Basic Electricity Supply Ordinance
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ordinance on general conditions for the basic supply of household customers and the replacement of electricity from the low-voltage network |
| Short title: | Basic Electricity Supply Ordinance |
| Abbreviation: | StromGVV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Section 39 (2) and section 115 (2) EnWG |
| Legal matter: | Commercial administrative law , energy law |
| References : | 752-6-8 |
| Issued on: | October 26, 2006 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2391 ) |
| Entry into force on: | November 8, 2006 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 4 Regulation of 14 March 2019 ( Federal Law Gazette I, p. 333, 336 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
March 22, 2019 (Art. 5 of March 14, 2019) |
| Weblink: | Text of the regulation |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Basic Electricity Supply Ordinance (StromGVV) is a German ordinance that regulates the conditions under which household customers are to be supplied with electricity by the electricity supply companies as part of the basic supply according to Section 36 of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) .
The ordinance regulates the right of citizens to be supplied with electricity after the electricity market was reformed by the Energy Industry Act in 2005.
The regulation defines the terms customer and end consumer as well as the basic supply and determines the basic supplier and regulates his obligations and rights, etc. a. in drafting contracts, supply and billing.
According to § 20 StromGVV, a basic supplier may not charge the customer any fees as a result of the termination of the basic supply contract, in particular when changing electricity provider .
