{"id":12852,"date":"2025-06-17T00:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/renewable-energy\/regulations-for-installing-an-electric-car-charger-in-a-community-garage\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T00:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:46:32","slug":"regulations-for-installing-an-electric-car-charger-in-a-community-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/electric-mobility\/regulations-for-installing-an-electric-car-charger-in-a-community-garage\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulations for installing an electric car charger in a community garage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, installing an electric vehicle charging point is more accessible than ever. However, the regulations may vary depending on the type of building in which you want to install it: single-family house, community of neighbors or company. At Fotovol we explain the key differences and how we adapt our solution to each case.  <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"recharging-points-in-single-family-homes\">Recharging points in single-family homes<\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"regulations\">Regulations:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>100% free installation, no special permits required.<\/li>\n<li>No prior communication or additional reporting is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"advantages\">Advantages:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater freedom to choose power, location and type of charger.<\/li>\n<li>Direct integration with solar self-consumption systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"contribution-of-fotovol\">Contribution of Fotovol:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Turnkey solutions with installation on facade, garage or pole.<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of linking with solar panels for free charging.<\/li>\n<li>Processing of regional and state aid (MOVES).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"charger-for-electric-vehicles-in-a-neighborhood-community-private-place\">Charger for electric vehicles in a Neighborhood Community (private place)<\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"regulations-2\">Regulations:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Throughout Spain, it is only necessary to inform the community 30 days in advance (Horizontal Property Law, art. 17.5).<\/li>\n<li>No authorization is required, except if common areas are affected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"common-obstacles\">Common obstacles:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Rejection due to lack of knowledge or fear of cost.<\/li>\n<li>Saturated meter panels.<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty to pass cabling without visible works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"contribution-of-fotovol-2\">Contribution of Fotovol:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Model letter to communicate to the community.<\/li>\n<li>Discreet installation, without affecting common areas.<\/li>\n<li>Technical engineering to reorganize meters if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"recharging-points-in-neighborhood-communities-collective-pre-installation\">Recharging points in Neighborhood Communities (collective pre-installation)<\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"regulations-3\">Regulations:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In Catalonia, if at least 1\/3 of the owners request it, a pre-installation for all can be voted.<\/li>\n<li>A simple majority is required for approval.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"advantages-2\">Advantages:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Future installation of more economical chargers.<\/li>\n<li>Increases the value of the building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"contribution-of-fotovol-3\">Contribution of Fotovol:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Advice to the community and property administrators.<\/li>\n<li>Complete technical report to be presented at a meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Management of collective subsidies for communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"recharging-point-for-companies-and-private-parking-lots\">Recharging point for companies and private parking lots<\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"regulations-4\">Regulations:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There are no legal limitations as long as the low voltage regulations (ITC-BT 52) are complied with.<\/li>\n<li>Certified installation and bulletin required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"frequent-needs\">Frequent needs:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Simultaneous charging for several vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Consumption control by user or license plate.<\/li>\n<li>Compatibility with fleets or workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"contribution-of-fotovol-4\">Contribution of Fotovol:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Scalable solutions with load balancing.<\/li>\n<li>Access systems with RFID or app.<\/li>\n<li>360\u00ba monitoring, support and maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whatever your case is, at Fotovol we analyze the conditions of your home or company, prepare the technical study and manage the entire process: from the application for grants to the implementation. Ask for a free quote and <a href=\"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/our-services\/charging-points-for-electric-vehicles\/\">electrify your garage<\/a>with total guarantee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the current regulations for charging points in communal garages and discover how Fotovol facilitates every step: from the permit to the installation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,169,99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electric-mobility","category-electric-vehicle-regulations","category-regulations-grants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fotovol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}