Solar panel owners with a fixed or variable energy contract must pay for the supply of surplus solar power to the electricity grid. Until recently you could come under such a return fine with a dynamic energy contract. But more and more energy suppliers are now also counting back costs for dynamic contracts.
The puzzle for which energy supplier and with which contract you are the most advantageous as a solar panel owner is becoming increasingly difficult. Dynamic contracts became more and more popular, because then you did not have to pay feedback fines. Partly because of this, almost 600,000 households already have a dynamic contract. But also in these energy contracts, return costs are increasingly popping up.
“Of the nineteen energy suppliers surveyed, more than half already charge costs for supplying electricity to a dynamic contract,” says Jorn Alders, market researcher at comparison website Gaslicht.com.
The way in which energy suppliers calculate those costs makes comparing dynamic contracts very difficult. “One supplier charges costs for supplying electricity that you balance and the electricity that you return net. The other supplier only calculates costs about your net turmer supply, so what you generate more than uses,” Alders explains. “But there are also suppliers who do not yet charge costs.”
On social media, different people express their dissatisfaction with back -to -date costs for dynamic contracts. According to them, it goes against the principle of dynamic rates. They are based on the (expected) demand for and the supply of electricity at that time.
Return costs even if the energy price is already negative
With a dynamic energy contract you pay a different electricity price every hour. That price is based on the market price of that moment. That market price can also be negative if there is a very large selection of electricity, for example because the sun is shining and the wind is blowing.
In the case of a negative energy price you get money with a dynamic contract to use energy and it costs the supply of electricity money. At some energy companies you pay a return allowance on top of that. In some cases, that makes such a return fine double.
“I understand the dissatisfaction with people with a dynamic contract,” says energy expert Joris Kerkhof of comparison site Independer. But according to him there is a good reason for those extra costs. “Even with dynamic contracts, energy suppliers have costs due to return delivery. They arise, for example, with imbalance on the power grid.”
Insalance arises because dynamic rates are determined a day in advance on the basis of the expected demand and supply of electricity. But that can turn out differently on the day itself. This is possible, for example, if less solar energy is generated than expected. It will cost energy suppliers to resolve that imbalance. In this case by starting a gas plant to deliver extra electricity.
Nevertheless, Kerkhof also questions fixed return costs for dynamic contracts. “The electricity prices vary throughout the day, why does that not happen with the return costs,” he wonders. “I therefore find that energy suppliers count fixed return costs at dynamic rates.”
“Energy suppliers have a lot of freedom in determining their rates,” says a spokesperson for the Supervisor Authority for Consumer & Market (ACM). “They may also charge costs for dynamic contracts.”
Energy companies may even make a profit on the return costs they charge, the ACM emphasizes. But according to the regulator, the return fine may not be misused to make excessive profit.
“There must be a relationship between the actual costs and the reimbursement required for this,” explains the ACM spokesperson. “We are constantly conducting research into this, partly in the context of our monthly energy monitor.”
Solar Panel Owners with a fixed or variable energy contract have to pay for supplying excess solar power back to the electricity grid. Until Recently, You Could Avoid Such A Feed-in Penalty With A Dynamic Energy Contract. But More and More Energy Suppliers Are Now also Charging Feed-in Fees for Dynamic Contracts.
The puzzle of which energy supplier and with which contract is Most Advantageous for you as a Solar Panel Owner is Becoming Increasingly Difficult. Dynamic Contracts Became Increasingly Popular because you did not have to pay feed-in penalties. AS A Result, Almost 600,000 Households Already have a dynamic contract. But feed-in fees are also increasingly appearing in these energy contracts.
“Whether the Nineteen Energy Suppliers Surveyed, More Than Half Already Charge Fees For Supplying Electricity Back With A Dynamic Contract,” Says Jorn Alders, Market Researcher at Comparison website Gaslicht.com.
The Way Energy Suppliers Calculate these Costs Makes It Very Difficult to Compare Dynamic Contracts. “One Supplier Charges Costs for Returning Power That You Net And The Electricity That You Return Net. The Other Supplier Only Charges Costs For Your Net Return, Ie What You Generate More Than You Consume,” Alders Explains. “But there are also suppliers that do not yet charge any costs.”
On Social Media, Various People Are Expressing Their Dissatisfaction with Feed-in Fees for Dynamic Contracts. Accordance to them, it goes against the principle of dynamic rates. These are based on the (expected) demand for and supply of electricity at that moment.
Feed-in Costs Even When The Energy Price Is Already Negative
With a dynamic energy contract you pay a differentent electricity price every hour. That price is based on the market price at that moment. That market price can also be negative if there is a very large supply of electricity, for example because the sun is shining brightly and the wind is blowing hard.
In the case of a negative energy price, with a dynamic contract you get money energy and it costs money to supply electricity back. Some energy companies also Charge A FEED-IN FEE ON TOP OF THAT. This makes Such a feed-in penalty double in some cases.
“I Understand the Dissataffaction Among People with a Dynamic Contract,” Says Energy Expert Joris Kerkhof from Comparison Site Independer. But accordance to him, there is a good reason for these extra costs. “Even with dynamic contracts, energy suppliers incur costs due to feed-in. These arise, for example, from imbalances on the electricity grid.”
IMBALANCE ARISES Because Dynamic Rates are determined a day in Advance based on the expected demand for and supply of electricity. But that can turn out differently on the day itself. For Example, If Less Solar Energy is generated than expected. It then Costs Energy Suppliers Money to Resolve That Imbalance. In this case by starting up a gas-fired power station to supply extra electricity.
Yet Kerkhof also Questions fixed feed-in costs for dynamic contracts. “Electricity Prices Vary Throughhout the Day, Why Doesn’t that Happen with Feed-in Costs,” Hey Wonders. “I Therefore Find It Striking That Energy Suppliers Charge Fixed Feed-in Costs for Dynamic Rates.”
“Energy suppliers have a lot of freedom in determining their rates,” Says a Spokesperson for the Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM). “They are also allowed to charge costs for dynamic contracts.”
Energy Companies Are Even Allowed To Make A Profit On The Feed-In Costs They Charge, The Acm Emphasizes. But accordance to the regulator, the feed-in penalty must not be misused to make excessive profits.
“There must be a relationship between the actual costs and the compensation that is requested for them,” The ACM Spokesperson Explains. “We are conducting ondo this, partly in the context of our months energy monitor.”