New regulated electricity tariff in Spain by 2024
The Government has approved the new regulated electricity tariff, known as the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC), with the [...] Read more
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Switching Power Suppliers in Spain: A Guide to Finding the Best Energy Deals
Spain's energy market is open to competition, which means consumers have the power to choose their electricity and gas suppliers. [...] Read more
Gas cap no longer applies. Will it last forever?
The mechanism ceases to apply if the compensation price is lower than the reference price or ceiling, which is now [...] Read more
Contracted Power. What is it? And how much does it cost to increase it?
Increasing the contracted power means paying around 46€ for each additional kilowatt. In which cases should you increase it and [...] Read more
National holidays that correspond to the off-peak (P3) period in 2023
The difference between peak (PUNTA - P1), standard (LLANO - P2) and off-peak hours (VALLE - P3) has to do with the hours [...] Read more
What is a kilowatt and kilowatt hour (kW vs. kWh)?
The kW and kWh are two concepts that intervene in your bill and make up the price for energy. The [...] Read more
Solar Panels in winter, do they get enough sunlight?
The summer here in Spain offers perfect conditions for a solar power (photovoltaic) system: the days long, bright and warm [...] Read more
The Government approves a new ‘Energy Security Plan’ with measures to save more gas
The Government of Spain has brought to the Council of Ministers the so-called ‘Plan Más Seguridad Energética’ ('More Energy Security [...] Read more
The cap on the price of gas and how it affects your electricity bill
Gas, electricity, petrol, water and food. Families across Spain are still faced with an avalanche of bills so high that [...] Read more
Power cut: what to do and how to fix it?
Power or electricity outages can happen for different reasons, in this post we will detail them and explain what to [...] Read more