How to save 100 euros a month on electricity, water, gas and Internet: 25 tricks

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Lately subscription services (Netflix and company) are in fashion and many people consider controlling their spending, there are even services to keep track of what we spend on them. But the truth is that in all homes there are also essential recurring services that generate expenses (sometimes considerable) month after month.

Saving on these essential services is not impossible, quite the contrary. With some tricks it is easy to save, savings that will accumulate over the months and can be quite significant. We are going to explain how to save on electricity, water, gas and Internet, savings that can reach euros per month .


Save on electricity
The first thing to save on electricity is to have a good rate. And despite what the electricity companies tell us, being in the regulated market is always expensive. It is very important to be on the PVPC rate , which establishes regulated prices that vary hour by hour depending on the wholesale market.

Within this PVPC rate there is one with time discrimination or without time discrimination. Normally, even for people who do not have control over when they consume, it works out better with time discrimination , because the peak hour is a little more expensive but the off-peak hour is half the price (and this off-peak hour is not only because of the night, they are hours a da  Ghana Email List   y, lasting until noon or p.m. depending on the time of year).



Some estimates indicate that a home with a PVPC with time discrimination can easily save euros per year on electricity without making more changes . Some simulations can be made on the website of the National Markets and Competition Commission .

To deepen the savings, once you have time discrimination, simply put the appliances that consume the most, such as the washing machine and dishwasher, in off-peak hours . The iron, the ceramic hob and the vacuum cleaner are more complicated, due to schedules, but you can always try to do these tasks in the morning, especially on weekends.

It is also important to know if we are entitled to a social bonus , which would give a discount on the bill in the range of -% . To access these discounts you must meet income requirements, be a large family or be in a situation of social exclusion. Due to the covid- crisis there are some new situations, such as being affected by ERTE, being unemployed or being an entrepreneur in specific situations. Another good point about having a social bonus is that you receive an annual payment to help with heating consumption, the amount of which depends on the area in which you live but is in the range of to euros.

The last way to save on the electricity bill is by lowering the contracted power term , since this impacts the fixed part of the bill (whether it is consumed a lot or a little). Going down one step in the power level can save up to euros per year, but the differential may also jump from time to time if many appliances are connected at the same time.

To know if you have contracted excessive power, you must register on the electricity distribution company's website . On these websites you can see the maximum power demanded in recent months and you can evaluate whether it is possible to contract a lower section.

Another trick to save is to change the lighting in the house with LED bulbs, especially the lights that spend more hours on. This savings is quite moderate, especially because it requires making an investment. The savings can be approximately euros per month if you are using incandescent or halogen bulbs, but if you are already using low consumption bulbs the savings are much lower. And it also depends on the number of bulbs you have, of course.

Finally, it is possible to consider renewing the appliances that consume the most electricity , such as the refrigerator, washing machine or dishwasher. Being an important investment, it only makes sense if the appliance is very old and its energy rating is very poor. The refrigerator deserves special attention, since it is the appliance that consumes the most and on a continuous basis, so the investment can be recovered in a few months if, for example, one that is years old is replaced.

Gas
Curiously, the regulated gas rate is by no means the most advantageous. And the free market is really competitive, with some offers that are very worthwhile.

To determine the possible savings, simply use the rate comparator on the website of the National Markets and Competition Commission . First you have to collect the latest gas bills and enter the data requested. Then the comparator will give the best rate. If you have not changed companies in a long time, it is quite easy to save to euros per year.