What does the increasing coefficient for water mean? Increasing coefficient for utilities. Standard values ​​do not apply in such cases

What does the increasing coefficient for water mean? Increasing coefficient for utilities. Standard values ​​do not apply in such cases
What does the increasing coefficient for water mean? Increasing coefficient for utilities. Standard values ​​do not apply in such cases
29.06.2020

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The increasing coefficient for heating does NOT APPLY for houses whose maximum hourly heat load is less than 0.2 Gcal/h (according to paragraph 1 of Article 13 of the Federal Law of November 23, 2009 No. 261-FZ, these houses are not required to install communal heat meters).

If a house is recognized before January 1, 2013 as dilapidated, unsafe, subject to demolition or major repairs, then increasing coefficients are not applied to all types of utilities, both for individual and general household consumption.

An “increased” standard is applied (with an increasing factor of 1.4), both for individual and general household consumption. Fee size according to the formula:
Fee = (standard with increasing factor) * Tariff * Number of people
The availability of the technical ability to install them must be confirmed by an act, in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia dated December 29, 2011 No. 627.

By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 29, 2016 No. 603, changes were made to some acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the provision of utility services.
Increasing coefficient from the utility consumption standard
excluded and taken into account when determining the amount of payment for consumed
utility service. The basic standard is applied (without increasing coefficient).
Since June 30, 2016, the amount of payment citizens make for consumed utility services is calculated based on the product of the “basic” standard, the increasing coefficient and the tariff for the utility resource.
Fee = Standard * Increasing factor * Tariff * Number of people
At the same time, in order to apply a multiplying factor when calculating the size of the fee, an act of technical feasibility of installing a metering device is not required.

The use of an increasing coefficient when calculating payments to consumers for utility resources consumed for common house needs (in the absence of a common house meter) has been excluded since June 30, 2016 (Section III of the Rules for the provision of utility services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings, approved by the resolution Government of the Russian Federation dated May 6, 2011 No. 354)

According to paragraph 21(1) of the Rules, mandatory when a management organization or a homeowners’ association or a housing cooperative or other specialized consumer cooperative concludes contracts with resource supply organizations, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2012 No. 124, in the case of concluding “direct contracts” between the consumer and the resource supplying organization, the increasing coefficient is paid by the organization that is entrusted with the responsibility for maintaining the common property in an apartment building.

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MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING AND COMMUNAL SERVICES
ECONOMIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

ABOUT SPECIFIC ISSUES,
ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION OF INCREASING RACTORS
TO STANDARDS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES

In accordance with paragraph 3 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated May 23, 2006 N 306 “On approval of the rules for establishing and determining standards for the consumption of utility services”, paragraph 3 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated May 6, 2011 N 354 “On the provision of utility services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings", in connection with the receipt of numerous requests regarding the application of increasing coefficients to the standards for the consumption of utility services from January 1, 2015, I am sending the information attached to this letter on these issues and request that it be brought to the attention of those authorized to set standards consumption of public services by authorities, as well as other interested parties.

A.V.CHIBIS

Application
to the Deputy Minister's letter
construction and housing and communal services
economy of the Russian Federation
from __________ N ______

INFORMATION
ABOUT SPECIFIC ISSUES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION
INCREASING FACTORS TO CONSUMPTION STANDARDS
UTILITY SERVICES

