Hi could you please give me their email address and also what she'll I say whether change tarif from 5.85kwh to 3.34kwh. We are now at 5.85kwh tarif. Please guide me how to contact them. We only use electric once in after 5 month.
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 9:58am
If you live thier probably a good idea but if you are on a Potencia which
Is to high you will still be paying a fortune for the rate
And standing charge when the property is empty. Saying that if I lived thier I would have the cheap rate so the wife could do washing and cut the grass between those times.only jokin?
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:45pm
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riaz53 wrote on Sat Jul 29, 2017 9:58am:
Hi could you please give me their email address and also what she'll I say whether change tarif from 5.85kwh to 3.34kwh. We are now at 5.85kwh tarif. Please guide me how to contact them. We only use electric once in after 5 month.
Have a look on here https://www.iberdrola.es/customers/index
Scroll down and their contact details are given. I find them very helpful when I email. Please make sure you give them your contract number plus stick to the point of what you are querying. I would expect you to receive a speedy reply ( not Saturday or Sunday).
271935 wrote on Wed May 3, 2017 3:41pm:
Your on a ridiculously high tariff 5.75kw. The tariff for a standard property is 3.5kw that's what I am on in a 3 broom house and my bills with the property empty are around 21e per month.
No need to change providet just go into their office and get your tariff reduced that will save you about 15e per month. ...
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You will always use a tiny bit of electricity when your switched off at your fuse box as the meter needs some juice to run
5.75kw is not a high tariff it is fairly standard. If you use 2 aircons and electric cooker and electric kettle the the smart meter will keep tripping. All new home now have 5.75 as standard
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:14am
Thank you 271935 I will send them an email as we are now going back home tomorrow and I have short time. I appreciate your help it will help we are not using aircon. I use gas for cooking so 3.5 will be more than enough for kettle and water heater.
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Chezste wrote on Mon May 8, 2017 7:49pm:
I have air con also (one unit). I told them and they didn't raise any concern, the key I think is not to have a few things on at one.
I still don't understand how reducing the kw reduces the bill....I presume iberdrola just think you won't be using too many appliances so reduce the standing charge. ...
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On each bill there's a fixed standing charge for access to the grid and a variable amount depending upon the kW used. In Spain, the standing charge is determined by the maximum power you intend to use and this varies from about 1.5 kW to over 5 kW. Standing charges are fairly big here for higher ratings and tgats why people recommend lower ratings. We have a 3 bed appt. with 4A/C units and two hot-water heaters. We just downgraded from over 5kw to 3.5kW without any problems and are saving about €20 per bill. It tripped once when both water-heaters were going and the oven was on! The electric company will adjust this rating for a fee of about €10 but it's worth being on the lowest possible. If it's tripping regularly you should move up to the next level. The Iberdrola app is very good and allows you to do the very easily!
We have reduced ours from 5.75 to 3.45 Iberdrola charged us €11 informed us It will cost us €60 to put it back up .only use our Appartment 3 months a year Bills have come down €12 a month pays for the non residential tax every December. You have to watch what you are switching on but not a problem.
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Chezste wrote on Fri Jun 9, 2017 10:27am:
Sounds like a faulty cooker with too large a fuse, the fault is bypassing the cooker and tripping the main. You deffo need a sparky to check it out
Not necessarily a fault, dependant on what kW rating you are on you might find your cooker breaker is bigger than your main breaker, Spanish wiring is totally different from what we from the UK are use to and needs explaining more clearer.
John57 wrote on Thu May 4, 2017 9:27am:
Hi
I am also on 5.75kw, have a 2 bedroom apartment in Montemar that we have just bought in November last year.
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Di you think I should reduce my tariff as I will be using the apartment about 4 to 5 months of the year which includes about 1 month during cold period?
Hi John yep I Did it last year and saving plenty my first years bill 600e reduced the potenza and onto day/night rate and my total bill for this year 350e get yourself registered online and change it's easy
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