{"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":"2017-09-02T10:04:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T08:04:49","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":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;89430&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;3\\\/5 - (5 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Water, gas, electricity - Who are the available providers?&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;84.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89434 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2017\/08\/blur-300x200.png\" alt=\"Alquiler de piso en Barcelona\" 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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