How do I read my annual electricity statement?
The annual statement shows your consumption from the grid and what you fed back in kWh, the price per kWh, the fixed costs, the grid costs and the taxes. For a calculation without net metering, grid consumption and feeding back matter most.
Consumption
Grid consumption is the electricity you took from the grid, feeding back is what your panels gave to the grid, often split into normal and off-peak. With net metering the difference between the two is also shown: that is what you pay for. What your panels generated and you used right away is not on it; you can see that in your inverter's app.
Costs
The supply costs per kWh, the fixed supply costs per month, the grid costs (for your grid operator, via the supplier), the energy tax per kWh and the energy tax reduction, a fixed amount per year that you get back. VAT is added to everything.
What the calculator needs
Grid consumption, feeding back, your contract and the amount you paid over the whole year. The calculator first recalculates that year, so you can see whether it has your situation right.
An estimate, not personal advice. How the calculator works: How does this calculator work?
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