The new electricity bill, which came into effect on Tuesday, June 1, has been the topic of the week. Many Spanish households have changed some of their habits, such as putting the washing machine or the dishwasher, to adapt to the new time bands and pay less on the electricity bill.
The new sections of consumption. Who is affected?
The new electricity bill includes three time slots: peak hours, flat hours and off-peak hours. Thus, depending on the hours of the day, it will be more expensive or cheaper to run a washing machine, turn on the oven for cooking or the air conditioning.
It should be remembered that this change affects consumers who currently have contracted a Voluntary Small Consumer Price rate (PVPC), from the regulated market. Those who are in the free market They may be affected if the company introduces changes in power or maintains the sections it had agreed upon. These are the new sections:
Rush hours
Is he most expensive section. They are the central hours of the day, in which it is usually consumed more, since it coincides with the time of lunch and dinner. This section runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. hours and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. hoursMonday to Friday.
Flat hours
It is the intermediate section. This rate applies first thing in the morning (from 08:00 to 10:00), during noon (from 14:00 to 18:00) and at night (between 22:00 and 00:00) . It will be applied from Monday to Friday.
Valley hours
The stretch Valley It is the cheap section. It applies from Monday to Friday from 00.00 to 08.00 and weekends and national holidays throughout the day.
When will it be more expensive to put a washing machine?
The washing machine or dishwasher are some of the most common household appliances. According to Selectra, a company specialized in the comparison of energy rates, the half price of light for hours today Friday June 4 is € 0.16 / kWh. The time of day that will come out cheaper put a washing machine or iron will be 2 to 3 in the morning, when the price of electricity will be € 0.10 / Kwh. Instead of 21 to 22 hours it will be the time of day more expensive to put the dishwasher or turn on the oven, since the price will be € 0.23 / kWh.
It may interest you
The Organization of consumers and users (OCU) expects that shifting the consumption of the main electrical appliances from peak hours to flat or valley hours could lead to 130 euros of annual savings in the electricity bill.