A new scene in electricity supply is being formed next with two new categories of invoices (“orange” and “red”) and a possible abolition of the “green”, but it confuses the fact that these invoices – although generally more expensive than the rest – remains a large number of consumers.

Another new element in which the Waste, Energy and Water Regulatory Authority (RAAE) turns its attention is the additional services that are increasingly providing their customers with charge or in the form of giftswith the aim of preventing the possibility that these benefits may They are a long -term lever of consumers to the same supplier. As suppliers are expected to be more intense in the field of energy saving, the text of the Consultation of the RAAE energy sector (head of Mr D. Fourlaris) launched last week states, inter alia:

Providing additional services (meaning beyond the supply of electricity) is not based on a requirement of the energy framework but on business decision of the supplier, which he receives absolutely freelyon the basis of his estimation of the reaping benefit.

Consequently, the additional services, regardless of their character (energy or not) and their terms of provision (free or not or on the basis of special arrangements), constitute a field of activity that is distinguished by the supply of electricity. This field is obviously open to competition and allows other businesses to be operated, in addition to electricity suppliers. In any case, the development of these parallel activities should not be linked or based on the utilization of the benefits obtained by electricity suppliers from their capacity and their contract with customers. Otherwise, the utilization of the electricity contract for the purposes of others, in addition to the basic designated, is controlled in the light of abuse – virtuality. ”

Consequently, an electricity supply invoice may be offered under the procurement contract bonded together with one additional energy service However, this bonding does not contribute to the imposition of additional terms or rhetoric (eg premature withdrawal) on the electricity supply contract. The supplier’s right to impose premature withdrawal of the electricity supply contract is solely related to the provision of electricity supply and is quantified accordingly to the cost (risk) undertaken by the supplier for non -change the supply billing under the wholesale market.

In other words, if for example a consumer agrees with supplier of to install a photovoltaic or a heat pumpthis does not mean that it will be obliged to remain a customer of the supplier for all the time required to repay the project.

In relation to invoices, the consultation of Raev proposes to introduce a new category beyond blue (fixed), yellow (floating) and orange (dynamically, launched for those who have a smart meter. They are the red “flexible” invoices flexible invoices that can include:

(a) Scalable pricing per level of consumption, for example a fixed supply (EURO/Day or Euro/month) fixed -fixed fixed charge (EURO/KWH) per grade of consumption, throughout the procurement contract,

(b) A fixed fixed supply charge (Euro/day or Euro/month) and/or a fixed commission price (Euro/kWh), every six months of the annual duration of the procurement contract,

(c) A fixed fixed supply charge (Euro/day or Euro/month) and/or a fixed supply price (Euro/kWh) per degree Commission.

Regarding the “green” invoices created by the energy crisis so that consumers know at the beginning of each month the charge that will apply, the question is whether they will extend their mandatory provision from suppliers. Green invoices have recently been systematically expensive than alternatives. But the problem is that there are more than 3 million consumers.