ACM warns of misleading home battery ads

1 week, 6 days ago

Regulator reprimands holiday bidding site for hidden costs

NL Times

Dutch regulator Authority for Consumers and Markets has mandated changes to Reizendeals.nl, requiring the travel auction site to provide clearer pricing information to consumers. To comply with consumer protection laws, Reizendeals.nl is now required to display the total price, including all mandatory charges, before consumers place final bids. ACM board member Manon Leijten emphasized the importance of transparency, stating, “Travel …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Solar panel owners face new payment system from 2027

Dutch News

As expected, MPs have voted in favour of ending the way in which households with solar panels are paid for the excess electricity they produce and feed back into the grid from January 2027. “We can now focus on the future and work towards encouraging people to use more of the electricity that they produce,” said Nold Jaeger, a spokesman …

Solar Solar Panels Panel Solar Panel Owners

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Curious about adding solar power to your home? Watch out for scams

Salon

I'm a relatively eco-conscious person. "Home solar is one of the only power plants that will fit on your roof, generate electricity without causing pollution and use fuel that is free and abundant for everyone," said my former colleague Gene Rodrigues, who is now the assistant secretary for electricity for the U.S. Department of Energy. An indecent proposal My husband, …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

D-Reizen, Prisvrij still misleading consumers with travel offers: Consumers' Association

NL Times

D-Reizen and Prijsvrij are still misleading consumers with special offers on travel packages, the Consumentenbond reported after a follow-up investigation into travel packages that turn out pricier than advertised. Other travel organizations in the Netherlands have made improvements since the consumers’ association’s previous warning. “A large part of the sold-out trips and incorrect offers still appeared on the sites.” “It …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Consumer authority looks again at fees for solar panel owners

Dutch News

The Dutch consumers authority ACM says it is again looking at the fees which solar panel owners have to pay to deliver excess electricity back to the national grid. The ACM earlier looked into the fees charged by the four biggest energy suppliers and concluded that they were not unreasonable, given the costs that the companies make. The previous government …

Solar Panel Owners

4 months, 1 week ago

Rooftop solar has a fraud problem. The industry is working to build back trust

NPR

Rooftop solar has a fraud problem. We don't want people deceived, though,” says Adam Welle, a lawyer with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office who is pursuing a case against solar financing companies. Sponsor Message Milz says Graysquare Solar didn’t even appear in court to defend itself, “Actions speak louder than words.” The finance company involved in the Minto case, Solar …

Fraud Industry Companies Fees Case Solar Minnesota

4 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea to require EV makers to disclose battery brands after fire, media report says

Hindustan Times

SEOUL, - South Korea plans to require electric vehicle makers to disclose the brand of batteries in cars due to safety concerns after a vehicle in an underground parking lot caught fire, causing extensive damage, a newspaper reported on Thursday. South Korea to require EV makers to disclose battery brands after fire, media report says The transport ministry intended to …

South Korea South Report Korea Media Report

9 months, 1 week ago

False range claims will come back to bite EV makers

China Daily

Visitors take pictures of the Yangwang U8 off-roader on April 10, 2023, which will be the first model to feature BYD's smart Yunnian-P vehicle control system. EV companies are actually using a theoretical endurance mileage per charge to mislead consumers into believing that their EVs can really drive that far. The EV makers are obliged to tell their consumers the …

China Industry Consumers

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Consumer group warns holiday firms over hidden charges

Dutch News

The Dutch consumer association Consumentenbond has warned Dutch operators it will take legal action if they continue to place “misleading adverts” for holidays on their websites. In other cases, airports were not named which could mean “you end up flying from Dusseldorf and return to Brussels,” spokeswoman Babs van der Staak told broadcaster NOS. “Then try and get home in …

Dutch Consumentenbond Holiday Firms

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Consumer group warns holiday firms over hidden charges

Dutch News

The Dutch consumer association Consumentenbond has warned Dutch operators it will take legal action if they continue to place “misleading adverts” for holidays on their websites. In other cases, airports were not named which could mean “you end up flying from Dusseldorf and return to Brussels,” spokeswoman Babs van der Staak told broadcaster NOS. “Then try and get home in …

Dutch Consumentenbond Holiday Firms

11 months ago

Households could get solar panel subscription under new government trial

The Telegraph

Households could install solar panels on a subscription model as part of a trial backed by the Government to encourage the uptake of green technology. Among them is Sunsave, a London-based company, that will receive £2 million funding to trial a scheme offering households solar panels for a monthly payment, similar to a mobile phone, rather than an upfront sum. …