1. On the issue of calculating the standard for utility service consumption, taking into account the increasing factor.
The use of increasing coefficients when determining standards for the consumption of utilities in residential premises and provided for general house needs (with the exception of utility services for gas supply and water disposal for common house needs) is provided for if it is technically possible to install collective (common house), individual or common (apartment) metering devices Rules for establishing and determining standards for the consumption of utility services, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated May 23, 2006 N 306 (hereinafter referred to as Rules N 306), as well as Decrees of the Government of the Russian Federation dated April 16, 2013 N 344 and December 17, 2014 .N 1380.
The increasing coefficients are:
1. from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 - 1.1;
2. from July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 - 1.2;
3. from January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016 - 1.4;
4. from July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 - 1.5;
5. since 2017 - 1.6.
As follows from the current version of Rules No. 306, the determination of the standard taking into account the increasing coefficient is due to the absence of collective (common house), individual or common (apartment) metering devices, but if there is the technical possibility of installing them.
In this regard, you should pay attention to the following:
State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, in accordance with Rules No. 306, need to determine for each type of public services:
- consumption standards without applying an increasing factor (hereinafter referred to as the basic standard);
- consumption standards using an increasing factor (hereinafter referred to as the increased standard).
At the same time, government bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are recommended to bring their regulatory legal acts on the approval of standards for the consumption of utility services in accordance with the current edition of Rules No. 306, stipulating that they should contain both “basic standards” and “increased standards” for the specified periods their actions.
It should be noted that from the interrelated provisions of Part 1 of Article 157 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Housing Code of the Russian Federation) and paragraph 3 of Rules No. 306, only authorized government bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as authorized bodies) are vested with the authority to establish standards for the consumption of utility services. In this regard, the use of increasing coefficients provided for by Rules No. 306 is possible only by establishing a corresponding “increased standard” for the consumption of utility services by a regulatory legal act of the authorized body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
Consequently, for the utility service provider to apply “increased standards” for the consumption of utility services, it is necessary for the authorized body to adopt the above-mentioned normative act.
In the absence of a regulatory act of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation establishing an “increased standard” for the consumption of utility services, the provider of utility services does not have the right to independently apply an increasing coefficient to the consumption standard (except for the cases established by paragraphs 60, 60(1), 60(2) of the Rules for the provision of utility services services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 6, 2011 N 354 (hereinafter referred to as Rules N 354).

2. On the issue of applying utility consumption standards calculated taking into account increasing factors.
The provisions of Part 1 of Article 157 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation and Rules No. 354 establish that the amount of payment for utilities is calculated based on the volume of consumed utilities, determined by the readings of metering devices, and in their absence, based on the standards for the consumption of utilities.
From the provisions of the current edition of Rules N 306 and Rules N 354 it follows that in the formulas for calculating the amount of payment for utility services for consumers who have not installed the appropriate metering device (if it is technically possible to install the metering device or in the absence of documentary evidence of the presence (absence) of the technical possibility of installation metering device), an “increased standard” must be applied.
In the absence of the technical possibility of installing a metering device in a residential premises, confirmed by the relevant act drawn up in the form and in the manner established by order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2011 N 627, when calculating the amount of payment for the corresponding utility service, the “basic standard” is applied "
Since the presence or absence of the technical possibility of installing metering devices is revealed on the date of the survey, and subsequently, for example, as a result of repairs or reconstruction, the situation may change, in this regard, in order to determine the need to apply “increased standards”, the Ministry of Construction of Russia considers it advisable to conduct surveys of apartment buildings and residential premises by utility service providers with the participation of organizations that, by decisions of the owners of apartment buildings, are entrusted with the functions of routine maintenance and repair of the common property of an apartment building. These surveys are intended to document the grounds for the possibility of using an “increased standard” when calculating utility bills for consumers.
The “basic standard” is also used when calculating the amount of payment for utility services provided in houses classified as dilapidated or in disrepair, subject to demolition or major repairs before January 1, 2013, as well as in houses whose electrical energy consumption capacity is less than five kilowatts (in relation to the organization of metering of used electrical energy) or whose maximum volume of thermal energy consumption is less than two tenths of a gigacalorie per hour (in relation to the organization of metering of used thermal energy) or whose maximum volume of natural gas consumption is less than two cubic meters per hour (in regarding the organization of accounting for the natural gas used), since such houses are not subject to the requirement of Article 13 of the Federal Law of November 23, 2009 N 261-FZ “On energy saving and on increasing energy efficiency and on introducing amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation” (hereinafter - Federal Law N 261-FZ) in terms of ensuring that they are equipped with metering devices for consumed energy resources.

ConsultantPlus: note.
By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 26, 2016 N 1498, from January 1, 2017, subparagraph “y (1))” of paragraph 31 was declared invalid.

ConsultantPlus: note.
By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated June 29, 2016 N 603, amendments were made to paragraph 21 of the Rules, approved. By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated February 14, 2012 N 124, clause 21(1) was introduced concerning the procedure for determining the volume of communal resources supplied under a resource supply agreement.

