Connection usage contract
The terminal use agreement is in the German electricity industry, a contract between the terminal user and the network operator.
According to the definition of the term (Section 1 (3) NAV), the connection user is any end consumer who uses a connection to the low-voltage network to draw electricity within the framework of the connection usage relationship. Connection user is z. B. the tenant of a property, he does not have to be the owner (connection party) at the same time. The connectee also concludes a network connection contract with the network operator .
The connection usage contract includes u. a. the address of the connection point, the voltage level and the metering point designation. It regulates, among other things, liability in the event of disruption and interruption, the use of the property and the type of measurement and counting. For customers who are connected to low voltage (ie all household and small business customers), the connection conditions in the Low Voltage Connection Ordinance of November 1, 2006 are uniformly regulated by law. These customers do not have to conclude a connection usage contract. The connection usage relationship begins with the extraction of energy, i.e., for example, when the light is switched on. Low-voltage customers should only register with the local network operator when moving in.
The connection usage contract only includes the right to use the grid connection to draw electricity. It does not regulate the supply of the connection user (customer) with electricity or access to the supply networks, so that there are no charges for this. In order to be supplied with electricity, the connection user (customer) concludes an electricity supply contract with an electricity trader (supplier).