{"id":2326,"date":"2021-06-10T18:15:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regalgrid.com\/?post_type=magazine&#038;p=2326"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:14:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:14:37","slug":"mini-step-by-step-guide-to-make-a-light-connection-for-your-home","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/magazine\/mini-step-by-step-guide-to-make-a-light-connection-for-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini step-by-step guide to make a light connection for your home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Either way, this is a very <strong>simple<\/strong> operation, as long as you know:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To whom to apply<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>data<\/strong> you will have to provide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The necessary <strong>documents<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>timing<\/strong> and <strong>costs<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who to ask for the light connection?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The electricity connection must be requested <strong>to the provider you decide to rely on<\/strong> for your electricity offer. You can do it in the following ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By contacting <strong>customer service<\/strong> at the <strong>toll-free number<\/strong> provided by the supplier<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By physically going to one of its <strong>stores<\/strong> and interacting with an employee &#8211; Normally, you can find the list of all the physical stores in the various official websites of the supply company<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Connecting to the <strong>official website<\/strong> of the company &#8211; Here you can download the appropriate form, fill in all its fields and send it to the company by mail, PEC or fax.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Data required for light connection<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>data<\/strong> you will need to provide during the application process are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your <strong>personal information<\/strong>, such as your first and last name, social security number, phone number and email address<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The identification <strong>data of your company<\/strong> if you are requesting the connection for a business offer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cadastral information<\/strong> on the property<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>contract<\/strong> that certifies your ownership of the property<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>power<\/strong> and <strong>voltage<\/strong> you will need for your supply<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>IBAN<\/strong> <strong>code<\/strong> if you decide to pay your bills directly by automatic bank debit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The necessary documents for the light connection<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition to the data, some <strong>documents<\/strong> will need to be submitted. Specifically:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>Membership Form<\/strong> &#8211; This is a sheet that you will receive after applying for connection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>Safeguard Regime Declaration<\/strong> &#8211; This is a form only required if the property is a business and not intended for private or domestic use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A <strong>copy of your valid ID<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The timing and costs of the light connection<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>time<\/strong> required to complete the electricity connection is <strong>12 working days<\/strong>. In fact, the <strong>supplier<\/strong> to whom you will make the request will have <strong>2 days<\/strong> to transmit it to the <strong>local distributor<\/strong>. The latter will then have to activate your meter in a time limit of <strong>5 days<\/strong>. At this point, the electronic meter will be usable within further <strong>7 days<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, the transaction is not free, and you will be required <strong>to pay<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>27,59 \u20ac administrative fee<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>23 \u20ac fixed contribution<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>16 \u20ac stamp duty<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition, you may also have to pay a <strong>security deposit<\/strong>. For this item, each operator has full freedom of choice. So, its value <strong>varies from company to company<\/strong>, but it may also not be provided for. However, the tendency is to always include it, except in cases where the payment of bills is made through a <strong>bank account<\/strong>. In this case, releasing the <strong>IBAN<\/strong> is considered <strong>sufficient guarantee<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you want to stay up to date on electricity, at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arera.it\/it\/index.htm\">this link<\/a> you will find the official website of ARERA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4387,"parent":0,"template":"","category-magazine":[44],"class_list":["post-2326","magazine","type-magazine","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magazine-energy-and-economic-savings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine\/2326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazine"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine\/2326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4389,"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine\/2326\/revisions\/4389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category-magazine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regalgrid.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category-magazine?post=2326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}