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The electricity bill increases the municipalities more than 20% over 2008
The cost of electricity consumption in municipal buildings has risen this year to 25%
House calls the new tariff regime as "antisocial, unsustainable and difficult to understand"
Most municipalities will pay this year 20% average electricity bill over and this has been reported today Miguel Ángel Cámara, President of the Federation of Municipalities of the Region.
In the case of Murcia, this increase will be at 24%.
This emerges from a study from the Association of Industrial Engineers of the Region of Murcia, which was presented this morning by his Dean, José Antonio Galdón.
The rise in response to a decision taken by the Government of Zapatero, who penalized so huge economies of the municipalities, quite concerned and by the economic crisis, compounded now by the increase of tariffs by the Ministry of Industry.
It is recalled that the Government has declined in 2009, current transfers to municipalities in almost one billion euros, while increasing electricity rates by more than 24% in an essential public service.
The impact is very serious, both for the consumption of public lighting for municipal buildings, sports facilities, cultural centers, women and elderly, libraries, kindergartens, schools or clinics.
The illumination of these centers, air-conditioning or computers are basic elements for the provision of public services offered by the City Council to the citizens.
Miguel Angel House has described as "antisocial and unsustainable" energy policy of the Government of Rodriguez Zapatero is not intended to reduce consumption, but to collect more and more companies entering the sector and the Government, through the VAT. "
The current tariff system makes the less you eat, the more you pay, which in no way promotes energy expenditure.
"Impresentable and difficult to understand"
The President of the Federation of Municipalities of the Region have been raised that first announced a rate close to the CPI for 2009 and then rise to 64%, which is "unpresentable and difficult to understand."
The tariff adjustment was approved by a decree of the Ministry of Industry of December 31, 2008 in revising prices effective from January 1, 2009.
The average price increase per kWh will be:
Municipal buildings, power supply contracts of less than 15KW
25%
Municipal buildings, power supply contracts exceeding 15KW
10%
Public lighting supplies contracted power less than 15KW
20%
Public lighting supplies contracted power than 15KW
43.37%
Public lighting supplies contracted power above 15 KW (while not changing the counters)
64.21%
Lighting of streets and squares with less than 15 KW power: The rise is around 25%, while the Ministry of Industry maintains the 30% bonus on consumption, which, apparently, the Government plans to phase in June and not use the time discrimination.
The percentage rate grows with increasing consumption, which is common in winter because the lighting on the streets is maintained for 14 hours and in summer 10 hours, every day.
Street lighting and seats with power above 15 KW: Two aggravating circumstances especially this type of contract: the government of Rodriguez Zapatero has charged the 30% bonus had street lighting and also the more it lowers consumption either with the shutdown of half the points of light or the use of gear after 24 hours, more expensive the price of KW.
This is because it provides a supplement for time discrimination distinguishes three periods of the day.
Thus, the average price per Kw / h has increased by 43.37%.
However, Ministerial Order granted a transitional period of 6 months for utility companies to adjust their measuring equipment.
While this does not happen, the cost to the City Council will be 64.2% higher than in January 2008.
Municipal Buildings with less than 15 KW power: The rise recorded between January 2008 and January 2009 ranged from 36%-for children, and 13.8%, from 10 to 15 KW-which provides half 20% increase.
This increase is even greater when taking into account the penalty for consumption exceeding 500 KW month.
Then, the rate is easy to grow around 25%.
Municipal Buildings with a capacity exceeding 15 kW: In this group stands most municipal centers, which this year will experience an increase of 10% in most cases.
Full motions in Murcia municipalities
Moreover, House has announced that the municipalities in the region will require the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces recover agreements have now been overruled by those who respected the bonus of 30% in turnover of the municipalities.
Also, the municipalities of the region presented their respective full motions to request the amendment of the tariff regime.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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