“Inflated” electricity bills still getting a lot consumers despite the high status subsidiessome of which is being swallowed up by numerous black holes and structural problems in the market.

… Paleolithic for Europe data system of “manual” accounting of consumption by DADDI once a quarter is the main reason for inflated bills. Delays on the part of DEDDIE in calculating consumption is a pathology that accompanies him for the last many years of operation. At the current stage energy crisisfrom high electricity prices and the generalized wave of accuracy, however, acquires different weight because of this, and complaints from consumers from various regions throughout the territory have increased.

An 8-month current account, for example, did not cause such a big shock in the pre-crisis period, since the price of a kilowatt-hour was low. In the current period, a settlement of 8 months instead of four months, and in some cases even more than a year, is difficult to settle and is justifiably resented. DEDDIE tends to downplay the problem, citing a small percentage of a few hundred consumers out of a total of 7.5 million meters. These, according to DEDDIE circles, are usually counters that are located indoors and that workshops cannot access to count unless someone opens them. DADDI’s argument is difficult to convince, not only because everyone in his wider personal and work environment has many liquidator liquidation cases that did not arrive on time for no reason given by the Administrator, but also because it is difficult for DADDI himself to have a clear picture of the counts.

Settlement within eight months instead of four months, and in some cases even more than a year, is difficult to repay.

The counting job is 95% outsourced to contractors whose crews are not easy to control despite the various tools he puts in place. OUR “TO”for example, she has access to case data settlement accounts period January – September by meters in the region of Ag. Dimitriu, which can be accessed by anyone, since they are located in the wheelhouse. Another 8-month liquidation in Piraeus of meters whose tenants were at home 24 hours a day during the last two years of the pandemic.

Consumers also cannot check exactly how much they pay for electricity in a quarter, since the price of a kilowatt-hour now changes on a monthly basis, but is calculated on a quarterly basis. Suppliers allocate four months’ total consumption to months and charge based on the corresponding monthly price, a mechanism that does not correspond to actual monthly consumption, which also differentiates the actual cost. “We accept the Administrator’s report that the situation has improved. We cannot test individual cases.” declare RAE in “K”pointing, however, to the more general difficulties of cooperating with DEDDIE on market issues.

The corresponding image of dystocia is also conveyed by DAPEEP, which manages the Energy Transition Fund, through which subsidies for paying electricity bills are financed. In order to provide subsidies to suppliers, DAPEEP will need to reconcile the consumption data provided by each supplier with the DEDDIE data, which arrives at DAPEEP with a long delay. The liquidation for 2021 was sent by DEDDIE to DAPEEP a week ago.

Measure yourself…

Electricity providers, in an effort to make life easier for their customers so that the bill does not increase within four months or whenever a bill is issued, provide the option of self-calculation. They can send a photo of the meter at the end of the month and they will be billed based on the relevant readings until they are billed. DEDDIE offers a similar opportunity. Consumers can go to its website and post monthly meter readings. Counting would be extremely simple and beneficial for the consumer if smart meters were installed, a project that has been underway since 2014. The new DEDDIE tender is running with serious delays. Applications from seven interested investors were printed on June 14 and are still being evaluated.