The electricity bill for the average user with a regulated tariff (PVPC) decreased by 2.5% in March after the tax reduction approved by the Government, standing at 71.35 euros compared to the 73.19 euros registered in February, according to the analysis by FACUA-Consumers in Action. The decrease coincides with the entry into force of the Royal Decree approved on March 20, which reduced the electricity VAT to 10% and the special tax to 0.5%.
Without these fiscal measures, the bill would have reached 82.09 euros, which represents an increase of 12.2% compared to the previous month. This data evidences the direct impact of tax reduction on the final bill, in a context marked by the volatility of energy prices and international tension derived from the crisis in Middle East.
In year-on-year terms, the bill also reflects a moderation, with a fall of 6.1% compared to the 75.99 euros of March 2025. However, recent history shows significant fluctuations: in March 2024 the bill was 58.53 euros, while in 2022 it reached 176.73 euros in the midst of the energy crisis.
FACUA's analysis places the average price of a kilowatt hour at 23.87 cents during peak hours, 14.06 cents during the flat period, and 12.17 cents during valley hours. These values represent decreases compared to the previous year of 6.3%, 6.5%, and 2.4%, respectively, consolidating a slight downward trend in the cost of energy.
For its part, the power term has also been reduced after the tax changes, going from 3.30 euros to 2.87 euros. During 2025, this fixed part of the bill remained around 3.21 euros, which highlights the effect of the tax reduction also on this component of the bill.
FACUA insists that, despite these measures, the price-setting system continues to favor the most expensive technologies. Since 2021, the organization demands that sources such as nuclear or hydroelectric be excluded from the marginalist system and have regulated prices, with the aim of avoiding the so-called “windfall profits”.
The association also criticizes that the decree approved by the Government has not recovered measures coThe average bill drops to 71.35 euros after the reduction of VAT to 10% and the electricity tax to 0.5%, although without these measures it would have risen by more than 12%mo the gas cap nor has it established maximum limits on electricity prices, which, in its opinion, would allow for a more structural reduction in the cost of electricity for consumers.
Furthermore, it denounces the lack of institutional campaigns to promote access to the social bonus, recalling that a large part of the potential beneficiaries do not request it due to unawareness. Added to this is the problem of contracted power: according to data from the National Commission for the Mercardos and Competition (CNMC), seven out of ten households have more power than they need, which implies an additional cost close to 1,000 million euros annually.
