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Homeowners to be taxed for producing their own electricity

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The new Energy Bill proposed by the Spanish Government will levy a series of taxes and amazingly expensive tariffs on home-owners who want to install their own solar panels or windmills, in an apparent attempt to stop citizens generating their own free electricity. The government is being accused of trying to tax citizens out of the market, forcing them to buy electricity from the National Grid instead. It’s as if we had to pay for Continue reading Homeowners to be taxed for producing their own electricity→

CNE proposes raise in price of electric from between 2.8% to 10.4%

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The quarterly revision of electric prices issued by the CNE (Comision Nacional del Energia, or National Energy Commission) has recommended raising electric prices across the board, from 2.8% all the way up to 10.4% (depending upon use of the electric, different prices are applied), after having approved raises of 5.6% in January and 3.3% in July. The changes would be applied as from the 1st of October is approved by the government next week. The Continue reading CNE proposes raise in price of electric from between 2.8% to 10.4%→