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Natural power dynamics

Welcome to Natur-Power Dynamik - your path to flexible and environmentally friendly electricity use!

With our dynamic electricity tariff, you have the opportunity to organise your electricity costs flexibly and at the same time make an active contribution to the energy transition. Because with our innovative tariff solution, your electricity prices adapt to the current market conditions. This means you can benefit from favourable times and take advantage of low electricity prices.

How Natur-Power Dynamik works

Dynamic electricity tariffs are characterised by flexible prices that change in real time or at short intervals. Unlike fixed-price tariffs, the costs per kilowatt hour are based on the current electricity market. When supply is high - especially from renewable sources - and demand is low, prices fall, while they rise when supply is scarce and demand is high.

By using smart technologies and transparent information, you are always in control of your energy consumption and costs. Take advantage of our dynamic electricity tariff and organise your energy consumption in an efficient and environmentally friendly way.

Tariff information

Term for an indefinite period
Cancellation period 2 weeks to the end of the calendar month
suitable for anyone who wants to organise their electricity supply flexibly
Electricity quality 100% green electricity from renewable energies
Sales area available in many postcodes in Germany

Natur-Power Dynamik is the perfect tariff for:

Owners of electric cars

If you charge your electric car at home, you can save considerable costs through targeted charging in times of low electricity prices.

Households with other large, controllable consumers

These include, for example, electric water heaters or smart household appliances that can react automatically to price fluctuations.

Users of heat pumps

Households that heat with a heat pump have a high electricity demand, which can often be controlled in terms of time. Shifting consumption to favourable time windows significantly reduces costs.

Anyone who wants to organise their electricity supply flexibly

Natur-Power Dynamik offers you these advantages:

Cost savings: You benefit from more favourable electricity prices that occur when there is a high supply of renewable energies.

Promoting flexibility and efficiency: Adjusting your electricity consumption to price fluctuations optimises electricity grid utilisation and promotes renewable energies.

Environmentally friendly: You have the option of using electricity when a lot of renewable energy from the sun or wind is available. This reduces CO₂ emissions as less electricity from fossil sources is required.

Consumption transparency: The detailed overview of electricity consumption supports a more conscious use of energy.

You should consider these risks:

Cost volatility: Fluctuating prices make cost planning more difficult. Prices can rise sharply, especially in times of high demand.

Administrative effort: Users must regularly check the current costs per kilowatt hour and, in case of doubt, switch appliances with high consumption on or off manually or automatically.

Technology dependency: Smart home devices are often required to make a dynamic tariff really worthwhile. However, these can be susceptible to faults.

Complexity: The price structure can be difficult to understand, especially for older or less tech-savvy people.

Limited suitability: Consumers with a consistently high demand for electricity may benefit less from a dynamic tariff as it is difficult to shift their demand to a cheaper time.

Technical requirements:

intelligent measuring system (iMSys)

To use a dynamic electricity tariff, a smart electricity meter is required that records consumption at short intervals and transmits the data in the correct format.

These meters enable precise recording of consumption and accurate billing, which is necessary for dynamic tariffs.

Internet connection

A stable internet connection is required for the smart meter to communicate with the grid operator.

Smart home devices and automation (optional)

Appliances that can be controlled in their electricity consumption (e.g. heat pumps or electric cars) can maximise the benefits of a dynamic tariff.

Interested in the dynamic tariff?

If you are interested in the new dynamic tariff, please contact us by e-mail at natur-power@stadtwerke-giessen.de. We will be happy to provide you with comprehensive information about the advantages and disadvantages of the dynamic tariff and the requirements (intelligent metering system).

FAQs

Dynamic electricity tariffs are tariff models in which the price of electricity changes in real time or at short intervals. In contrast to fixed electricity tariffs, the price is therefore flexible. Such price fluctuations occur because the price is based on supply and demand on the electricity market.

In contrast to conventional fixed-price tariffs, where the price remains the same for months, dynamic tariffs reflect the actual costs of generating and supplying electricity. This means that if a lot of electricity is available, particularly from renewable sources, and demand is low, the price falls. Conversely, the price rises when demand is high and supply is scarce.

The prerequisite for using a dynamic electricity tariff is a smart metering system (iMSys) in accordance with Section 2 No. 7 of the Metering Point Operation Act, which is installed and commissioned by the metering point operator responsible for you. In addition, the smart metering system must be configured accordingly for tariff application case 7 ("TAF 7"). The supplier agrees with the metering point operator that the latter will carry out the corresponding configuration if this has not yet been set. This may take several weeks.

If you do not yet have a smart metering system, please contact your responsible metering point operator. This is usually the local grid operator responsible if you have not commissioned anyone else to do this.

Like traditional fixed-price tariffs, dynamic electricity tariffs are made up of a fixed monthly basic price and a labour price. The labour price includes the costs for energy procurement as well as grid usage fees, levies, taxes and charges.

With dynamic tariffs, the energy price is flexible because it is based directly on the electricity exchange. In times of low demand and high supply, prices often fall, while they can be particularly expensive at peak times.

We calculate the electricity prices to the nearest quarter of an hour. This means that the electricity price is also updated every 15 minutes. On the one hand, you always have the opportunity to benefit immediately from new price reductions. On the other hand, price increases are also passed on directly and promptly.

Those who can organise their electricity consumption flexibly have the opportunity to save costs by purchasing electricity at favourable times. But that's not all: dynamic tariffs can help to support the expansion of renewable energies, as they help to keep the electricity grid stable even with fluctuating feed-in of electricity from wind and solar power plants.

Dynamic electricity tariffs generally require a certain degree of flexibility, as personal electricity consumption must be actively managed in order to benefit from lower prices.

With a dynamic electricity tariff, part of your electricity costs are made up directly of the exchange prices for energy purchases. If the exchange prices rise, so do your electricity costs. To save costs, it is advisable to use energy-intensive devices such as charging an electric car via the wallbox when the exchange prices are low. If you find that the dynamic tariff does not meet your expectations, you have the option of cancelling it in text form after the initial term of 4 weeks with a notice period of 2 weeks to the end of the month or switching to another tariff.