Title: NextEnergy vs Tibber: €4* apart, almost the same (2026) Canonical: https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/nextenergy-vs-tibber/ Language: en Last modified: 2026-09-27 Source: EREVergelijken.eu (the ERE Team), CC BY 4.0 for the data Energy suppliers compared # NextEnergy vs Tibberdynamic contracts compared, EV drivers included What does home charging with NextEnergy and Tibber cost for your car? EV cost scan: your car, mileage and charging habits - [Home charging with NextEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?leverancier=nextenergy) - [Home charging with Tibber](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?leverancier=tibber) NextEnergy and Tibber side by side: fixed fee €5.99\* and €6.99\* per month, markup €0.0210 and €0.0180\* per kWh. At 5,130 kWh a year (household plus home charging), they differ by only €4 a year in fixed fees and markup: practically the same. What differs: NextEnergy: price per hour and ACM license since 2022; Tibber: price per quarter-hour, own ERE deal (open now) and ACM license since 2021. Amounts from the suppliers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement The numbers ## NextEnergy 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. NextEnergy and Tibber: costs, contract and EV score | Item | NextEnergy | Tibber | | --- | --- | --- | | Costs | | Fixed fee per month | €5.99\* | €6.99\* | | Markup per kWh | €0.0210 | €0.0180\* | | Supplier cost per year, at 5,130 kWh | €180\* | €176\* | | Contract and charging | | Price per | hour | quarter-hour | | Smart charging in the app | Yes | Yes | | Home-battery steering | Yes | Yes | | Own ERE deal | No | Yes | | Certainty | | Taking new customers | Yes | Yes | | ACM license | Active since 2022 | Active since 2021 | | EV score | 7.6/10 · 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 NextEnergy 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: €0.0030\* per kWh. €0.187/kWh NextEnergy: smart charging, average over the last 12 months €0.184\*/kWh Tibber: smart charging, average over the last 12 months €4\*a year Difference in supplier cost per year at 5,130 kWh Which is lower is not certain: VAT not stated Smart charging, price per kWh Last 24 complete months · markup difference €0.0030\* per kWh See the figures per month+ Price per kWh with smart charging per month, NextEnergy and Tibber | Month | NextEnergy | Tibber | | --- | --- | --- | | September 2026 | €0.207 | €0.204 | | August 2026 | €0.173 | €0.170 | | July 2026 | €0.158 | €0.155 | | June 2026 | €0.172 | €0.169 | | May 2026 | €0.147 | €0.144 | | April 2026 | €0.127 | €0.124 | | March 2026 | €0.171 | €0.168 | | February 2026 | €0.214 | €0.211 | | January 2026 | €0.231 | €0.228 | | December 2025 | €0.220 | €0.217 | | November 2025 | €0.222 | €0.219 | | October 2025 | €0.202 | €0.199 | | September 2025 | €0.177 | €0.174 | | August 2025 | €0.163 | €0.160 | | July 2025 | €0.188 | €0.185 | | June 2025 | €0.141 | €0.138 | | May 2025 | €0.127 | €0.124 | | April 2025 | €0.149 | €0.146 | | March 2025 | €0.182 | €0.179 | | February 2025 | €0.257 | €0.254 | | January 2025 | €0.237 | €0.234 | | December 2024 | €0.223 | €0.220 | | November 2024 | €0.247 | €0.244 | | October 2024 | €0.213 | €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](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) - NextEnergy 7.6 /10 EV score · Good - Tibber 9.0 /10 EV score · Strong - Charging weight 35% NextEnergy 10.0 Tibber 10.0 - Costs weight 30% NextEnergy 6.7 Tibber 6.7 - Certainty weight 25% NextEnergy 8.3 Tibber 10.0 - ERE weight 10% NextEnergy 0.0 Tibber 10.0 See every point per check+ EV score: points per check | Check | NextEnergy | Tibber | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 0.5 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 | | Markup per kWh public Costs · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 | | Supplier cost per year Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 1 | | ACM license active Certainty · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | | Years licensed Certainty · 5+ years: 1 · 2+ years: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 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 | 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 NextEnergy Yes Smart charging in the NextEnergy app, free for customers and only with a dynamic NextEnergy contract. Tibber Yes Smart charging in the Tibber app moves charging to the cheapest moments, taking your departure time into account. - ### ERE deal NextEnergy No No ERE offer found on nextenergy.nl. Tibber Yes Via partner Joulo: 10% service