About the Program
The City of Parramatta has partnered with ZapCat to help local apartments and townhouses electrify and save on energy bills. ZapCat is a certified social enterprise, and the City of Parramatta is a subscriber of our service. ZapCat receives no financial benefit from installers as part of this program.
To get started:
- Get a cost, savings and rebates estimate
- Ask our apartment energy experts a question
- Submit quotes for review
- Book a free virtual consultation with an expert
Don't live in an apartment?
You can still get free advice for your home
Individual Units and Townhouses
Get an instant cost, savings and rebates estimate for your individual unit. It only takes 2 minutes:
Insulation & Draught Proofing
Improve comfort with insulation, draught proofing and double glazing.
Energy Efficiency
Simple tips that everyone can use to reduce their energy bill.
Suitable for renters
Whole Apartment Blocks
Our experts can provide a cost, savings and rebates estimate for a whole apartment block, for the following items. Any apartment owner can request an estimate, you do not need to be a member of the strata committee.
Some estimates can be done instantly online, others require a virtual consultation.
Hot Water Heat Pumps
Efficient electric hot water heaters for your block.
Ask Us Anything
Have your questions answered by one of our apartment energy experts. We can answer questions on:
- Solar panels and batteries
- Hot water heat pumps
- EV chargers
- Induction and electric cooktops
- Reverse cycle air conditioning
- Insulation
- General energy efficiency
- Strata process
Quote Review
Have you received quotes from installers? Are they difficult to understand? Are you unsure what the differences between them are, or which ones are good value for money?
Send us your quotes and one of our independent experts will review them and provide feedback.
Free Virtual Consultation
Book a free virtual consultation with one of our independent apartment energy experts. We can give advice on the process of electrifying your individual apartment or apartment block, including:
- Calculating savings.
- Identifying which rebates you qualify for.
- Estimating costs and payback periods.
- Identifying products that suit your needs.
- Helping you find quality installers.
- Identifying financing options if needed.
- Price benchmarks for Parramatta LGA.
- Assistance with strata processes.
Learn
Our simple guides to home energy upgrades explain the essential information you need to know.
Save on bills
The average Australian household can save almost $4.5k per year in running costs by implementing clean energy solutions (Source: Rewiring Australia).
The cost of energy is rising every year, so these savings will increase over time.
Our instant savings estimate will show you the amount you could save with different clean energy solutions.
Source: Rewiring Australia
About Us
We are a certified social enterprise.
Australia needs to rapidly accelerate its transition to clean energy if we are to curb the worst effects of climate change. Our mission is to make it as simple as possible for ordinary Australians to transition their homes to clean energy.