War plans and rates among power companies How to choose?

Companies take advantage of smart meters to launch bids for hours and services

hourly electricity bills , which began operating last October 1 for users with regulated tariff , offers possibilities of saving if it suits certain times . However , the task is complicated : the part of the bill that has been most expensive does not depend on consumption, but tolls regulated , and large companies , meanwhile , have waged a trade war to attract more customers to the market free. The companies offer plans that baptized as flat rates, discounts for weekend or season. They're worth it? It is difficult to calculate if it suits you . In the end, to save a few euros should study carefully when to concentrate your consumption in very specific times, collect offers and take out the calculator.

Thank smart meters to measure actual consumption of the user, the benchmark companies have expanded their range of offerings and consumer packs to shield its market share against the myriad of independent traders outcropping with the liberalization of the sector. Iberdrola was the first company to launch offers adapted to the new billing model. Company sources say that today there are 200,000 customers benefited from its plans to your needs, a business proposal consists of seven hourly rates offering discounts and mold the price of energy based on the consumption patterns of users smart meter. With current pricing, which replaced the previous model of quarterly auctions, energy prices are set according to the daily price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in the wholesale market. But only users who are in the regulated market paid according to these fluctuations; on the open market each company sets a different price for energy according to the plan chosen by the customer. The heart of this system are the new meters, which store the user consumption information and transmit it to businesses, provided they are tele-managed, that is integrated into the smart grid of the same.