Active energy management for strata buildings and embedded networks in WA
Common-area energy costs in WA strata buildings are rising. We're the platform that actively manages them, lowering common-area spend and putting levies under less pressure without changing how the building runs.
Common-area energy is the line item nobody owns.
Lifts, lighting, ventilation, pool plant, common-area HVAC, EV charging infrastructure. The energy line on a WA strata budget keeps climbing and no individual owner is responsible for it.
The result is the same in most buildings. Levies go up. Owners complain at the AGM. The committee promises to look at solar one day. Nothing changes.
Active management is the lever that moves this line down without asking owners to fund a project.
Four levers we work on every strata site.
Lower the spend without changing the building.
Active management of how and when common-area assets draw energy. Lighting, HVAC, pool plant, lifts. Smaller bills without anyone noticing operationally.
Solar that pays the common-area bill.
Roof solar sized for and dedicated to common-area consumption. The platform makes sure the system runs the way the business case said it would.
Better outcomes for buildings on an embedded network.
For buildings on embedded networks, we optimise the supply position, the tariff structure, and the way energy moves between the network operator and the building.
Charging without breaking the load envelope.
As EVs land in resident car bays, building electrical capacity becomes a real constraint. We manage charging windows so the building doesn't trip its supply.
No capital from owners. No surprise on the levy.
The biggest reason strata buildings don't act on energy is the appetite for capital expenditure. Committees don't want to ask owners for a special levy and owners don't want to vote for one.
eXtensa engagements for strata are structured around shared savings. Where new assets are required, they can be delivered without upfront capital from the body corporate. Where the platform is operating existing assets, the commercial model is a share of what active management delivers. If we don't lower your costs, you don't pay us.
That's the version of the conversation that gets through an AGM.
From committee approval to live operation.
We model the common-area spend.
We look at the last 12 months of common-area consumption, the existing electrical infrastructure, and any solar or battery assets already on site. The output is a quantified saving available under active management. The review is free.
A proposal you can put to owners.
We provide a single-page proposal the committee can put to owners. Plain English, defensible numbers, no upfront capital required.
We work with your strata manager.
New hardware where needed gets installed by a vetted partner. Existing assets get integrated. From go-live, the platform runs the common-area energy position every interval and reports monthly to the strata manager.
Built for the buildings under levy pressure.
Strata committees and strata managers
- Mid- to large-scale residential and mixed-use strata buildings
- Buildings with rising common-area energy costs
- Buildings looking at solar or batteries but blocked on capital
- Buildings preparing for EV charging in resident bays
Embedded network operators
- Embedded networks across WA strata, mixed-use, and commercial sites
- Operators managing supply, billing, and asset optimisation
- Operators looking to extract more value from the assets behind the gate meter
- Operators preparing for the AES Code
What strata committees ask us first.
Put your common-area spend under active management.
Free building review. We model your common-area energy under active management and show you the saving. No commitment.