The Government approves this Tuesday the plan of energy saving measures that includes a new regulated gas rate, extending the TUR, for neighborhood communities with central heating. In this way, residents will be able to benefit from discounts that will exceed 50% just at the time of greatest consumption, with the arrival of winter and skyrocketing prices.
The measure seeks to prevent consumers linked to their communities from being left out of the economic support and energy saving measures of the Executive.
The TUR is more affordable than the free market rates, which are contracted with companies in the sector, since it has regulated prices and the increases are limited. As an example, prices cannot rise more than 15% quarterly.
Until now, the neighborhood communities could not opt for this type of rates as they exceeded the maximum consumption that gives access to it, 50,000 kilowatt hours per year. It is estimated that some 1.7 million households will be able to reduce their bill.
The forecast is that the new regulated rate that is created for communities with a centralized boiler will operate from November and last until the end of 2023. As in other measures of the social shield that the Government has approved, an extension in the calendar can be defined later.
According to the calculations that have been offered so far by the Government, the discounts will reach more than 50% if their receipts are compared with those they would pay under the current market offers.
The process could be similar to contracting the regulated rate for private households. In these cases, it is done by contacting the four marketers that offer it: Baser Cor (EDP), Energía XXI (Endesa), Curenergía (Iberdrola) and Gas
For individuals, three types of rates are contemplated based on consumption, TUR 1 (families with consumption of less than 5,000 kWh per year, which use it only in water heaters and kitchens), TUR 2 (consume between 5,001 and 15,000 kWh per year , such as those who use gas for heating) and TUR 3, for businesses and small industrial installations that consume between 15,001 and 50,000 kWh per year.