3. Regarding the application of subparagraph “y(1)” of paragraph 31 of Rules No. 354.
If the provider of the utility service is a management organization, homeowners association, housing, housing construction or other specialized consumer cooperative:
a) the volume of communal resources supplied for the billing period (billing month) under a resource supply agreement to an apartment building that is not equipped with a collective (common house) metering device is determined according to the formula provided for in subparagraph “c” of paragraph 21 of the Rules mandatory when concluding contracts for the supply of utility resources for the purposes of providing public services approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2012 N 124 (hereinafter referred to as Rules N 124). In this case, depending on the conditions and grounds, the values ​​of “basic” or “increased” standards are used as the standard for utility service consumption in the calculation formula.
Thus, the amount of money to pay for a utility resource, subject to transfer by the utility service provider to the resource-supplying organization in the absence of a common building meter in an apartment building, takes into account the application of an “increased standard” to consumers.
In this case, the contractor does not have any difference when calculating the amount of payment for utility services using “increased standards” (increasing coefficients), and therefore, accordingly, there is no obligation to fulfill the requirements of subparagraph “y(1)” of paragraph 31 of Rules No. 354;
b) the volume of communal resources supplied under a resource supply agreement for the billing period (billing month) under a resource supply agreement to an apartment building equipped with a collective (common house) metering device, in accordance with subparagraph “a” of paragraph 21 of Rules No. 124 is determined by the readings of a common building metering device , regardless of the presence or absence of individual metering devices in an apartment building and the application of “increased” or “basic” standards to consumers.
Accordingly, the amount of money to be transferred by the contractor to the resource supplying organization in payment for a utility resource if there is a common building meter in an apartment building does not take into account the application of an “increased standard” to consumers.
If the provider of the utility service is a resource supplying organization, the payment for utility services provided to consumers, including in the case of “increased” standards applied to consumers, regardless of the presence or absence of collective (common house) and individual metering devices in an apartment building, is taken into account resource supplying organization in the volume of its sale of communal resources.
The funds received by the utility service provider as a difference when calculating the amount of payment for utility services using “increased standards” (increasing coefficients) are directed by the contractor to implement energy saving and energy efficiency measures in accordance with the requirements of subparagraph “y(1)” of paragraph 31 Rules No. 354 and within the framework of the duties assigned by Federal Law No. 261-FZ.
In addition, the fulfillment by the utility service provider of the requirements of subparagraph “y(1)” of paragraph 31 of Rules No. 354 applies to cases of application by the contractor of the “increased standard” established by paragraphs 60, 60(1) 60(2) of Rules No. 354.
The implementation of measures to save energy and improve energy efficiency, the source of financing of which is, among other things, funds received by the contractor as a result of the application of “increased standards” and increasing coefficients to “basic standards” in relation to consumers of utility services, is carried out in accordance with the management agreement for an apartment building. At the same time, the provider of utilities, in accordance with the procedure established by the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, initiates amendments to the management agreement for an apartment building in terms of including in the list of work performed for the maintenance and routine repairs of an apartment building relevant energy saving measures, the financing of which is carried out in accordance with subparagraph “u(1)” paragraph 31 of Rules No. 354.

4. On the issue of calculating utility bills for consumers in non-residential premises.
The amount of payment for utilities to consumers in non-residential premises using “increased standards” is determined only by calculating the payment for utilities provided for common house needs, as well as payment for utilities for heating, in an apartment building that is not equipped with a collective (common building) ) metering device.
In cases where an apartment building is equipped with a collective (common building) metering device, and the non-residential premises located in it are not equipped with an individual or common (apartment) metering device, the amount of payment for utilities in the non-residential premises is calculated based on the estimated volume of the communal resource in the manner established Rules No. 354.

5. Features of calculating the amount of payment for utility services for sewerage.
With regard to the calculation of payment for utility services for sewerage in residential premises, the procedure established in paragraph 42 of Rules No. 354 is applied, in which, in the absence of an individual or common (apartment) cold water meter and (or) hot water meter in the residential premises, the amount of payment for utilities sewerage services are determined based on the consumption standard for sewerage utilities. In this case, “increased standards” are applied accordingly (if it is technically possible to install cold and hot water metering devices or in the absence of documentary evidence of the presence (absence) of the technical ability to install metering devices).

