{"id":89430,"date":"2017-09-02T10:04:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T08:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=89430"},"modified":"2022-05-23T10:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T08:39:58","slug":"water-gas-electricity-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/water-gas-electricity-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Water, gas, electricity &#8211; Who are the available providers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You\u2019ve managed to find the right <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/flat-rent-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flat in Barcelona<\/a>,<\/strong> but now you\u2019re left with the daunting task of trying to sort out the <strong>water, gas and\/or electricity.<\/strong> To help you with this process we give you some of the main providers to make moving in and starting your new life in Barcelona just that bit easier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want an idea of the cost of living in Barcelona, you can calculate your own\u00a0<strong>monthly cost living\u00a0<\/strong>by clicking directly on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/calculate-your-budget-to-live-in-Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">this link<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0In addition to the calculator, you can check the average prices of daily use products (food, clothing, leisure, utilities, etc.).<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/water-gas-electricity-providers\/#Water\" title=\"Water\">Water<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/water-gas-electricity-providers\/#Gas\" title=\"Gas\">Gas<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/water-gas-electricity-providers\/#Electricity\" title=\"Electricity\">Electricity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water\"><\/span>Water<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-89436 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/water-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>The <strong>main water provider in Barcelona<\/strong> is <strong>Aigues de Barcelona<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>The company supplies water to around 3 million people in Barcelona and in 22 municipalities around the city. Connecting is quite simple and can be done by telephoning customer services. You\u2019ll need your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NIE<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>rental contract, C\u00e9dula de Habitabilidad<\/strong> and your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>bank details<\/strong><\/a>. Bills are sent out quarterly. The water is safe to drink in Barcelona but it isn\u2019t known for having a nice taste, so many choose to buy bottled water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cost-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is the cost of living in Barcelona?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gas\"><\/span>Gas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In some flats around Barcelona, <strong>butane bottles<\/strong> are used for cooking and providing hot water. The main supplier is <strong>Repsol Butano<\/strong> and in the morning you can hear sellers on the streets clanking on the bottles. If you need to <strong>install<\/strong> <strong>gas service<\/strong> you will need to contact a registered engineer. Both <strong>gas and electricity bills<\/strong> are sent every other month and you have to have your gas appliances inspected every five years. However, some companies such as <strong>Repsol Butano<\/strong>\u00a0do include this in your contract.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you already have gas installed, you simply have to choose which gas company to switch to. The <strong>main gas providers<\/strong> are:\u00a0<strong>Gas Natural,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Iberdrola,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Repsol Butano,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>CEPSA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/internet-wifi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting internet\/wifi service in Spain<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Electricity\"><\/span>Electricity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-89434 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/blur-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>In 2003, the gas and electricity market was liberalised in Spain which means that you can now choose which company you want to provide your gas and\/or electricity. Some of the main electricity suppliers are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fesca Endesa<\/strong> remains <strong>the largest electricity company in Spain<\/strong> with over 11 million clients and also offers gas and electricity plans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gas Natural<\/strong> and <strong>Iberdrola<\/strong> offer electricity plans. If you\u2019re looking for both <strong>gas and electricity providers<\/strong>\u00a0they can also offer combined packages. This may mean that your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cost-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bills are cheaper<\/a>, as well as being a lot easier to manage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you looking for <strong>water, gas and electricity providers in Barcelona<\/strong>? 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