Germany Electricity decreased 29.73 EUR/MWh or 25.69% since the beginning of 2025, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatt hour (MWh). This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Germany Electricity Price.

Germany's electricity prices is forecast to reach a two-year high of ***** euros per megawatt-hour in February 2025 before increasing to 94 euros per megawatt-hour in June the same year. Electricity prices in the country have not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Electricity price recovery German electricity prices began recovering back to pre-energy crisis levels in 2024, a period driven by a complex interplay of factors, including increased heating demand, reduced wind power generation, and water scarcity affecting hydropower production. Despite Germany's progress in renewable energy sources, with over ** percent of gross electricity generated from renewable sources in 2023, the country still relies heavily on fossil fuels. Coal and natural gas accounted for approximately ** percent of the energy mix, making Germany vulnerable to fluctuations in global fuel prices. Impact on consumers and future outlook The volatility in electricity prices has directly impacted German consumers. As of April 1, 2024, households with basic supplier contracts were paying around ** cents per kilowatt-hour, making it the most expensive option compared to other providers or special contracts. The breakdown of household electricity prices in 2023 showed that supply and margin, along with energy procurement, constituted the largest controllable components, amounting to **** and **** euro cents per kilowatt-hour, respectively. While prices have decreased since the 2022 peak, they remain higher than pre-crisis levels, underscoring the ongoing challenges in Germany's energy sector as it continues its transition towards renewable sources.

Industrial electricity prices including electricity tax reached ***** cents per kilowatt-hour in Germany, as of March 2025. Figures fluctuated during the specified timeline. The largest share of industrial electricity costs was due to energy procurement, network charges and distribution.

Germany - Electricity prices: Medium size households was EUR0.40 Kilowatt-hour in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Electricity prices: Medium size households - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Electricity prices: Medium size households reached a record high of EUR0.41 Kilowatt-hour in December of 2023 and a record low of EUR0.24 Kilowatt-hour in December of 2010.

As of April 1, 2024, commercial customers in Germany with an annual consumption of ** megawatt hours paid around **** cents per kilowatt hour of electricity. At the same time, industrial customers with an annual consumption of ** gigawatt hours paid around ** cents per kilowatt hour of electricity. Both figures had decreased compared to 2023.

Compared to 1998 (index = 100), the index value for the development of household electricity prices in Germany was *** points as of July 2023. The timeline shown here indicates that electricity prices in Germany have been growing noticeably in recent years.

Against the backdrop of climate change, continuously increasing environmental awareness among consumers and strict guidelines regarding environmental protection, energy suppliers are being forced to implement capital-intensive, technologically complex restructuring measures as part of the energy transition. This is particularly the case at the production level, but also with regard to the expansion of transmission and distribution networks. Industry revenue generated by the generation, transmission, distribution and trading of electricity grew by an average of 4.2% per year in the period from 2020 to 2025. In the current year, sales are expected to fall by 3.7% to €788.6 billion. The reason for the decline in turnover is the expected fall in electricity consumption and lower electricity prices, which are also likely to result in a slight decrease in the profit margin.With Germany phasing out nuclear power in April 2023 and coal-fired power generation by 2038, industry players have already invested continuously in the construction of wind and solar power plants and other technologies for environmentally friendly power generation in recent years. The growth in industry turnover in 2021 and 2022 is partly due to the rising electricity price and partly to the temporary increase in electricity consumption. In 2020, the increase in electricity consumption in private households was unable to offset the lower electricity demand in industry due to the pandemic. Supply chains were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and production in some manufacturing industries was temporarily curtailed or stopped completely. This in turn led to lower production volumes and a decline in electricity consumption. In 2022, the war in Ukraine contributed to an increase in electricity production costs, which were passed on to the consumer markets. At the same time, electricity consumption in industry increased. Since 2023, both prices and electricity consumption as well as industry turnover have been declining.For the period from 2025 to 2030, IBISWorld is forecasting average revenue growth of 1.9% per year to €865.2 billion. In order to remain competitive, industry players will have to invest in renewable energies, storage systems and innovative technologies in the future - including smart devices or applications that use intelligent data collection and analysis methods to ensure the most efficient energy supply possible. The power outage in Spain and Portugal in April 2025 was a warning of how crucial networking, redundancy and flexible backup mechanisms are for the stability of a modern power grid. It has been confirmed that the strong integration into the European grid, technical precautions and ongoing monitoring minimise the risk of a comparable blackout in Germany. Automatic protection systems, rapid response options and the ability to gradually rebuild the grid therefore remain key tasks for the future of the German electricity supply.

In 2024, the electricity tax for private households in Germany amounted to **** euro cents per kilowatt-hour. Energy procurement and distribution made up the largest part of the costs, at around **** euro cents per kilowatt-hour.

The prices for electricity for non-residential consumers in Germany, for an annual consumption of less than 2,000 megawatt-hours, reached a peak of 20.25 euro cents per kilowatt-hour in 2022, the highest figure reported within the indicated period. The price of electricity for an annual consumption between 20,000 and 70,000 megawatt hour also peaked in 2022, at some 19.05 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, up from roughly 13 euro cents per kilowatt-hour in the prior year.

