This concludes the Authority’s Consumer & amp; Market (ACM) in its Energy Monitor over 2015.

Since the liberalization of the energy market in 2004, nearly half of all Dutch (49%) switched energy supplier at least once. A growing group has changed more than once.

Choice and save options there are now plenty. For example, there may be selected for a low price for green power or not raised in the Netherlands – or for the highest feed-in fee for solar panels

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Anita Vegter. board ACM: “by offering to compare different suppliers through a” customized offer “consumers can save more money than they think.”

they can also consciously choose green ACM considers it important that suppliers. clear information to their customers. by moving force consumer companies to competitive prices and innovation. That benefit consumers. “

The amount paid by an average household each year for energy has been falling for years. on 1 January 2016, this was 1661 euro. Last year this was still 1739 euros and in 2014 this was 1782 euro. Consumers who have never switched could save the largest amount.

the concentration in the energy market declined in 2015 but is still high. There are now more than 50 energy providers active in the Netherlands.

Price differences green electricity

The market for green electricity is relatively stable at 64% in 2015. The supply of green energy is increasingly diverse: both in term of contract as source of generation. This also means that the price increase, especially in green electricity from Dutch windmills. The difference between the most expensive and cheapest product of Dutch wind is 133 euros per year