FAQs

Energy distributors remain regulated by the State, and are responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of the different areas of the country.

Learn the differences between a supplier and a distributor

Red Eléctrica de España (REE) is in charge of transporting energy in High Voltage and managing, maintaining and repairing the necessary infrastructures for this.

They are the companies designated by the Government where you can apply for the Social Bond of Light. They are obligated to offer this rate.

These marketers must meet a series of requirements established by the Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Tourism to contract under the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC), the Fixed Price, and the Social Bonus.

The Regulated Markets are the reference Marketers which are controlled and managed by the Government in order to protect the most vulnerable consumers.

Unlike the Free Market, where each Marketer is free to set different rates, offers and extra services with prices established by them, always within established scales, being supervised by the CNMC.

Lumisa Energias is located in the Free Market.

More information about the differences between the Free Market and the Regulated Market

It is a discount on the electricity bill, regulated by Royal Decree 897/2017, which specifies the requirements to be entitled to it. Its purpose is to protect homes considered vulnerable. It is a discount applied to the PVPC.

More information about the Social Bonus

The Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC) is the price whose price is controlled by the Ministry of Industry within the Regulated Market. It comes to replace the previous Last Resort Rate (TUR). It is applied in the invoices of those consumers with a contracted power not exceeding 10 kW.

It is the Universal Code of the Supply Point. It is a unique code for each energy supply (electric / gas) that identifies it. Start with the sequence ES followed by 20 digits.

The Electrical Installation Certificate (CIE) or Electrical Bulletin is the official document issued by an authorized installer that guarantees that all the requirements to receive the supply are met.

It is Third Party Access to the Network.

It is the cost stipulated by the State that must be paid when contracting a new supply or by increasing the power of an existing supply with an amount of 19,703137 € for each kW hired + VAT.

It is the cost stipulated by the State that must be paid when using the infrastructure of the distribution company in the case of new supplies, when the power contracted increases or if the supply point has not been used for more than 3 years with an amount of 17,374714 € per kW hired + VAT.

It is the cost stipulated by the State that must be paid when using the infrastructure of the distribution company in the case of new supplies, when the power contracted increases or if the supply point has not been used for more than 3 years with an amount of 9.044760 € + VAT.

It is the cost stipulated by the State that must be paid when carrying out the revision of the installation, with an amount of 8.011716 € + VAT.

According to what is established in article 79 of Royal Decree 1955/2000, it is the amount to be delivered, at the time of contracting, for an amount equal to the monthly theoretical turnover corresponding to fifty hours of use of the contracted power.

The cadastral reference is the official and mandatory identifier of real estate. It consists of an alphanumeric code that is assigned by the Cadastre so that every property must have a unique cadastral reference that allows it to be placed unequivocally in the cadastral cartography.

It is the physical place where the connection is connected to the distributor's electrical network. That is, the place where the supply is, in your home, office, etc.

Considerations on the concurrency public premises (According to section 1 of the ITC BT-28 of the REBT-2002) :

• Premises for entertainment and recreational activities: Cinemas, theaters, auditoriums, stadiums, sports halls, bull rings, hippodromes, amusement parks and fixed fairs, party halls, nightclubs, gambling halls. Meeting rooms, work, and health uses.

• Whatever your occupation: Temples, museums, conference and congress halls, casinos, hotels, bars, cafes, restaurants or similar, common areas in groups of commercial establishments, airports, passenger stations, closed parking lots, and covered by more than 5 vehicles, hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums, asylums, and nurseries.

• If the usable area is more than 40m2: libraries, teaching centers, medical offices, commercial establishments, offices with the presence of the public, student residences, gymnasiums, exhibition halls, cultural centers, and sports clubs.

• All those premises not considered in the previous sections, when they have an occupancy capacity of more than 100 people.

CNAE is the National Classification of Economic Activities and assigns a code to each economic activity that can be carried out. Generally, this code (which is usually 4 digits) is used in many forms and forms, both official and company level.

Here we show you a list of the most common CNAE to guide you.