Electricity schedules have changed the habits of many people since their arrival. It is already known to all that the price paid for electricity depends on the time of consumption. we tell you how to know what time you consume the most light so that you can become an expert saver.
Depending on your lifestyle, there are times of the day and week when your electricity consumption increases. As a general rule, the demand for energy is higher during the day than at night, and it peaks around 8:00 p.m. However, you may work from home or spend the weekends cleaning. Then things change.
Being clear about how to know what time you consume the most light and knowing what hours electricity is cheapest can help you save on your bill.
When do you consume the most light?
If you have a tariff with hourly discrimination, knowing when your energy consumption is concentrated is a powerful tool to save. This is the first step to take advantage of the rules of the game, in this case the time slots, in your favor .
Surely, you already do a detailed study every time you buy a computer or smartphone . It is time to do it with your energy consumption and create a saving plan on the electricity bill .
There are three ways to know your electricity consumption in real time. The first is to access the electricity meter directly . This can be inside or outside your home. In residential buildings, there are usually tables of meters with the meters of all the neighbors.
If you do not have access to your meter, you can check your electricity consumption in real time through the website of your distributor . To do this, you can look for the name of your distributor in one of your previous invoices and register on their website. Once inside, you will have access to data about your consumption, power peaks and other interesting information. Of course, you must have a remote managed meter .
Keep in mind that the distributor and the marketer are different companies . The distributor is in charge of bringing electricity to your home and is assigned depending on the geographical area . The marketer is the intermediary with which you decide to contract your supply.
The easiest way to know what time you consume the most electricity is through the digital bill. Customers can control their daily and monthly consumption through the app and their Client Area. In addition, they can establish consumption alerts from the mobile .
When should you consume electricity?
Now that you know when you use the most light, the next question comes: When is it cheaper to use your appliances? It is time to adapt your habits to take advantage of the hours when light is cheaper.
The new electricity rates established three hourly sections of electricity for supplies of less than 15kW, most of them in homes. With hourly discrimination, the price of kw depends on what time of day you are. Let’s remember the energy periods:
- Peak Hours : from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00 from Monday to Friday. During peak hours, electricity is more expensive. You should reduce the use of appliances during these hours.
- Plain hours : from 8:00 to 10:00, from 14:00 to 18:00 and from 22:00 to 00:00 during the week.
- Valley Hours: from 00:00 to 8:00 during the week and weekends and holidays throughout the day. In this period, the price of electricity is cheaper.
In which time slots is electricity cheaper? As far as possible, you should shift your consumption to Valle and Llano hours . During these sections, the kWh is cheaper than during Peak hours, which you should avoid.
You mean you have to run the washing machine at midnight? Not necessarily. We recommend reorganizing your habits whenever it is something reasonable. Try saving your laundry for the weekend or doing it during regular hours .
How to know the price of electricity per hour
In addition to knowing the time slots down by your finger, you can go further and check the price of electricity by hours of each day . Following the records in the price of electricity in recent months, searches on the price of the kilowatt hourly have increased.
You can check the price of electricity from the website of Red Eléctrica de España (REE). The electricity operator publishes the results of the wholesale market auction every day. Knowing in advance the price of the kW each hour can help you plan your tasks for the day.
There are also applications such as REE’s own (RedOS) or Price of light – Save Light that allow you to access this data from your mobile. In addition, you can consult graphs of the evolution of prices and national demand.
Knowing what time you use the most electricity and what time electricity is cheapest will help you save on your bill. In addition, by knowing your consumption habits, you may discover that your company is not actually offering you an adequate rate or prices and the time has come to change .
We have cheap electricity rates for all types of consumers: with or without time discrimination, at cost or fixed price. When you call us, we will do a personalized study to find the rate that best suits your needs.
And only during this week, from November 8 to 12, we have activated the 50 + 20 Promotion for which you get a € 50 discount for contracting any of our electricity rates . You no longer have excuses to start saving!