Solar Panel Trial Households

1 year ago

Dutch households switching to fixed energy contracts as price ceiling ends

NL Times

The number of people switching energy providers is increasing in the Netherlands, as reported by consumer organization Vastelastenbond on Thursday. With the government's support measure ending in 2024, households with variable energy contracts exceeding the price ceiling will lose governmental protection. Research from the Authority for Consumers & Markets shows a growing preference for fixed-rate energy contracts among Dutch consumers. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

New warnings issued over fraudulent webshops ahead of holiday season

NL Times

As the holiday season approaches, the Dutch consumer organizations again urged Netherlands residents to be wary of dodgy online stores. In the hope of reducing the number of victims, the organizations have launched a campaign: “First check reviews, then order.” The police’s National Internet Fraud Reporting Center expects over 40,000 reports of purchase and sales fraud this year. About 14,000 …

Online Review

1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch consumer watchdog investigating low savings interest rates at Dutch banks

NL Times

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets announced on Monday that it will conduct an investigation into the development of savings interest rates and competition in the Dutch savings market. According to the consumer watchdog, there are indications that Dutch consumers benefit only to a limited extent from the increased interest rates in the European market. The Ministry of Finance …

Consumer Market Dutch Savings Interest Rates European Savings Interest Rates

1 year, 2 months ago

Home seekers, sellers expect more overbidding on Dutch housing market: Funda

NL Times

Both potential buyers and sellers in the Dutch housing market expect overbidding to increase in the coming period, reported Funda, the Netherlands’ main site for people looking to buy or sell a home. 60 percent of Funda’s respondents said that the current housing supply is very limited - a perception that may increase overbidding as home seekers become desperate to …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Renewable energy accounts for 46% of Dutch electricity

Dutch News

Almost half the electricity generated in the Netherlands in the first six months of this year came from natural sources such as the wind and sun, national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. The Dutch markets authority ACM said on Wednesday it expected households will have to pay an extra €8 a month next year in energy transport costs as …

Energy Dutch

1 year, 3 months ago

Renewable energy accounts for 46% of Dutch electricity

Dutch News

Almost half the electricity generated in the Netherlands in the first six months of this year came from natural sources such as the wind and sun, national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. The Dutch markets authority ACM said on Wednesday it expected households will have to pay an extra €8 a month next year in energy transport costs as …

Energy Dutch

1 year, 3 months ago

Consumers should question sustainability claims, says ACM

Dutch News

The Dutch consumer authority ACM is launching a campaign to stamp out greenwashing, by making sure companies stop claiming to be more sustainable than they really are. The authority on Monday launched a new campaign on social media aimed at helping consumers assess the validity of claims made by companies, who talk about their products being the “sustainable choice” or …

Claims Sustainability Claims

1 year, 7 months ago

Energy companies misleading customers looking for cheaper contracts: ACM

NL Times

Energy companies are increasingly misleading consumers looking for cheaper energy bills. “Unfortunately, with the energy market getting going, we are seeing an increase in the number of reports of aggressive and misleading recruitment for new energy contracts,” said Edwin van Houten, consumer director at the ACM. “We are investigating companies that we receive a lot of complaints about.” For a …

Energy Contract Van Houten

1 year, 9 months ago

British Gas ramps up solar panel and home checks plans

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. British Gas said it would be offering customers free …

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2 years, 2 months ago

False pricing at Albert Heijn, Jumbo prompts warning from consumer advocates

NL Times

A sign at Albert Heijn advertises Duracell AA batteries for 5.39 euros. The consumer protection organization sent "mystery shoppers" to Albert Heijn, Lidl, Aldi, Jumbo and Plus to investigate whether the supermarkets were following through with advertised offers. They found that Jumbo, Albert Heijn and Plus tended to overcharge at the checkout for items that were advertised in the store …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Watchdog reprimands two energy companies for misleading sustainability claims

NL Times

Energy suppliers Greenchoice and Vattenfall misled consumers with their claims about sustainability, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets announced. Consumers who want to make sustainable choices must be able to trust the claims that companies put on their websites are correct,” the ACM said. Greenchoice will no longer use statements like “greenest energy movement in Netherlands” and “largest purchaser …

Energy Companies Greenchoice

2 years, 2 months ago

Calls for better consumer protections intensify as complaints over shoddy solar panels soar

ABC

The body representing household and small business power users is pushing for greater safeguards to protect consumers from faulty solar panels and misleading advice, amid a spike in complaints over dodgy installations. Key points: An energy consumers lobby has launched a campaign to better protect customers The move comes following a "flood" of complaints over solar panels Regulators have limited …

Energy Consumer Complaints Electric Vehicles Need Eca Solar Panels

2 years, 3 months ago

Energy companies unreachable as customers flood client services departments

NL Times

Customers are struggling to reach their energy companies with questions about their skyrocketing rates, BNR reports. The consumer association Consumentenbond received hundreds of complaints and twice reported energy companies to regulator ACM. Energy companies told BNR their customer services are flooded with “the many questions about rising energy prices.” Eneco is getting over 2,000 calls per day. We didn’t get …

