Electricity prices

Not really possible as there are various suppliers each with their own deals, similar to what you'd get if you asked the same question in UK.

Here back home we are paying 32p kw/hrs. I was trying to get a comparison. In Turkey where we just sold up, it's 15p kw/hrs. Thanks

Iberdrola has several tariffs. We select 8 cheap hours in a day and pay 8 cents per kwh in the cheap period and 19 cents in other hours. Standing charges (currently tax has been reduced to 5% from 21%) come to about 17 euro a month (depends on the power you are contracted for as they charge per kwh per day). 

Our average bill over the last year (all electric) for a 3 bed semi has been 57 euro per month but that includes the summer and the winter. Current bills with no heating or aircon around 45 euro at the moment. HIghest was 72 euro when we had heatwave after heatwave last summer and we are contracted for 5.75kw or 25A.

If you just choose the same price per kwh during the whole of the day they are charging around 14 cents per hour at the mo but sill have to add the standing charges

Thanks for that. Some (spoilers, doom merchants) told my wife that electricity was very very expensive. We just wanted an idea as to what to expect...many thanks. P.s. is it easy to change supplier like back home??

Never listen to pub talk about Spain because they simply don't know....

Steve 

Just last Sunday, all customers received 9 hours free electricity. Just in my case, the difference between Spain and Ireland is that I pay, on average, 18c per unit as compared to Ireland where I pay 53c per unit. 

But the difference in usage is where you have to compare.

My electric water heater in Spain is on 24/7 whereas in Ireland you would not leave on your immersion 24/7.

Same goes for aircon/heating etc

In Ireland my electric bill is 60-80 euro per 2 months, and I think I am being screwed, but here in Spain I have no problem paying 50Euro per month because all other bills/charges are cheaper.

NOW, I pay more for electric BUT overall the bills are cheaper.

This is something that you are going to have to work out for yourself.

Swings and roundabouts.

Thx

TonySmith, you should put your water heater on a timer, we did and reduced our bill by quite a bit

Excellent advice!

The precise details will depend on multiple factors such as water usage and what you're paying per kWh throughout the day but there can be little question the leaving on 24/7 will be costing money.

I have done some experiments with this and with a 120lt tank on flat rate electricity and two people in the house the difference between timed and on 24/7 worked out at virtually double!