Carrascosa regulates electric charging with kWh rates and fines

The City Council of Carrascosa de la Sierra has published the ordinance regulating the use of municipal electric vehicle charging stations on public roads, a text that establishes a public price for the electricity supply and a sanctioning regime with fines of 100, 200, and 500 euros. The regulation appears in full in the Official Gazette of the Province of Soria no. 128, dated November 9, 2026, under the official reference BOPSO-128-09112026 (pages 4003 to 4017, section II. Local Administration). The document also includes the mayoral order, the Secretariat report, and the announcement of the prior public consultation, signed by Mayor David Martínez Romero on July 24, 2026.

The ordinance is based on the municipal competence over the urban environment under article 25.2.b) of Law 7/1985, regulating the Bases of the Local Regime, and on the regulatory and financial power of article 4.1 of the same law. The public price is established under articles 41 and 127 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, which approves the consolidated text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries. The preamble places the initiative within the framework of Royal Decree 184/2022, of March 8, on the provision of energy charging services, and Royal Decree 450/2022, of June 14, which modified the Technical Building Code.

According to the case file, the prior public consultation was opened on the municipal web portal for a period of twenty days and closed without contributions, suggestions, or alternatives. The text submitted for public information consists of 18 articles distributed across five titles, four final provisions, and a location annex.

Public price and discounts

The rate is applied to the energy actually supplied, measured in kilowatt-hours by the internal meter of the charging point and visible on its screen.

• Semi-fast charging supplied from the electrical grid: 0.331414 euros/kWh for power connections equal to or less than 2x22 kW.
• Users who charge their vehicles at municipal points are required to pay.
• Municipally owned vehicles are exempt.
• The amount is paid prior to the start of charging, via electronic wallet, credit card, or other admitted means.
• The price may be modified for justified reasons, depending on the electricity supply rate contracts and their variations.

Payment management will be carried out through enabled platforms, with a mobile application accessible via QR code at the charging point itself and on the municipal website; the entity owning or managing that platform will be considered a collection collaborator.

Three hours maximum and reservation via application

The reservation and charging procedure is organized through a computer application downloadable via the QR code provided at the station.

• The user can reserve a specific date and time or activate the recharge instantly, if there is no prior reservation.
• It is recommended to access the facility with a minimum of 20% battery.
• The maximum charging time is three hours, which may be limited by service needs or demand intensity.
• The user must provide their own cable with approved connectors and remove the vehicle immediately upon completion.
• The spaces are marked in green and as “no parking” except during charging; improper parking will be reported as a traffic violation and allows for the removal of the vehicle in accordance with article 105.1 of Royal Legislative Decree 6/2015.

Bicycles, scooters, motorcycles, quadricycles, commercial passenger vehicles with a maximum authorized mass of less than 6,500 kg, and minibuses may use the facility, provided they are battery electric vehicles (BEV), range-extended electric vehicles (REEV), or plug-in hybrids (PHEV). The only point enabled upon entry into force is at calle Eras, 9-bis, 42180 Carrascosa de la Sierra, although the Plenary or the Local Government Board may expand, reduce, or relocate the stations.

Fines of 100, 200, and 500 euros

Title IV establishes the municipal inspection power and assigns the Mayor-Presidency, or the delegated Department, the competence to initiate and resolve sanctioning proceedings in accordance with Law 39/2015.

• Minor offenses: failure to respect the rules of use without prejudice to other users or damage to the equipment. Fine of 100 euros.
• Serious offenses: negligently damaging the facility, breaching the rules causing harm to third parties, or accumulating more than one minor offense in one year. Fine of 200 euros.
• Very serious offenses: intentionally damaging the equipment or repeating serious offenses within a period of one year. Fine of 500 euros and a ban on using the charging points for three months.

The person responsible for the conduct or the owner or lessee of the vehicle shall be liable for the infringement, with the obligation to identify the actual responsible party, and jointly and severally when the degree of participation cannot be determined. Regardless of the sanction, the offender must restore the assets to their previous state and compensate for damages, following an appraisal by the municipal technical services.

Impact for residents and visitors

The ordinance converts the only existing charging point into a paid public service with homogeneous rules and its own sanctioning regime, and provides that future stations shall be governed by the same text. For drivers, the main changes are mandatory reservation via application, advance payment for the supply, and a three-hour limit; for the City Council, it entails revenue from public pricing and the capacity to penalize improper use. The regulation will enter into force once definitively approved, its full text is published in the official bulletin, and the period of fifteen business days stipulated in article 65.2 of Law 7/1985 has elapsed.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Soria, no. 128, November 9, 2026, section II. Local Administration, pp. 4003-4017 (official reference: BOPSO-128-09112026).