Energy

Tariff and Default Supply Agent

The same question, three price levels. What the customer hears depends on which price sheet happens to be open.

Answers price and tariff questions with references and says openly where price sheets are missing.

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Public administration

Four processes that take up the most time today

Developed in Germany · Hosted in the EU

Developed in Germany · Hosted in the EU or on-premises

Delivered together with

STACKIT Sovereign hosting in Germany, single-tenant from the first user.
Rödl Legal, tax and compliance expertise for legally sound deployment.
4P Consulting Advisory and implementation for the public sector, starting with the AI readiness assessment.

A price adjustment on 1 January ties up the advisers well into February.

The new price sheet is on the sales drive, the old one in the billing system, and the default supply prices are also on the customer portal. When a customer calls about the new unit rate, the adviser first looks for the current version, then the clause in the contract, then the annual consumption from the last bill. If the figure given differs from a colleague's answer, the case is put down for a callback.

3price levelsOld tariff, new tariff and default supply all apply side by side in January.
4storage locationsPrice sheets sit on the sales drive, in the billing system, on the portal and in customer letters.
9 minutessearching per callBy the time the valid version and the right contract clause are to hand, the call is half over.
2answers per caseBecause the first answer carried no reference, the customer calls a second time.

On the morning after the price adjustment, every call is dealt with once instead of twice, the nine minutes of searching go with it, and the case takes 50% less handling time.

The 50% reduction in handling time is the headline figure recorded for this agent. The price levels, storage locations and minutes of searching in the chain reflect a typical January in customer service; they are not measured values.

Three steps through the process.

Every price and tariff answer cites the valid price sheet; the agent openly flags any missing version, and the customer adviser decides on any tariff switch.

Determine the contract and price level

For each enquiry, the agent reads the supply relationship, the tariff and the effective date of the adjustment. It then pulls the version of the price sheet valid on that day.

Default supply electricity price sheet, version of 1 January, unit rate 41.80 ct/kWh

Back up the answer with consumption data

The agent works the question through using the recorded annual consumption and sets the old and new monthly instalments side by side. Every figure comes with its source reference.

Contract account 8104773, 2,900 kWh, instalment up from 94 to 113 euros

Pass the draft answer on for approval

The agent writes the answer in the style of the channel the question came through. If a price sheet is missing, the gap goes at the top of the draft, not hidden in the body text.

auskunft_8104773.docx with 3 references and 1 open item

What the agent does not do.

It makes no changes to the contract.

It presents the answer with references. The customer adviser books tariff switches and instalment changes in the billing system.

It does not rule on whether a price adjustment is valid.

It matches the enquiry to the contract clause and the price sheet the letter relies on. The legal department clarifies whether the adjustment was properly announced.

If a price sheet is missing from the files, it does not insert a price.

For the 1 January version of the Ökostrom Plus special contract, it states openly that it is missing from the files. Until sales adds it, this item stays blank in the draft.

Connected systems

  • Billing system
  • customer service CRM
  • customer portal

Operations

  • Deployment modelEU cloud or private cloud
  • Data processingGDPR-compliant, no model training on your data
  • Responsible teamsCustomer service, sales

The questions that come up before the first meeting.

How quickly is the Tariff and Default Supply Agent ready to use?

A pilot typically runs on your own data within 6 to 8 weeks. The agent connects to your existing systems rather than running as a separate, parallel environment.

Where is the data processed?

EU cloud or private cloud. Processing is GDPR-compliant and models are never trained on your data. Details in the Trust Center.

Where does the figure “50% less handling time” come from?

It is based on experience from comparable projects and process benchmarks, not a commitment. We work out the realistic effect for your organisation during the assessment before the pilot.

Related agents.

Intake review, case 2026/04711

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