The supplier of electricity is ...

энергосбытовая компания, деятельность которой регулируется государством. GP (the guaranteeing supplier of electricity) is an energy sales company whose activities are regulated by the state. She is obliged to conclude a contract for the supply of energy with any consumer who is in the area of her service. . Let's consider further features of activity of the guaranteed suppliers of the electric power .

General information

не пересекаются. The zones of activity of the guaranteed electricity suppliers do not overlap. This means that companies can not compete. , являются участниками ОРЭМ (оптового рынка электрической энергии и мощности). All companies included in the list of guaranteed electricity suppliers are members of the Wholesale Electricity and Capacity Market. The bulk of electricity is purchased in this market. However, part of the volume of the supplier can buy and retail. The presence of guaranteeing electricity suppliers in the retail market is a prerequisite for providing consumers with electric power. It should also be said that without the GP, it would be difficult to maintain a balance of production and consumption.

Activity control

. The service area of a particular sales company is determined according to the register of guaranteed electricity suppliers . This information base includes organizations for the subjects of the Russian Federation. указывается номер приказа и дата включения сбытовой компании в список. The register of guaranteeing electricity suppliers specifies the number of the order and the date the sales company is included in the list. The activities of organizations are controlled by the authorized regional authority structure and the FAS Russia. The powers of regulators include:

1. Control of the implementation of the GP of the conditions of conducting activities and established coefficients.
2. Approval of the marketing surcharge and the tariff menu.

Activities

, закупают мощность и электрическую энергию на рынке, заключают договора с сетевыми предприятиями в зоне своего обслуживания, соглашения на оплату потерь этих сетевых компаний. Companies included in the list of guaranteeing electricity suppliers purchase power and electricity on the market, conclude contracts with network enterprises in their service area, agreements to pay for losses of these grid companies. GPs are engaged in the sale of energy and capacity to end users under supply contracts, make settlements, issue invoices, recover debts, accept payment for delivery. компании, осуществляющие фактически функцию "единого окна" для потребителей. Guaranteed electricity suppliers are companies that actually function as a "single window" for consumers. Many GPs conduct additional activities. In particular, suppliers carry out:

1. Sale, installation and maintenance of accounting devices.
2. Realization of electrical products.
3. Receiving payments from other enterprises (for cellular communication, Internet, utilities).
4. Energy audit.
5. Issue technical conditions.
6. Maintenance of in-house power grids MKD.

Features of work

. The legislation fixes certain obligations of the guaranteeing electricity supplier . As mentioned above, a supply company must enter into an agreement with any consumer that has applied, if the energy-consuming devices of the latter are in the service area of the GP. The establishment of this duty is aimed at excluding the refusal of all suppliers to enter into an agreement with the consumer. In addition, with the bankruptcy of an independent sales company, its customers automatically switch to the service provider for a guarantee. Failure to comply with the requirements provided for by legislation and industry regulations leads to depriving the company of the status of a guaranteeing electricity supplier.

The price of energy

Authorized bodies that control the activities of marketing companies establish a sales surcharge for the guaranteeing supplier of electricity. своего рода гарантия того, что расходы на обслуживание потребителей будут покрыты. This is a kind of guarantee that the cost of customer service will be covered. SOEs provide collection of funds for financing generating companies and infrastructure companies of the WECM, so they should be sure that the costs will be paid. The sales surcharge, in fact, allows you to compensate for the costs of servicing end-users. The price of electricity is limited to the maximum level of unregulated prices. It involves broadcasting the purchase price and the cost of the transfer with an established premium. информирование потребителей об уровнях нерегулируемой стоимости по ценовым категориям. Here it is necessary to say about one more requirement for the guaranteeing supplier of electric power, it is informing consumers about the levels of unregulated cost by price categories. There are only six of them.

Guaranteed electricity suppliers: list

The largest and most effective GP in Russia are the following:

• "Oboronenergosbyt."
• "St. Petersburg Sales Company."
• "Irkutskenergo".
• "Tatenergosbyt".
• "Novosibirskenergosbyt."

PJSC Mosenergosbyt, OOO Rusenergosbyt, is also included in the list of major SOEs.

Features of acquiring status

For the first time guaranteeing suppliers are appointed:

1. Unbundled regional AO energos and electrification (AO-energo) or energy sales organizations formed as a result of reorganization of AO-energo.
2. OPP (wholesale resellers) and formed on their basis sales organizations, if they supply electricity to budget-dependent consumers and the population in the amount of not less than 50 million kWh / year.
3. Power sales enterprises that serve customers connected to the power grids of JSCo Russian Railways.
4. Economic entities that generate or operate facilities not connected with the Unified Energy System of the Russian Federation and isolated power systems.

Previously, enterprises that were appointed by the GP, but were not members of the Wholesale Electric Energy Market, were to acquire the status of a market entity until 2008. After 2008, the GP is appointed by competition. This order is designed to ensure competition, improve the quality of supplies and reduce costs. The frequency of the competition is 3 years. As the main criterion for determining the winner is the gross revenue. It is she, taking into account the indexation, is taken into account when establishing the sales mark-up. If in the next competition the winner is not identified, the acting GP continues its work.

