Why do we need a power outage act? Legal standards

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Published: 12/25/2021

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It is difficult to imagine a modern home without a large number of appliances that regularly consume electrical energy. Therefore, for people, a power outage is a real disaster. To enjoy modern benefits, you must pay for electricity on time, otherwise the relevant services will be able to suspend or turn off the supply of services. If a person does not transfer payments for housing and communal services, in particular electricity, for too long, then he risks receiving a certificate of disconnection of electricity for non-payment.

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It is difficult to figure out the legality of these actions on your own, so experts recommend familiarizing yourself with the regulations and consulting with a lawyer.

Possible actions of the consumer in case of power outage and their consequences

• 1 Providing an act according to the law
• 2 How a power outage act is drawn up, as well as the nuances of sending it
• 3 Who is the document issued to and is the owner of the apartment needed?
• 4 Is it legal to turn off the lights if the owner of the house does not want to sign the document?
• 5 Judicial practice

Why is paperwork necessary?

As noted above, the fact of a power outage must be reflected in a special act. This document performs the following main tasks:

• for the utility service provider – acts as confirmation of the legality of actions related to limiting the supply of electricity;
• for the owner of the apartment - can later be used in court to challenge the actions of the initiator of the termination of the supply of electricity (for example, if it is revealed that the amount of debt was calculated incorrectly).

Drawing up the act must be preceded by sending a corresponding notification to the electricity consumer.

As a rule, the procedure and method of its delivery to the addressee are prescribed as part of the electricity supply agreement. Failure to comply with this requirement may lead to the recognition of the action of turning off electricity as illegal (read about whether they have the right to turn off electricity for non-payment without a court decision).

Legislative documents on electrical installation work

The main documents that you should refer to when performing electrical installation work of this type are:

• Rules for non-discriminatory access to electricity transmission services. They were approved by Resolution No. 861 of December 27, 2004. Later, on February 10, 2014, due to changes in technical equipment, these Rules were amended by Resolution No. 95.
• Rules for the technological connection of power receiving devices of electricity consumers, electricity production facilities, as well as power grid facilities belonging to network organizations and other persons to electric networks. This document, which should be relied upon when carrying out work, was adopted by the same Resolution as the first one, with the same editing.

According to existing legislation, the maximum power must be indicated in the document. If the documents of previous forms (ARBP) do not have this parameter, then it is redone.

What legislation is it regulated by?

The need to draw up an act on turning off the electricity supply is written in the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 4, 2012 No. 442 (clauses 7 and 11 (Section II). The same regulatory document also spells out cases in which the electricity supplier has the right to limit the supply of this resource .

Thus, the supply of this utility service may be partially or completely terminated on one of the following grounds (from clause 2 of section 1):

• receipt by the resource supplying organization of a corresponding request from a bailiff;
• failure by the consumer to fulfill the obligations specified in the electricity supply agreement (failure to pay fees for this service, violation of the connection procedure, etc.);
• illegal connection to electrical networks, etc.

Thus, in all the cases described above, a power outage act must be drawn up. Otherwise, the apartment owner will be able to declare the actions of the supplier of this utility service illegal through the court.

Is there an alternative

The form and sample presented are not the only correct option for paper design. You can find acts that specify the connection conditions in more detail, including tables with data on the devices used for connection and connection points.

They also indicate:

• Description of the power point.
• The value of the rated power of the connected transformers.
• Extremely high value of equipment reactive power factor.
• Information about measuring current transformers: their type, installation location, accuracy class.
• Instrument voltage transformers (the same data about them).
• If available - RCD, devices for emergency and regime automation.
• Which is a self-contained backup power source.
• Information about indirectly connected consumers.

In the forms you can find three options for designing this paper. Each individual organization has the right to decide which one to use. But in most cases, only the minimum data specified in the presented sample is sufficient.

Important point! According to the legislative framework on this issue, the number of connections must be specified in the act.

If there is only one connection, then the existing form will do. If there are several of them, then the necessary data is indicated for each: permitted power, reliability level.

If desired, the document can be supplemented with references to the main agreement on technological connection, but this is not necessary, since the paper is already its annex and is not valid without it.

