliant hardware — no lock-in to one back office or billing platform
- NSW EV Fleets incentive paperwork prepared alongside the quote
Six questions, then a specific charger
No email needed to see the answer. The recommendation changes with your supply, your parking and how many vehicles need to charge overnight.
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What home charging actually costs you per year
What your depot needs before the first EV arrives
Drag the inputs to match your driving. Every rate used is shown and editable, so you can check the arithmetic rather than trust it.
This sizes ports against dwell time and tells you whether your existing supply carries the load — the two answers that decide whether a fleet rollout is cheap or expensive.
What this does not count
- Registration, insurance, tyres and servicing — real differences, but they vary too much per household to model honestly.
- Public fast charging on road trips, typically 55–75c per kWh, which pushes the blended cost up if you travel a lot.
- Any battery degradation or resale assumption. We have deliberately left the number smaller and defensible.
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How this is calculated, and where it stops
- Ports are the larger of two answers: the energy the fleet needs divided by what one port delivers in the window, and the number of vehicles that physically must be plugged in at once. Tools that only do the first under-build.
- Charger efficiency is taken at 92%, and no vehicle is assumed to arrive completely flat.
- Network augmentation, civil works, trenching and metering upgrades are excluded — site-specific, and they cost more than the chargers when they apply.
- Grant figures are indicative and depend on vehicle class and program allocation at the time you apply.
Chargers we install at homes
All four are OCPP-capable smart chargers with app control and scheduling. We are brand-independent — if you have already bought a unit, we will install it to the same standard.
7.4 kW single phase
$1,500–$2,500 installed
- Adds roughly 40 km of range per hour
- Fits the supply almost every NSW home already has
- 32 A dedicated circuit, Type A RCD with 6 mA DC detection
- Scheduling to off-peak windows from the app
7.4 kW solar-diverting
$1,900–$3,000 installed
- Current transformer on the main feed watches your export
- Charges only on surplus, or tops up from the grid if you set a deadline
- Turns 4c exports into 35c of avoided grid power
- Works with an existing inverter of any brand
11 kW / 22 kW three phase
$2,400–$3,500 installed
- 60 km/h at 11 kW, up to 120 km/h at 22 kW
- Only useful if the vehicle accepts three-phase AC — many do not
- Requires existing three-phase supply
- Sensible where two EVs share one charger
Shared / strata port
Quoted per building
- Metered per user so charging is billed to the right lot
- Load-managed off the common-property supply
- Backbone-first design so later spaces cost less to add
- Owners corporation documentation prepared for the vote
Chargers we install at workplaces, depots and car parks
Every unit we specify speaks OCPP 1.6 or 2.0.1, so your back office, access control and billing platform stay your choice — not a consequence of the hardware.
7.4 kW AC bank
$1,200–$2,000 per port
- Cheapest way to cover a lot of parking bays
- Ideal where vehicles sit for a full shift or overnight
- Low load per port, easy to group under load management
- Wall or pedestal mount
22 kW AC, dual port
$2,500–$4,500 per port
- Two vehicles per pedestal, shared or split output
- Dynamic load management across the whole bank
- RFID or app authorisation per driver or per vehicle
- kWh data per session for cost allocation and FBT records
25–60 kW DC
$25k–$50k installed
- Shift turnaround, not overnight charging
- Three-phase supply and network approval required
- Often needs civil works, bollards and dedicated switchgear
- One unit typically serves several vehicles sequentially
120 kW+ DC / trucks
$80k–$150k+ installed
- Rigid trucks, buses and heavy vans
- Usually triggers a network augmentation application
- Cabinet plus satellite dispensers to spread the cost
- Candidate for solar and battery buffering
Why two identical chargers cost different amounts to install
The charger is the predictable part. Everything below is what a site check is actually looking for — and every one of these appears as a line on our quote rather than a variation later.