Energy Companies Waiting Times Energy Companies Bnr

2 years, 5 months ago

As EVs go mainstream, a rush for share of home charger market

The Hindu

According to a Reuters analysis, more than 100 companies in Europe offer home EV chargers and there are more than 50 such companies in the United States. "We're in this because we think it's going to be a huge market," said David Martell, chief executive of recently formed British EV home charger startup EVIOS. "The first battle will be over …

Europe Market Power Companies Million Owners Chargers

2 years, 11 months ago

Markets watchdog warns district heating firms about price rises

Dutch News

District heating suppliers have been warned not to put up the price of their services by more than 67% next year by markets regulator ACM. District heating companies are allowed by law to put up their prices in line with the cost of gas, but the ACM has told firms not to increase their charges by the maximum amount. Consumers …

Maximum Price

2 years, 11 months ago

Markets watchdog warns district heating firms about price rises

Dutch News

District heating suppliers have been warned not to put up the price of their services by more than 67% next year by markets regulator ACM. District heating companies are allowed by law to put up their prices in line with the cost of gas, but the ACM has told firms not to increase their charges by the maximum amount. Consumers …

Maximum Price

3 years, 3 months ago

Going solar? Here are some things to think about

Dutch News

Some one million households in the Netherlands now have solar panels on their roof and solar energy is an increasingly important part of the Dutch energy mix. Solar panels need more than a roof You also need to have a suitable location for the transformer – the equipment does not like to get too hot, for example. Financial help Cheap …

Energy Solar Solar Panels Panels Roof Your Roof

3 years, 3 months ago

Going solar? Here are some things to think about

Dutch News

Some one million households in the Netherlands now have solar panels on their roof and solar energy is an increasingly important part of the Dutch energy mix. Solar panels need more than a roof You also need to have a suitable location for the transformer – the equipment does not like to get too hot, for example. Financial help Cheap …

Energy Solar Solar Panels Panels Roof Your Roof

3 years, 4 months ago

Solar panel installations are growing, but consumers have little recourse if things go wrong

ABC

Just two short years after Wayne Minett forked out $12,000 for solar panels, he made the tough call to rip them off the roof. "The power provider said: 'Your inverter is not working, there's no power coming back to the grid'," Mr Minett said. "I was getting angry, Wayne's getting angry, and I'm suggesting to ring up so-and-so and he …

Energy Consumer Solar Ombudsman Help Solar Panels Sam

3 years, 5 months ago

Consumer authority targets website housing scammers after complaints pile up

Dutch News

The Dutch consumers authority has launched an investigation into fraudulent rental housing sites which offer properties which are often not available or don’t exist at all. ‘It is very difficult for consumers to find a suitable rental house and some rental housing websites are abusing the situation,’ the ACM’s consumer affairs director Edwin van Houten said. We are now looking …

Consumer Housing Website Sites

3 years, 5 months ago

Consumer authority targets website housing scammers after complaints pile up

Dutch News

The Dutch consumers authority has launched an investigation into fraudulent rental housing sites which offer properties which are often not available or don’t exist at all. ‘It is very difficult for consumers to find a suitable rental house and some rental housing websites are abusing the situation,’ the ACM’s consumer affairs director Edwin van Houten said. We are now looking …

Consumer Housing Website Sites

3 years, 7 months ago

Matt put a solar power battery on his bike shop. He won't put one on his home and policy is to blame

ABC

Matt King reckons "batteries are the way of the future". Key points: Just 4.4 per cent of the Australian homes with solar have household batteries too Regulators say excess solar is becoming a problem Disincentives could see more homes install batteries His reason for not installing one on his home highlights how much energy policy, subsidies and basic household economics …

Energy Market Renewable Energy Power Solar Panels Territory Darwin

4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Allow Sales of Electric Vehicles Without Batteries to Reduce Upfront Cost: Details Here

News 18

The government on Wednesday said it has allowed the sale and registration of electric vehicles without pre-fitted batteries, a move which will reduce the upfront cost of these vehicles. "The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has allowed registration of electric vehicles without pre-fitted batteries. In a letter to Transport Secretaries of all the States and UTs, the ministry has …

Vehicles Electric Vehicles Cost Vehicle Electric Upfront Cost Transport Secretaries

4 years, 4 months ago

MoRTH allows the sale of electric vehicles without batteries: Everything you need to know

India Today

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified an addition to the existing electric vehicle policy, which will now allow the sale and registration of electric vehicles without a pre-fitted battery. As per the notification, the prototype vehicle will still require a road-worthiness approval from anointed test agencies, as per Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicle Act Rules …

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