Contents of the document

At the beginning, it should be noted that the content of this act may differ slightly depending on the method of turning off the electricity (what is the procedure for turning off the lights and how to find a way out in case of financial difficulties, find out here). There are two possible options:

1. The consumer independently limits the supply of electricity in the presence of the initiator of this process. In this case, the act includes the following information (7 (Section II of the above-mentioned regulatory document):
   information about the electric grid company (full and short name, address, tax identification number and activity code);
2. personal data of the service consumer (full name, passport or other identification card details);
3. reason for interrupting the supply of electricity;
4. resource delivery point;
5. type of restriction imposed (partial or complete interruption of electricity supply);
6. address, date and exact time of drawing up the act;
7. the procedure for supplying electricity (if partial restrictions are introduced);
8. the level of electricity consumption for other persons who are technologically connected to the owner of the premises, in respect of whom a complete cessation of electricity supply is introduced;
9. technical measures taken to limit the supply of a given utility service;
10. number, installation location and latest readings of the electric meter;
11. information that the homeowner has refused to independently limit the supply of electricity (if such a fact exists);
12. Full name of the person signing the act on behalf of the owner of the premises (if any).
13. The resource supplying organization makes a disconnection through its facilities (if technically possible). In addition to the points listed above, the act drawn up in this case must also include:
    date and exact time of limitation of electricity supply;
14. location of the premises in respect of which the restriction is imposed;
15. reasons why the supply of utility services was not stopped (if necessary).

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Additionally, it should be noted that the limitation of electricity supply can be complete or partial:

• In the first case, the supply of electricity is permanently stopped.
• The second option involves providing this service in a limited volume.

Additionally, it should be noted that, regardless of the type of prepared act, it must be signed by all parties to the process (consumer, initiator and executor).

Is there an approved form?

There is no officially approved sample act for disconnecting electricity for non-payment. As a rule, it is drawn up in any form, but taking into account the content requirements prescribed in the above-mentioned regulatory document.

Who draws up the document?

In accordance with clause 7 (1) of section II of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 4, 2012 No. 442, the act on termination of the supply of electricity is drawn up by the initiator of this procedure, which may be:

• a body that performs the functions of managing an apartment building, individual households (MC, HOA, housing cooperative, SOT, etc.);
• an organization that provides energy supply services to the population.

Our portal contains information about the procedure for turning off lights in SNT and about debts. Read about what kind of debt and in what time frame the lights are turned off, what to do if the lights are turned off in the apartment.

Taurus in the Year of the Monkey: Characteristics for Men and Women

From this article you will learn about the main characteristics of the TAURUS zodiac sign, born in the year of the MONKEY according to the Chinese calendar (horoscope), as well as the love compatibility of men and women of these signs, but first you will understand what the combination of these two symbols is.

The personality in question is interesting and ambiguous. Few people understand her type of thinking, but logic is clearly present in all her actions. The contradictory natures of the pragmatic Taurus and the spontaneous Monkey do not create internal conflicts for their owner, but often lead to surprises, which, however, do not frighten him.

Let's talk about this in more detail, taking into account the age and gender of the person.

Characteristics of Taurus in the Year of the Monkey

He is a cheerful and sociable person. He strives to surround himself with interesting people and cannot stand loneliness. He loves entertainment and does not spare money on it. The representative of the sign tries to spend all his free time in a company that is comfortable for him, true friends, good acquaintances.

The people who surround him are important to him, so he chooses his social circle with special care. Such a person will not maintain contact with dishonest and hypocritical people.

Strengths

They are assertive and almost always achieve their goals. They know how to choose the main essence without wasting time on trifles and small details. They do not tend to complain about fate and their problems, since their credo is to always be positive.

It is also worth saying that they can rarely be enraged, they are so balanced and calm. Such a person rarely follows public opinion. It is full of numerous ideas on how you can improve your existence.

Tactful and polite, this is how you can characterize a person born under the sign of Taurus in the year of the Monkey. He is always liked by others, not only for his behavior, but also for his positive qualities.

Weak sides

Despite the fact that Taurus-Monkey tries to seem like a leader in absolutely everything, he needs his own leader. Such a person rarely talks about his life, thereby fearing to let others into his personal space.

At times, a representative of the sign can become rude and unrestrained, and will categorically deny the presence of the slightest weaknesses. At the most crucial moment, he may doubt his abilities and miss a profitable chance.

What qualities are worth developing?

He needs to be bolder at some moments and believe in himself. There is no need to think that without proper guidance, you cannot achieve career success. You should also trust your loved ones more, opening up the secret corners of your soul to them.

Where is it going?

As a rule, a power outage act is drawn up in triplicate, each of which is subsequently sent to the following persons:

• to a consumer of services in whose premises the supply of electricity has been limited;
• the initiator of the entire process;
• to the contractor (resource supply organization).

The initiator and the executor may be the same person. Thus, in this case, only two copies of the act are prepared.

In addition, if the fact of illegal connection to electrical networks has been established, then another copy of the act is also sent to the district police officer. He will have to conduct an investigation and, if this fact is confirmed, open a case against the violator.