FAQ
Who pays for the installation and electricity of an EV charger in a communal garage?
The owner of the parking space always pays for the installation and the electricity, under article 17.5 of Spain's Horizontal Property Act. The power comes from their own meter, with a line to the space (layout 2), or from a new meter in their name (layout 3). Never from the community's meter.
The law settles it
Article 17.5 of Spain’s Horizontal Property Act (LPH) is clear: the cost of the installation and the electricity are borne entirely by whoever installs the charging point. The comunidad (the community of owners) pays neither for a neighbour’s charger nor for their electricity.
| Situation | Who pays | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Individual point at your space | You: charger, cable, protection, boletín and electricity | Art. 17.5 LPH |
| Shared backbone line | Owners who voted in favour, by share; each pays their own electricity | Art. 17.1 LPH |
| New build garage with pre-installation | The developer left the conduit; you pay cable, board and charger | CTE HE 6 |
Where the charger’s electricity comes from
ITC-BT-52, the Spanish EV charging regulation, defines several layouts. In a communal garage three are common:
- Layout 2: a line from your meter, in the building’s meter room, to your space. The car appears on your home bill. This is the most usual.
- Layout 3: a new meter in your name just for the space. Useful if the space is far away or you do not live in the building. It means a new connection of 800 to 2,500 euros, about 100 euros of paperwork and a fixed charge of 8 to 12 euros a month, but you can choose a tariff just for the car.
- Layout 1: a shared backbone with a main meter. Each space has a secondary meter or a manager that measures what each owner uses, and each pays their own.
Why the community meter is off limits
Connecting the charger to the garage lighting supply without an agreement means using electricity that all owners pay for. The comunidad can require that your consumption does not hang off the common meter, so any proper installation starts from your meter or a new one.
If the comunidad builds a shared installation
Only those who vote in favour pay. Anyone who joins later pays their updated share plus legal interest. Each user pays their own electricity.
What you will pay
The individual installation costs roughly 1,200 to 2,200 euros depending on distance. As for electricity, charging at home costs about 1.8 to 3.3 euros per 100 km on a tariff with cheap night hours.
We work out which layout suits your distance and power at the visit. In Seville, Spain, see EV charger in a communal garage and, for a shared solution, communal EV charging backbone.
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EV charger in a communal garage
An EV charger in a communal garage in Spain only requires you to notify the comunidad (the homeowners' association): no vote, no permission. We run the line from your meter to your parking space in Seville, install the charger with its protection devices and register the boletín.
Communal EV charging backbone
A communal EV charging pre-installation in your building's garage in Seville, Spain sorts out the wiring once and for all: one backbone line, one charging board and a load manager, so each neighbour can later connect their own charger paying only their share and their own electricity.
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