Electricity standing charge

Mine with iberdrola on 5.75 potencia is under 25 euro

There are two elements of your electricity bill that could be considered 'standing charges':

The 'potencia', which is a daily charge based on the maximum capacity that you can draw from the grid - your potencia is normally shown at the top of the bill and is commonly figures such as 3kW, 5.73kW, 9.2kW. The related charges are shown on your bill in English as 'capacity invoiced' - the charges are normally around €0.10 per KW for Peak Usage and much lower for Off-Peak. I pay around €30 per month for 9.2kW potencia. This is then liable for Electricity Tax (at just over 5%)

You will then also pay a small amount for 'meter rental', but this is very low (mine is around €1 per month).

The total bill is then subject to IVA at 21%.

These rates are all with Iberdrola, I can't comment on charges made by other suppliers...

Hope this helps!

Thankyou

Thankyou 

We found in the first year that there was an extra charge on our iberdrola bill for some type of insurance. We already have home insurance so we had this taken off and now our standing charges are always under 20 euros.

However my father, who lives in northern Spain, pays for his insurance as he found that when he had problems with his electricity they came out and sorted it and he had nothing to pay. He isn't with iberdrola though.

For your info so you have the choice.