Understand what you pay for electricity
Spain's electricity price changes every hour, and almost nobody explains why. These guides do, in plain English: where that number comes from, when it pays to switch things on, and what to do with that.
When electricity is cheapest in Spain, and why it changes daily
The off-peak band is fixed, but the market price changes every hour and its low often lands at midday. How to read today's cheapest hour.
Read the guide →Time bandsPeak, flat and off-peak hours in Spain, and what they actually apply to
The exact peak, flat and off-peak hours, what happens on weekends and holidays, and which part of the bill they really apply to.
Read the guide →Regulated tariffWhat the PVPC Is and Where Your Electricity Price Comes From
What Spain's regulated tariff is, who can be on it, how it has been calculated since 2024, and how much of the bill is really energy.
Read the guide →Tomorrow’s priceTomorrow’s Electricity Price in Spain Is Already Out Tonight
When the next day’s hourly price is published, who calculates it, and what to do with it the evening before.
Read the guide →Saving by hourHow to Save on Your Electricity Bill in Spain
Which appliances are worth moving to the cheap hours and which are not, and why contracted power weighs as much as the clock.
Read the guide →Solar self-consumptionSolar self-consumption in Spain: how surplus is compensated
How the energy you export to the grid is valued, how far compensation goes, and why using what you generate beats exporting it.
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