RDL 18/2022 introduces reinforcement measures to protect energy consumers and reduce natural gas consumption. In practice, this translates into a new gas tariff which is especially advantageous for communities of neighbours that have a central boiler.
Who can benefit?
- Communities of owners of residential homes, groups of communities or energy service companies that provide services for these communities.
- Consumption exceeding 50,000 kWh/year (access tariffs RL.4 or higher).
- Until 31 December 2023.
Requirements to be met
- 1. An annual gas consumption exceeding 50,000 kWh (for the RL.9 tariff or higher, a request for authorisation from the General Directorate for Energy Policy and Mines is required).
- 2. To be up to date with payments for all economic obligations contracted with the current retailer.
- 3. To have individual meters or distributors before 30 September 2023. In case of non-compliance, from 1 October 2023 a penalty of 25% on the variable term will be applicable to all affected consumption, unless there is an exemption due to technical infeasibility in accordance with RD 736/2020.
- 4. To have undertaken, within the allotted time, an energy efficiency inspection of the boiler with a positive result.
Who may apply?
- The president of the community.
- A representative of the community authorised to use the digital certificate corresponding to the community of owners.
- The person responsible in the energy service company that provides services to the community.
Documentation required
- Sworn statement certifying compliance with the conditions and requirements.
- Information with regard to the installation of individual meters or cost allocators:
- If they have been installed, this should be included in the sworn statement presented by the applicant.
- Otherwise, the corresponding documentation covering the following two aspects:
- Agreement of the Community of Owners that approved the installation of the above-mentioned meters or cost allocators before 30 September 2023. Once this installation is completed, an e-mail should be sent to gas@energiaxxi.com the corresponding installation certificate issued by the installer, as well as sworn statement regarding the above-mentioned certificate.
- Report confirming the installation of the same is technically infeasible.
- Energy efficiency inspection report with positive result.
- Authorisation from the General Directorate for Energy Policy and Mines (RL.9 or higher only).
Which retailer should I contact?
Requests for the new last resort tariff should be addressed to the Last Resort Retailer (LRR) and in the following order:
- a) Firstly, they should be addressed to the LRR that belongs to the business group of the retailer that is currently supplying you,
- b) Failing that, to the LRR of the business group of the distributor that owns the network to which you are connected,
- c) Lastly, to the LRR with the largest market share in the autonomous community in which the community of owners is located.
Tariffs and prices
| Tariff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed term [(€/client)/month] |
Variable term (cts/kWh) |
|||
| Applied to consumption less than or equal to the historical average | Applied to consumption above the historical average | |||
| RL.4 | 50.000 kWh/year < consumption ≤ 300.000 kWh/year | 58,50 | 3,963647 | 4,954559 |
| RL.5 | 300.000 kWh/year < consumption ≤ 1.500.000 kWh/year | 163,97 | 3,868581 | 4,835726 |
| RL.6 | 1.500.000 kWh/year < consumption ≤ 5.000.000 kWh/year | 1.138,01 | 3,177436 | 3,971794 |
| RL.7 | 5.000.000 kWh/year < consumption ≤ 15.000.000 kWh/year | 3.172,96 | 2,843293 | 3,554116 |
| RL.8 | 15.000.000 kWh/year < consumption ≤ 50.000.000 kWh/year | 6.901,81 | 2,817009 | 3,521261 |
| RL.9 | 50.000.000 kWh/year < consumption ≤ 150.000.000 kWh/year | 10.934,57 | 2,798882 | 3,498602 |
| RL.10 | 150.000.000 kWh/year < consumption ≤ 500.000.000 kWh/year | 27.152,79 | 2,791127 | 3,488909 |
| RL.11 | consumption > 50.000.000 kWh/year | 257.452,79 | 2,761923 | 3,452403 |
Prices apply from July 1, 2023, and have been published in BOE num. 155 on June 30, 2023.
Historical average: Average of the last 5 years of the same billing period.
If it is not a case of duly accredited technical infeasibility and the installation certificate for individual heating metres/cost allocators is not sent to the CUR before 1 October 2023, the variable term applied will be increased by 25% for all consumption and from the time this tariff began to be applied.