Iberdrola price rise
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Has anyone else noticed that Iberdrola have increased their prices by 2.6% on 1at January. Does this happen every year? Kevin
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Hi Kevin - they say that the increase was imposed by the government - don't know if that's true or not!
I phoned them and they gave me two choices - either to fix the tarrif for a year or to go onto an off-peak tarrif. Thanks to Auntie Linda and the Laird's advice, I chose the off-peak which gives you a huge reduction for 10pm to 1pm (I think it is 46% but don't have the papers on hand at the moment) and the afternoon and evenings rate is an increase of 16%. This suits my routine and they came out and installed two seperate meters within about a week.
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Hi Claire,
How does the off peak tarrif work? Does it mean that you have no electricity outside those times ie normal lights, cooking, etc?
Thanks
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Hi Forhotsot - no, there is no interruption to the supply, just different prices for off and on peak.
I take my shower in the mornings and make sure that I run the dishwasher and washing machine before 1pm so I get the cheap rate then. I'm usually out in the afternoons when it is expensive so I hope it works out much cheaper for me.
At the moment the heating is on at peak times but hopefully the weather will improve soon!
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Yes, the price of electricity is set by the government,as is the price of the 13/14kg. butane cylinders. The reason that the electricity is going up constantly is that for many years the gov. has been setting a price that didn't cover the generating / purchasing costs. This is why the 3 main electricity suppliers have a combined deficit of 16 billion euros.
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Todos somos Lorca.
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The off peak tariff sounds interesting. We could probably move a lot of usage to the off peak time. The main item we would be left with is the hob and oven.
Does the standing charge change?
Thanks
Kevin
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Hi Kevin - they didn't mention any change to the standing charge, but then I didn't ask!!
Aunty Linda and the Laird have been using the tarrif for a while and they said their bills had reduced dramatically. For me, it is too early to say as I only changed over a couple of weeks ago. There is an english language service on Iberdrola and they were very helpful so you could always phone and ask for the details.
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I've just looked at their site
/www.iberdrola.es/webibd/corporativa/iberdrola?IDPAG=ENWEBCLIHOGELEDISCON
and there seems to be a standing charge of around 20 Euros per k/wh contracted per year. So if I was to contract for 5 k/wh would my standing charge be in the order of 5x20 peak +5 x20 off peak giving a total standing charge in excess of 200 Euros +IVA?
If so I don't think I would make a saving as we only use the property around 10 to 12 weeks a year.
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