6. Features of calculating the amount of payment for heating utilities.
“Increased standards” for the consumption of heating utilities are established by the authorized body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation only when it approves the “basic standard” calculated in accordance with Rules No. 306.
In this case, “increased standards” are applied to consumers in all residential and non-residential premises of an apartment building that is not equipped with a common building heat meter (if it is technically possible to install it or in the absence of documentary evidence of the presence (absence) of the technical ability to install the meter), regardless of the presence or absence of individual heat metering devices in certain rooms of such a house. This is due to the general principle of distributing the amount of payment for heating utilities in proportion to the area of ​​the premises in an apartment building, provided for in paragraph 42(1) of Regulations No. 354.
If the government authority of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, when calculating the amount of payment for utility services for heating, decides to apply (preserve) the procedure provided for in paragraphs 15 - 28 of the Rules for the provision of utility services to citizens, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 23, 2006 N 307 “On the procedure for providing utility services to citizens”, using the standards for thermal energy consumption for heating in force as of June 30, 2012, then when calculating the amount of payment for utility services for heating, basic standards are applied.
In addition to all of the above, the Ministry of Construction of Russia considers it significantly important for local government bodies, as well as providers of public services and resource supply organizations, to carry out information and explanatory work with citizens-consumers of public services about the obligation to account for used communal resources using appropriate metering devices, about the need to install them, including including bringing to the attention of consumers information about the need to submit an inspection report to the provider of the utility service to determine the presence (absence) of the technical feasibility of installing individual, common (apartment), collective (common house) metering devices, provided for by the order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation dated December 29 2011 N 627, and the presence of which is necessary for application when calculating the amount of payment for a utility service for the corresponding type of utility consumption standard (“basic” or “increased”).

Many apartment owners in our country are concerned about the question of whether they have the right to use water without a meter and whether the water utility can force them to install a water meter. The thing is that, in their opinion, the real benefit from installing a meter is small, and the installation itself is quite expensive, so not all families can afford it. For those apartment owners and residents who do not have a water meter, the state has determined average water consumption rates per person.

According to them, calculations were made until recently. However, since mid-2015, the situation with metering devices has changed slightly. In our article you will find out whether you can be forced to install a meter, what sanctions are provided for failure to install it, and who has the right to refuse to install a water meter.

First, let's figure out what payment standards apply when you don't have a meter. As a rule, the water utility has established a single standard for residents of apartments without a water meter. It operates throughout the Russian Federation. Thus, the following rates are calculated per person:

  • It is believed that one person consumes about 7 cubic meters of cold water per month, namely 6,935. For apartments with a gas multipoint flow-through heater, this value is multiplied by a multiplying factor and is equal to 10 m³ per person. With a bathroom heater only, the figure is 9.5 cubic meters. For houses without a bathroom, the standard is multiplied by a reduction factor and reduced to 4.57 m³;
  • for hot water the standard is slightly lower - there are 4.7 cubic meters of hot water per month per resident.

Thus, the water utility takes into account that per month one tenant in an apartment without a meter consumes 11.5 cubic meters of water. If we convert this number into liters and divide it by 30 days, we get that one person consumes a little more than 380 liters of water per day! Agree, this is a rather large figure, provided that the volume of a full bath is 250 liters. With such holes, you can give a bath to all family members every day, but no one does this. In addition to the bath, you will still have 130 liters left for household needs.

Important: we can conclude that it is much more profitable to install a water meter and pay less.

Vodokanal conducted research and found that one person consumes on average 3 cubic meters of cold water and two cubic meters of hot water per month. As a result, it turns out that in a situation where you do not have a meter, you overpay for 6 cubic meters. Therefore, your amount on the receipt is twice the actual expenses. It turns out that it is more profitable to install a metering device.

Savings with a meter


If you are still in doubt whether to install a meter or not, then keep in mind that you are required to pay for water monthly, regardless of whether you lived in an apartment at that time or were away. After installing the device, you will pay for the water actually used. That is, you do not have to pay for the period when you were not at home. The only thing that needs to be done regularly is to report meter readings to the water utility.

Even after installing the device, you can safely use water without fear of large amounts in receipts, because the actual consumption is usually 2-3 times less than the average per person in an apartment without a metering device.

Combating wastage of water


Since July 1, 2015, tariffs for paying for water without a meter have increased. From now on, those who do not want to install a meter will pay much more. However, according to the water utility, any person has the right to install the unit on water and feel the difference. But is this really so?

A water metering unit can be installed for 20-60 USD. However, these costs may be higher if you need to prepare the place or change something in the apartment. If a family in which all members are registered in this apartment decides to install the meter, then the benefits are obvious and the installation costs will pay off in a few months. However, installing a meter with 1 registered person and 3-5 actually living people turns out to be, on the contrary, unprofitable. In this case, many apartment owners could refuse to install the unit. Until recently, there was a law according to which the owner of an apartment has the right to refuse to install a meter.

New requirements for the installation of metering devices


Until last year, a decree of the Russian government established that no one could force you to install a metering unit. And even the water utility cannot impose such an obligation on you. You had the right to refuse. That is, the apartment owner has the right to independently decide whether to install a meter or not.

