How do electric bills work in Germany?

It's hard to know how important your electricity bill will be if you noway lived in Germany ahead. Fortunately, it's veritably easy to calculate.
 
Single household, two bills
 In Germany, you pay two energy bills. Heating and hot water costs are included in your" warm" rent( Warmmiete). You pay this to your landlord every month. The cost of your warm rent is acclimated formerly a year. However, you'll get an tab, If you use further energy. However, you'll get some plutocrat back, If you use lower energy.

 For everything differently( appliances, lights), you must subscribe a contract with a power company. You pay them directly for the electricity used by your fridge, washing machine, roaster, lights and computer. Use Verivox or Check24 to find a power company.
 
 How important is the Warmmiete?
The warm rent( Warmmiete) includes heating, water, scrap disposal and other effects. It's generally between 50 and 200€ a month. The Warmmiete is always visible when you look at apartment rosters, so it's easy to estimate. In general, new apartments have better insulation, and are cheaper to toast.
 
 How important is the electric bill?
 This depends on how important electricity you use, and how numerous people you live with. You can estimate 1500 to 2000 kWh per person per year1.

 utmost electric companies charge a base price, plus a figure per kWh. We'll use Vattenfall's Easy12 Strom plan as an illustration. You pay8.80€ per month, plus0.26€ perkWh. However, you would pay 0, If you use 125 kWh per month.26 x 1258.80 = 41.30€ per month.
 
 Your electric bill is grounded on your estimated operation. You can decide how important you want to pay per month. At the end of the time, if you used more electricity than you paid for, you'll get an invoice. However, you'll get some plutocrat back, If you used less.

 Then is a good quantum to pay if you do not know what your consumption will be;
 1 person ménage 40€/ month
 2 person ménage 65€/ month

 Change electricity and gas providers every time

 Total savings 100 to 200€ per time
 trouble needed 30 twinkles every time
 Utmost electricity and gas providers offer a perk for new guests. In the first time, their service is cheaper.

After one time, the price goes up. However, it'll be renewed automatically for 1 further time, If you do not cancel your contract. still, you always get a new client perk, If you switch to a new electricity provider every year. However, you'll save over 100€ per time, If you do this. This isn't a secret; numerous Germans do it1, 2. It takes lower than 30 twinkles to switch.

Use Verivox to find a cheaper electricity provider. Verivox will automatically transfer your contract to the new electricity provider. I tried it, and it works really well. Check24 has a analogous service.

Each electricity provider has a different cancellation period( Kündigungsfrist). For illustration, Vattenfall has a Kündigungsfrist of 6 weeks. You must cancel your contract at least 6 weeks before it ends. However, the contract is renewed automatically for 1 time, If you don't. Put a memorial in your timetable every time.