Electricity in Germany: How to CHOOSE the BEST Provider?
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Learn about how electricity in Germany works, the price, how you pay it, and how to choose a provider.
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - Understanding How Electricity in Germany is Measured
04:35 - Choosing Your Electricity Provider
16:07 - How to Sign Up
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If you do not, keep a journal of all the video topics you do. It might come in handy if you ever decide to do this for other countries as a template. I wish there was someone like you for every country out there.
I love they way how they look at each other and not cross over each others lines ❤❤. They are taking about electricity so much of love in the air❤
As always great information.
Another video well done! Thank you!
When I moved to Düsseldorf I found Ostrom as a good option and I still like their services. They are providing green energy and I find their price fair.
Thank you for useful information.
Thank for sharing 👏👏 this helps me a lot
This is on everybody's mind nowadays. Nice to have access to a thorough research. Thank you!
thanks for the video, had to watch 4 ads for this, but worth it.
Girls could you do a video on autism and disability in Germany please thanks
Best comparison I've ever watched/read so far! It's very clean, thank you 🤩 Next thing I'll do is to watch your suggestion video on choosing a proper bank 😁
Your videos are soooo good. Very useful for students and expats who dont have a strong grasp on german laws and regulations. Thank you so much for these videos. Please keep them coming
I will probably need to watch this video and read your guide in another 2 years time...for now I'm living in a student dorm so thankfully I don't have to worry about it!
Gran video 🤩 muchisimas gracias!!
I'm always impressed with how you always choose super important subjects and how much information is conveyed in the videos.
You are to be congratulated!💞
If is not much to ask, if possible, for the next videos, one of them could be about water providers and water quality, please!
I live in Spain and the water here is not so good but the water provider that we signed up is very good.
But the energy providers are terrible, we had problems with 2 energy providers. Now we signed up with a 3rd energy provider, and finally we found a good one and the energy is clean.
So, I think this kind of subjects are very, very, very important to all of us.
Thank you again ❤
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Since I recently moved back to Germany I had to re-learn these things. Although I picked a provider I liked in time, I still ended up in the „Grundversorgung“ bc my landlord had submitted my data instead of theirs for a brief period of the flat being empty between rental contracts. Didn’t help me much that this is illegal. I’m still trying to sort this out mostly bc I don’t want to stay with electricity from mostly coal.
We consume 4700 kW*h/year for two adults. I cannot understand what is the problem to get actual figures monthly and pay accordingly. Such a big value due to cold winter, as gas boiler for central heating and hot water is switched ON more than six months per year.
In my country each family has it own electricity counter and each month you get kW*h figure, calculate using the price and pay. If you do so, then there is no under- or overpay in the end of year. Voila.
P.S. We have no possibility to choose electricity provider, only one - state provider with low price.
Basically the same thing here in Brazil. There's an electricity meter per household and you are billed every month. No need to guesstimate your usage.
Very helpful
brilliantly explained
Thank you for your kind feedback!
One or two topic to point out on (local) Grundversorger :
many / most of them have two models:
Base - Fare (Grundtarif) as mentioned and also acting with fare plans like other providers.
F.E. in Munich you can choose btw Green-electricity and other fares.
And Stadtwerke may also provide services in other regions.
So even If you stay at your local (Grundversorgunger) provider allways check their price models.
Thanks
I made a contract with Rabot today morning only. Felt like a provider with good pricing and is monthly cancellable. I spent more time trying to register with my revolut account though :D
This is fantastic, thank you so much! Can you explain a bit about the agents that sign you up and the Vollmacht they have asa consequence? Im dealing with utilities of relatives living in Germany, but I'm not actually based there. Thanks!
You are giving nice info, we are new here. So also guide us step by step that how to apply kinder-geld for children in Germany?
Also tell us the use of app elster and how to change class of tax and how to get annual summary of tax through app elster.
Waiting for your videos at above topics 😊
You can find information on how to apply to Kindergeld on our website: www.simplegermany.com/kindergeld-germany/
Also, we have information on how to change your tax-class: www.simplegermany.com/tax-class-germany/#How_To_Change_Your_Tax_Class
Love your videos and content! I will choose Ostrom! But I think the link is not working for the referral, do you girls have a code?
Thank you for the video! Super helpful. What about gas? Any tips? My landlord also said that I need to take care of that.