However, since the end of 2015, in accordance with paragraph 9 of Art. 13 261 of the Law “On Energy Saving...” citizens of the Russian Federation are required to install meters for water, heat and electricity. Moreover, since the introduction of this law, fines for failure to install metering units have been imposed only on management companies, but over time, sanctions may also be applied to residents.

At the same time, citizens must install the unit within 3.5 years from the date of entry into force of the law. Of these, in the first 2.5 years the device can be installed at the expense of the water utility. That is, the apartment owner has the right to supply the product free of charge. But in the last year of this period, the tenant is required to pay for installation. Despite the obvious benefits of quick and timely installation of equipment, only 60 percent of the population agreed to do so.

Forced installation


Many homeowners are afraid that from the moment this law comes into force, employees of management organizations may come to them and force them to install meters. Some believe that if residents resist, water utility workers may contact the police.

In fact, this regulatory document clearly states that citizens themselves must provide access to employees of governing bodies to their home, but this does not at all oblige them to forcibly install a metering unit. This is a purely personal matter for each person, and no sanctions or fines can be applied.

However, the fact that all owners of apartments without meters will have to pay more and more every six months due to the use of an increasing coefficient, in itself looks like a punishment.

Increasing factor


Since July 2015, increasing coefficients have been introduced in the Russian Federation, which will be used when calculating tariffs for subscribers without water metering units. For such people, water utility bills will gradually increase.

In this case, the dynamics of price increases will look like this:

  • in the period from 01.01 to 30.06.2015 a coefficient of 1.1 will be applied;
  • from the first of July to 31.12. the same year the increasing index increases by 0.1 and is 1.2;
  • from the beginning of this year to its middle the coefficient used in the recalculation will be even higher - 1.4;
  • from mid-2016 to its end the increasing indicator for tariff recalculation for residents without meters will increase to 1.5.

In addition, next year it is planned to increase the increasing coefficient to 1.6. There are no exact data for 2018 yet; we need to wait for the release of new standards. In this regard, one can trace a trend towards the benefits of using water metering equipment.

The device cannot be installed


  • If the building in which your home is located is officially recognized as dilapidated or in disrepair.
  • If, to install the device, the water utility must carry out major repairs of networks or the house.
  • The device must not be installed without complying with accepted standards.
  • The owner does not have the right to install the unit on water pipes in poor condition.
  • Also, the device must be removed or not installed at all if it is to be operated in unsuitable conditions, that is, temperature, humidity or electromagnetic waves may interfere with the operation of the equipment.

If the homeowner knows that he does not have the right to install metering equipment for technical reasons, but receives payments that use an increasing factor, then he must do the following:

  1. Call an employee of the management company who will inspect the installation site of the device, assess the condition of the pipeline, and inspect the installation room.
  2. The employee must draw up a report. This document must clearly indicate why you cannot install metering equipment. In this case, the paper must indicate the house number, apartment and street.
  3. If you already have a device and its operating conditions have become improper, then you can ask workers to remove the unit until the conditions meet the requirements.

Conclusions: no one has the right to force you to install a meter, that is, forced installation is illegal.

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What are multiplying factors?

In order to encourage the country's population to install utility consumption meters, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted Resolution No. 344 on April 16, 2013.

Important! According to this regulatory act, in those houses where it is technically possible to install meters, but residents for one reason or another do not do so, fees are charged for the provided utility services according to the standard, which is multiplied by an increasing factor.

So, for example, from January 1, 2018, an increasing factor of 1.5 was established. In practice, this means that local governments increase standards by 50 percent.

What services are covered?

As of the beginning of 2018, the use of increasing tariffs is used when billing for cold and hot water supply services. The situation is the same in the electricity market.

At the same time, by government decree No. 603, which was adopted on June 29, 2016, increasing coefficients for wastewater services were cancelled. This requirement is duplicated by a letter from the Ministry of Construction, which was sent on September 2, 2016 under No. 28483 – ACh / 04.

The rules and procedure for applying increasing coefficients in relation to heat payments have been repeatedly changed. The last time the Government of the Russian Federation canceled their use, as stated in the relevant Resolution No. 232 of 02.27.17.

The essence of the applied innovations is as follows:

  • If a heat meter is not installed in an apartment building, then homeowners are not issued invoices for payment with increasing coefficients. This is stated in paragraph 42 of Government Resolution No. 354;
  • however, the management company that did not bother to install the meter must pay 10 percent more than the amount they charge the residents. That is, the supplier issues an invoice to the management company, HOA or housing cooperative using a multiplying factor of 1.1.

