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Compare your energy contract every year with the V-test

The VREG V-test is the official, independent Flemish comparison tool for electricity and gas contracts.

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Contracts & billsLevel 1 · HabitCost: FreeA few minutes

Suppliers may not charge you an exit fee when you switch. Watch out for the yearly fixed fee: if your old supplier charges it per contract year, start the new contract the day after the old one ends. Have your yearly consumption (on your annual bill or in Mijn Fluvius) at hand and run it through the V-test. Creating a personal profile lets it use your actual meter data.

Details

ImpactIndirect · This saves no energy by itself: it is a rule, a service, a contract, or a health or safety item. How we rate impact
Estimated savingDepends on your current contract; often the single largest saving without changing behaviour. (confidence: low)
Who actsYou (tenant)
Needs landlord's agreementNo
TypeExisting service

Sources

  1. V-test (in Dutch) · VREG (Vlaamse Nutsregulator) (official source) · checked on
    Backs: Mijn V-test profile with Fluvius data
  2. Easily switching energy supplier · Vlaamse overheid (vlaanderen.be) (official source) · checked on
    Backs: no exit fee; yearly fixed fee timing

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