The energy certificate is a document prepared by a technician that reflects the energy demand of a property, depending on the volume of the dwelling and its occupancy. Several factors are taken into account, such as lighting, ventilation, heating, electricity generation systems, cooling and DHW.
All homes and commercial premises need to have an energy certification document when they are to be rented or sold. when they are to be rented or sold. The energy certificate is a mandatory document in mandatory in Spain since June 1, 2013, according to Royal Decree 390/2021. In addition, the responsibility of obtaining this energy certificate is the responsibility of the owner of the who must hire the service of a certifying technician to obtain the energy certificate. energy certificate.
In the event of the sale of a property, the owner must attach to the purchase contract a copy of the duly registered energy performance certificate and the energy efficiency label. duly registered energy efficiency certificate and the energy efficiency label. energy efficiency label.
In case of rental, a copy of the energy efficiency label must be attached to the lease. lease contract.
The Energy Efficiency Certificate is obtained in order that potential buyers or tenants can check if the property complies with minimum energy efficiency standards. tenants can check if the property complies with minimum energy efficiency standards. For this purpose, it must contain some reference values, so that future tenants may assess the energy efficiency of the building in comparison with certain standards.
The energy label is a visual summary of the Energy Certificate and it is obtained once it has been registered in the corresponding registered in the competent body of the corresponding autonomous community. Like the certification, the label is valid for 10 years.
The label must state whether it is an energy rating for a building under design, completed or existing building.
In the event of an infringement in this matter, a sanction will be applied, as regulated by Law 8/2013, of June 26, 2013, on urban rehabilitation and renovation. regulated by Law 8/2013, of June 26, on urban rehabilitation and renovation. The amount of this sanction may be between €300 and €6,000.
Each autonomous community is in charge of implementing and carrying out an independent system of certificate control of certificates. For this purpose, it will carry out inspections on a relevant sample of the buildings whose buildings whose certificates have been issued during the year.
This control corroborates the veracity of the data included in the certificate. It includes a visit to the visit to the building with the purpose of verifying the correlation between what is supposed in the certification and the characteristics of the building.
These inspections are carried out by the competent bodies of each autonomous community, These may delegate authorized technicians for this purpose.
The energy certificate is mandatory for:
Exceptions in which it is not necessary to obtain an energy certificate:
The dwellings or premises located in the same building shall have an efficiency certification based, as a minimum, on a single certificate for the whole building or on one or more of them. based, as a minimum, on a single certificate for the whole building or for one or more representative dwellings or representative dwellings or premises, with similar energy efficiency.
Premises that are not included in the building project must present an energy certificate before opening, unless they are of an industrial nature. certificate before opening, unless they are of an industrial nature.
Single-family dwellings may submit an energy performance certificate based on another building with very similar characteristics and consumption, as long as the technician another building with very similar characteristics and consumption as long as the technician considers that they are so similar. that they are similar in such a way.
