2023-06-23 17:39:01
New difference between the average electricity bill for households in the regulated market with that of those in the free market. While for the latter the average bill for the fourth quarter of last year increased by 21.4%, for households in the regulated market it was 45% cheaper compared to the same period of the previous year. This is confirmed by the Household Panel published this Friday by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC).
Specifically, the average electricity bill in the regulated market was 38.5 euros, compared to 70.8 euros in the same period of 2021. Although it must be taken into account that the consumption of these households was also reduced. If in 2021 it was estimated at 246.9 kilowatt hours per month, in the fourth quarter of 2022 consumption dropped to 184.4 kWh/month.
On the other hand, consumers who had contracted their rate in the free market had an average monthly bill of 61.3 euros, when a year earlier it was 50.5 euros. All despite the fact that the consumption of 2021 was lower than that registered in 2022 in these households. It went from reaching 247.7 kWh/month in 2021 to a consumption of 213.3 kilowatt hours in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Despite everything, and taking into account that depending on the contracted rate, the price of electricity can vary according to the time slot, according to the report, 38% of consumers took their electricity consumption very much into account depending on the time . And although the system of time slots in the electricity bill came into effect two years ago, 38% of households did not even think about what time it was when they made their main electricity consumptions, such as turning on the washing machine or heating. . However, although when this system was implemented it was more profitable to consume more electricity at night, in recent months the cheapest time slot has become midday.
But these are not the only data provided by the report, rather it shows that almost 65% of homes had, on average, 1.2 kilowatts more contracted power than they actually used at peak times. In addition, 63% of households had contracted a surplus of 1.4 kilowatts during off-peak hours.
What is also reflected is that the Spaniards did not choose to change the marketer. 68% of consumers remained in their same offer.
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