Customers using a universal service purchased 13 percent of all the electricity consumed in March, a drop of three percentage points compared to February. At the same time, the amounts of electricity purchased by customers holding a contract rose to 87 percent of total consumption, Elering reported.
The average electricity consumption amounts of universal service clients are clearly smaller than those of clients holding a contract, as shown by the fact that in consumption point numbers, universal service users hold a 30 percent share. The other 70 percent of consumption points have an electricity purchase contract. The share of customers holding a contract grew by approximately two percentage points in a month.
Out of all customers holding a contract, 83 percent have signed a limited-term contract, while the other 17 percent have an unlimited-term contract.
Since the start of April, 1009 customers have changed their electricity seller despite already having a valid contract with another seller in March.
In March, the market shares of balance providers by electricity volume (including electricity consumed as a universal service and in network losses) were as follows:
Market shares for balace providers | March 2013 | February 2013 |
|---|---|---|
Eesti Energia AS balance portfolio incl. VKG Energia | 73.4% 2,2% | 72.5% 1.2% |
| Elektrum Eesti OÜ balance portfolio | 10.6% | 10.8% |
Baltic Energy Services OÜ balance portfolio incl. 220 Energia OÜ incl. TS Energia OÜ incl. VKG Elektrivõrgud OÜ incl. Sillamäe SEJ AS incl. AS Loo Elekter | 8.3% 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 0.7% 0.2% | 8.4% 1.7% 1.3% 1.2% 0.7% 0.2% |
Nordic Power Management OÜ balance portfolio incl. Imatra Elekter AS incl. Eesti Gaas AS | 2.7% 1.6% 0.1% | 2.6% 1.6% 0.2% |
| Elektrimüügi AS balance portfolio | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Electricity purchased by Elering to cover electricity losses | 4.0% | 4.5% |