Energy suppliers compared
ANWB Energie vs Zonneplandynamic contracts compared, EV drivers included
What does home charging with ANWB Energie and Zonneplan cost for your car?
EV cost scan: your car, mileage and charging habits
ANWB Energie and Zonneplan side by side: fixed fee €8.50* and €6.25* per month, markup €0.0180 and €0.0200 per kWh. At 5,130 kWh a year (household plus home charging), Zonneplan is €16* a year cheaper in fixed fees and markup, so practically the same. What differs: ANWB Energie: price per hour, smart charging announced (not available yet) and ACM license since 2022; Zonneplan: price per quarter-hour, smart charging in its own app, steers a home battery, own ERE deal (open now) and ACM license since 2020.
Amounts from the suppliers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement
The numbers
ANWB Energie and Zonneplan side by side
Only what the supplier itself charges: fixed fee and markup. The market price, energy tax and grid costs are the same with both.
| Item |  ANWB Energie |  Zonneplan |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Fixed feeper month | €8.50* | €6.25*Lower |
| Markupper kWh | €0.0180Lower | €0.0200 |
| Supplier costper year, at 5,130 kWh | €194* | €178*Lower |
| Contract and charging | ||
| Price per | hour | quarter-hour |
| Smart charging in the app | Coming soon | Yes |
| Home-battery steering | Not found | Yes |
| Own ERE deal | No | Yes |
| Certainty | ||
| Taking new customers | Yes | Yes |
| ACM license | Active since 2022 | Active since 2020 |
| EV score | 5.8/10 · Fair | 9.5/10 · Strong |
- * Amount as the supplier publishes it; the supplier does not say whether it includes VAT.
- Marked green: the lower amount, only when it stays lower if an amount with * were excl. VAT (then 21% is added). No mark: the same, or not certain which is lower.
- Supplier cost per year: 12 × fixed fee + markup × 5,130 kWh (2,430 kWh average household plus 2,700 kWh home charging, 15,000 km a year), excl. energy tax and grid costs.
Price per month
What a kWh cost with ANWB Energie and Zonneplan
Smart-charged in the four cheapest hours of each day, with energy tax, VAT and each supplier's markup. The market price is the same for both, so the lines move together. The gap between them is the difference in markup: €0.0020 per kWh.
Smart charging, price per kWh
Last 24 complete months · markup difference €0.0020 per kWh
See the figures per month
| Month | ANWB Energie | Zonneplan |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | €0.204 | €0.206 |
| August 2026 | €0.170 | €0.172 |
| July 2026 | €0.155 | €0.157 |
| June 2026 | €0.169 | €0.171 |
| May 2026 | €0.144 | €0.146 |
| April 2026 | €0.124 | €0.126 |
| March 2026 | €0.168 | €0.170 |
| February 2026 | €0.211 | €0.213 |
| January 2026 | €0.228 | €0.230 |
| December 2025 | €0.217 | €0.219 |
| November 2025 | €0.219 | €0.221 |
| October 2025 | €0.199 | €0.201 |
| September 2025 | €0.174 | €0.176 |
| August 2025 | €0.160 | €0.162 |
| July 2025 | €0.185 | €0.187 |
| June 2025 | €0.138 | €0.140 |
| May 2025 | €0.124 | €0.126 |
| April 2025 | €0.146 | €0.148 |
| March 2025 | €0.179 | €0.181 |
| February 2025 | €0.254 | €0.256 |
| January 2025 | €0.234 | €0.236 |
| December 2024 | €0.220 | €0.222 |
| November 2024 | €0.244 | €0.246 |
| October 2024 | €0.210 | €0.212 |
Per kWh incl. VAT and energy tax, excl. fixed supply costs, grid costs and the tax reduction. Markup as we record it per month; before September 27, 2026 the first markup we saw. * Markup published without stating VAT. Energy tax and VAT: Belastingdienst, Overzicht tarieven energiebelasting. Market price: Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
EV score
Score per pillar
Ten public checks in four pillars, the same rules for every supplier. Anything not public earns 0 points.
- ANWB Energie5.8/10EV score · Fair
- Zonneplan9.5/10EV score · Strong
Charging
weight 35%
ANWB Energie5.0Zonneplan10.0Costs
weight 30%
ANWB Energie6.7Zonneplan8.3Certainty
weight 25%
ANWB Energie8.3Zonneplan10.0ERE
weight 10%
ANWB Energie0.0Zonneplan10.0
See every point per check
| Check | ANWB Energie | Zonneplan |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic contractCharging · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Smart charging in the appCharging · Yes: 1 · coming soon: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Home-battery steeringCharging · Yes: 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Fixed fee publicCosts · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Markup per kWh publicCosts · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Supplier cost per yearCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| ACM license activeCertainty · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Years licensedCertainty · 5+ years: 1 · 2+ years: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Taking new customersCertainty · Yes: 1 · unknown: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Own ERE dealERE · Open: 1 · waitlist or pre-registration: 0.5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
For EV drivers
What they offer beyond the price
The first sentence of what the supplier itself says. Everything is on each supplier's page, with sources.
Smart charging in the app
ANWB EnergieComing soonAccording to anwb.nl a new Smart Charging app is in development ('more soon'); no working steering of charging on hourly prices is offered now.
ZonneplanYesPowerplay charges the car automatically at the cheapest moments based on your departure time.
ERE deal
ANWB EnergieNoANWB explains ERE on anwb.nl and refers to registration services in general, but offers no ERE service itself and names no partner.
