Electricity for idiots

 

Private customers or households in Slovenia awaited this year's first bill, or the January bill for energy used, with fear. The announcements of electricity price increases ranged from 40% or more.

In Slovenia, the government once again intervened in the determination of electricity prices and tried to soften the announced price increases. On 31.12.2024, the Regulation on determining the price of electricity entered into force. This means that in 2024, we have regulated or subsidized 90% of electricity consumption, which is charged at the old price. 10% of our household consumption is paid by customers or consumers of electricity at the new price. That's how we got just a slightly higher bill. The catastrophic above-average actual inflationary rise in electricity prices can be seen at 10% of billed consumption, and of course we hope that the government Regulation on determining the price of electricity will be valid at least until the end of the heating season.

In practice, or on the Elektro energija account, the calculated prices look like this: 10% of consumed electricity at €0,19397 (with 22% VAT) and 90% of consumed energy at €0,11956 (with 22% VAT). Of course, these two price lists apply to single-tariff meters or ET or uniform tariff and to Electricity Zanesljivo Ljubljana.

For many who were affected by the floods, the offer for the electricity price list package under the name FLOOD, which was determined in accordance with Article 113 of the Act on Intervention Measures to Eliminate the Consequences of Floods and Landslides from August 2023, also expired on 31 December 2023 .

Of course, in 2024 we are most likely still waiting for the announced 5-tariff billing power and, of course, at least 5 new electricity prices and 5 new prices for exceeding the allocated kW quota. And we'll probably be even bigger morons when we try to understand our bills and government-calculated inflation, or our everyday standard of living.

The data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia on inflation is also interesting, which is only 3,3% (annual (year) price growth rate) or even -0,6% monthly inflation or monthly price growth rate. In the latter case, this means a calculated drop in prices or deflation (-0,6%). Of course, all reductions, discounts and campaigns are included in the inflation rate. In the specific case, deflation should be caused mostly by seasonal sales of clothing and footwear. In January 2024, with all government measures, electricity is expected to increase by only 5%. The price of thermal energy is expected to increase in January 2024 by only 7,7%. And, of course, these two increases have reduced the rate of deflation, even though these increases include government subsidies or regulations or bans on ... price increases.