Iberdrola new gas tax - Page 2

julietony wrote on Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:41am:

Is there maybe a minimum amount that attracts this extra charge? Is the extra charge a fixed amount of a percentage of your bill?

Ours is a holiday home and so our monthly bill is usually about 14 euros a month when we are not there.  Weve just returned from a two week stay and it incrreased to 35 euros which was about what we were expecting as we had the fans on a lot. Ive had quite a few messages from Iberdrola over ...

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...the last year or so saying not to worry their charges are not increasing so this is a bit confusing, just wondering if we are suddenly going to get hit with it.  Are these extra charges being added every month or just as a one off?

Thanks Julie

  

Kimmy11 wrote on Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:35pm:

Hi Jacqui,

That is correct.  Like Geoffro, I'm on a fixed contract, "Plan Noche", until 2026.  When Iberdrola announced the gas surcharge to be added to bills, they wrote to me to say that they would continue to honour my contract until its expiry date.  The surcharge is linked to consumption...

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..., so that is why you were told the cost can fluctuate.

Kind regards, 

Kim

Jacqui 1947 wrote on Tue Oct 11, 2022 12:16pm:

Apparently they will be charged every month until next May and can fluctuate but only some of us are paying it. It appears that those on fixed tariffs do not have to pay?

Geoffro wrote on Tue Oct 11, 2022 11:35am:

It depends on what contract you signed up to. But I am afraid it is too late now to change.

I always keep an eye on Iberdrola website. This gas charge was introduced by the Spanish government to offset the losses suffered by Iberdrola for buying gas on the open market to produce electricity. Thankfully I am on a fixed five year contract that has a couple of years to run so are not subje...

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...ct to these gas charges

Stephanie86 wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:26pm:

We are also on a fixed five year contract and I assure you we are paying the gas charges!!!

Stephanie86 wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:26pm:

We are also on a fixed five year contract and I assure you we are paying the gas charges!!!

Kimmy11 wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:39pm:

Hi Stephanie,

But which contract are you on and, most importantly, when did you sign up to it?

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Kind regards, 

Kim

julietony wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:40pm:

Strange isn’t it. It can’t just be added to bills at random there must be a formula surely?!

Stephanie86 wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:43pm:

Hi Kim, standard 24/7 rate as I found faffing about didnt save me anything very much. Signed approx 15 months ago