ZonneplanYesZonneplan ERE charging bonus, credited on the energy bill; only with Zonneplan Energie and a charger with a MID meter (Zonneplan Charge 1 and 2 are not eligible).
View this ERE offerHome battery
ANWB EnergieNot foundZonneplanYesZonneplan Nexus home battery with Powerplay: charges and discharges based on prices on several energy markets (imbalance, intraday and day-ahead).
Feed-in
ANWB EnergieNo feed-in costs.
ZonneplanNo feed-in costs; you receive the quarter-hour price.
Term and cancelling
ANWB EnergieNo fixed term; can be cancelled any day without a cancellation fee.
ZonneplanNo fixed term; can be cancelled daily at no cost.
Fixed fee in short
ANWB EnergieFixed supply costs €8.50 per month for electricity (gas €8.50, €9.75 from 1 September 2026); none of ANWB's own pages say whether this amount includes or excludes VAT (VAT basis not stated).
ZonneplanFixed supply costs €6.25 per product per month; Zonneplan's own pages do not say whether this includes VAT.
Which one suits whom?
The differences at a glance
No winner and no advice: these are the differences in the public data. Lower means a lower amount, nothing more.
ANWB Energie
- Lower markup: €0.0180 against €0.0200 per kWh
- Price per hour
- Smart charging announced, not available yet
- ACM license since 2022
Zonneplan
- Lower supplier cost: €178* against €194* a year
- Lower fixed fee: €6.25* against €8.50* a month
- Price per quarter-hour
- Smart charging in its own app
- Steers a home battery
- Own ERE deal, open now
- ACM license since 2020
Both
- Taking new customers
Sources
Where the numbers come from
ANWB Energie
- ANWB: Hoe werkt ANWB Energie (vaste leveringskosten, inkoopkosten, teruglevering)
- ANWB: Actuele energietarieven (inkoopkosten incl. btw)
- ANWB: Dynamische energiecontracten vergelijken
- ANWB: Voorwaarden (dagelijks opzegbaar)
- ANWB Energie Productvoorwaarden Dynamisch (1 januari 2026)
- ANWB: Slim laden
- ANWB: ERE-certificaten
- ANWB: Vaste leveringskosten energie
- ANWB: Variabel of dynamisch energiecontract
- ANWB: Aanvragen
- ACM: Energieleveranciers met een vergunning (elektriciteit)
Checked on September 27, 2026
Zonneplan
- ACM: energieleveranciers met een vergunning (elektriciteit)
- Zonneplan: dynamische energiecontracten vergelijken (tabel, mei 2026)
- Zonneplan: dynamisch energiecontract (kwartierprijs, opbouw, opzeggen)
- Zonneplan: zonnepanelen, Zonnebonus en terugleverkosten
- Zonneplan: stroomprijs per kwartier
- Zonneplan: ERE-laadbonus
- Zonneplan: slim laden
- Zonneplan: kosten besparen met slim laden (Powerplay)
- Zonneplan: hoe werkt de thuisbatterij
- Zonneplan: factuur vast voorschot (vaste leveringskosten € 6,25 per product)
- Zonneplan FAQ: geen vast energiecontract
- Zonneplan FAQ: geen variabel energiecontract
- Zonneplan: zakelijk energiecontract
Checked on September 27, 2026
Average household: Milieu Centraal - Gemiddeld energieverbruik
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both suppliers.
Which is cheaper: ANWB Energie or Zonneplan?
For an example household (2,430 kWh household use plus 2,700 kWh home charging), ANWB Energie charges €194* a year in fixed fees and markup, Zonneplan €178*. That makes Zonneplan €16 a year cheaper. The market price, energy tax and grid costs are the same with both. * Amount as the supplier publishes it, without saying whether it includes VAT.
Can you smart-charge your EV with ANWB Energie and Zonneplan?
ANWB Energie: coming soon. According to anwb.nl a new Smart Charging app is in development ('more soon'); no working steering of charging on hourly prices is offered now. Zonneplan: yes. Powerplay charges the car automatically at the cheapest moments based on your departure time.
Do ANWB Energie and Zonneplan have an ERE deal?
ANWB Energie: no. ANWB explains ERE on anwb.nl and refers to registration services in general, but offers no ERE service itself and names no partner. Zonneplan: yes. Zonneplan ERE charging bonus, credited on the energy bill; only with Zonneplan Energie and a charger with a MID meter (Zonneplan Charge 1 and 2 are not eligible). Since 1 January 2026, ERE payment for home charging needs a charger with a built-in MID meter; you can also arrange ERE separately from your energy supplier or charging card.
Do ANWB Energie and Zonneplan use hourly or quarter-hourly prices?
ANWB Energie prices per hour, Zonneplan per quarter-hour.
What is the EV score of ANWB Energie and Zonneplan?
ANWB Energie 5.8/10 (fair), Zonneplan 9.5/10 (strong). The EV score counts ten public checks in four pillars: charging 35%, costs 30%, certainty 25% and ERE 10%, with the same rules for every supplier.
Can you cancel ANWB Energie and Zonneplan at any time?
ANWB Energie: No fixed term; can be cancelled any day without a cancellation fee. Zonneplan: No fixed term; can be cancelled daily at no cost.
Your ERE payment is arranged separately
Whichever supplier you use: with a charger that has a built-in MID meter you earn ERE payment for what you charge at home. Compare the providers on net earnings and trust.