Deregister electricity meter

Hello, there are 2 residential units and we have one electricity meter for common electricity. 30 kW in 1.5 years is quite little. We pay €70 per year as a basic charge, which we want to save. Is it unproblematic to deregister the meter and connect the common electricity to one of the meters of the apartments? Thank you

Yes, this is usually possible without any problems, but an electrician has to come and dismantle and rewire the meter, and the deregistration itself usually also costs something...

See if you can find rates without or with a low basic fee. This can help reduce effort and costs.

If you want to remove the meter, as already mentioned, that is certainly possible. However, I am currently wondering who ultimately lives in the 2 residential units. Do you live there and in the second apartment a relative or someone unknown? And who pays for the general electricity? How is it divided?

Since general electricity is also variable, you could certainly install a private meter in the then free meter space. This way you would still have an overview of what is generally consumed.

Another advantage is certainly that it is easier to replace a meter than to remove a meter, disconnect the wiring at the terminal block, and transfer the fuse(s) of the general electricity to another meter.

One more note about finding an electrician.

I myself had a meter here that was ultimately no longer needed. It was removed without replacement. Beforehand, I contacted several companies about the costs with the note that only the meter needs to be dismantled and handed over to the responsible authority and nothing else in the system needs to be changed.

One wanted to take a look first and then give a binding, paid offer.

Another company wanted a flat rate of 200 € net without looking at the system beforehand.

In the end, I found a company where the boss himself came out (free of charge) and gave me a price of 50 €. The order was placed by handshake. When the invoice came, it was about 54 €.

Conclusion:

If you don’t just hire the first company, you can save quite a bit of money.

PS. The deregistration is done by the electrician, so you have nothing to do with it.

The 2 € consumption per year is cheaper than the 30 € basic fee. I would put it on my meter.

I’m getting back to you.

This morning I wrote something silly. Either I was still partly asleep and/or the effects of the New Year were still lingering for me. Please forget the following text.

“Another advantage is certainly that it is easier to replace a meter than to remove a meter, remove the wire at the terminal block, and transfer the fuse(s) of the general power supply to another meter.”

The correct version would be

Meter removal means taking out the old meter, removing the connection to the terminal block, and transferring the general fuses to another meter.

Or take out the old meter, remove the connection to the terminal block, install a private meter, and connect it behind an official meter.

In the end, the costs for rewiring somehow come out about the same.

But to avoid too much dispute in case of any problems, I would spend the approx. 10-15 € for the private meter (intermediate meter).