Which energy comparison site can I trust?
You can best judge that yourself, with a few questions: how does the site make money, are all providers included, does it use the rate or the promotion, and do you have to hand over details before you see the result?
Many comparison sites receive a fee per switch, quote request or click. That need not be bad, but it can determine what appears at the top. A good comparison site says itself how it makes money.
Does it calculate everything together?
Solar panels, home battery, contract, car and heat pump affect each other, and now that net metering is ending, when you use electricity matters too. A comparison that looks at one part on its own, with an average price per year, misses that.
The full checklist
All questions, each with how energie27 does it: What to look for in a comparison site?
Calculate everything together for your home
An estimate, not personal advice. How the calculator works: How does this calculator work?
Other questions
- Does a home battery pay off?
- What changes when net metering ends?
- Do solar panels still pay off without net metering?
- Fixed or dynamic contract: which is cheaper?
- What is a dynamic energy contract?
- Is a dynamic contract smart with solar panels?
- How do I compare dynamic energy contracts?
- What are the risks of a dynamic contract?
- Does a dynamic contract pay off with an electric car?
- What are feed-in costs?
- What will the end of net metering cost me?
- Should I cancel my fixed contract before net metering ends?
- Does a home battery make sense without solar panels?
- Should I switch off my solar panels when power prices are negative?
- Does it pay to charge the electric car on solar power?
- Does a heat pump suit a dynamic contract?
- How do I read my annual electricity statement?
- What is a feed-in tariff?
- How much of my solar power do I use myself?
- Battery, charger, heat pump or another contract: what first?
- How big should my home battery be?
- Does a home battery make sense with a fixed contract?
- Plug-in battery or fixed home battery?
- How much energy does a home battery lose?
- Is electricity cheap at night with a dynamic contract?
- What does a home battery do in winter?
- How much electricity do I use at night?
- Does a home battery suit a heat pump?
- How do I calculate the payback time of a home battery?
- What do time-dependent network tariffs mean for me?