Electricity time-of-use periods in Spain: peak, standard, off-peak
The 2.0TD tariff splits the day into three bands with different tolls and charges. Knowing which one you are in helps you read the price.
The 2.0TD access tariff, used by nearly every household, has had three energy periods since June 2021 under CNMC Circular 3/2020. Peak (P1) runs Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00. Standard (P2, “llano”) runs Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 10:00, 14:00 to 18:00 and 22:00 to 24:00. Off-peak (P3, “valle”) covers midnight to 8:00 on weekdays and all 24 hours on Saturdays, Sundays and fixed-date national holidays. In 2026 the energy tolls and charges come to 0.0976 €/kWh per kWh at peak, 0.0293 €/kWh at standard times and 0.0033 €/kWh off-peak, before tax. On the PVPC that difference is built into each hour’s price; on a three-period market tariff each band has its own fixed price. Power has only two periods, peak-standard and off-peak. Today, 17 October, the whole day is off-peak.
Peak, standard or off-peak? Pick an hour
Period for that hour
Peak (P1)
| Energy tolls and charges | 0.097553 €/kWh |
| Difference from off-peak | 0.094261 €/kWh |
| Power period billed at that hour | P1 (peak-standard) |
Before taxes. The energy (market) price comes on top and changes every hour.
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The full timetable
| Band | Monday to Friday | Saturday, Sunday, national holiday | Tolls + charges (€/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak (P1) | 10:00–14:00 and 18:00–22:00 | never | 0.097553 |
| Standard (P2) | 08:00–10:00, 14:00–18:00 and 22:00–24:00 | never | 0.029267 |
| Off-peak (P3) | 00:00–08:00 | all 24 hours | 0.003292 |
The regulated amounts in the table are the difference the period makes to each kWh’s price. Between peak and off-peak there is 0.0943 €/kWh per kWh before tax: the minimum you save by moving use from peak to off-peak, even if energy cost the same at both times.
How we check each hour’s period
Red Eléctrica’s file includes, for each hour, the tolls-and-charges share it has built into the price. This site compares it with the period set by Circular 3/2020 and with the BOE amounts, on every hour of the year, before each release. If a holiday or a clock change were misclassified, the tests would catch it. So far every hour matches, including 12 October, a national holiday that fell on a Monday in 2026.
Peak, standard and off-peak on the PVPC and on market deals
On the PVPC there is no need to think in bands: each hour’s price already includes its period’s share, so you only need the day’s table. On a market time-of-use tariff, by contrast, there are three fixed prices, one per band, and the rule is simple: whatever can wait, off-peak. The comparison tool takes a single fixed price; if your offer has three, enter the average your own split gives.
The solar midday
The old rule that night is cheapest no longer always holds. On very sunny days solar pushes energy prices down from late morning to mid-afternoon, and even though those hours pay standard-period tolls, the total can come in below the small hours. The cheapest hours page shows it every day with figures, and the weekend page compares weekdays and holidays hour by hour.
And power
Contracted power is paid by the day, not by the hour, but it too has periods: peak-standard (P1) and off-peak (P2). An off-peak kW is very cheap, 0.725 € a year before tax against 30.817 € for peak-standard, so anyone charging an electric car overnight gains by raising only the off-peak power. The contracted power page works it out.
A note for people new to Spain
If you have just moved, your bill may show “P1”, “P2” and “P3” next to the energy lines and “P1” and “P2” next to power. They are these bands. Smart meters, which almost every home now has, record each hour, so there is nothing to set up: the periods apply automatically from the day you sign up.