This provision is also enshrined in paragraph 22 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2012 No. 124.

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In what cases can they be used?

The use of increasing factors is permissible only if it is technically possible to install a meter in a residential building.

What is technical feasibility, and in what cases is it applicable or not applicable, the criteria for the lack of technical feasibility - all this is stated in the order of the Ministry of Economic Development. It was published on December 29, 2011 under No. 627.

Please note!

However, in order to make such a conclusion, an inspection report must be drawn up for each residential building. This order specifies the form of the document and the procedure for its preparation.

The conclusion follows from this order that if a heat meter is not installed in the house, and its absence is not justified by the inspection report, then an increasing coefficient must be applied.

However, under certain conditions, the use of an increasing coefficient is possible even if there is an installed meter.

  • This is possible in the following cases:
  • meter failure;
  • expiration of the meter verification date;

denial of access to the supplier or a representative of the management company to the metering station in order to verify its readings and the correctness of the transmitted data.

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In these cases, in accordance with paragraphs 59-60 of Government Decree No. 354, payments for heating services provided are calculated for the first three months based on average consumption. In the future, an increasing factor of 1.5 is applied.

If during the inspection it is established that there was unauthorized intervention in the operation of the meter, then, in accordance with paragraph 81 of Government Decree No. 354, the homeowner will pay the tariff taking into account an increasing factor of 10.

Cases when use is unacceptable

If a heat meter is installed, put into operation, and its readings about the amount of service provided are transmitted on time, then the increasing factor is not applied.

Important! Invoices are issued for payment based on meter readings and established tariffs.

Service providers are required to use the money received as payment for heating services for the maintenance of communication systems that provide heat.

The rules for applying increasing coefficients have some exceptions.

These include the following situations when coefficients are not applied:

  • if the hot water supply is used for heating the living space;
  • if residents live in a communal apartment where it is impossible to install and use metering devices;
  • a residential building or apartment is equipped with a drainage system.

Thus, the use of increasing factors is impossible in cases where there are no technical conditions for the installation and use of metering devices. The listed situations also include dilapidated houses that are declared unfit for habitation.

Another example of where metering devices cannot be installed, even if it is technically possible. This applies to rooms in which the consumption of electrical energy does not exceed 5 kW, and less than 0.2 Gcal / hour is spent on heating.

If such facilities exist, then suppliers are prohibited from conducting a survey of the premises in order to establish the technical feasibility of installing a metering device.

Increasing coefficient for heating

The installation of in-house heat meters by the owners of residential premises, as well as the same actions on the part of the management company, co-owners' association, housing cooperatives for the equipment of a common building metering unit, make it possible to pay for heat energy based on consumption.

Standard values ​​do not apply in such cases.

Due to the fact that the supplier has the right to dispose of funds received from homeowners independently, at the end of February 2017 the increasing coefficient was reduced. Its value became 1.1, and before that the coefficient was 1.5. For 2018, the coefficient of 1.1 remains.

The application of the increasing coefficient applies only to homeowners, as well as legal entities that use premises to provide social needs.

Despite the fact that the change in the coefficient occurred at the beginning of March, all heat supply organizations are required to apply it from the beginning of the year. Therefore, from 01/01/2017, the amounts that were indicated in the bills for utility bills must be recalculated.

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For water supply

As for paying for water supply, if the owner of the apartment did not bother about installing metering devices, then he will receive bills using a multiplying factor. And general household water consumption will be paid according to established consumption standards.

By Government Decree No. 603, the introduction of increasing coefficients for wastewater disposal has been suspended. And does not apply from June 2016 to the present.

Thus, establishing an increasing coefficient, and therefore an additional fee, is possible only for hot and cold water supply.

You can check the accuracy of the calculations made by the management company when issuing water bills yourself.

  • approved standard for cold water consumption;
  • increasing factor of 1.5;
  • tariff approved by the local government.

The calculation of the amount of payment for hot water supply depends on the method used by the management company or resource supply organization to tariff hot water consumption:

  • if the calculation is in cubic meters, then the calculation is made in the same way as for cold water supply;
  • if according to a two-component tariff, then payment for cold water and separately for thermal energy are taken into account. In this case, the calculation is made using a different approach - the volume of water, which is required according to the consumption rate, is multiplied by the cold water component, the volume of heat that is necessary to maintain the required hot water temperature. A multiplying factor is applied to the amount received.

As simple calculations show, the lack of individual meters for cold and hot water consumption leads to a significant increase in the cost of utility bills!