Transfer of functions of a network company

It is allowed for a period of up to six months. The temporary transfer of the functions of the grid company's GP may be conditioned by:

1. Deprivation of the license of the current supplier for the right to sell electricity to the public.
2. Taking measures with respect to the SOE to deprive him of his right to participate in trading in the Wholesale Electric Energy Market.
3. Liquidation of the enterprise.
4. The beginning of the bankruptcy procedure.
5. Violation of obligations to pay for services and electricity in the retail market.

Change of the guaranteeing supplier of the electric power

This procedure is conducted publicly. Information on the change of the supplier is published in the local print media, it is located in the points for accepting payments, on the Internet (including on portals of branch departments, and also their regional representations). When changing the guaranteeing supplier, consumers-legal entities must conclude contracts with a new SOE. As for citizens, for them only the payment details are changed. Information about them is placed in all reception centers, including in post offices and in Sberbank's divisions.

Consequences for the consumer when moving to another supply company

In the event of a change of SOE, the consumer-legal entity must conclude a new contract within two months. It is enough for citizens to pay for the delivery of new requisites. It is necessary to take into account that payment starts from the moment when the consumer became aware of a change in the SOE. Even if an agreement with a new supplier is finalized later, it will contain a condition for payments for consumption from the date of transition to a new GP. Transition from the guaranteeing supplier to the sales company is carried out at the request of the consumer. One should take into account one nuance. If the supply company does not purchase electricity on the retail or wholesale market, it can only buy it from the GP.

The relationship of the guaranteeing supplier with the HOA and the management companies

GP, acting as a subject of the retail market, sells CC and TSZ electricity under a supply, purchase and sale contract, according to the Market Rules. The purchase is measured by an accounting device located on the border of the networks of the house and the service company. Separately, energy consumption is taken into account for common house needs and supplies to owners of non-residential premises. Payment by citizens is made at tariffs established for the population. Payments for the remaining amounts are calculated at the rates provided for the relevant legal entities.

Features of the contract

The agreement on supply / purchase / sale of capacity / electricity is in written (simple) form, unless otherwise stipulated by the Rules approved by Government Decree No. 442. The guaranteeing supplier needs to develop contract forms in accordance with the categories of prices or consumers, according to which tariff differentiation is carried out . If it is necessary to amend the Rules approved by Resolution No. 442, which entail the correction of the forms of contracts, the SOE must make adjustments to the agreement forms within a month (from the effective date of the relevant amendments). Developed / modified forms of documents the supplier must place in the service centers and on the official website, and also send them to the territorial unit of the FAS.

Responsibility of the guaranteeing electricity supplier

It is provided for in the Civil Code and the Rules (OPFRR) approved by the Government Decision No. 442. The supplier's liability is civil in nature. However, given the specific nature of the GP status, the company can be brought to administrative responsibility. Normative acts provide for 2 grounds on which the supplier may be sanctioned. Responsibility can occur for:

1. Unreliable electricity supply and improper quality.
2. Unjustified introduction of restrictions on the consumption regime.

Under the terms of the contract, the guaranteeing supplier is responsible to the buyer (consumer) for improper performance or failure to fulfill obligations under the agreement. He is responsible not only for the quality of his work, but also for the actions of the network company and other persons involved in the provision of electricity transmission services, which are an integral part of the delivery process.

Additionally

The guaranteeing supplier may refuse to conclude an energy supply contract with the consumer if it does not have the opportunity to supply due to the lack of technological connection of power receivers to power grid facilities. At the same time, there should be no agreement on the connection of these devices to the power grids in accordance with the OPFRR. On the refusal the supplier must notify the consumer who applied to him. The notice should indicate the reasons for the decision. The notification is sent within 5 days from the date of the client's request. If the application was sent through a network organization, then the notice is sent to it. The notice period is the same - 5 days. The period is calculated from the date of receipt of the application for the conclusion of the contract to the GP.

Participation in the competition

The application must include:

1. Name of the applicant.
2. Address.
3. INN.
4. State registration number.

The application shall be accompanied by:

1. An extract from the register of participants of the Wholesale Electric Energy Market with indication of the direction of activity for which the entity trades power and electricity in the market. The document is issued by the market council.
2. Paper confirming the amount of equity capital, or an agreement to provide a bank guarantee with the amount of coverage equal to the amount of capital required to accept an application for a tender.
3. Analysis of financial condition (calculation of indicators) for the reporting period preceding the date of filing the application.
4. Extract from the register of data on bankruptcy. By this document, the applicant confirms that within a year before the filing of the application, no procedures were taken with respect to him regarding the recognition of his insolvency.
5. Tax, statistical, accounting statements for the previous year and the period preceding the date of sending the application for participation.
6. Full list of affiliated and interdependent persons.

In addition, the applicant must provide information about the persons entering the applicant in the same group. The form by which this information is provided is approved by the FAS. The document also indicates the characteristics by which persons are members of the relevant group. In addition, information is provided on beneficiaries in whose interests nominal holders hold more than 5% of the applicant's shares. The application specifies the amount of funds that the entity, in case of declaring it a winner, agrees to offer in an offer to be sent to creditors of the replaced GP. This amount is set off against the assignment of claims for the repayment (partial or total) of the debt provided for in para. 12 par. 207 of the OPFRR, in accordance with the requirements specified in para. 1 and 14 of paragraph 207 of the Rules.