If we analyze how the electricity rates in Spain and the multiple variables, we can really pay more or pay less depending on many things. It will depend first of all on the rate we contract, but also on whether or not we have hourly discrimination, the moment we turn on an appliance and the power depending on whether it is valley or peak. Now, is it better to turn on several things at the same time or better separately? We are going to explain to you what they say from the CNMC.
Deciding when and how much to consume light is key to saving
Everything goes to depend on how your rate is. But if we pay attention to the recommendations of the CNMC to pay as little as possible, the ideal is not to turn on everything at once if we want to save. But what exactly does this mean? You will see it clearly with the examples that we are going to put below.
The ideal, always according to the CNMC, is to have a rate with hourly discrimination in order to save as much as possible. This means that you are going to pay more or pay less depending on what time you plug in the oven, for example. But what does that have to do with turning on many things or not at the same time? The idea is to be able to have a low contracted power. This will save money and to achieve this it is essential not to turn on many things at the same time.
Therefore, the advice is basically to have a contracted rate in which you can take advantage of the hours in which it is cheaper to use electricity, but at the same time have contracted a power as low as possible. You can hire a different one in valley and tip. Peak power is the most expensive, so if you concentrate the use of household appliances during off-peak hours, you will be able to save. Of course, always with the advice of not using everything at the same time.
Significant savings per year
Beyond this recommendation that we collect from the CNMC, we also want to mention what they indicate from the OCU. His advice is to move the consumption of high-cost appliances to the hours in which it is cheaper to use electricity. In this way you can save significant money per year.
But of course, this means that you will have to put the washing machine on at certain times, use the dishwasher at times when it is cheaper, etc. It’s not always easy. You are not always at home. That is where home automation also comes into play. You can use it to significantly lower the cost of energy expenditure In your home.
Just by having a smart plug, you can connect to it devices such as the washing machine, the dishwasher and many more. Its operation is very simple: turn things on or off. Therefore, you can program the washing machine to turn on at a specific time or put the dishwasher on an hour later, for example.
The idea of using home automation to save light is to be able better manage the hours and spend as little as possible. This will help you pay less each month and be able to take advantage of a rate with hourly discrimination. It is important that there are no cuts in Wi-Fi to be able to use home automation correctly.
In short, as you can see, you can save on the electricity bill with some changes and adjustments that you make. If we take it to the extreme, distributing the use of household appliances and having a rate with hourly discrimination, in addition to low power, is ideal for reducing consumption as much as possible.
