Title: easyEnergy vs NextEnergy: NextEnergy €16* cheaper (2026)
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Last modified: 2026-09-27
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Energy suppliers compared

# easyEnergy vs NextEnergydynamic contracts compared, EV drivers included

What does home charging with easyEnergy and NextEnergy cost for your car?

EV cost scan: your car, mileage and charging habits

-   [E Home charging with easyEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?leverancier=easyenergy)
-   [Home charging with NextEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?leverancier=nextenergy)

easyEnergy and NextEnergy side by side: fixed fee €7.00 and €5.99\* per month, markup €0.0218 and €0.0210 per kWh. At 5,130 kWh a year (household plus home charging), NextEnergy is €16\* a year cheaper in fixed fees and markup, so practically the same. What differs: easyEnergy: price per quarter-hour and ACM license since 2017; NextEnergy: price per hour and ACM license since 2022.

Amounts from the suppliers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement

The numbers

## easyEnergy and NextEnergy 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.

easyEnergy and NextEnergy: costs, contract and EV score
| Item | E easyEnergy | NextEnergy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Costs |
| Fixed fee per month | €7.00 | €5.99\* |
| Markup per kWh | €0.0218 | €0.0210 Lower |
| Supplier cost per year, at 5,130 kWh | €196 | €180\* Lower |
| Contract and charging |
| Price per | quarter-hour | hour |
| Smart charging in the app | Yes | Yes |
| Home-battery steering | Yes | Yes |
| Own ERE deal | No | No |
| Certainty |
| Taking new customers | Yes | Yes |
| ACM license | Active since 2017 | Active since 2022 |
| EV score | 8.5/10 · Strong | 7.6/10 · Good |

-   \* 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 easyEnergy and NextEnergy

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: €0.0008 per kWh.

€0.188/kWh easyEnergy: smart charging, average over the last 12 months

€0.187/kWh NextEnergy: smart charging, average over the last 12 months

€16\*a year Difference in supplier cost per year at 5,130 kWh Lower with NextEnergy

Smart charging, price per kWh

Last 24 complete months · markup difference €0.0008 per kWh

See the figures per month+

Price per kWh with smart charging per month, easyEnergy and NextEnergy
| Month | easyEnergy | NextEnergy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| September 2026 | €0.208 | €0.207 |
| August 2026 | €0.174 | €0.173 |
| July 2026 | €0.159 | €0.158 |
| June 2026 | €0.173 | €0.172 |
| May 2026 | €0.147 | €0.147 |
| April 2026 | €0.127 | €0.127 |
| March 2026 | €0.172 | €0.171 |
| February 2026 | €0.215 | €0.214 |
| January 2026 | €0.231 | €0.231 |
| December 2025 | €0.221 | €0.220 |
| November 2025 | €0.223 | €0.222 |
| October 2025 | €0.203 | €0.202 |
| September 2025 | €0.178 | €0.177 |
| August 2025 | €0.164 | €0.163 |
| July 2025 | €0.189 | €0.188 |
| June 2025 | €0.142 | €0.141 |
| May 2025 | €0.127 | €0.127 |
| April 2025 | €0.150 | €0.149 |
| March 2025 | €0.183 | €0.182 |
| February 2025 | €0.258 | €0.257 |
| January 2025 | €0.237 | €0.237 |
| December 2024 | €0.223 | €0.223 |
| November 2024 | €0.248 | €0.247 |
| October 2024 | €0.214 | €0.213 |

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](https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/price_spot_market/chart.htm?l=nl&c=NL) (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.

