Energy suppliers compared
Blue Current Energy vs Tibberdynamic contracts compared, EV drivers included
What does home charging with Blue Current Energy and Tibber cost for your car?
EV cost scan: your car, mileage and charging habits
Blue Current Energy and Tibber side by side: fixed fee €6.20* and €6.99* per month, markup €0.0200* and €0.0180* per kWh. At 5,130 kWh a year (household plus home charging), they differ by only €1 a year in fixed fees and markup: practically the same. What differs: Blue Current Energy: price per hour and ACM license since 2022; Tibber: price per quarter-hour, steers a home battery and ACM license since 2021.
Amounts from the suppliers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement
The numbers
Blue Current Energy and Tibber 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 |  Blue Current Energy |  Tibber |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Fixed feeper month | €6.20* | €6.99* |
| Markupper kWh | €0.0200* | €0.0180* |
| Supplier costper year, at 5,130 kWh | €177* | €176* |
| Contract and charging | ||
| Price per | hour | quarter-hour |
| Smart charging in the app | Yes | Yes |
| Home-battery steering | Not found | Yes |
| Own ERE deal | Yes | Yes |
| Certainty | ||
| Taking new customers | Yes | Yes |
| ACM license | Active since 2022 | Active since 2021 |
| EV score | 7.4/10 · Good | 9.0/10 · 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 Blue Current Energy and Tibber
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 | Blue Current Energy | Tibber |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | €0.206 | €0.204 |
| August 2026 | €0.172 | €0.170 |
| July 2026 | €0.157 | €0.155 |
| June 2026 | €0.171 | €0.169 |
| May 2026 | €0.146 | €0.144 |
| April 2026 | €0.126 | €0.124 |
| March 2026 | €0.170 | €0.168 |
| February 2026 | €0.213 | €0.211 |
| January 2026 | €0.230 | €0.228 |
| December 2025 | €0.219 | €0.217 |
| November 2025 | €0.221 | €0.219 |
| October 2025 | €0.201 | €0.199 |
| September 2025 | €0.176 | €0.174 |
| August 2025 | €0.162 | €0.160 |
| July 2025 | €0.187 | €0.185 |
| June 2025 | €0.140 | €0.138 |
| May 2025 | €0.126 | €0.124 |
| April 2025 | €0.148 | €0.146 |
| March 2025 | €0.181 | €0.179 |
| February 2025 | €0.256 | €0.254 |
| January 2025 | €0.236 | €0.234 |
| December 2024 | €0.222 | €0.220 |
| November 2024 | €0.246 | €0.244 |
| October 2024 | €0.212 | €0.210 |
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.
- Blue Current Energy7.4/10EV score · Good
- Tibber9.0/10EV score · Strong
Charging
weight 35%
Blue Current Energy6.7Tibber10.0Costs
weight 30%
Blue Current Energy6.7Tibber6.7Certainty
weight 25%
Blue Current Energy8.3Tibber10.0ERE
weight 10%
Blue Current Energy10.0Tibber10.0
See every point per check
| Check | Blue Current Energy | Tibber |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic contractCharging · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Smart charging in the appCharging · Yes: 1 · coming soon: 0.5 | 1 / 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 | 0.5 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Supplier cost per yearCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 | 1 / 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 | 1 / 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
Blue Current EnergyYesPrice-based charging for Blue Current-built charge points with Smart Reader: uses EPEX prices for the next 24 hours and slows or pauses charging during expensive hours.
TibberYesSmart charging in the Tibber app moves charging to the cheapest moments, taking your departure time into account.
ERE deal
Blue Current EnergyYesBlue Current registers and sells EREs for charging data from charge points with a MID meter linked to the Blue Current back office (all Blue Current chargers have a MID meter), via an unnamed certified registrant.
TibberYesVia partner Joulo: 10% service fee (instead of 20%) while you have a Tibber energy contract.
View this ERE offerHome battery
Blue Current EnergyNot foundTibberYesTibber sells the Homevolt and the Tibber Smart Battery System.
