No matter the energy supplier you choose, it is essential to manage your consumption habits to reduce your bill. Indeed, the subscription to an offer should depend on the energy consumption in your home. However, this proves to be difficult for the consumer if they do not know much about the subject. Using an energy comparator is the best option. However, can an energy comparator help a consumer reduce their electricity or gas bill?

Estimation of the Electric Meter Power

According to ENGIE, one of the largest energy suppliers in France, the power allocated to an electric meter is the maximum power that the electrical network can provide to a consumer. It is the maximum energy that can be extracted at a given moment from an electrical network.

Energy suppliers (electricity or gas) divide the offers they offer so that consumers can choose the offer that suits them. However, it is based on the power of the electric meter that the profile and the offer that the consumer must subscribe to depend:

• Blue Tariff, for individuals with a meter power not exceeding 36 kVA;
• Yellow Tariff for professionals with a meter power of 37 kVA to 249 kVA;
• Green Tariff for consumers with a meter power exceeding 250 kVA.

Estimating the meter power can greatly help in determining the offers that consumers are entitled to. This will impact:

• The price of the electricity subscription and the amount of the bill. The higher the energy consumption, the higher the offer price;
• The price of electricity (in kWh). The greater the meter power, the higher the price per kWh will increase.

The more the consumer uses high-power equipment, the higher their bill will be.

 It is therefore necessary to properly assess energy consumption to find the suitable offer. Conversely, power overruns may occur if one subscribes to an offer that proposes electrical power lower than our consumption. This will incur penalties on the bill.

The best solution is to use an energy comparator. All you need to do is provide details about the devices you use in your home as well as your annual energy consumption (gas or electricity). The comparator will search for you the offer that best matches your consumption. For example, if the appliances in your home consume about 20,000 kWh, the energy comparator will redirect you to the electricity supplier that offers an electricity subscription of 20 kVA.

Choosing the Right Tariff Option to Reduce Your Electricity or Gas Bill

Choosing the best offer that is adapted to your energy consumption can reduce the bill. The tariff option helps to know the variation in the price of the kWh per hour or per day of consumption:

• Basic tariff, the price of the kWh is constant all the time;
• During off-peak hours, the price of the kWh is reduced in the evening, while it is higher during the day (peak hours).

Using an energy comparator will allow you to find suppliers who offer interesting tariff options. Indeed, depending on your activity, there are for example energy suppliers that offer discounted rates during winter or summer.

Reduce Your Bill with Good Thermal Insulation

Energy savings can be an effective means to reduce the electricity or gas bill. By embarking on the energy transition, the consumer can greatly reduce their energy consumption. Energy renovation work on the home is thus a solution. In fact, the electricity or gas bill can increase during poorly executed or nonexistent insulation. By carrying out thermal renovation, you can save money and reduce the electricity or gas bill of your home.

The electricity or gas bill can be reduced if one knows how to assess the power of the electric meter or if renovation work is done on the home. However, using an energy comparator can prove to be the optimal solution to reduce the bill.