Information on Public Utility Companies
(Electricity, Gas & Water)
Once you have moved into an apartment, you are responsible to sign up with a utility company of your choice.
We are happy to do this online for you as all the websites are in German. There is a variety of packages and offers which can be confusing.
In order to make an informed decision, we have put together the main providers.
Berlin’s traditional provider for electricity is Vattenfall (electricity and gas). Vattenfall generates its electricity from a mixture of sources, including nuclear power. The other provider in Berlin for electricity is Berliner Stadtwerke (www.berlinerstadtwerke.de). They generate their electricity from wind generators and solar panels.
Berlin’s traditional gas provider GASAG does accept new clients. The alternatives are Vattenfall and a few other companies like eprimo. Eprimo, for example, still guarantees a price for 12 months.
There is only one provider for water - www.bwb.de - called „Berliner Wasserbetriebe“.
Electricity
The price situation is changing and has different options based on the duration of the contract and on the type of electricity – conventional or ecological.
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„Easy24 Strom“ for a 24-month contract or “Easy12 Strom” for a 12-month contract are options for conventional electricity
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„Natur24Strom” or “Natur12Strom” are produced 100% ecological
Climate-neutral and renewable power:
Ecological electricity:
For the newest updates on bonus and prices, please take a look at their website, and inform us accordingly what kind of tariff you would prefer.
Approximate consumption:
(Please bear in mind that your individual consumption may vary perceptibly)
Single: 1500 kWh/month
Couple: 2400 kWh/month
Couple + 1 child: 3200 kWh/month
Family of 4: 4000 kWh/month
Gas
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Certified eco gas – price guarantee for 1 year
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Easy Gas
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Flexible – terminable within 4 weeks.
It may take 14000 to 19000 kWh to heat an apartment of approx. 100 sqm, that’s a monthly approx. cost of 280, - to 512, -€/per month.
Comparison links:
These links provide an overview on current packages and offers (utilities and telecommunications)
A little glossary of the most important words:
Strom: electricity
Preisvergleich: comparison of prices
Privat: private
Postleitzahl: zip code / postal code
Stromverbrauch: electricity consumption
Vorauskasse: payment in advance
Kaution: deposit
Einmaliger Bonus: one-time bonus
Treuebonus: fidelity bonus
kWh: kilowatt per hour
Water
Berliner Wasserbetriebe:
www.bwb.de (Website in German)
www.bwb.de (Website in English)
The tariff for drinking water supply consists of a base rate and a quantity rate. The base rate is charged for the provision of the water supply system (waterworks, pumping stations, pipelines etc.) and the water meter.
The base rate is calculated per day and is dependent on the size of the main water meter (QN/Q3) as well as the additional annual water consumption in the case of water meters up to a size of QN6/Q3 10.
The following applies:
The larger the water meter, the higher the base rate.
The quantity rate is calculated per cubic meter based on the drinking water consumption (1 m³ corresponds to 1,000 liters).
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
