Gran Usuario status and buying power outside the regulated tariff
- Energy, water and telecommunications
- The power market and its tariffs
- Audited
The large-user threshold is demand above 100 kW. With that status a company buys directly from generators or traders at a freely agreed price — price, volume, term and conditions are negotiated by contract — outside the regulated tariff; it requires registration with MEM and enrollment with the AMM. As of 1 April 2025 there were 1,410 registered large users, and in 2025 they consumed 4,399 GWh through traders, 27.9% of national consumption: the free market is material for any industrial operation. MEM's instruction manual for large users was located by URL but its content has not been reviewed.
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Figures
- Large-user threshold
- demand >100 kW
- Registered large users
- 1,410
- Large-user consumption through traders
- 4,399 GWh (27.9% of national consumption)
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Sources
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