ERE registration service providers compared side by side

ERE-DCvs

GridCredits

ERE-DC vs GridCredits

Below we compare ERE-DC and GridCredits on the factors that determine your net payout: commission, service costs, payout frequency and contract duration.

	ERE-DC	GridCredits
Earnings
Net per year*	€250	€271Better value
Commission	25.0%	19.0%Better value
Terms
Cancelling	Not checked	Before 1 December (1 month before year end)
After the term	Not checked	Renews automatically, one year at a time
Leaving early	Not checked	Free of charge (favourable)
Payout	Semi-annually	Quarterly, during the charging year (favourable) (Per kwartaal, na verwerking en verkoop van de geregistreerde certificaten; een vaste termijn voor de eerste uitbetaling noemt GridCredits bewust niet.)
Smart charger	Not checked	Needed
Registering party	Registered with the NEa itself	Through Joulo (take note)
Terms check	Unreadable	Read on 7 Oct 2026
Pros and points to consider
Pros	None	Highest net payout in this comparison Lowest commission in this comparison Leaving early costs nothing Paid quarterly, during the charging year Your rate is fixed for the current calendar year and never changes retroactively. Quote from the source: "Uw tarief staat vast voor het lopende kalenderjaar. Wij wijzigen het commissiepercentage niet met terugwerkende kracht."
Points to consider	Earnings model: 25% commission on your ERE proceeds Terms unreadable, so not checked Not checked whether a smart charger is needed	Earnings model: 19% commission on your ERE proceeds Registers through Joulo Business customers: the mandatory yearly audit can be charged to you separately. Quote from the source: "De auditkosten worden bepaald door die auditpartij en kunnen apart in rekening worden gebracht."

ERE-DC

GridCredits

Earnings

Net per year*

ERE-DC: €250

GridCredits: €271Better value

Commission

ERE-DC: 25.0%

GridCredits: 19.0%Better value

Terms

Cancelling

ERE-DC: Not checked

GridCredits: Before 1 December (1 month before year end)

After the term

ERE-DC: Not checked

GridCredits: Renews automatically, one year at a time

Leaving early

ERE-DC: Not checked

GridCredits: Free of charge (favourable)

Payout

ERE-DC: Semi-annually

GridCredits: Quarterly, during the charging year (favourable) (Per kwartaal, na verwerking en verkoop van de geregistreerde certificaten; een vaste termijn voor de eerste uitbetaling noemt GridCredits bewust niet.)

Smart charger

ERE-DC: Not checked

GridCredits: Needed

Registering party

ERE-DC: Registered with the NEa itself

GridCredits: Through Joulo (take note)

Terms check

ERE-DC: Unreadable

GridCredits: Read on 7 Oct 2026

Pros and points to consider

Pros

ERE-DC:

• None

GridCredits:

• Highest net payout in this comparison
• Lowest commission in this comparison
• Leaving early costs nothing
• Paid quarterly, during the charging year
• Your rate is fixed for the current calendar year and never changes retroactively. Quote from the source: "Uw tarief staat vast voor het lopende kalenderjaar. Wij wijzigen het commissiepercentage niet met terugwerkende kracht."

Points to consider

ERE-DC:

• Earnings model: 25% commission on your ERE proceeds
• Terms unreadable, so not checked
• Not checked whether a smart charger is needed

GridCredits:

• Earnings model: 19% commission on your ERE proceeds
• Registers through Joulo
• Business customers: the mandatory yearly audit can be charged to you separately. Quote from the source: "De auditkosten worden bepaald door die auditpartij en kunnen apart in rekening worden gebracht."

Same for all: service costs none · duration 1 year

Estimate based on 2,500 kWh charged per year. Adjust your own usage in the comparison tool for a personalised result.

These figures are a point-in-time snapshot and can deviate from the provider's actual current offering. Always verify the latest terms with the provider before signing up.