Boronia said:
In past use of common laundries, I have found that each unit had its own power point (with a lockable cover) that is connected to that unit's meter. Thus the unit occupant pays for his/her own electricity, not the OC. Does this still happen??
Just as an aside, that makes a helpful precedent for the uptake of electric vehicles. I had wondered how buildings were going to cope with wiring back to each private meter from the parking area. In townhouses it is even harder if everything is more dispersed. I arranged to charge my electric car from a neighbour's unit because our shared parking area is next to his unit. I pay him for what I add to his bill (and purchase sufficient greenpower separately).