The Legal Basis of Utility Subscriptions
Registering as a utility subscriber for water, gas or electricity means, legally, a supply-contract relationship with a provider. Under the energy law, the supply of electricity or natural gas to a final consumer proceeds in the manner established by the law and the subordinate acts issued on its basis; apart from cases directly specified in the law, supply takes place at an unregulated market price, on the basis of a supply contract concluded between the consumer and the supplier. Household consumers and small enterprises have the right, in the cases provided by the law, to enjoy supply services. Subscription is thus a market relationship: your rights and the supplier's obligations mirror each other, and the law regulates that balance in detail.