[How the EV score works](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/#ev-score)

-   E easyEnergy 8.5 /10 EV score · Strong
-   NextEnergy 7.6 /10 EV score · Good

-   Charging

    weight 35%

    easyEnergy 10.0

    NextEnergy 10.0

-   Costs

    weight 30%

    easyEnergy 8.3

    NextEnergy 6.7

-   Certainty

    weight 25%

    easyEnergy 10.0

    NextEnergy 8.3

-   ERE

    weight 10%

    easyEnergy 0.0

    NextEnergy 0.0

See every point per check+

EV score: points per check
| Check | easyEnergy | NextEnergy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dynamic contract Charging · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Smart charging in the app Charging · Yes: 1 · coming soon: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Home-battery steering Charging · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Fixed fee public Costs · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Markup per kWh public Costs · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Supplier cost per year Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| ACM license active Certainty · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Years licensed Certainty · 5+ years: 1 · 2+ years: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Taking new customers Certainty · Yes: 1 · unknown: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Own ERE deal ERE · Open: 1 · waitlist or pre-registration: 0.5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 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

    EeasyEnergy Yes

    easyLaden (test phase, sign up via the site): the app schedules car or charger charging on quarter-hour prices, in 30-minute blocks, with a departure time.

    NextEnergy Yes

    Smart charging in the NextEnergy app, free for customers and only with a dynamic NextEnergy contract.

-   ### ERE deal

    EeasyEnergy No

    No ERE offer found on easyenergy.com.

    NextEnergy No

    No ERE offer found on nextenergy.nl.

-   ### Home battery

    EeasyEnergy Yes

    Duracell Energy home battery via partner Batterijenhuis; its energy management system charges at low and uses power at high dynamic prices.

    NextEnergy Yes

    NextBattery energy contract with smart control of home batteries from partner brands, with Self-consumption, Self-consumption Plus and Smart Trading (trading on energy markets) profiles.

-   ### Feed-in

    EeasyEnergy

    No feed-in costs.

    NextEnergy

    No fixed feed-in costs.

-   ### Term and cancelling

    EeasyEnergy

    Indefinite term; cancellable monthly free of charge with the statutory 30-day notice (1 to 2 working days if you cancel directly with easyEnergy).

    NextEnergy

    Indefinite term; can be ended immediately without a notice period or termination fee.

-   ### Fixed fee in short

    EeasyEnergy

    €7 per month per connection including VAT: easyEnergy states '14 euro incl 21% BTW' for electricity and gas together.

    NextEnergy

    Purchase fee 2.1 cents per kWh incl. 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.

E

easyEnergy

-   Price per quarter-hour
-   ACM license since 2017

[All about easyEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/easyenergy/)

NextEnergy

-   Lower supplier cost: €180\* against €196 a year
-   Lower markup: €0.0210 against €0.0218 per kWh
-   Price per hour
-   ACM license since 2022

[All about NextEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/nextenergy/)

Not certain which is lower: fixed fee. At least one of the two does not say whether the amount includes VAT (\* in the table).

Both

-   Smart charging in its own app
-   Steers a home battery
-   Taking new customers

Sources

## Where the numbers come from

E

easyEnergy

-   [easyEnergy: Onze tarieven (vaste leveringskosten, opslag incl. btw)](https://www.easyenergy.com/klantenservice/onze-tarieven)
-   [easyEnergy: Dynamische energieprijzen (2,178 ct/kWh, kwartierprijzen)](https://www.easyenergy.com/dynamische-energie/prijzen)
-   [easyEnergy Tarievenblad](https://www.easyenergy.com/media/nsfhjtjd/tarievenblad.pdf)
-   [easyEnergy Productvoorwaarden Dynamische Elektriciteit](https://www.easyenergy.com/media/hdgd2moo/productvoorwaarden-dynamische-elektriciteit-kleine-aansluiting.pdf)
-   [easyEnergy: Energiecontract (opzeggen)](https://www.easyenergy.com/klantenservice/energiecontract)
-   [easyEnergy: Terugleveren dynamische energie](https://www.easyenergy.com/terugleveren-dynamische-energie)
-   [easyEnergy: easyLaden](https://www.easyenergy.com/easy-oplossingen/easyladen-slimmer-goedkoper-en-groener-opladen-van-je-elektrische-auto)
-   [easyEnergy: Duracell thuisbatterij](https://www.easyenergy.com/easy-oplossingen/duracell-thuisbatterij)
-   [easyEnergy: Kan ik zakelijk klant worden (alleen consumenten)](https://www.easyenergy.com/klantenservice/ons-aanbod/kan-ik-ook-zakelijk-klant-worden-bij-easyenergy)
-   [ACM-besluit e-Energy Europe mag elektriciteit leveren (10 maart 2017)](https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/publicatie/17515/e-Energy-Europe-mag-elektriciteit-leveren-aan-kleinverbruikers/)
-   [ACM: Energieleveranciers met een vergunning (elektriciteit)](https://www.acm.nl/nl/herstructurering-energie/elektriciteit-en-gas/energie-leveren-met-vergunning/energieleveranciers-met-een-vergunning)

