Electricity Bills Surge 30% for One User Amidst 100% Waste Fee Increase

Electricity Up 30% for One User as New Waste Fee Hits Bills Hard

In early 2026, electricity bills are arriving with increases that, in some cases, exceed 30% year-on-year. Adding to this, a new charge has landed: the waste collection fee. This combination is squeezing the middle class, who, according to one participant, are footing the bill while tax revenue hits record highs.

Electricity Bill: From 47 to 64 Euros in One Year

A specific case illustrates this: 47 euros in January 2025 and 64 euros in January 2026, with the same consumption. The jump is nearly 36%. Others break it down month by month — 30 and 48 euros for electricity in January and February — and add central heating, which went from 25 to 70 euros in the same two months. Keeping radiators off no longer saves anyone, one user ironically notes: «those who had them on won't eat until April». The 0.11 euro per kilowatt rate over twelve months holds steady, but those who have it aren't betting on renewing.

Waste Fee: The New Tax Few Have Challenged

The other drain is municipal. According to one participant, in 2025 the waste fee was charged from April 1st, at 75%, and in 2026 it's paid annually and in full, 100%. And here's the detail that user highlights: there has been hardly any social outcry for a charge that suddenly appears on the household bill.

Nedgia and Gas Cuts in Madrid

The third front is gas. In Madrid, Nedgia is cutting off supply to residents, citing mandatory inspections that the company itself should have carried out years ago, according to those affected. The excuse, in a quoted email: «we don't have a record of you having corrected them». Some have changed their boiler, paid for the installation, and still receive the notice.

And here everything gets stuck. If electricity, gas, and waste are all increasing at once, the question isn't how much we're paying, but why no one has taken to the streets yet.