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Useless tip

And not every municipality allows the water meter, and if so, it must be calibrated and located within the thermal envelope.

So once again.

In every supply area, there is a basic supplier. This supplier must ensure the supply.
So anyone who receives a price increase, whether for electricity or gas, can exercise their special right of termination.
After termination, you don’t have to do anything else. You automatically move into the basic supply of the respective supplier.

The basic supply is also not time-limited. There are people who have been in basic supply for 20 years.
The prices of the basic supply tariffs can be conveniently found on the internet on the respective supplier’s homepage.

And no, it’s not a contract. You can switch back to another, perhaps cheaper, contract within 2 weeks.
Currently, the basic supply tariffs are mostly the cheapest tariffs. And no, the basic suppliers cannot reject you and cannot be more expensive than other customers in the basic supply.

The basic supply tariff is not a substitute supply. However, if my current contract provider throws me out or goes bankrupt, then you fall into substitute supply. That is usually more expensive.

So you have to make sure to always terminate your contract yourself or let it expire. Otherwise, it can become expensive for a few months before you can switch to the basic supply.

I occasionally compare the basic supply tariffs and have currently seen electricity prices of 23 cents here. I myself switched to the basic supply tariff and currently pay 28.8 cents at Envia M.

Most prices for gas have indeed risen, but not as strongly as with many providers.

Of course, suppliers can practically raise their prices overnight. But this will not happen as quickly as elsewhere. Many socially disadvantaged people like pensioners or citizens receiving benefits are in the basic supply. Therefore, massive price increases here would cause very great social tensions.

Currently, the cheapest solution in the event of price increases by the current provider is to save yourself with a special termination into the basic supply.

Well, just because the tip comes from a user who otherwise doesn’t contribute much useful, it doesn’t mean it’s “useless”. Here in the forum, the general price level of comparison portals is often quoted. That may be convenient, but it is not cheap.