PLAN-B NET ZERO ENERGY review

Renewable content is listed at 100%, and that is the figure to set beside any other green supplier on your shortlist. It is given as the headline for the company rather than as an add-on to a single plan. Terms and tariff types still vary between suppliers, so weigh those separately from the green claim.

Fixed terms run 12 and 24, giving a choice of a shorter or a longer commitment. Shorter terms suit a move you already know is coming, while longer ones suit staying put and holding a rate. The tariff types list, fixed, dynamic and green, also includes dynamic and green options, so a fixed term is not the only way in.

The list covers fixed, dynamic and green. A fixed tariff holds its rate for the term, a dynamic tariff follows the market, and the green option is the renewable-branded version of the same supply. Compare the shapes rather than the headline rate alone, because how a rate behaves after you sign drives what you pay later.

Plans are listed for DE, and the company behind them is registered in Switzerland. That means the entity on your contract is not based in the market it is selling into, which is normal for cross-border supply but still worth a check: make sure your address sits inside the listed market before you apply.

A smart meter is required, and it has to be fitted or already in place before supply begins. That applies across the plans on offer, which cover electricity only, so the requirement sits across the whole list. If your property has no meter yet, arrange that before you sign, since a plan cannot run without it.

The contract would be with PLAN-B NET ZERO ENERGY GmbH, a company registered in Switzerland. That legal name is what to check before signing, since a trading name and a contracting entity do not always match. It is also the name to quote if a billing query turns into something more formal.

Support runs on email and help centre, so email handles anything specific and the help centre covers routine billing and tariff questions. Phone lines are not among email and help centre, which means a written reply rather than a live conversation, so allow a little extra time for anything urgent.

Tariff types here are fixed, dynamic and green, against fixed, ev and time of use at Electricity Ratings and dynamic, fixed and variable at Powerpeers. If an EV or prepay tariff is what you are after, the wider lists are worth a look. The clearest gap is the variable rate, which appears in the Powerpeers list.