SPAIN (Agencies) Over 50% of our electricity meters are over 15 years ago, and therefore require regular inspections to ensure that they are measuring the wattage used with adequate precision. This has been brought to public attention by the consumers’ organisation
Facua, which has filed an official complaint against the electricity boards with the Ministry of Industry. They claim that the sector has failed to comply with the substitution plan which obliged the electricity companies to install digital meters in the homes of 30 per cent of their clients (around six million in total in Spain) before the end of 2010. The association maintains that the delay may result in errors that mean that some households receive bills that do not correspond to the real amount of power consumed. The claim filed by Facua is against the five main power suppliers in the country: Endesa, Iberdrola, Gas Natural Fenosa, E.On and Hidrocantábrico, as well as the group of small suppliers operating in Spain.>
