Between 2010 and 2013, there was a noticeable increase in the price of electricity for households in Germany. At the start of the decade households using between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh paid less than 24 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, while households using between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh paid more per kilowatt-hour. Prices for households using between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh peaked in the first half of 2019 at 34.53 euro cents. Prices for households using between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh reached a peak at 30.88 euro cents in the first half of 2019. By the second half of 2020, German households consuming between 1.000 and 5.000 kHw payed over 30 euro cents per kilowatt-hour.
Electricity prices worldwide
Germany is one of the most expensive countries worldwide for electricity supply. In 2018, German customers were charged 0.33 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. Although production is cheap, additional taxes and fees increase the final cost. The renewable surcharge is one of such additional fees hiking up end costs. In 2019, this surcharge made up 21 percent of the final composition of power prices for German households. This levy is to support Germany’s renewables expansion, such as wind, solar, biomass and hydropower installations.
Electricity prices for households in Germany from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually
(in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
1.000-2.500 kWh
2.500-5.000 kWH
2020 S2
33.43
30.06
2020 S1
34.3
30.43
2019 S2
32.44
28.78
2019 S1
34.53
30.88
2018 S2
33.42
30
2018 S1
33.22
29.87
2017 S2
33.61
30.48
2017 S1
33.62
30.48
2016 S2
32.97
29.77
2016 S1
32.63
29.69
2015 S2
32.07
29.46
2015 S1
32.12
29.51
2014 S2
32.3
29.74
2014 S1
32.28
29.81
2013 S2
31.76
29.21
2013 S1
31.69
29.19
2012 S2
29.27
26.76
2012 S1
28.44
25.95
2011 S2
27.77
25.31
2011 S1
27.74
25.28
2010 S2
26.95
24.38
2010 S1
26.22
23.75
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Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT. Band-DB (Small): annual consumption between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh Band-DC (Medium): annual consumption between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh.
The published data are national average prices over a period over 6 months. Semester 1 prices are average prices between 1st January and 30th June of each year, semester 2 prices are average prices between 1st July and 31st December of each year.
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Eurostat. (April 16, 2021). Electricity prices for households in Germany from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418078/electricity-prices-for-households-in-germany/
Eurostat. "Electricity prices for households in Germany from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) ." Chart. April 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418078/electricity-prices-for-households-in-germany/
Eurostat. (2021). Electricity prices for households in Germany from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418078/electricity-prices-for-households-in-germany/
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Eurostat, Electricity prices for households in Germany from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418078/electricity-prices-for-households-in-germany/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
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