Helping you to understand the changes
Helping you to understand the changes
The new regulations change the tolls charged for distribution, local networks, natural gas regasification and gas system charges. With your Iberdrola gas plan, there is no need to worry about anything and no need to change your habits.
What are these charges and who is in control of gas system tolls and charges?
The CNMC (National Commission on Markets and Competition) sets tolls for basic services to access gas facilities. These amounts are charged for using transport and distribution systems and natural liquified gas plants. The method used to calculated these tolls is established in CNMC Circular 6/2020.
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), establishes charges for use of the gas system, which are specific payments that users of these facilities must make to offset system costs that are not directly associated with their use. The method for calculating these charges is established in Royal Decree 1184/2020.
How will the tolls and charges change on 1 October 2021?
Once a year, the CNMC updates gas tolls and adjusts the Fixed Term and Variable Term amount for each toll tariff. This year, as well as updating the calculation of the amount, from 1 October, the following will change:
- The structure and amount of tolls (tariff groups).
- Gas system charges and the breakdown in the bill.
Any questions?
Here are the questions our customers ask most frequently.
Tariffs | Consumption |
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3.1 | Below 5,000 kWh/year |
Generally speaking, these are low consumption homes, without natural gas central heating but with hot water/cooking, or homes which have natural gas heating, but which do not use it much. | |
3.2 | Between 5,000 and 50,000 kWh/year |
Most homes with natural gas heating have this tariff. | |
3.3 | Between 50,000 and 100,000 kWh/year |
These are households that use a lot of gas, as well as businesses and homeowners' associations. | |
3.4 | Greater than 100,000 kWh/year |
These are usually companies, businesses or homeowners' assocviations that use a lot of natural gas. |
Tariffs | Consumption | ||
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3.1 | Below 5,000 kWh/year | Generally speaking, these are low consumption homes, without natural gas central heating but with hot water/cooking, or homes which have natural gas heating, but which do not use it much. | |
3.2 | Between 5,000 and 50,000 kWh/year | Most homes with natural gas heating have this tariff. | |
3.3 | Between 50,000 and 100,000 kWh/year | These are households that use a lot of gas, as well as businesses and homeowners' associations. | |
3.4 | Greater than 100,000 kWh/year | These are usually companies, businesses or homeowners' assocviations that use a lot of natural gas. |
Tariffs | Annual consumption |
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RL.1 | Equal to or less than 5,000 kWh/year |
RL.2 | More than 5,000 kWh/year and equal to or less than 15,000 kWh/year |
RL.3 | More than 15,000 kWh/year and equal to or less than 50,000 kWh/year |
RL.4 | More than 50,000 kWh/year and equal to or less than 300,000 kWh/year |
RL.5 | More than 300,000 kWh/year and equal to or less than 1,500,000 kWh/year |
RL.6 | More than 1,500,000 kWh/year and equal to or less than 5,000,000 kWh/year |
- You will be assigned a new gas tariff. Because there are more tariffs, prices are more closely tailored to the amount you use.
- The way that regulated items are calculated has changed, and this will be reflected in the prices.
- You will see a new line in your bill for system charges. This is nothing new. It was already included in the price, but now it is shown separately.