This is what the new electricity rates are like in Spain: we will pay more if...

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At the end of January , the circular was published in the BOE that established the way to calculate electricity transportation and distribution tolls and, therefore, the electricity bills of companies and homes will be affected .

The Government has decided that it will be applied next June . These changes, which at the beginning of last year no one paid attention to, are now a demand of many households as they see how the price of electricity has skyrocketed since the beginning of the year.


The main change in the new electricity bill is that users will pay more or less depending on the hours they use electricity, that is, at what time they turn on the television, the washing machine, etc.

Therefore, for users who have contr  Bulgaria Email List   acted the regulated price , and with a contracted power of KW or less , electricity will have different prices if the hours are peak, flat or off-peak.



How is our electricity bill going to change?
If the user has contracted the regulated price, the new electricity billing periods (peak, flat or off-peak hours) will automatically be applied and will be reflected in the invoice without the user having to make or request any changes.

Depending on the time of electricity consumption, you will pay more or less according to the following established periods:

Rush hour, when electricity is more expensive, and runs from a.m. to p.m. and from p.m. to p.m.
Flat time, cheaper electricity than during rush hour, and runs from a.m. to a.m. , from p.m. to p.m. and from p.m. to midnight .
Off-peak time, the cheapest electricity of all, and runs from in the morning until in the morning.
There are several exceptions, and they are the following: - In Ceuta and Melilla, the periods mentioned above begin and end one hour later , except when flat time is applied between and midnight. - On weekends and holidays, only the off-peak rate will be applied to users , that is, electricity will be cheaper throughout the day.

When these changes are applied, the user will be able to contract different powers in different time slots throughout the day.

How to choose the best electricity rate?
Choosing the best or cheapest electricity rate is only possible if the user knows what their consumption is, what time it is highest and what their needs and consumption habits are. To know it, the user can access its load curve .

The load curve is a graph where you can see the detail, how your electricity consumption develops, on a specific day and at what times of day it is highest. You can access the load curve of your consumption through the customer area of ​​your electricity distributor.

In addition to knowing the consumption, it is important for the user to take into account other factors such as the contracting conditions of the rate , that is, we must search for the company based on our electricity consumption needs.

We must select the cheapest and most competitive rates in the electricity sector in , since depending on the company they do not offer us the same prices. Here I leave you a selection: