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Billing

Energy component

The share of the bill corresponding to the price per kWh set by the supplier, around 40 % of the total; the only competitive component, and the only one energy sharing acts on.

Also known as: pure energy component

Source: CREG

Terms used in this definition

  • Supplier
  • Energy sharing

In the same category

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  • Billing
  • Closing invoice
  • Compensation
  • Excise duties
  • Green certificate
  • Grid tariff
  • Injection tariff
  • Instalment invoice
  • Internal transfer price
  • Protected customer
  • Residual energy
  • Social tariff
  • Standing charge
  • Taxes
  • VAT

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Born from Locomotrice, a Walloon research project (2023–2026) funded by the Win2Wal programme and led by ULiège (BEMS laboratory) and CECOTEPE.

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