A radical change in policies was already in sight energy of Spain. Not only because the electricity is through the roof – which is important and we'll see how it ends -, but because we were on a dead end road and against the coherent reasoning that has been promulgating the European Union in the field of renewables.
Today, we can say that... The "tax on the sun»!… Thanks to the new Royal Decree Law of transition approved by the Council of Ministers and that is translates into Royal Decree Law 15/2018 , of 5 of October, of urgent measures to the energy transition and protection of consumers …
As many users of the portal have a special interest in the chapter referring to Self-consumption of the Royal Decree Law 15/2018 , so we leave a brief summary of the most important points:
We must remember that there are many benefits that generate renewable energies, among which we can highlight of them is that they are clean, autochthonous, improve the environment, generate their own wealth and employment and reduce the energy dependence.
With all its benefits, in Spain, we continue to use energy from fossil fuels – especially oil or gas, which we also do not have in our territory – as we can dilute from the following two graphs; The First, is the primary energy consumption for 2017 in Spain and the second, primary energy consumption by sources energy from 2010 to 2017.
A country like Spain, which has renewable resources magnificent, it has been a long time since I should encourage determined and firm the use of renewable energies such as city that only uses renewable energy, for the sake of reduce the extremely high dependence on foreign energy that suffers and harms both the trade balance and the environment atmosphere.
However, the evolution of power and renewable generation to national in Spain, many years ago which is stagnant as we can see in the graph next:
Remember that you can know the energy situation renewables in Spain from the Report «Study of the Macroeconomic Impact of Renewable Energies in Spain» by APPA.
The new Energy Transition Law is focuses not only on repairing what we can see in the graphics above, but also focuses on other points relevant to combat the current energy situation of the country like:
The coverage of the electric social bonus will be expanded and creates a thermal bonus, which is a direct aid to cover expenses heating. Within six months, what will be presented called Anti-Poverty Strategy Energetic .
The new regulation suspends the tax on generation and approves an exemption from the so-called cent green . Two shock measures to moderate with urgency the price of electricity in the wholesale market and, consequently, the electricity bill.
The law recognizes the right to self-consume without charges, eliminating the so-called “sun tax” . HE regulates and legally recognizes shared self-consumption and the administrative and technical procedures of the self-consumption.
The "Ecological Transition" proposal addresses urgent the current rise in electricity prices, offering greater coverage to citizens in situations of vulnerability and increase consumer protection, with measures that will make it possible to better adjust the rate to consumption, reducing your electric bill.
Also, the norm adopts measures to accelerate the transition towards an energy model based on renewable energies and the activity becomes more flexible charging electric vehicles, eliminating the figure of the upload manager.
The legal text establishes as a priority the fight against energy poverty, which affects some 4.6 million people people .
Within six months from its entry into force, the Government will present a National Strategy against Poverty Energetic that will establish objectives, in the medium and long term, and a stable action framework for its eradication. In its elaboration will have the autonomous communities and local authorities, consumer associations, representatives of the third sector and companies energetic.
