Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis denied that "green" electricity bills were being abolished, according to a ministry announcement on Friday, while clarifying that power providers will no longer be obliged to offer the 'green' billing system to new customers from the start of 2025.
"The green bill is not being abolished. It will continue to be offered to all those that have chosen it. What is being abolished is the obligation of power providers to offer it, from January 1, 2025," Skylakakis said, in a radio interview.
Existing customers will remain on the green bill until they decide to change billing type or provider, for any reason, the minister added.
He noted that European legislation does not permit "obligatory restrictions" as regards billing and that the measure had in any case been transitional, with a one-year duration, while predicting that most power providers will retain the 'green' bills due to their great popularity with consumers.
As regards the ministry's long-term planning, Skylakakis said that this envisioned two main billing systems in the future, one of which will be the "dynamic", floating-rate bill that requires a smart meter and would be mainly used by businesses as a way to drive down their costs, and fixed-rate bills for domestic use, so that those with relatively low consumption do not have to constantly monitor market prices.
He also spoke about the changes regarding the lower-rate electricity tariffs, which will now be offered at weekends and between 10:00 and 15:00 on weekdays, instead of at night. He said the times of the new zones will also be seasonal, with a decision of the time period to be decided in approximately two weeks.
Skylakakis noted that consumers need do nothing and will automatically switch to the new time-zone system, while pointing out that this was a boon to many households that spend a lot of time at home, such as pensioners, those working from home, or those with small children.
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