Electricity/Gas Provider Switch

At Vattenfall, the customer service is also really good.

I also switch regularly, what happened to me during the last switch is that the provider sweetens its price with discounts and reduces its basic fee to an average level, but if you forget to cancel now, you are the fool in the following year. He demanded almost 400-500€ basic fee.

Is it really as easy as the internet (well-known comparison portals etc.) suggests?

Yes, it is that easy. Besides the comparison portals, there are also companies that connect manufacturers and customers - you buy from a group of small producers who unite there. You can probably find offers with the keyword Regionalstrom.

And what is your opinion on green electricity tariffs?

Others are not even considered. It is very easy and not necessarily more expensive to contribute here, as you do not make a system change that requires costs and adjustments.

but if you forget to cancel now, you’re the sucker next year.

You can make it easy for yourself and cancel right at the time of signing the contract. That way you won’t forget it.

Thank you for your experiences. I will now start with Vattenfall and take another look in a year.

So we do NOT always have the cheapest, but we always have the cheapest green electricity. And often also without an annual commitment. But even if there is a commitment, you can cancel anyway in case of a price increase.
It has been running smoothly like this with us for years.