| What we find | Typical effect on price | Why |
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| Charger within 5 m of a modern switchboard | Base price | Short cable run, spare breaker space, no board work |
| Cable run of 15 m or more | +$200–$500 | Larger conductor to hold voltage drop inside AS/NZS 3008 limits, plus conduit |
| Switchboard at capacity or no RCD provision | +$800–$2,500 | Board upgrade needed before another circuit can be added safely |
| Asbestos backing in an older meter box | +$300–$2,000 | Licensed removal and disposal — common in homes built before 1990 |
| Detached garage or charger across the yard | +$300–$1,500 | Trenching, underground conduit, reinstatement of paving or lawn |
| Single phase, but 22 kW wanted | +$3,000–$8,000 | Supply upgrade through the network — the single most expensive surprise in this category |
| Four or more ports at one site | +$8,000–$20,000 | Load management hardware, sub-board, metering and commissioning across the bank |
| DC charger on a constrained supply | +$5,000–$40,000 | Switchboard or transformer works, network application and civil works |
Ranges are indicative for NSW at July 2026 and are confirmed against your own site before any work is booked. Network augmentation and civil works are quoted separately because they are site-specific.
From enquiry to first charge, and the paperwork you keep
Desktop check
Photos of the switchboard, meter and parking spot. Most homes are quoted from this without a visit.
Load calculation
Maximum demand assessed to AS/NZS 3000 so the new circuit cannot overload the existing installation.
Network notification
Connection or embedded generation paperwork lodged with Ausgrid, Endeavour or Essential where the charger size requires it.
Install day
Two to five hours for a standard home. Dedicated circuit, correct RCD, mechanical protection and cable support.
Test and commission
Insulation resistance, earth continuity, RCD trip times and a live charge session recorded and handed over.
Certificate and app
Certificate of Compliance Electrical Work issued, app and scheduling configured, and solar diversion tuned on site.
What we are licensed and accredited to do
- NSW electrical contractor licence 378172C — Electrician class, current to 11 January 2028, held by Urban Environmental Revolution Australia Pty Ltd, no conditions recorded.
- NETCC Approved Seller — listed on the ACCC public register of current New Energy Tech Consumer Code signatories, so you can verify us without asking us.
- CEC-aligned design and installation for the solar and battery side of any combined job.
- Smart Energy Council member and Engineers Australia affiliated for design review on commercial work.
- Platinum distribution partnerships with EVSE, OSW, AC Solar Warehouse, Solar Outlet and Solartech — hardware sourced through authorised channels, so warranties hold.
The documents you end up holding
- Certificate of Compliance Electrical Work for the new circuit
- Test results sheet — insulation resistance, earth continuity, RCD trip times
- Network notification reference where one was required
- Charger serial number, warranty registration and firmware version
- Commercial sites also receive a single-line diagram, load study, port schedule and OCPP configuration record
Exported solar is worth 3c to 6.5c. In the car it is worth 35c.
IPART's benchmark feed-in range for 2026–27 is 3.4c to 6.5c per kWh, and several retailers now pay 3c or less. Self-consumption is where the value moved — and an EV is the largest controllable load most properties will ever have.
Divert, do not just schedule
A scheduling charger picks a cheap time. A diverting charger watches your actual export and follows the sun up and down, so nothing goes to the grid at 3c while the car sits empty. On a 6.6 kW system that difference is typically worth several hundred dollars a year.
Battery and EV together
Charging the car at night out of a battery you filled at midday behaves like solar charging with a time delay. Sizing matters: an EV can empty a 10 kWh battery in one session, so we model the two loads together rather than selling them separately.
One trade, one certificate
Solar, battery and charger installed by the same licensed contractor means one load calculation, one switchboard visit, one set of test results and nobody blaming the other trade when a fault appears. Combined jobs also avoid paying twice for switchboard work.
