ᐅ Is a Separate Meter and Electricity Tariff for an Air-to-Water Heat Pump Beneficial?

DaGoodness schrieb:

That's quite a lot. What is your rate for your regular household electricity? Maybe it would make sense to simply switch providers there.

For household electricity, I pay a base charge of 11.69 per month and an energy rate of 32.57 cents per kWh.
For the heat pump electricity, I pay a base charge of 10.66 per month and an energy rate of 20.52 cents per kWh.
In both cases, the grid operator is also the electricity supplier.

DaGoodness schrieb:

The feed-in tariff is always paid by the grid operator, so it’s unrelated to your electricity provider.

Good to know. Then that should work. I could consider switching providers for household electricity. The only question would be whether it works if the photovoltaic system is connected to both meters and there are two different electricity providers. But it should...

Have you tried comparing providers on Verivox or Check24 or similar sites?
I personally think 32.57 cents/kWh is quite high. Rates around 26-28 cents should be easily achievable.
Many providers also offer switching bonuses, so the basic fee might be waived for a year or so.
Just try comparing.

I currently have only one meter, but a friend of mine definitely has two meters and supplies both grids (household and heat pump) with his photovoltaic system. So it is definitely possible.
I don’t know the exact technical details, though. I’d have to ask.

I have already compared options. However, I tend to be a bit cautious because, emotionally, I feel the lack of a direct contact person for problems, unlike with the local provider.

What kind of issues require a contact person at the electricity provider?
Besides, every provider usually offers a telephone hotline.
However, I can’t think of any problem where the local provider would have an advantage over others.

My opinion on this

With other companies, customer loyalty is rewarded, but with electricity providers, existing customers are milked.
As long as there are still customers willing to pay these prices, those looking to switch can continue to find bargains.
If every customer switched every year, the business of excessive bonuses would come to an end.

I would quickly look for another provider. Then you can realistically decide whether one or two meters make more sense.

One more explicit question on this: I have decided to switch providers for household electricity. What happens if the current provider then says they can no longer offer me the rate for the heat pump?