Types Of Electrical Safety Certificate

Electric Counsel
Have you ever heard of the Electric Counsel? Electrical installations, in particular those of old dwellings, are exposed to the risks of breakdown and to several problems which endanger your safety and that of the people who work on the network. To minimize the risk of breakdown and guarantee personal safety, all new electrical equipment must be checked by a qualified professional. The certificate of conformity, called Counsel or Counsel electrical, designates the compulsory document which indicates that the installation was carried out with the greatest respect for the standards in force. Without the Counsel Electrical certificate, the connection of your installation to the Enedis public network cannot be carried out.

The Electric Safety, four colors for four types of installation
Not everyone uses electricity in the same way. For this reason, not all electrical installations are the same. It is difficult, for example, to imagine many things in common between a studio in the center of London and a large rural property that produces and stores energy. Each electrical installation being different, each is subject to a check which takes into account its specification.
In the same way as there is a certificate of conformity for gas, the National Committee for the Safety of Electricity Users has developed 4 types of electric safety certificate or Counsel electric. They are distinguished by their color: yellow, green, blue and purple.
Yellow certificate
The yellow electric Counsel is the most frequent. This certificate guarantees the safety of electrical installations located in accommodation, outbuildings and hangars.
Green certificate
It is mainly intended for businesses and communities. This Electric Counsel concerns installations for non-domestic use such as shops, businesses, public buildings and outdoor equipment belonging to the public domain.
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Blue certificate
This Electric Counsel is reserved for houses that produce energy. It is this color that concerns you if you have installed photo-voltaic panels or a wind turbine.
Purple certificate
The purple Counsel Électrical certificate meets the same criteria as blue, but adds the condition of having a device to store the energy produced.
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