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In the Netherlands you a fixed price for being connected. The amount varies on the size of the connection. Usually 1 phase 40A is as expensive as 3 phase 25A. A
by spockz 4y ago
In the Netherlands you a fixed price for being connected. The amount varies on the size of the connection. Usually 1 phase 40A is as expensive as 3 phase 25A. Anything above that easily triples in price. Aside from this you have net metering still and you pay for what you consume. No “usage bundle” is included in the connection fee.
Also, the companies for infrastructure and that provide the actual energy are separate but the energy supplier charges for the infrastructure provider. The infrastructure provider is semi privatised while the energy supplier is fully privatised.
It kind of works, except that we need like everyone else, to upgrade the power grids to deal with increased consumption and we haven’t invested in that.
- Sohcahtoa82 4y ago> Usually 1 phase 40A is as expensive as 3 phase 25A. Anything above that easily triples in price. That's...not a lot of power. O_o Is it common to get that little amount of power? I have 200 amps going to my house, but the master breaker on my panel is 160 amps. My car charger alone is 48 amps. When I had an electric stove, that was on a 40 amp breaker.
- glass3 4y agoYou have to compare voltage, too.
- spockz 4y agoWe run at 230V, although these days with solar panels all over the neighbourhood the voltage is slowly going up to 240. Only recently, with the introduction of climate goals and ditching gas, houses are getting heavier connections. Electric ovens are typically 16A, although induction cooking stoves are getting 32A or 3phases. The 22kW car charger is by far the most power hungry device and needs 3x32A.