{"id":18558,"date":"2021-06-03T06:15:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=18558"},"modified":"2021-06-07T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T09:32:00","slug":"spains-new-electricity-billing-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/06\/spains-new-electricity-billing-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain\u2019s New Electricity Billing System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new billing system has been introduced in Spain in June 2021. It is supposed to allow consumers track when they save on their bills. However, there have been many issues seen on this new system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article to have a better understanding of this new electricity billing system in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/economy_and_business\/2021-06-01\/consumer-associations-slam-spains-new-electricity-billing-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/economy_and_business\/2021-06-01\/consumer-associations-slam-spains-new-electricity-billing-system.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why was this new billing system implemented?<\/li><li>What are the problems with this new system?<\/li><li>As a consumer, what are your thoughts on this new billing system?<\/li><li>Do you try and conserve electricity? Why or why not? If you do, what are the practices you observe?<\/li><li>In general, what other issues do you have with your electricity service and\/or provider?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate A new billing system has been introduced in Spain in June 2021. It is supposed to allow consumers track when they save on their bills. However, there have been many issues seen on this new system. 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