Title: Is your ERE provider trustworthy? Checklist | EREVergelijken Canonical: https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/betrouwbare-ere-aanbieder-kiezen/ Language: en Last modified: 2026-09-24 Source: EREVergelijken.eu (the ERE Team), CC BY 4.0 for the data Providers # Is your ERE provider trustworthy? How to check fees, terms and payouts Check an ERE provider on four points: costs that only appear in the terms, renewal and changes, payout after you cancel, and the company’s KvK and NEa details. [By the ERE Team](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/about/) · Last checked September 24, 2026 · 7 min read In short - A trustworthy ERE provider lists all costs with the price, has public terms without tacit renewal into a new fixed year, and pays out automatically. - Also check whether EREs already earned are paid out after you cancel, and whether the company appears in the KvK register and NEa list. - On 23 September 2026, 12 of the 26 ERE offers we checked had extra costs that only appeared in the terms or FAQ. - According to the NEa, being on its list is not an approval or quality assessment; treat it as a minimum check, not a quality mark. * * * ## Sources - [NEa - List of registration service providers (inboekdienstverleners, published 7 August 2026)](https://www.emissieautoriteit.nl/documenten/2026/02/02/lijst-van-inboekdienstverleners) - [NEa - Registration service providers: requirements and registration](https://www.emissieautoriteit.nl/regelgeving/hernieuwbare-energie-voor-vervoer-eres/inboeken-hernieuwbare-energie-vervoer/inboekdienstverleners) - [ACM ConsuWijzer - General terms and conditions (mid-contract changes, blacklist)](https://consument.acm.nl/aankoop-dienst-annuleren/algemene-voorwaarden) - [ACM ConsuWijzer - Cancelling a subscription and tacit renewal](https://consument.acm.nl/thema/abonnement-contract-opzeggen-en-stilzwijgende-verlenging) - [Rijksoverheid - May my subscription be renewed tacitly?](https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/vraag-en-antwoord/bescherming-van-consumenten/mogen-abonnementen-stilzwijgend-verlengd-worden) - [KVK - Reduce your risk: check the Business Register extract](https://www.kvk.nl/over-het-handelsregister/check-via-uittreksel/) - [KVK - Check your business relation in depth in the Business Register](https://www.kvk.nl/over-het-handelsregister/check-uitgebreid/) - [Joulo - ERE trading (S&P Global Platts LRE-E: bid €0.485, offer €0.505 per ERE, 18 May 2026)](https://joulo.nl/handel-in-ere) - [Keuze.nl - ERE payment announced (22 July 2026): realised prices from Joulo, Zeres and Laadloon](https://www.keuze.nl/nieuws/ere-vergoeding-bekend-dit-verdien-je-met-je-laadpaal-ruim-eur-350-per-jaar) - [GridCredits - Current ERE market price (indicative around €0.46 per ERE, 3 August 2026)](https://gridcredits.nl/actuele-ere-marktprijs/) - [EREVergelijken - trust score: 18 checks, 26 offers (checked 23 September 2026)](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/how-we-compare/) A trustworthy ERE provider shows every cost next to the price, has public terms without tacit renewal into a new fixed year, pays out automatically (including what you built up if you cancel) and can be traced as a company via the KvK and the NEa. You can check this yourself in the general terms, the ERE terms and the mandate you sign. It pays to look: on 23 September 2026, 12 of the 26 ERE offers we checked had extra costs that only appeared in the terms. ## What makes an ERE provider trustworthy? Your registration service provider (*inboekdienstverlener*) registers your charging with the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa), sells the EREs and often pays you months later, so the commission is only half the story. We rate providers with a [trust score](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/how-we-compare/#vertrouwensscore): 18 yes/no checks on public information, in four pillars. - **Hidden fees (30%)** - is the full price shown before sign-up? - **Clear terms (20%)** - are term, renewal and changes fair? - **Payout & exit (25%)** - do you know when you get paid, and can you leave without loss? - **Strong backing (25%)** - can you verify the company behind it? What a provider does not publish earns no points: what you cannot read, you cannot check. Reviews are not scored; see why below. ## How often does it go wrong? Our snapshot from September 2026 On 23 September 2026 we ran the public prices, terms and company details of 26 open ERE offers through these 18 checks: - **12 of 26** had extra costs only in the terms or FAQ, not next to the price. - **3** had extra costs but showed them next to the rate; **10** charged nothing extra; for **1** it could not be checked. - **10 of 26** renew tacitly into a new fixed period, usually a calendar year. - **7 of 26** may change the terms one-sidedly without a right to cancel. - **For 11 of 26** the company (and any parent company) was founded in 2024 or later. The average trust score was 7.4 out of 10. More in [our research into hidden fees](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/news/onderzoek-verborgen-kosten-ere-aanbieders/), or show [only providers without hidden fees](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/compare/?geenverborgen=1) in the comparison. ## Where do you find costs that are not next to the price? Not on the homepage, which shows one number such as a commission. Extra costs sit in the general terms (*algemene voorwaarden*), the separate ERE terms (*inboekovereenkomst*) and the mandate (*machtiging*) that lets the provider register on your behalf. Start with the definitions clause (how net proceeds are calculated) and search for *kosten* (costs), *vóór* (before), *in mindering* (deducted), *doorbelast* (passed on) and *abonnement* (subscription). Patterns we found: - **Costs “before the commission” (*vóór de commissie*).