Charging points in private or community garages

    Single-family homes

     

    • The installation must be carried out by an installer authorized by the Low Voltage Electrical Regulation (REBT). More information is available here.
    • Your installer will install a new circuit exclusively for charging.
    • If you need to increase the contracted power for the charging point installation, you must arrange this with your retailer.
    • If your retailer tells you that you must arrange a power increase with the distributor, you can do so in the private area of ​​the website.

     

    Communal Garages

     

    • The community of owners must be notified (Art. 17 of the Horizontal Property Law).
    • The installation must comply with the REBT (Revolutionary Electricity Tax) regarding connection diagrams, load provisions, and specifications for the space used as a garage.
    • Depending on the characteristics of the garage, different solutions can be chosen based on the REBT (Revolutionary Electricity Tax) and its application guide:
    • Common EV charging circuit for a community parking lot: a common, dedicated main meter will be installed for this circuit.
    • Individual scheme with a common meter for the home and the charging station: If you need to increase the contracted power for the charging point installation, you must process this with your retailer.
    • Individual scheme with a meter for each charging station: You must request a new supply from the distributor to have the CUPS associated with this new consumption, after which you must request the supply connection from the retailer of your choice.
    • Remember that if you need to increase the contracted power of your CUPS, you must contact your supplier.

     

    Garages located in a building where I don't live

     

    • The Homeowners' Association must be notified.
    • You must request a new supply from the distributor to have the CUPS associated with this new consumption, after which you must request the supply connection from the supplier of your choice.
    • A supplier must be contracted.
    • The meter is installed in the building's centralized system.

     

    New Homes

     

    • Homes built since 2014 must have pre-installation.
    • Minimum electrification level of 9.2 kW according to ITC-BT10 of the REBT (Real Spanish Tax Code).
    • If there is no pre-installation, follow the steps mentioned above.
Preguntas frecuentes
  • What steps do I need to take with the distribution company to install an EV charging point at my home if I live in a single-family home?

    • In general, none. The power of domestic charging points typically installed in single-family homes is such that the charging point can be connected to the designated circuits of the installation. This work must always be performed by an authorized installer, and as indicated in ITC-BT52 of the Low Voltage Electrical Regulation (REBT), the charging point must be a dedicated circuit of the installation with no other loads.

       

      If you wish to install a higher-power charger, up to 15 kW, you would only need to process an increase in the contracted power with the retailer. If the required power exceeds this threshold, you will need to process a power increase request in the CUPS (Customer Service Center) with the distribution company. This process can be done in the private area of ​​the website.

       

      Next, you must manage an increase in the contracted power with the retailer.

       

       

  • How long does it take from the moment a public charging station is requested by the distribution company until it is available for purchase?

    • Publicly accessible indoor charging point

       

      If the power increase is within the current assigned capacity, no interaction with the distribution company is necessary.

      If it exceeds this capacity, a power increase must be processed with the local distribution company. Depending on the location, magnitude of the power increase, and supply voltage, technical and economic conditions will be established, and depending on these, it may be necessary to process a building permit from the city council and/or administrative procedures with the competent authority of the autonomous community.

       

      Publicly accessible indoor charging point on a public road or under a concession to third parties

      If the business owner allocates a space for a company dedicated to the operation of charging points, the company must request a new supply for this purpose in the private area of ​​the website. The deadlines would be subject to the provisions set out in the previous point.

      If a city council were to put out to tender a massive deployment of charging points on public roads, the process for requesting a connection for each point would be the same as that indicated in the previous point. Depending on the timeframe for the concession, it may be advisable to hold planning, prioritization, and monitoring meetings with the bidding city council to expedite the process.

  • If I have a parking space in a community garage, what arrangements do I have to make with the distributor?

    • You simply need to notify the community of your intention to install a charging point, as indicated in Article 17 of the Horizontal Property Law.

      The installation of charging points in community garages must comply with the provisions of the REBT (Spanish Tax on the Protection of Personal Data) regarding connection diagrams, charging requirements, and specifications for the space intended for the garage.

      Depending on the characteristics of the garage, you can choose one of the following solutions based on the provisions of ITC-BT-52 of the REBT and its application guide:

      1. Collective or trunk system with a main meter at the installation's origin. In this case, a new supply request must be processed on the website www.edistribucion.com, where a CUPS (Customer Service Unit) will be obtained to be contracted with the desired supplier. The meter will be housed in the building's meter room.
      2. Individual system with a common meter for the home and the charging station. A dedicated circuit will extend from the home's meter output terminals to the charging station. No management with the distribution company is required.
      3. Individual system with a meter for each charging station. If the characteristics of the building and its interior installations make the previous connection point unfeasible, a new connection point for the charging point will have to be requested from the distribution company. This will require a new CUPS (Customer Service Unit) and a new meter, which will be housed in the building's meter room.

       

      Generally speaking, and as indicated in the previous point, when the power of the charger you wish to install exceeds the assigned power, you must request a power increase from the distribution company.

  • Can a property have two different connections if one of them is for public charging points?

    • Generally speaking, no. According to the document issued by regulation, the second connection for EV charging, which will be classified as special, will be assessed using a scale when:

       

      1) it is developed on urban solar land

      2) it is expressly requested by the developer

      3) the physical or technical impossibility of using the existing connection on the property for the new supply is justified.

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Do you need a power boost?

If you have a low-voltage supply with a smart meter integrated into the remote management system (contracted power <50 kW), go to the private area and check the maximum power demanded for each month. And if you think it's necessary to increase it, contact your supplier to request the change.