Opting for a free market offer to contract natural gas instead of doing it by the regulated Last Resort Rate (TUR) can mean an increase of between 95 and 291% in the bill, according to Facua-Consumidores en Acción in this month of August.
To reach this conclusion, the organization has analyzed the offers of the main energy companies that offer this service (Endesa, Naturgy, Iberdrola, Repsol, CHC Energía and TotalEnergies) and has compared them with the Last Resort Rates, in force since 1st of July. It should be noted that the price of gas in the TUR rates varies quarterly, and it is the responsibility of the Government to update its prices in accordance with current regulations.
Although in the TUR rate natural gas is offered in three different sections depending on the consumption that is made (if it is less than 5,000 kWh per year, between that amount and 15,000 kWh or a higher figure), Facua has only compared the first two profiles, based on the premise that an average user consumes 400 kWh or 800 kWh per month.
Less than 5,000 kWh per year
If consumption is less than 5,000 kWh per year, the highest rates are those of Iberdrola (28.73 cents), Repsol (22.66) and Endesa (19.49). Consequently, the differences reach 291% with respect to the 7.34 cents per kWh in force since July 1 with the TUR. On the contrary, the company with the cheapest kWh, TotalEnergies, charges it at 14.32 cents, which represents an increase of 95% compared to the TUR.
In other words, a user who consumes 400 kWh per month currently pays 35.92 euros per month with the TUR rate. However, in the free gas market your bill can skyrocket to 121.65 euros (239% more) if you have contracted the current offer from Iberdrola, 98.46 euros if you are linked to Repsol , or 85.41 euros if the contract is with Endesa.
Between 5,000 and 15,000 kWh
For the second case, in which a user consumes 800 kWh per month (it will be in the range of between 5,000 and 15,000 kWh per year) with the TUR rate, the kWh is paid at 6.92 euros. Or what is the same, your monthly bill will be 67.67 euros. If, on the other hand, you go to the free market, you can pay up to 251.10 euros if you have Iberdrola’s offer (29.70 cents per kWh); 195.04 euros in the case of Repsol (22.66 cents per kWh) or 166.80 if you have a gas contract with Endesa (19.17 cents per kWh).
In the case of the company with the lowest price per kWh in the free market, TotalEnergies again has the lowest price (13.90 cents), although its price is 101% above that established in the TUR for this profile. of consumption.
Thus, all the offers available in the free market analyzed by the organization are more expensive than the regulated rate. However, the cheapest rates on the free market are those of TotalEnergies and CHC Energía, since in the best of cases they are ‘only’ 78% more expensive than the TUR rates, according to Facua’s analysis.
and the fixed price
If you have contracted the rate for one section or another, the companies additionally apply a fixed cost. In the case of TUR rates, this will be 6.58 euros per month for consumption less than 5,000 kWh per year and 12.39 euros per month for those above 5,000 and up to 15,000 kWh.
In this sense, the fixed costs of the free market rates are quite similar among all the companies, although they are always more expensive compared to those demanded by the TUR rates. Thus, the most expensive fixed rates are those of Repsol (7.84 euros for consumption less than 5,000 kWh) and Naturgy (7.80 euros). For those who consume more than 5,000 kWh per year, the most expensive are Naturgy (13.95 euros) and CHC Energía (13.81 euros).
For all these reasons, Facua advises users to contract the TUR rates. “To do this, you have to go to one of the four marketers of reference or of last resort, which belong to the same business groups as the large free market companies,” he points out.
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