Checked on September 27, 2026

NextEnergy

-   [ACM: energieleveranciers met een vergunning (elektriciteit)](https://www.acm.nl/nl/energie/elektriciteit-en-gas/energie-verkopen/energie-leveren-met-vergunning/energieleveranciers-met-een-vergunning)
-   [NextEnergy: dynamische energie (tarieven 2026)](https://www.nextenergy.nl/dynamische-energie)
-   [NextEnergy: actuele energieprijzen (uurprijs, terugleverprijs)](https://www.nextenergy.nl/actuele-energieprijzen)
-   [NextEnergy: aanvullende voorwaarden per energieproduct (22 juli 2026)](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff1dfc0c5b730bcd39d3fd/6a6080bbdb39bcae5d0e3e08_NE-Aanvullende-Voorwaarden-per-Energieproduct-2026-07-22.pdf)
-   [NextEnergy: Zonnebonus](https://www.nextenergy.nl/zonnebonus)
-   [NextEnergy: slim laden](https://www.nextenergy.nl/slimmer-laden)
-   [NextEnergy FAQ: wat heb ik nodig voor slim laden](https://www.nextenergy.nl/veelgestelde-vragen/wat-heb-ik-nodig-om-mijn-auto-op-te-laden-met-de-nextenergy-app)
-   [NextEnergy: NextBattery](https://www.nextenergy.nl/next-battery)
-   [NextEnergy FAQ: € 5,99 per maand per aansluiting](https://www.nextenergy.nl/veelgestelde-vragen/wat-is-het-verschil-tussen-inkoopprijs-inkoopprijs-en-all-in-prijs)
-   [NextEnergy: zakelijk](https://www.nextenergy.nl/zakelijk)

Checked on September 27, 2026

Average household: [Milieu Centraal - Gemiddeld energieverbruik](https://www.milieucentraal.nl/energie-besparen/inzicht-in-je-energierekening/gemiddeld-energieverbruik/)

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Questions

## Frequently asked questions

Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both suppliers.

Which is cheaper: easyEnergy or NextEnergy?

For an example household (2,430 kWh household use plus 2,700 kWh home charging), easyEnergy charges €196 a year in fixed fees and markup, NextEnergy €180\*. That makes NextEnergy €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 easyEnergy and NextEnergy?

easyEnergy: yes. easyLaden (test phase, sign up via the site): the app schedules car or charger charging on quarter-hour prices, in 30-minute blocks, with a departure time. NextEnergy: yes. Smart charging in the NextEnergy app, free for customers and only with a dynamic NextEnergy contract.

Do easyEnergy and NextEnergy have an ERE deal?

easyEnergy: no. No ERE offer found on easyenergy.com. NextEnergy: no. No ERE offer found on nextenergy.nl. 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 easyEnergy and NextEnergy use hourly or quarter-hourly prices?

easyEnergy prices per quarter-hour, NextEnergy per hour.

What is the EV score of easyEnergy and NextEnergy?

easyEnergy 8.5/10 (strong), NextEnergy 7.6/10 (good). 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 easyEnergy and NextEnergy at any time?

easyEnergy: Indefinite term; cancellable monthly free of charge with the statutory 30-day notice (1 to 2 working days if you cancel directly with easyEnergy). NextEnergy: Indefinite term; can be ended immediately without a notice period 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.

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