ᐅ Main utility connection to the house – should you switch providers afterward?
Created on: 2 Jan 2016 09:55
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Kai123
Hello and Happy New Year to everyone. I have been following this forum for a while now. This year, we are building our single-family home near Hamburg.
I am currently dealing with the topic of utility connections: the basic supplier and connection costs are clear to me – but my question is whether your utility connection agreements included a minimum contract term with the basic supplier, or if you were able to switch directly to your preferred providers. There can be quite a significant price difference!
Best regards, Kai123
P.S. This thread was actually meant to be posted under Building Services / Sustainability, not sure how I ended up in Construction Financing. Professionals at work.
I am currently dealing with the topic of utility connections: the basic supplier and connection costs are clear to me – but my question is whether your utility connection agreements included a minimum contract term with the basic supplier, or if you were able to switch directly to your preferred providers. There can be quite a significant price difference!
Best regards, Kai123
P.S. This thread was actually meant to be posted under Building Services / Sustainability, not sure how I ended up in Construction Financing. Professionals at work.
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Sebastian793 Jan 2016 18:28Who exactly excludes heat pumps? I haven’t seen that exclusion before – especially since they don’t even notice what’s connected to the connection point.
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Sebastian793 Jan 2016 18:31Ok, then I'm not interested anymore.
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instigater7 Jan 2016 14:16You can usually exit the fixed-term contract after 2 weeks. In the case of a move, switching electricity providers is possible retroactively for up to 6 weeks.
BeHaElJa schrieb:
80% of electricity providers exclude this in their terms and conditions... operating ATMs is often not allowed either Interesting.. I had planned to skip the second meter so far.. And of course, I compared based on the cheapest providers available.
But seriously:
- they probably won't find out anyway
- it shouldn't matter to the electricity provider, since our household meter doesn't record the time of use. They pay for the electricity only as a lump sum "after reading" to the grid operator..
- and if they find out – what will happen? At most, a back payment.. intent to defraud? Never! Who even reads the terms and conditions?
EveundGerd7 Jan 2016 20:01For us, the situation is that we are tied to the primary electricity provider for one year and to the primary gas provider for three years. However, our property, including the private access road, was connected and developed for these utilities at no additional cost, except for the house connections. We also received a subsidy for the gas heating system. Overall, this has been the most cost-effective option for us.
Of course, it always depends on the specific circumstances.
Of course, it always depends on the specific circumstances.