Have taken a business or another as a provider of electricity and gas may be relevant to the family economy. As stated by the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC), between the fees cheaper, and more expensive for the small consumers of both services, there are differences of up to 200 euros per year depending on the company you choose as a supplier.
The differences widen for small and medium-sized enterprises, where the differential can reach up to 3,000 euros.
Differences in rates
At present, individual consumers with a contracted power less than or equal to 10 kilowatts can purchase gas and electricity through two formulas: the system of regulated tariffs, which are set by the Government through the price volunteer for the small consumer (PVPC) for the electricity and the last resort tariff (TUR) for the gas; and in the free market, where each client agrees a price with your company.
In 2017, the difference between the most expensive bid, and the cheapest electricity for consumers with the right to PVPC was between 150 and 200 euros per year; while for smes, the differential ranged between 1,000 and 3,000 euros per year.
In the case of gas, for individuals with the right to TUR, the differential was between 80 and 180 euros per year; while for the large consumers (companies), the difference ranged between 600 and 3,000 euros.
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Usually, to have a contract of PVPC in the electric bill tends to be a little more affordable. However in 2017 “existed in the free market options are somewhat cheaper than in the regulated market”.
last year the marketers of light and gas released a total of 690 offers. It is striking that the CNMC has certified that some companies design specific offers to the local and even regional, although 70% of the offers of electricity is directed throughout the territory. In the case of gas it is rare to find proposals regionalized.
The electrical opt for the free market
The electrical treat the whole coast of that users are passed to the free market. In fact, the report of the CNMC reports that 42% of the offers are targeted at the domestic consumers with the right to PVPC, 40% are designed for those who are already on the open market and 18% were oriented toward smes. In addition, the cheaper deals in the segment of small consumer home are in general the so-called online, which are contracted and billed via the web.
While there is always talk more of the hikes in the invoice of the light, in winter time, you’d have to check the contract for the heating in the gas, and even analyze if a contracting combined services and their maintenance can result in a savings to the family economy.