A building cannot be considered residential if its en / supply is not organized. The difficulty is not in the very connection to power grids, but in the fact that the owners of a private house are often lost, not knowing where to turn. Let's figure out what it is - technical conditions for connecting to electrical networks in relation to a private house, whose competence it is and how much it costs.

GOST should not be confused with TU. A standard is a set of government requirements related to a specific field of activity, type of product, and so on. Specifications are departmental documentation developed on the basis of the same GOST, SNiP, internal regulations. That is, these are just the rules that are binding on both parties that appear in the contract for the supply of electricity / energy, as well as the main criteria that must be met by the equipment and the devices used.

Definitely - contact the local administration. Making inquiries of neighbors is usually a waste of time. First, they could just buy a house, and they themselves could buy it. But this is not the main thing, since there is a second thing. If in a particular locality (microdistrict) electricity / energy is supplied to the population by various organizations (and this is not uncommon), then they have their own "zones of responsibility". Where is the border? Which of the power engineers is a "networker" and who is a "supplier"? Neighbors may simply not know about this (and they do not have to). But in the corresponding structural unit of the local administration, such data is likely to be available.

The second option is to contact the power engineers directly (if the private house is within the boundaries of the settlement). If this is not their territory, they will tell you how to contact subcontractors.

There is one more (third) solution. Find out where neighbors settle their electricity bills and contact the payment acceptance point. They will probably tell you how to proceed.

Example of technical conditions

Each resource supplying organization can establish its own form of forms for connecting to power grids. They may differ in the alternation of items, their number and a number of other signs. But in any case, the following points should be indicated in the technical specifications.

1. Connection diagram (power reception). Attached to it:

• list of en / receiving devices located in a private house;
• their maximum total power (kW);
• consumed voltage (V);
• category of reliability (degree of deterioration) of devices (installations);
• data on the timing of putting each of the samples into operation (for used equipment).

1. Power supplies (with specification of characteristics) - main and backup (if provided), connected voltage (kV).

1. Points of connection to the electrical network (with the designation of the contacts of the switch and the load busbars).

1. Voltage rating at connection points.

1. Obligations of the electricity / energy supplier (terms for the development of project documentation, its approval, installation work; as well as for the settlement of issues, if necessary, with third parties).

1. Obligations of the owner of a private building (within the site) in terms of connecting to electrical networks.

1. TU validity period (up to… - day, month, year).

What to prepare

An application from the owner of a private house for connection to electrical networks will not be accepted if a package of documents is not attached to it. To save time, you need to take the following with you (for the first three - originals and photocopies).

• Passport.
• A document confirming the ownership of the house and land.
• Site plan (in any version, even by hand). It should indicate all consumers of electricity / energy, as well as the adjacent territory with the object (transformer, substation), where the connection will be made (indicating the distance to it).
• List of all technical devices (consumers of electrical energy) with the calculation of the total power.

If the application is submitted not by the owner himself, but by another person at his request (order), then an additional power of attorney is attached to carry out such actions.

What to consider

The total power of all consumers of electrical energy in the house should not exceed 15 kW. This is stipulated in Regulation No. 861 of 2007 (approved by the Government of the Russian Federation). But it can be increased to 20, if the distance from the point of attachment to the border of the site does not exceed (in m): 500 - rural area, 300 - within the boundaries of the settlement.

The standard contract states that its validity period is from 2 to 5 years (no less and no more). But each administrative division may have its own rules that do not directly contradict the governing documents. This issue should be clarified immediately.

Regardless of whether the available capacities allow or not, the resource supplying organization is obliged to conclude an agreement for the supply of electricity / energy with the owner of a private residential building. If she does not have such an opportunity at the moment, then the power engineers will have to solve the problem.

It is better to order project documentation for connecting to power grids from the provider of this service. This is a guarantee that later there will be no conflict situations. If a third-party organization will develop the project according to the technical conditions, then the power engineers will find something to complain about, it is checked. At least for the fact that they have taken away "a piece of bread." And they will definitely have no complaints about their own departmental designers.

Power engineers are required to issue technical specifications within a month. Regardless of the time of year, climatic factors, lack of specialists, they must install everything that is necessary to organize the en / supply of a private house, no more than six months in advance. In some cases (for example, a long distance from the point of connection to the site), the period is increased, but not more than up to two years.

If the power engineers do not fit into the agreed time frame, they can not only be “adjusted” with the submitted claim, but also receive monetary compensation. It is enough just to contact a specialized lawyer, and he himself will find the justification, and at the same time determine the approximate amount to be collected.

Cost of work

The maximum price for connecting to power grids, which can be indicated by suppliers of electricity / energy (if the capacity does not exceed 15 kW) - 550 rubles. An additional payment can be made only if the owner wishes to speed up this process. But only with his personal consent, without any coercion.

Often, power engineers, taking advantage of our incompetence, go to various tricks in order to increase the payment for connecting to power grids. The arguments are different - the complexity of the work, the lack of capacity, and so on. It is illegal! To put it simply - their problems, not the consumer, which they are trying to solve at his expense.

The article highlights the main points that every owner of a private house needs to know about. More detailed information can be obtained only from the resource supplying organization itself, which will issue technical conditions for connecting to electrical networks. As already noted, each has its own rules. Therefore, in order to resolve the issue with the TU the first time, it is advisable to clarify all the nuances in advance in the local division of Energosbyt.