It work similar to electricity. Your Grundversorger offers it or you can use any comparison tool. 😊
Another amazing video, you both rock!
Im coming from smart meters and generating power from remote solar farms while living in apartmwnt housing and here in sunny Frankfurt, I see energy meter from 1995!!😂
That was a bit of cultural shock :)
@simplegermany , can you tell me where to read on how to just get smart meter for my apartment asap?
What do you mean by smart meter? Can you please give more details? Out of curiosity, which country do you come from? ☺️
That's unusual as the calibration period ("Eichfrist") for energy meters is 16 years. After that time they have to be replaced. This is in responsibility of the "Netzbetreiber" which is not necessarily your electricity provider. Besides that "digital" energy meters (I don't want to write smart meters) are used more and more, there is no real benefit, as the price for electricity is always the same (over the whole day).
Thank you so much for your contents. Your videos have actually helped me to settle in 'smoothly'. I came here 2 months back. My landlord suggested to continue with the local provider and I didn't bother much as there were so many initial works to do. I haven't received any bill yet. Now seeing your video I am planning to sign a contract with one of the private provider. My doubt is can I ask the private provider from the day I moved in or the day I sign my contract?
As far as we know, you cannot pay 'past' invoices with new providers. So you would start paying your fees with the new provider from the day you sign the contract and from the reading of your electricity meter on that day.
@@simplegermany Thanks a lot!
In USA we have maybe one to two choices in provider’s. Or None! Fun.
I have E-on in Munich. Super slow giving me my password on online account and customer service in website/email does not respond almost. :( :( Still cannot access my account and other details. :(
Nice but tell us how to anmeldung for Radio/TV (Broadcasting) tax and if two family members are living in same flat then how one member can be exempted from broadcasting tax, tell step by step. We are new here and my wife is paying same tax and I want to be exempted, what should I do and how ?
waiting for your video at same topic 😊
Video about Broadcasting fee: ruclips.net/video/ps8-fIsxrP0/видео.html
Guide on our website with more details and how to avoid paying double: www.simplegermany.com/radio-tax-germany/
How is e.on Strom?
Hello, thank you for all your videos. In this case, I would like to ask if an IBAN account from an EU country is enough for signing up or if it must be only german. Thanks
There is a law that there should be no IBAn discrimination, so that other European SEPA accounts should be accepted. However, we do know that for some services German bank accounts are required by some providers.
@@simplegermany Thank you :)
Does your electricity starts to work the same day you sign up ?
When signing up to a new provider the electricity is never turned off. After you sign the contract it is quite fast that your new provider is the new company. It’s a smooth transition.
Hi, thank you so much for your information. I moved to my new flat almost 4 months ago and I didn't sign up to an electricity provider yet and as far as I understood it should be with the city basic provider but how should I cancel this with them and sign up to a new provider?
The new provider should cancel your contract with the old one.
@@simplegermany so it means that I can sign up with a provider like Ostrom and then they will cancel the city basic contract . Thank you so much again for your help👍🏻
Yes 😊
Hi ! Can we also register for gas from these provider as well? My gas in my apartment is on me as well.
Ostrom does not offer gas. The other two options do. You should use Tarifcheck or similar pages to compare or check with your basic city provider.
Thank you :)❤
In Germany multiple electricity companies provide to all homes and people get to choose which one they want? I doubt this but you gave little context on distribution, a little clarification would help.
Yes, you can pick which electricity provider you want to hire.
@eddie: There are some providers "working" germany wide. (Which does not mean that they have electricity cables all over germany.) While there are other (smaller) providers who work more or less locally.
How hard could it be to just measure how much I consume, charge the price per Khw and send a bill to my email?
The system in Germany is set up differently, as we describe 😊
@@simplegermany I know 😅. But wow Germans like to make everything complicated. In Brazil every month a guy look at your eletricity meter and send you a bill over email and letter.
Ostrom does NOT provide electricity for heating purposes BE CAREFUL
It’s stated on their web FAQs that they have started to provide also electricity for heat pumps. Additionally to sign up via web, you need to notify them via email. If my Grundversorger does not drop price, I’ll try Ostrom. I’m currently paying 0,64€/kWh.
Cancible
Hi what is your REFERRAL CODE for Ostrom?
If you need REFERRAL CODE yet, It is mine: DANI2J3HJK
Hello I would like to give support, I chose ostrom. I want to see your referral ID ?
You can use our link in the description 😊