Title: Is Essent reliable? ACM license, contracts and ERE deal Canonical: https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/essent/ Language: en Last modified: not dated in the sitemap Source: EREVergelijken.eu (the ERE Team), CC BY 4.0 for the data # Essent Energy supplier Essent supplies under the ACM license of Essent Retail Energie B.V. (since 2004). Contracts: fixed, variable, dynamic. There is a waitlist for its own ERE service. [Compare all suppliers](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/) [Website Essent ↗](https://www.essent.nl/?utm_source=erevergelijken&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=vergelijking&utm_content=supplier_hero) Checked on September 27, 2026 Short answer As of September 27, 2026, the EV score of Essent is 6.5/10 and the ACM license is active (Essent Retail Energie B.V.). Contracts: fixed, variable, dynamic. ERE deal: waitlist, smart charging: yes. ## ACM license ACM license Active License holder Essent Retail Energie B.V. Granted on June 11, 2004 ACM register checked on October 19, 2026. [View the register](https://www.acm.nl/nl/herstructurering-energie/elektriciteit-en-gas/energie-leveren-met-vergunning/energieleveranciers-met-een-vergunning) ## In short Supplies households, businesses Taking new customers Yes Contracts fixed, variable, dynamic Good to know: Fixed, variable (5 working days' notice) and dynamic; business offer too. ## Electricity label 2025 Essent Retail mix - Wind, Netherlands - Solar, Netherlands - Wind, abroad Sources in the 2025 electricity label of Essent | Source | Share | | --- | --- | | Wind, Netherlands | 23.2% | | Solar, Netherlands | 16.6% | | Wind, abroad | 60.2% | Renewable 100% Dutch guarantees of origin 39.8% CO2 0 g/kWh Radioactive waste 0 µg/kWh Whole company: 88% renewable Where the label states grams per kWh or grams per MWh, that figure is converted exactly to micrograms per kWh (1 gram = 1,000,000 micrograms, 1 gram per MWh = 1,000 micrograms per kWh). Essent Retail mix applies to all households, sole traders and small businesses. The non-renewable electricity in the Essent NV mix is for some customers of Powerhouse BV. [Stroometiket 2025, Essent](https://www.essent.nl/-/media/essent/documenten/stroometiket/essent-stroometiket-2025.pdf) · Checked October 13, 2026 · [All electricity labels](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/green-electricity/) ## Dynamic contract Fixed fee per month Not public Markup per kWh Not public Price per hour Supplier cost per year Not public Essent does not state the fixed supply costs, purchase fee or selling fee on its public pages; they are in the supply contract and personal offer. Essent may change the purchase and selling fees monthly and the fixed supply costs quarterly. The billed hourly price is the average of the four quarter-hour prices. Indefinite term; 5 working days' notice. \* Amount as the supplier publishes it; the supplier does not say whether it includes VAT. Supplier cost per year: 12 × fixed fee + markup × 5,130 kWh (average household plus 15,000 km of home charging), incl. VAT, excl. energy tax and grid costs. [Compare all dynamic contracts](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/dynamic-energy-contract/) ## For EV drivers ERE deal: Waitlist. Own ERE service in preparation: waitlist only for now. Only for Essent charge points (MID meter as standard); an Essent energy contract is not required. Essent works with a partner not yet named, plans to book all of 2026 retroactively and mentions costs for booking and trading. [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/essent/) Smart charging: Free Smart Charging in the Essent app: with a dynamic contract the car charges automatically in low-price hours. Works via the car; listed brands: Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, BYD, Citroën, Cupra, Dacia, DS, Fiat, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes, MINI, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Polestar, Porsche, Renault, SEAT, Škoda, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo and XPENG. Home battery: Slim Sturen: Essent automatically steers a Solax or Enphase home battery for grid balancing; in 2026 a fixed fee of €25 to €120 per month depending on capacity and power. Battery from €5,869 including installation and VAT. Feed-in: No feed-in costs; export is paid at the hourly rate at that moment. If you export more than you use over a year, a selling fee applies to the surplus. From 1 January 2027 you receive the market price (without VAT) and pay a selling fee per exported kWh. ## Sources - [Website Essent](https://www.essent.nl/?utm_source=erevergelijken&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=vergelijking&utm_content=supplier_website) - [Tariffs Essent](https://www.essent.nl/energie/energieprijzen) - [Essent: Dynamisch energiecontract](https://www.essent.nl/energie/energiecontract/dynamisch) - [Essent Productvoorwaarden Dynamisch (1 januari 2026)](https://www.essent.nl/-/media/essent/documenten/productvoorwaarden/202601_essent_productvoorwaarden_dynamisch.pdf) - [Essent: ERE](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/laadpaal/ere) - [Essent: Slim Laden](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/slim-laden) - [Essent: Thuisbatterij](https://www.essent.nl/thuisbatterij) - [Essent: Slim Sturen](https://www.essent.nl/thuisbatterij/slim-sturen) - [Essent: Vast energiecontract](https://www.essent.nl/energie/energiecontract/vast) - [Essent Productvoorwaarden Variabel (1 januari 2026)](https://www.essent.nl/-/media/essent/documenten/productvoorwaarden/202601_essent_productvoorwaarden_variabel.pdf) - [Essent: Zakelijk](https://www.essent.nl/zakelijk) - [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 Price history ## What changed at Essent We record every check of our data, since September 27, 2026. Latest check: October 21, 2026. Corrections of our own mistakes do not count as changes. Dynamic contract Yes unchanged Smart charging Yes unchanged ERE offer Waitlist unchanged ACM license Active unchanged EV score 6.5/10 unchanged Renewable share (electricity label) 100% unchanged Dutch guarantees of origin (electricity label) 39.8% unchanged CO2 (grams per kWh, electricity label) 0 unchanged Radioactive waste (micrograms per kWh) 0 unchanged No changes seen since September 27, 2026. When a price, term or score changes, this shows when, and from what to what. [All trends: electricity price, charging and ERE](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/trends/) EV-score ## EV score 6.5: how it is calculated Ten public checks, the same for every supplier. Anything not public earns 0 points; without an active ACM license the score is 0. ### Charging 10.0/10 · weight 35% - Dynamic contract Yes: 1 1 / 1 - Smart charging in the app Yes: 1 · coming soon: 0.5 1 / 1 - Home-battery steering Yes: 1 1 / 1 ### Costs 0.0/10 · weight 30% - Fixed fee public With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 0 / 1 - Markup per kWh public With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 0 / 1 - Supplier cost per year Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 0 / 1 ### Certainty 10.0/10 · weight 25% - ACM license active Yes: 1 1 / 1 - Years licensed 5+ years: 1 · 2+ years: 0.5 1 / 1 - Taking new customers Yes: 1 · unknown: 0.5 1 / 1 ### ERE 5.0/10 · weight 10% - Own ERE deal Open: 1 · waitlist or pre-registration: 0.5 0.5 / 1 [All energy suppliers](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/) ## Your ERE payment is arranged separately Whichever supplier you use: compare ERE providers on net earnings, terms and trust score. [Compare ERE providers](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/compare/)