** Transaction, verification, audit or administration costs come off the gross proceeds first; only then does the advertised percentage apply, so your real deduction is higher. See [gross versus net](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/bruto-versus-netto-ere-opbrengst/). - **Data-access fees passed on.** If your charger’s manufacturer charges for data access, the provider may pass that on “one-to-one”. - **A required paid subscription.** Sometimes the reward requires a charging or platform subscription. At 3,000 kWh and €0.460 per ERE (median of named sources, as of 18 October 2026) your gross proceeds are about €459 (998.07 EREs × €0.460); a €5-a-month subscription, €60 a year, comes off that. - **Open ends and exit fees.** Extra costs if verification or NEa costs rise, or a fee per remaining year for ending a multi-year contract early. Extra costs are not wrong in themselves; what matters is seeing them before signing up. ## Which clauses in the terms are red flags? **Tacit renewal into a new fixed year.** Because EREs are registered per calendar year, annual contracts make sense. But “the agreement is continued each time by one calendar year” locks you in for another year each time. According to ACM ConsuWijzer, repeatedly renewing a subscription for a fixed term is on the blacklist of unreasonable terms. For ongoing consumer contracts, after the first term the contract may only continue tacitly for an indefinite period, with at most one month’s notice (Dutch Civil Code art. 6:236(j)). Whether it holds in a given ERE contract is for a court to decide, but it is a good benchmark. **One-sided changes without a right to cancel.** Watch for “changes apply immediately upon announcement” or “continuing counts as acceptance”. ACM ConsuWijzer writes that a court quickly finds a change unreasonable if you may not cancel over it. A fair clause lets you leave free of charge after an adverse change. More on term, exclusivity and corrections: [ERE contracts explained](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-contract-voorwaarden/). ## How do you check payout and exit? 1. **A concrete payout moment**, such as “end of Q1 of the year after the charging year”. An aim to sell “a few times a year” is not a commitment. 2. **Automatic payout.** If you must approve or claim each amount, or a minimum applies, the initiative lies with you. 3. **No reserve.** Proceeds held in reserve until after verification reach you later, and reduced if corrections are made. 4. **Cancel without a fee, with at most one month’s notice.** Red flag: “cancellation only at the end of the calendar year, received by 30 September at the latest” - three months ahead. Switching on 1 January? Check your date early. 5. **Payout of what you already built up.** The least known pitfall. “After termination only proceeds realised up to that point are settled” means EREs not yet sold are not paid out. Variants: the right to payout “lapses as of the termination date”, or your built-up reward lapses if you cancel within the year. For 9 of the 26 offers, payout of EREs already earned was not guaranteed after cancelling; for 2 more the terms said nothing. Leaving? Follow the [switching guide](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-aanbieder-overstappen-stappenplan/) and ask in writing what happens to your current year. ## How do you check the company behind the provider? **KvK number.** The website often shows a trade name; your contracting party is the B.V. named in the terms. Look it up in the KvK Business Register (*Handelsregister*). Name and number are free to check; a paid extract shows the founding date, the directors and whether the company is bankrupt. According to the KvK, many changes to a registration can signal higher risk. **Address and direct contact.** A street address and phone number make a company accountable; an info address and town name is thin. **The NEa list.** On 7 August 2026 the NEa published a list of registration service providers, based on companies that registered with it. According to the NEa, being listed is not a quality assessment, approval or accreditation: a minimum check, not a quality mark. From October 2026 the list lapses and the NEa will publish providers with an open account in the register. Not listed itself? Find the registering partner in the terms. See [who does what: NEa, REV and your provider](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/nea-rev-inboekdienstverlener-rollen/). **Age and backing.