The Department of Consumer Affairs, through the Municipal Bureau of Information to Consumers (OMIC), reports on the new charging light coming into force on Wednesday 1 July.
At this time, the activities of distribution and marketing will be governed in free competition, which means consumers can freely choose the supplier.
As reported by the mayor of Consumer Affairs, María Isabel Sánchez Ruíz, customers with contracted power equal to or less than 10 kW are not required to perform any procedure or any action in the network or on the counters.
This change will not charge for them and the price payable shall be established by the Ministry of Industry.
The Last Resort Supply (SUR) is a new organizational model of the electricity sector, dealers will be spent from now to the management of networks and stop doing the activity suministrito electricity.
The mayor reported that this supply will be exercised in full by the trading companies, being the client who chooses.
Although supply is to be liberalized, for those consumers who do not want to contract freely with a commercial, the administration set a price, which will be required to make delivery of the following marketers: Endesa Energy XXI, SL, Iberdrola Last Resort Marketing, SAU, SL Metra Union Fenosa, Energy Hidrocantábrico last resort, and E. ON Trading SAU Last Resort SL
A distinction important to keep in mind is that established on the basis of supply contracts of 10 kW (or lower), and those hired more power:
Consumers who do not exceed 10 kW or marketer can choose to benefit from the price that the administration fee set for the Last Resort.
About being in this situation, 1/7/2009 date have not taken the free market will automatically, with the same company currently IBERDROLA to subscribers of Murcia - a rate of Last Resort without having to take further action.
In principle, the characteristics of the contract will not change.
Those that have supply contracts for power exceeding 10 kW, not eligible for Last Resort Rate, looking doomed to contract with commercial agencies operating in the market.
Consumers who dated 1/7/2009, taking more than 10 kW, lack of a supply contract in force and continue to consume electricity, must pay a price that will correspond to the implementation of the billing rate increase Last Resort terms by 20%., a situation that would remain until September.
Since October prices will increase quarterly until April 1, 2010 by 5%.
The mayor explained that trading power marketers are already making contact with potential customers.
Those who still have not executed a new contract is advisable in the case of supplies of more than 10 kW, which make contact, before the 1/7/2009, with these companies to sign the new commitment.
For supplies of less than 10 kW is recommended to make the conditions of individual traders, and once assessed, without haste, different offers, choose the most convenient.
