1. Collaboration with social services to
analyse data from energy bills and
advice best electricity tariffs of
designated households
Iñigo ANTEPARA, Frederik CLAEYE
Alex LOPEZ
Benoît ROBYNS
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2. COLLABORATION PARTNERS
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Renewable energy generation
and purchase cooperative
Population
(2016)
Beneficiaries of regional
aids in 12/2016
(households)
Beneficiaries of
municipal aids (AES) in
2016 (households)
AES for maintenance;
energy bills, etc. in 2016
(households)
N⁰ points
analysed
Zarautz 23.117 290 142 92 61
Usurbil 6.197 97 49 24 6
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3. SPANISH ELECTRICITY TARIFF
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𝐸𝑁𝐸𝑅𝐺𝑌
𝐵𝐼𝐿𝐿
=
𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟
𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚
+
𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦
𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚
∗
1
0,75
∗
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙
𝑡𝑎𝑥
(5,1127%)
+
𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙
0,57
0,84
€/𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ ∗
𝑉𝐴𝑇
(21%)
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4. CONCLUSIONS
Social innovation
Big utilities not supporting social services
GoiEner, energy cooperative
Revising energy bills
Each household manages the contract very differently
Few households with social tariff
Substantial energy saving can be achieved
Realized energy savings
Low-income households seem reluctant to make changes in the
electricity contract
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5. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALSO:
POVERTY GROUP OF ELKARTEA,
THE ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTEERS WITHIN GOIENER
THE COUNCILS OF ZARAUTZ AND USURBIL
THE MÉTROPOLE EUROPÉENE LILLOISE (MEL),
FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH
CONTRACT OF IÑIGO ANTEPARA
THANK YOU
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