ᐅ Comparison of Heating Electricity Costs for Air-to-Water Heat Pumps from Different Providers
Created on: 29 Sep 2015 20:50
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Hello,
Our Viessmann Vitocal 200 has now been running for almost 5 weeks. The screed drying program is finished, and we used 1270 kWh for that. But that’s just an aside.
Last Thursday, the local electricity provider and supplier came by to offer contracts for household electricity and heating electricity. We didn’t sign anything because we told them we first want to review the contracts. We plan to compare providers at home. Generally, I don’t mind staying with the local supplier, but the price is not right. Since both electricity types are currently on the basic supply tariff, I don’t need to act immediately.
Now my question to you: who else has already switched their electricity provider for their heat pump, and what price was agreed upon? My post is only about heating electricity, and I kindly ask only those to respond who have actually made such a switch or have experience with it.
Regards and thanks
Martin
Our Viessmann Vitocal 200 has now been running for almost 5 weeks. The screed drying program is finished, and we used 1270 kWh for that. But that’s just an aside.
Last Thursday, the local electricity provider and supplier came by to offer contracts for household electricity and heating electricity. We didn’t sign anything because we told them we first want to review the contracts. We plan to compare providers at home. Generally, I don’t mind staying with the local supplier, but the price is not right. Since both electricity types are currently on the basic supply tariff, I don’t need to act immediately.
Now my question to you: who else has already switched their electricity provider for their heat pump, and what price was agreed upon? My post is only about heating electricity, and I kindly ask only those to respond who have actually made such a switch or have experience with it.
Regards and thanks
Martin
We only had one electricity connection installed and switched to an affordable local supplier, choosing a tariff without a new customer bonus or discount because we didn’t want to switch every year. In my opinion, this is cheaper for us than having two connections.
Unfortunately, the long-term contract didn’t work out as planned. Our provider is increasing the prices for the tariff and the basic fee from December, which will mean over 30% higher costs for us. We will probably have to change the contract, then I expect the consumption charges to be below 22 cents per kWh again.
Can you even switch the electricity supplier for heat pumps?
We were told at the time that you are bound to the local supplier.
This was the deciding factor for us to only have one meter.
Unfortunately, the long-term contract didn’t work out as planned. Our provider is increasing the prices for the tariff and the basic fee from December, which will mean over 30% higher costs for us. We will probably have to change the contract, then I expect the consumption charges to be below 22 cents per kWh again.
Can you even switch the electricity supplier for heat pumps?
We were told at the time that you are bound to the local supplier.
This was the deciding factor for us to only have one meter.
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nordanney30 Sep 2015 08:10We also decided against a separate heat pump tariff and have only one meter in the house (I can easily read how much electricity the heat pump uses directly from the heat pump).
However, we will switch electricity providers after one year if better offers become available. With the new customer discount, we paid only 17.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (+ base fee of 225 euros per year) in the first year (ends 11/2015).
For this reason, I don’t need a separate heat pump tariff with an additional meter.
However, we will switch electricity providers after one year if better offers become available. With the new customer discount, we paid only 17.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (+ base fee of 225 euros per year) in the first year (ends 11/2015).
For this reason, I don’t need a separate heat pump tariff with an additional meter.
I just checked. Enso (which we are supposedly tied to) offers a heat pump tariff at 19.91 cents per kWh with a €61.63 (about $67.50) basic fee.
If I compare that to the tariff we would choose in the future, I would save less than 2 cents per kWh. Even with a high estimate of 3000 kWh (about 10,000 BTU), that won’t even cover the basic fee.
If I compare that to the tariff we would choose in the future, I would save less than 2 cents per kWh. Even with a high estimate of 3000 kWh (about 10,000 BTU), that won’t even cover the basic fee.
Good morning,
I'm glad to see that so many contributions have already been made... :-)
We also have 2 meters, which makes sense to me.
Our consumption is estimated at 5,000 kWh for 4 people and 190 m² (2,045 ft²).
The cost is supposed to be €0.20808 per kWh and €3.07 monthly basic fee.
I have also noticed that with other providers, the price per kWh is significantly lower, but the basic fee or usage charge is much higher.
Now I am stuck between Stadtwerke Kassel and EON and need to recalculate everything again...
Question: Which provider have you switched to?!
Regards,
Martin
I'm glad to see that so many contributions have already been made... :-)
We also have 2 meters, which makes sense to me.
Our consumption is estimated at 5,000 kWh for 4 people and 190 m² (2,045 ft²).
The cost is supposed to be €0.20808 per kWh and €3.07 monthly basic fee.
I have also noticed that with other providers, the price per kWh is significantly lower, but the basic fee or usage charge is much higher.
Now I am stuck between Stadtwerke Kassel and EON and need to recalculate everything again...
Question: Which provider have you switched to?!
Regards,
Martin
5000 kWh for heating and hot water or including household use?
We used the two major comparison websites. You can enter your electricity consumption, and they calculate the cheapest rates based on your preferences, with or without first-year bonuses, green energy options, etc. The switch went smoothly.
After one year, you have more realistic figures and can adjust whether providers with high fixed fees and lower consumption rates or those with low fixed fees and higher consumption rates are more cost-effective. For the first year, you should generally expect slightly higher electricity costs due to drying heaters.
We used the two major comparison websites. You can enter your electricity consumption, and they calculate the cheapest rates based on your preferences, with or without first-year bonuses, green energy options, etc. The switch went smoothly.
After one year, you have more realistic figures and can adjust whether providers with high fixed fees and lower consumption rates or those with low fixed fees and higher consumption rates are more cost-effective. For the first year, you should generally expect slightly higher electricity costs due to drying heaters.
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