Feed-in
Blue Current EnergyNo feed-in costs.
TibberYou receive the market price at the moment of feed-in, minus a selling fee of €0.0180 per kWh incl. VAT (since 1 September 2026).
Term and cancelling
Blue Current EnergyNo fixed term and no penalties according to the help articles.
TibberNo fixed term or notice period; can be cancelled at any time without a penalty or termination fee.
Fixed fee in short
Blue Current EnergyBlue Current states fixed costs of €6.20 per month per connection and a purchase fee of €0.0200 per kWh of electricity; whether these amounts include VAT is not stated.
TibberFixed supply costs €6.99 per month for electricity (contracts from 1 September 2026; older contracts: the amount in the contract).
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.
Blue Current Energy
- Price per hour
- ACM license since 2022
Tibber
- Price per quarter-hour
- Steers a home battery
- ACM license since 2021
Not certain which is lower: fixed fee, markup and supplier cost per year. At least one of the two does not say whether the amount includes VAT (* in the table).
Both
- Smart charging in its own app
- Own ERE deal, open now
- Taking new customers
Sources
Where the numbers come from
Blue Current Energy
- Blue Current dynamische energie
- Blue Current energieprijzen
- Blue Current help: erkende energieleverancier (OpenSource Energie)
- Blue Current help: terugleveren bij dynamisch contract
- Blue Current help: prijsgestuurd laden
- Blue Current help: wat is een dynamisch energiecontract
- Blue Current help: financiele zaken (ERE)
- Blue Current help: welke laadpalen komen in aanmerking voor ERE
- Blue Current help: uitbetaling ERE
- Blue Current help: eigendom ERE's
- ACM: energieleveranciers met een vergunning
Checked on September 27, 2026
Tibber
- ACM: energieleveranciers met een vergunning (elektriciteit)
- Tibber: dynamisch energiecontract (tarieven, looptijd, teruglevering)
- Tibber Support: de kosten bij Tibber
- Tibber: ERE-certificaten via Joulo
- Tibber: auto koppelen en slim laden
- Tibber Support: Slim laden FAQ
- Tibber Support: slimme aansturing thuisbatterij
- Tibber Store: Homevolt
- Tibber: stroomprijs (verkoopvergoeding even hoog als inkoopvergoeding)
- Tibber: FAQ (geen zakelijke contracten)
- Tibber Support: je stroom- en gasrekening
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: Blue Current Energy or Tibber?
For an example household (2,430 kWh household use plus 2,700 kWh home charging), Blue Current Energy charges €177* a year in fixed fees and markup, Tibber €176*. The difference is €1 a year, but Blue Current Energy and Tibber do not say whether the amounts include VAT, so which one is cheaper is not certain. 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 Blue Current Energy and Tibber?
Blue Current Energy: yes. Price-based charging for Blue Current-built charge points with Smart Reader: uses EPEX prices for the next 24 hours and slows or pauses charging during expensive hours. Tibber: yes. Smart charging in the Tibber app moves charging to the cheapest moments, taking your departure time into account.
Do Blue Current Energy and Tibber have an ERE deal?
Blue Current Energy: yes. Blue Current registers and sells EREs for charging data from charge points with a MID meter linked to the Blue Current back office (all Blue Current chargers have a MID meter), via an unnamed certified registrant. Tibber: yes. Via partner Joulo: 10% service fee (instead of 20%) while you have a Tibber energy contract. 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 Blue Current Energy and Tibber use hourly or quarter-hourly prices?
Blue Current Energy prices per hour, Tibber per quarter-hour.
What is the EV score of Blue Current Energy and Tibber?
Blue Current Energy 7.4/10 (good), Tibber 9.0/10 (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 Blue Current Energy and Tibber at any time?
Blue Current Energy: No fixed term and no penalties according to the help articles. Tibber: No fixed term or notice period; can be cancelled at any time without a penalty or termination fee.
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.