fee (instead of 20%) while you have a Tibber energy contract. [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/tibber/) - ### Home battery 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. Tibber Yes Tibber sells the Homevolt and the Tibber Smart Battery System. - ### Feed-in NextEnergy No fixed feed-in costs. Tibber You 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 NextEnergy Indefinite term; can be ended immediately without a notice period or termination fee. Tibber No fixed term or notice period; can be cancelled at any time without a penalty or termination fee. - ### Fixed fee in short NextEnergy Purchase fee 2.1 cents per kWh incl. VAT. Tibber Fixed 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. NextEnergy - Price per hour - ACM license since 2022 [All about NextEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/nextenergy/) Tibber - Price per quarter-hour - Own ERE deal, open now - ACM license since 2021 [All about Tibber](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/tibber/) 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 - Steers a home battery - Taking new customers Sources ## Where the numbers come from 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 Tibber - [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) - [Tibber: dynamisch energiecontract (tarieven, looptijd, teruglevering)](https://tibber.com/nl/energiecontract) - [Tibber Support: de kosten bij Tibber](https://support.tibber.com/nl/articles/5605892-de-kosten-bij-tibber) - [Tibber: ERE-certificaten via Joulo](https://tibber.com/nl/ere-certificaten) - [Tibber: auto koppelen en slim laden](https://tibber.com/nl/powerup/ev) - [Tibber Support: Slim laden FAQ](https://support.tibber.com/nl/articles/8513098-slim-laden-faq) - [Tibber Support: slimme aansturing thuisbatterij](https://support.tibber.com/nl/articles/14704085-slimme-aansturing-voor-je-thuisbatterij) - [Tibber Store: Homevolt](https://tibber.com/nl/store/product/homevolt) - [Tibber: stroomprijs (verkoopvergoeding even hoog als inkoopvergoeding)](https://tibber.com/nl/stroomprijs) - [Tibber: FAQ (geen zakelijke contracten)](https://tibber.com/nl/faq) - [Tibber Support: je stroom- en gasrekening](https://support.tibber.com/nl/articles/6594101-de-maandelijkse-factuur) Checked on September 27, 2026 Average household: [Milieu Centraal - Gemiddeld energieverbruik](https://www.milieucentraal.nl/energie-besparen/inzicht-in-je-energierekening/gemiddeld-energieverbruik/) ### More comparisons - [Frank Energie vs NextEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/frank-energie-vs-nextenergy/) - [NextEnergy vs Zonneplan](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/nextenergy-vs-zonneplan/) - [E easyEnergy vs NextEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/easyenergy-vs-nextenergy/) - [Hegg Energy vs NextEnergy](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/hegg-vs-nextenergy/) - [Frank Energie vs Tibber](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/frank-energie-vs-tibber/) - [Tibber vs Zonneplan](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/tibber-vs-zonneplan/) [All energy suppliers](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/energy-suppliers/) [All dynamic contracts](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/dynamic-energy-contract/) Questions ## Frequently asked questions Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both suppliers. Which is cheaper: NextEnergy or Tibber? For an example household (2,430 kWh household use plus 2,700 kWh home charging), NextEnergy charges €180\* a year in fixed fees and markup, Tibber €176\*. The difference is €4 a year, but NextEnergy 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 NextEnergy and Tibber? NextEnergy: yes. Smart charging in the NextEnergy app, free for customers and only with a dynamic NextEnergy contract. Tibber: yes. Smart charging in the Tibber app moves charging to the cheapest moments, taking your departure time into account. Do NextEnergy and Tibber have an ERE deal? NextEnergy: no. No ERE offer found on nextenergy.nl. 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 NextEnergy and Tibber use hourly or quarter-hourly prices? NextEnergy prices per hour, Tibber per quarter-hour. What is the EV score of NextEnergy and Tibber? NextEnergy 7.6/10 (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 NextEnergy and Tibber at any time? NextEnergy: Indefinite term; can be ended immediately without a notice period or termination fee. 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. 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