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Switching and moving
Switching electricity suppliers in Austria: prepare your change
The details you need, who cancels your contract and how to check the confirmed start date.
Answer and checklistSwitching gas suppliers: the right household details
Distinguish your gas contract, heating consumption and kWh before comparing in Austria.
Answer and checklistElectricity and gas when moving: plan each home separately
Moving checklist for supply and grid contracts, handover and meter readings at both addresses.
Answer and checklistNetwork operator or energy supplier: who does what?
Know who handles supply prices, meters, consumption and combined bills before switching suppliers.
Answer and checklistCosts and contracts
New customer bonuses: compare the first year and later costs separately
A two-year example explains why the lowest starting price does not always mean the lowest subsequent costs.
Answer and checklistPrice guarantees, minimum terms and cancellation: three separate questions
An electricity and gas contract checklist: record the guarantee, minimum term and cancellation conditions separately.
Answer and checklistReading electricity and gas bills: the figures you need to compare
Distinguish annual consumption, billing period, energy price, network costs and instalments.
Answer and checklistFixed, indexed or dynamic tariffs: what to ask
Check price risks, adjustment formulas and meter data without treating today’s market price as an annual forecast.
Answer and checklistUnit rate and standing charge: calculate electricity and gas costs
Combine the kWh price and fixed standing charge. An explicitly fictional example and a template for actual price sheets.
Answer and checklistElectricity and gas network charges: what switching changes
Identify network costs in an offer, find your network operator and distinguish supply prices from network items.
Answer and checklistInstalments and additional payments: check electricity and gas payments
Distinguish monthly instalments from actual annual costs. A checklist and template for energy-bill enquiries.
Answer and checklistConsumption and meters
Gas: convert m³ to kWh using your bill’s conversion factor
Understand gas volume and energy: the formula, an example and the limits of conversion in Austria.
Answer and checklistFind your metering point ID: distinguish it from the meter number
Which ID identifies your connection, where to find it and why you only need it when actually switching.
Answer and checklistHeat pumps, off-peak electricity and multiple meters: record figures separately
A meter worksheet helps allocate household electricity, additional metering points and registers for comparison.
Answer and checklistSmart Meter: check data and tariff requirements
Prepare Smart Meter data for an electricity comparison. Distinguish measurement intervals, data sharing and time-dependent tariffs.
Answer and checklistCalculate electricity consumption: watts, kWh and annual usage
Estimate device consumption from power and operating time. A worked example, measurement log and limits of household estimates.
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Costs and contracts
Electricity prices in Austria: compare kWh rates and annual costs
Understand electricity prices and check saved tariffs by location and consumption, with a clear data timestamp, cost components and ways to save.
Answer and checklistGas prices in Austria: compare costs and heating consumption
Understand gas prices, compare saved tariffs using the same kWh and period, and check heating costs, fixed charges and bonus conditions.
Answer and checklistHow to save on electricity costs in Austria: check your tariff and use
Compare annual electricity costs, check bonuses and later-year prices, and measure household use with practical steps and a checklist.
Answer and checklistHow to save on gas costs in Austria: check your tariff and heating use
Compare gas costs using the same billed kWh, understand heating use, and check bonuses and later-year prices with a practical checklist.
Answer and checklistTariff choice & origin
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