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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 06 January 2014, 21:29:58

Title: Electricity pricing (Spanish), capitalism at its best or maybe not.
Post by: Varche on 06 January 2014, 21:29:58
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/01/inenglish/1388590410_230748.html

What a sorry state to get into for a civilised country. I think it was Rods2 that said a few weeks back that UK prices (about 13p) would be rising to German levels (21p)before long. It could be worse- they could be as high as Spain, Ireland or Cyprus!!

I still clearly remember being told that nuclear power would be so cheap it would be cost ineefective to post out the bills. What a larf.
Title: Re: Electricity pricing (Spanish), capitalism at its best or maybe not.
Post by: MR MISTER on 06 January 2014, 21:34:26
Don't see you rushing back to Blighty.  :P
Title: Re: Electricity pricing (Spanish), capitalism at its best or maybe not.
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 06 January 2014, 21:47:57
Ok, so how much a unit is it in Spain - roughly?
Title: Re: Electricity pricing (Spanish), capitalism at its best or maybe not.
Post by: Varche on 06 January 2014, 22:06:42
I will have to find a bill. It is the standing charge that is the killer. You contract for the sort of levels of max simultaneous power you might use, and they fit a limiter in your fuse box and the standing charge is based on that. We have twisted 2 gauge wire for 3 phase overhead distribution so can only have 5.5KW!

Rushing back to Blighty? Do you have the yellow thing in the sky 300 or so days a year? Do you want to buy my des res? Do you have open roads?
Title: Re: Electricity pricing (Spanish), capitalism at its best or maybe not.
Post by: ronnyd on 06 January 2014, 22:45:02
I will have to find a bill. It is the standing charge that is the killer. You contract for the sort of levels of max simultaneous power you might use, and they fit a limiter in your fuse box and the standing charge is based on that. We have twisted 2 gauge wire for 3 phase overhead distribution so can only have 5.5KW!

Rushing back to Blighty? Do you have the yellow thing in the sky 300 or so days a year? Do you want to buy my des res? Do you have open roads?
No, no and no. :P