Have you paid too much for energy?
The Amsterdam District Court and the Court of Appeal ruled that many price increases in variable energy contracts were unlawful. As a result, these price rises are invalid and you may be able to reclaim the amounts you overpaid.
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Select which energy provider(s) you have or had a variable contract with.
Why you may have paid too much for your energy bills
In 2017, energy suppliers introduced terms in variable energy contracts allowing them to change energy prices unilaterally. The District Court and the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that these price adjustment clauses are unfair and insufficiently transparent. As a customer, you must be able to clearly understand when and why tariffs change and what the financial impact will be. As this was often not the case, the price increases of variable energy contracts are invalid and you may be entitled to reclaim overpaid costs.
Energy prices in recent years have had major financial consequences:
Within one year, energy bills increased by almost 40%
In just one year, household monthly costs skyrocketed without people having any real influence over them.
510,000 households are living in energy poverty
More and more households are forced to choose between basic necessities such as groceries, healthcare, or energy.
56% of Dutch residents are afraid to turn on the heating
Uncertainty about energy bills causes stress and leaves people sitting in the cold, even during winter.
Do you own a small business with a variable energy contract? After registration, you can easily add business claims via the portal.
Calculate your potential compensation
Enter your details below to receive an estimate of how much you may have overpaid for energy.
Who is eligible to claim?
You can join the claim if you meet all of the following conditions:
You had (or still have) a variable energy contract or standard contract after 1 April 2017.
This contract was with one (or more) of the following energy suppliers:
You are 18 years or older and live in the Netherlands.
Who is eligible to claim?
You can join the claim if you meet all of the following conditions:
You had (or still have) a variable energy contract or standard contract after 1 April 2017.
This contract was with one (or more) of the following energy suppliers:
You are 18 years or older and live in the Netherlands.
How does it work?
You can join our collective action within 2 minutes:
Select your energy provider(s)
Choose the energy provider(s) with whom you had a variable or standard energy contract.
Complete your registration
Enter your details and confirm your participation via the participation agreement.
Done!
You are now part of our collective action, in which we hold the energy suppliers accountable.
Timeline
Ruling of the Amsterdam District Court
The Amsterdam District Court ruled that the price adjustment clause in Vattenfall's general terms and conditions is unfair. As a result, all price changes based on that clause are unlawful. View the ruling here.
Ruling of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday 25 March 2025 that Vattenfall's price adjustment clause in a variable energy contract is unfair. View the ruling here.
Vattenfall appeals to the Supreme Court
Vattenfall disagrees with the ruling of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal of 25 March 2025. The energy supplier has therefore lodged an appeal in cassation with the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court is the highest court for cassation proceeedings in the Netherlands. This means that the Supreme Court does not reassess all facts and circumstances. The Supreme Court only examines whether the Court of Appeal applied the law correctly and whether the procedure followed the applicable rules.
Letter to energy suppliers
The Consumer Justice Foundation has sent a letter inviting various energy suppliers to discuss settlement options.
Start of the collective action
The Consumer Justice Foundation launched a collective action against ten energy suppliers: Budget Thuis, Eneco, Energiedirect, ENGIE, Essent, Greenchoice, Greenchoice Business, Oxxio, Vandebron, and Vattenfall. Through this procedure, the foundation aims to secure compensation for customers for unlawful price changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
You are eligible if you or your business have (or previously had), since 1 April 2017, a variable energy contract or standard contract with one of the Dutch energy suppliers listed below, and the tariffs were adjusted during the term of the contract. Both current and former customers may participate. You may also register multiple contracts with different suppliers.
This action applies to contracts with the following energy suppliers: Vattenfall, Eneco, Essent, Energiedirect, Budget Thuis, Greenchoice, Greenchoice Zakelijk, ENGIE, Oxxio and Vandebron.
You can easily register for the claim via this link.
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