When you move home, you have to complete the energy transfer document. It is used to communicate your meter readings to your energy supplier. Think about it before leaving your old home or moving into your new one.
Do you have a smart meter?
Then download the special energy transfer form for smart meters.
It sets out the amount of energy taken from the grid and the amount of energy injected into the grid.
Completing the energy transfer document in 3 steps
Completing the energy transfer document in 3 steps
Download the energy transfer document on our website. Print 2 copies of it per property. One is needed for the person leaving the home and one for the next occupant.
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Before leaving your home
On your last day of occupancy, in the presence of the next occupant or your current landlord, you have to:
- Note your gas and/or electricity consumption readings on both copies of the energy transfer document
- Complete the other information (name, telephone number)
- Sign each of the 2 copies
- Keep your copy and give the second copy to the other signatory.
Before moving into your home
On your first day of occupancy, in the presence of the previous occupant or your new landlord, you have to:
- Note the gas and/or electricity consumption readings when you arrive on both copies of the energy transfer document
- Complete the other information (name, telephone number)
- Sign each of the 2 copies
- Keep your copy and give the second copy to the other signatory.
Some useful information for completing your document:
- How do I read my meter readings?
- How do I find my EAN code?
- Where can I find the meter number?
The energy transfer document does not serve to communicate the meter readings to your energy supplier. Contact your supplier by phone at the time of your move.
Don't throw away the energy transfer document! It can be useful as evidence in the event of a meter reading dispute.
Before you leave your home
Report the meter readings to your energy supplier within 7 days of your move. Your supplier will prepare and invoice a final calculation on that basis.
Before you move into your new home
Submit your meter readings to the energy supplier that you have chosen for your new address no later than on the day you move.
A tip: communicate your consumption readings promptly
You are advised to communicate the readings from your old home within 7 days of your move.
Informing your supplier promptly will avoid you having to pay for:
- the consumption of the new occupant of your old address
- the consumption of the previous occupant of your current home.
Keep this timeframe in mind when you move
Moving home is an opportunity to check which energy supplier is the most advantageous. Compare the offers of gas and electricity suppliers in Brussels with the Brusim comparison tool.