We're preparing a self-supporting temporary power pole option for tight building sites and narrow lots. Register your interest for launch updates.
A stayless power pole is a self-supporting temporary power pole that stands without external metal support stays. Where a traditional stayed pole braces itself with stays anchored a metre or more from the base, a stayless design gets its stability from a heavier pole section set into a deeper, engineered footing — so the only ground it occupies is the pole itself.
That smaller footprint is the whole point. On narrow lots, zero-boundary builds, and townhouse or infill projects, the clear space a stayed pole needs often simply isn't there — or the stays would cross a driveway, footpath or work area and become a daily trip hazard. Commercial sites with tight laydown areas run into the same problem. A stayless pole frees that space while doing the same job: temporary builder's supply (TBS) from site establishment until permanent power is connected.
The electrical requirements don't change. Every temporary builders' pole — stayed or stayless — must be installed to the AS/NZS 3000 wiring rules and meet AS/NZS 3012 requirements for construction and demolition sites. A stayless design meets the same standards through its engineering: the heavier section and deeper footing replace the stays, not the compliance.
We're preparing a stayless option for Brisbane and South East Queensland now. The final pole, footing and site-suitability specifications are subject to engineering sign-off and will be published at launch — until then, stayless hire isn't available to book, and registering your interest helps us plan launch coverage. If your site has room for stays, our stayed builder's site poles are available today.
Before launch, the stayless service and documentation will be finalised against the applicable electrical and engineering requirements.
This is the proposed customer journey after launch. Exact installation and connection timing will be confirmed with each quote and will depend on site and network requirements.
The planned process starts with a review of site dimensions, access and the constraint that makes external stays unsuitable.
The final pole, footing, installation method, metering equipment and EWR process will be published after engineering and operational sign-off.
Your retailer raises the service order. Energex then attends to connect the overhead or underground service. This is the network connection — not yet live power.
Your retailer's meter provider attends a few days after Energex to fit the meter. Power only starts flowing once the meter is in.
The launched service will define the off-hire, removal and site-restoration method for each approved footing design.
Initial rollout planning is focused on Brisbane and South East Queensland. The final launch area is not confirmed yet.
Register interest from any of the regions below and include your suburb and project date. This helps us prioritise the rollout but does not guarantee availability or a launch date.
Stayless hire is coming soon. These answers explain the planned option without implying it can already be booked.
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