The individual regulated gas rate falls by 8.7% on January 1 and the neighborhood rate, between 5% and 8%

The last resort rate (TUR) of individual natural gas without taxes will drop starting next Thursday, January 1, 2026, an average of 8.7% in relation to the price established last October 1mainly due to the minor raw material costalthough it incorporates the seasonal gas of the review formula, as happens all winterswhile the local TUR will become cheaper by between 5.7% and a 8.7%according to sources from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition.

The cost of raw materials in this January review depends on the base gas cost and of seasonal gaswhich is incorporated in the months of winter.

He base gas cost (20.2 euros/MWh) is reduced by 1.7% due to the descent of the Brent price (-2.9%) and despite the depreciation of the euro against the dollar (-0.4%). He seasonal gas cost (27.27 euros/MWh) It is also lower in relation to the current rate (-18%) due to the decrease in the price of natural gas futures.

Specifically, for a average customer of the TUR1 -kitchen and domestic hot water- the new revision represents a 3.7% drop in your annual bill with taxes, while for one of the TUR2 – kitchen, domestic hot water and heating – it will mean a 4.3% decrease and for one of the TUR3 -SMEs-, a 4.8% drop.

In the case of the neighborhood TUR, article 2 of Royal Decree-Law 18/2022, of October 18, created a new natural gas last resort ratetemporarily applicable to the communities of owners, groups of communities of owners and to the energy service companies that provide them with service. By Royal Decree-Law 4/2024, of June 25, its application was extended indefinitely.

Neighborhood TUR

For these consumersfrom January 1he variable term of the Neighborhood TUR will be reduced between 5.7% and a 8.3%. Specifically: for TUR 4 the decrease will be 5.7%; for TUR 5 5.7%; for TUR 6 7.1%; for TUR 7 8%; for TUR 8 of 8.1%; for TUR 9 of 8.1%; for TUR 10 8.2% and for TUR 11 8.3%.

The natural gas TUR is a regulated rate which anyone can benefit from consumer connected to natural gas networks of pressure ≤ 4 bar and whose annual consumption be ≤ 50,000 kWh. Through Royal Decree-Law 18/2022, of October 18, its application was extended to the communities of owners and energy services companies to provide them with service.

The regulated natural gas rate is reviewed quarterly on the first day of the months of January, April, July and October, being updated whenever the cost of the raw materials included in the rate experiences an upward or downward variation of more than 2% with respect to the value used in the current rate or, in any case, when they come into force. new tolls or charges. Its value is made public in the BOE.