The website is provided by the Portuguese Agency for Energy (ADENE) with information about 200 different natural gas and electricity prices.
The simulator has two versions: a simple one, where the consumer only needs to say how many people are in the household, the type of energy used, the year their house was built and what kind of payment and invoicing is requested.
The advanced version requires more information about the kind of equipment used and more data about energy
consumption.
Joao Paulo Girbal, president of ADENE, said that the website’s main goal is to capture 10 percent of the subscription switches in the coming year, that is between 100,000 to 150,000 changes per year, and transform the energy market into a more transparent and balanced one.
The website also clarifies clients’ doubts regarding energy efficiency and every three months it is to have new features.
The website is free for the power suppliers at the moment and there will be no costs for the clients, it said.