** Young is not untrustworthy - the scheme only started in 2026 - but there is no track record. A parent company or documented funding (group relations, *concernrelaties*, in the extract) absorbs setbacks better, though it is no guarantee. ## Why do reviews say little about an ERE provider? Because they are usually about something else. Many ERE providers also sell chargers, energy or an app, and their Trustpilot or Google score often reflects those products. And no provider has a long payout history yet: some first payouts are only scheduled for 2027. So check a review’s date and subject. We show reviews, but do not score them. ## Checklist: which 18 points can you check yourself? | Check | Where to find it | Red flag | | --- | --- | --- | | Headline price public | Homepage, pricing page | Price only after sign-up | | Nothing on top of the rate | Definitions in the ERE terms | Costs “before the commission”, data fees passed on, required subscription | | Extra costs shown with the price | Pricing page, calculator | Extra costs only in the terms or FAQ | | Terms public | Footer, sign-up page | Only visible with an account | | Term and notice clearly stated | Duration clause | “One or more calendar years” | | Changes only with a right to cancel | Amendments clause | “Continuing counts as acceptance” | | No renewal into a new fixed year | Duration clause | “Continued each time by one calendar year” | | Public privacy policy | Footer | Missing, or silent on charging data | | Concrete payout moment | Payout clause | “A few times a year” | | Paid out automatically | Payout clause, FAQ | Approve or claim yourself, minimum amount | | No reserve | Payout clause, definitions | Part of the proceeds “in reserve” | | Cancel without a fee, at most 1 month | Termination clause | Only at year-end, by 30 September | | EREs already earned remain payable | Termination clause | “Only realised proceeds are settled” | | Legal entity and KvK number | Terms, imprint | Only a trade name | | Address and direct contact | Contact page | Only an info address | | On the NEa list | emissieautoriteit.nl | Not listed, no partner named | | Active since 2023 or earlier | KvK extract | Founded in 2024 or later, no older parent | | Parent company or funding | About us, KvK extract | No information | The rows follow the pillars: 3 for fees, 5 each for terms, payout and the company. Terms change, so read the current version before you sign. This article is not legal advice. ## Frequently asked questions How do I check whether an ERE provider is trustworthy? Check four things. Are all costs shown next to the price? Are the terms public, without tacit renewal into a new fixed year and without one-sided changes you cannot cancel over? Is payout automatic, including EREs you already earned if you leave? And can you find the company in the KvK Business Register and on the NEa list of registration service providers? What a provider does not publish, you cannot check: count that as a minus. Is an ERE provider on the NEa list approved by the government? No. The NEa publishes a list of registration service providers (inboekdienstverleners) based on companies that registered with it (published 7 August 2026). According to the NEa, being listed is not an approval or accreditation, and no quality assessment has taken place. From October 2026 the NEa says it will publish registration service providers with an open account in the register instead. What hidden fees do ERE providers charge? The most common are transaction, verification or administration costs deducted from the gross proceeds before the commission, fees that charger manufacturers charge for data access passed on to you, a required paid subscription, and cancellation fees on multi-year contracts. On 23 September 2026, 12 of the 26 ERE offers we checked had extra costs that only appeared in the terms. Can an ERE provider tacitly renew my contract for another year? According to ACM ConsuWijzer, a clause that lets a business keep renewing a subscription automatically for a fixed term is on the blacklist of unreasonable terms. For ongoing consumer contracts, after the first term the contract may only continue for an indefinite period, with at most one month’s notice (Dutch Civil Code art. 6:236(j)). On 23 September 2026, 10 of the 26 ERE offers we checked renewed into a new fixed period. Do I still get my ERE payment if I cancel? That depends on the terms. Some providers still pay out charging already registered after you leave. Others only settle the proceeds realised up to the end date, or let the reward you built up lapse if you cancel within the year. Look in the termination clause for what happens to EREs not yet sold, and ask in writing before you cancel. ## Read next Go deeper with these related guides from the knowledge base. [ Providers ### ERE contracts explained: term, notice, exclusivity and corrections Read article →](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-contract-voorwaarden/)[ Earnings ### Gross versus net ERE earnings: how to read an offer Read article →](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/bruto-versus-netto-ere-opbrengst/)[ Providers ### ERE via your energy supplier or an independent provider: which pays more? 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