The four things that decide whether a fleet rollout goes well
Supply, not chargers
- Maximum demand assessed against your existing connection first
- Dynamic load management before any network upgrade is proposed
- Solar and battery buffering modelled as an alternative to augmentation
- Spare conduit and switchgear capacity designed in for stage two
Who plugs in, and who pays
- Driver or vehicle authorisation by RFID, app or number plate
- Per-session kWh records for cost centres, FBT and reimbursement
- Separate rules for fleet, staff and visitor charging on one site
- Reimbursement policy for drivers who charge at home
Open protocols
- OCPP 1.6J or 2.0.1 on every unit we specify
- Your choice of back office, changeable later without new hardware
- Firmware and certificate management documented at handover
- No proprietary cloud that turns a charger into a brick if a vendor exits
Incentives and timing
- NSW EV Fleets kick-start funding: $5,000 to $50,000 per vehicle by class
- Charging incentives for one port per incentivised vehicle
- Current allocation closes 30 November 2026, or earlier if exhausted
- Kerbside, destination and strata programs assessed where relevant
What we can evidence today
- Licensed electrical contracting under 378172C with no conditions or disciplinary record
- Residential and commercial solar delivery across NSW, including switchboard and load work
- Authorised distribution channels for AC and DC hardware, including EVSE
- Load calculations, single-line diagrams and commissioning documentation as standard output
Where we are still building depth
- Large public DC charging networks — we would partner rather than lead on those
- Heavy vehicle depot electrification above 120 kW per dispenser
- Long-run operating history on charging-as-a-service commercial models
- Reference sites at council scale; a scoped pilot is the honest first step
NSW strata rules changed — charging is easier to get approved than most owners think
What changed
- EV charging is treated as sustainability infrastructure, and since 1 July 2025 a resolution passes on a simple majority instead of a 75% special resolution.
- An owners corporation cannot refuse on purely aesthetic grounds, heritage buildings excepted.
- Sustainability infrastructure must be considered at every annual general meeting and budgeted in the capital works fund.
- NSW EV Ready Buildings grants co-fund feasibility studies and installation for eligible schemes, in rounds.
What we provide for the vote
- Feasibility assessment of the common-property supply and spare capacity
- Backbone design so later spaces are cheap to connect instead of re-engineered
- Per-lot metering and billing options, so no cost lands on common property
- A motion pack: scope, cost, staging, insurance and compliance evidence in the format a committee can circulate
Six accreditations behind every charger we install
ABN, ACN and electrical contractor licence are live, verifiable values. NETCC signatory status is verifiable on the ACCC public register without contacting us. Insurance limits are confirmed by certificate of currency on request.
Asked on nearly every quote
If yours is not here, the phone number at the top reaches the people who do the work.
Get a fixed priceEV charging · NSW
Get your charging sized to your supply
Tell us the site and the vehicles. We start with what your switchboard can actually carry, then size the ports around real dwell time.
- Load study first — what your supply can carry before any upgrade spend
- OCPP-compliant hardware, so you are not locked to one back office
- NSW EV Fleets incentive paperwork prepared alongside the quote
- Response within one business day, and we will say if the site does not stack up
Your details are used to size your charging setup and quote it. We do not sell lists, and you can opt out of anything else at any time.
Get a fixed price for your charger
Get a load study for your site
Send photos of the switchboard and the parking spot and most homes get a firm price the same day — prepared by the licensed electrician who would do the work, not a call centre.
Maximum demand assessment, port schedule, single-line diagram, indicative capex and a grant eligibility note for your site. Scoped and priced before any hardware is ordered.
Installed under NSW electrical contractor licence 378172C. Certificate of Compliance Electrical Work issued on every job.
Costs, savings, grant amounts and charge rates shown on this page are indicative July 2026 figures and are not a quotation. Feed-in tariff, electricity and fuel prices vary by retailer, network area and time of use. Crown Solar — trading name of Urban Environmental Revolution Australia Pty Ltd · ABN 34 612 046 885 · NSW electrical contractor licence 378172C.