Do you always run a laundry quickly in the evening? Or do you always charge your car when you get home around dinner time? This causes crowds on the net and higher prices. But did you know that the power is a lot cheaper at certain times? If you move your consumption to these off -peak hours, you can to spare On your energy bill!
Most people opt for a fixed rate: that is nice and clear, but you miss the benefit at low electricity prices. A dynamic contract follows current energy prices, but that entails risks, such as suddenly rising prices. Vattenfall’s new contract, Time price Trend, offers the best of both: a fixed price and the chance to save extra if you use electricity at cheaper moments. ”
Keep a grip on your account
With this new form of an energy contract, you consume electricity at lower rates during the agreed off -peak hours. At those moments there is often a wide range of electricity on the grid. All the electricity that you use outside those off -peak hours has a fixed price. That way you know where you stand and you will not be faced with surprises. If you move your consumption to the cheaper hours, you can save.
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That’s how it works in practice
The off -peak hours are also at night between noon and 4 p.m. and in the fall and winter. During the weekends of the summer, the supply rate of electricity between noon and 4 p.m. is the lowest: you then only pay tax and fixed delivery costs. If your devices, such as the washing machine, dishwasher or dryer, let you run during off -peak hours, you save a few tens every year. Do you have an electric car and do you charge it at home at night? Then your saving can be even greater! And always with the certainty of fixed prices.
The more you move your power consumption to the cheaper hours, the more you can save. Adjusting your habits does not have to be difficult: you can set most devices in the house to start automatically at the right time. Moreover, with apps it is easier than ever to gain insight into your consumption.
Want to know more?
Do you want to know more about how time price trend works and whether it fits your situation? View all details, rates per time block, conditions and calculation examples Vattenfall.nl/tijdprijs And discover what you can save.
Disclaimer:
- Where Vattenfall talks about off -peak hours, the trend trend is meant. See also the time blocks in the image in this article.
- What is talked about cheaper or saving, Vattenfall refers to cheaper or saving compared to the other time blocks within the Time Price Trend Contract.
- Exactly how much you save depends on how much power you use and how large the part is that you use in off -peak hours.