With recent changes in electricity tariffs with hourly discrimination, and increases in electricity prices due to the auction boom, you might be interested in knowing one key fact: what you are consuming at a specific time and at what price do you pay. It’s not easy at all, we show you the ways to get it on your Android.
Understanding the electricity bill is more and more complex, it is not in vain that many factors intervene in the formula which determines what one will end up paying. And if the price of electricity, and if the time slots, the auction price … It is advisable to be well informed and to evaluate which is the most expensive according to the life which is done at home. In addition, it is not a bad idea to have tools with which to know the energy expenditure. This makes it easier to plan these expenses and reduce waste.
The safest way to know your consumption: the distributor’s app
Consumption curve provided by a distributor (e-Distribution)
There is no generic way to know the electricity consumption of each dwelling since each company offers a different application and services
You must distinguish between the trading company, which is the one you contract directly and to which you pay for the electricity, and the distributor, this company in charge of channeling energy to your home. As much as the marketer does not offer you a way to access your meter consumption, the distributor does. You have to go.
The only generic way to access real-time consumption is to visit your distributor. They have mobile apps with all the information
Forget the company you’re paying for electricity to (unless they already offer you an app with all the consumption data) and look for the one that distributes the power to you. To locate it, go to one of your invoices and find the code CUPS (Universal point of supply code): it is a single indicator for electricity meters or supply points. Once you have it, look at the first four digits and compare it with the following:
- 0023, 0024, 0029, 0031, 0288, 0363, 0396: e-Distribution (Endesa Distribution).
- 0021: i-DE (Iberdrola Distribución).
- 0022, S0390, 0397: Naturgy (Unión Fenosa Distribución).
- 0026: EDP (E-Redes).
- 0027: e.On (Viesgo Electrical Distribution).
Above are the five main Spanish distributors. To access your application, in addition to your respective customer area, you must register in the one that corresponds to you by your location (check the first four digits of your CUPS number). Therefore, you must register with your distributor providing your contract identification number and your personal data. The usual thing is that you have to send a photocopy of the card; and wait a day or two to receive the user.
To obtain access data to your distributor, access its page as appropriate:
It waits as long as it takes to get the access data (usually they usually accept the user the next day, but this can be extended). Later, You can now download the distributor’s application to know the electricity consumption in real time, as well as consumption curves. Download the application that suits you.
e-broadcast
i-DE
Naturgy customers (Gas Natural Fenosa customers)
EDP customers
Viesgo
Every distributor is different, there is no way to explain how to access consumption. In the menu, the option to consult the curves and also the expenditure of the moment must appear: press here.
Meter reading via the e-Distribution application
The application will make a request to the meter, then the data will appear on the screen. You have to perform this process every time you want to know the current consumption. Note the expenditure in kW, this will help you know how much you are paying.
How much do you pay for electricity
Once you know how much you are consuming in real time, you can know how much you are paying if you multiply the data in kW by the price it currently has. This is valid for most electricity tariffs unless you have contracted a fixed or flat rate plan (this is not usual).
If your distributor / marketer is already offering you consumption and what you pay for in real time, you don’t need more data. Otherwise, you need an app that provide cost information taking into account the time of day: off-peak, off-peak or peak hours. We have chosen redOS, one of the best and most complete (it’s official from Red Eléctrica Española).
redOS
Open the app, choose “Consumer” and look at the price per kWh: this is the cost of electricity for the current moment. All you have to do is multiply this value by the consumption data returned by your distributor’s application: this will give you what you would pay for an hour if you consumed constantly. This is only indicative, consumption fluctuates constantly and other factors influence.
The price obtained is approximate since your home constantly varies in consumption: depending on the electrical devices connected, and their electricity consumption, the expenditure curve will oscillate more or less (and other factors influence the electricity bill, such as electricity). subscribed and tolls). However, it will help you realize what it costs to maintain your normal life in electrical terms: do different tests until you strike a balance between comfort and savings.
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