German industrial electricity costs are made up of several components. The largest of these is a combination of energy procurement, network charges, and distribution. Thus far in 2024, this accounted for around **** percent of costs.  What is industrial electricity? Industrial electricity is an extremely broad field, covering electrical power used in production and manufacturing. These are industrial processes. Industrial electrical systems are considerably more complex than those used for residential and commercial purposes, as industrial use by definition includes different types and volumes of demand, operation, and maintenance. Systems in residential buildings require less voltage and are developed for smaller spaces. Commercial electricity is used to power the work of businesses and commercial real estate. Rising electricity prices have been an issue for industries, businesses, and private households around the world since the global energy crisis. As of 2024, commercial electricity prices were noticeably higher than industrial.   Electricity generation in Germany Various energy sources are used to generate electricity in Germany. Not all of them are renewable, or at least the complete energy transition has not happened yet. The leading sources used for electricity generation are wind, lignite (brown coal), and natural gas. Domestic production figures for the latter have been decreasing, thus consequently making Germany reliant on gas imports from other countries. 

Drivers had to pay ** cents per kilowatt hour for charging their electric car up to ** KW (AC) at a Mainova station as of 2024. In most cases, faster charging (DC) is noticeably more expensive regardless of the provider. Mainova, Stromnetz Hamburg/ Hamburg Energie, E.ON, Stadtwerke München, and Ionity rounded up the most expensive DC charging providers. Looking for the charger German EV charging stations are spread out across a variety of locations, with around ** percent located where one might expect them first – in parking lots. Significantly less were available on streets or at retail locations, which clearly signals the need to expand access in areas where drivers typically find themselves. On the other hand, the existing network is also based on demand. Currently, EV still make up a small share among passenger cars in Germany, but figures have been increasing all the same. This is definitely an area the German automotive industry wants to excel in. The accessibility of charging stations, as well as the issue of charging prices, are an integral part of the overall German EV market development. In competition with China As an electric vehicle manufacturer, Germany is up against some tough competition, with China expanding to become the largest electric car market in the world. Sales on Chinese soil are booming, and the number of electric cars in traffic is increasing as well. The charging station infrastructure in the country has extended rapidly to more than match the use of electric cars among the population. Encouragingly so, Germany has been activating an increasing number of public charging stations in the last decade. Noticeable jumps have been recorded since 2018 in particular, and even the COVID-19 pandemic did not put a brake on expansion.

Germany - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus was 121.30 points in April of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Germany - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus reached a record high of 121.30 points in April of 2025 and a record low of 80.30 points in January of 2000.

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In July 2023, the index value for industrial electricity prices in Germany was *** points. Figures refer to medium-voltage industrial networks with annual electricity consumption from 160 to 20,000 megawatt hours.

The production of electrified vehicles by domestic car manufacturers has picked up noticeably in the last five years, even though the earnings situation of industry participants remained tense throughout the past five-year period due to high development and production costs and the still lower unit volumes compared to the production of conventionally powered cars. With the introduction of new vehicle models and the technological improvement of alternative drive technologies, the sales and turnover figures of industry participants rose extremely dynamically, especially in the first half of the past five-year period. This development was strongly supported by the tightening of EU emission limits for manufacturer fleets and generous purchase incentives for low- or zero-emission vehicles in the leading sales markets of North America and Europe. In the second half of the period, sales of electric cars came to a temporary standstill with the tightening of subsidy conditions and the reduction of subsidy premiums in important export markets such as the USA and France. In Germany, the abrupt discontinuation of the environmental bonus in December 2023 reduced the price appeal of electric vehicles and led to great uncertainty among consumers in the short term, which manifested itself in significantly lower sales figures in 2024. Overall, industry sales have grown at an average rate of 19.9% per year over the past five years.The current year is also likely to be characterised by light and shade. On the one hand, consumer interest in alternative drive systems is likely to increase again in Europe after the weak year of 2024, although manufacturers will probably have to discount prices to a certain extent in order to get closer to their fleet limits through increased sales of electric cars. The trade policy of the new US government is creating additional uncertainty. As the USA is the most important export market for German-made electric vehicles after Europe, the imposition of additional import duties of 25% threatens industry players with considerable losses in their export business. The turnover of electric vehicle manufacturers is expected to increase to 56.7 billion euros in the current year. This corresponds to an increase of 6.8% compared to the previous year.Over the next five years, IBISWorld expects an average annual increase in turnover of 8.8% and industry turnover of 86.5 billion euros by 2030. The industry is expected to continue to grow in the long term in the coming years despite the burdens resulting from the customs conflict with the USA. The reason for this development is the further tightening of EU fleet limits, despite the currently emerging postponement of the regular reduction in limits originally planned for 2025. Further developments in vehicle software and battery technology as well as cost reductions in the area of battery production should further increase the attractiveness of electric vehicles, while the earnings situation should improve in the long term due to increasing unit numbers.

The electrical installation sector has developed positively over the past five years. The most important growth driver was the good construction industry until 2022, which experienced a strong upturn due to high demand for housing even during the pandemic. Only in 2023, when the European key interest rate was raised again for the first time since 2016 after a period of low interest rate policy and reached a high of 4.5% to combat rising inflation, did construction activity in Germany slow down significantly. This also had a negative impact on growth in the sector. Despite the slowdown in construction activity, turnover in the electrical installation sector has risen by an average of 3.4% per year to 47 billion euros over the last five years. This development is primarily due to the nationwide efforts towards the energy transition and the favourable construction climate at the beginning of the five-year period. A slight decline of 1% is expected in the current year. The order situation is likely to decline slightly in view of the gloomy business climate and lower consumer confidence. Profit margins are currently likely to fall slightly due to increased price competition within the industry.The industry is also likely to continue to grow in the next five years, albeit at a slightly slower rate than in the past five years. Turnover is expected to increase by an average of 3% per year to 54.5 billion euros in 2030. Technological change and rising energy costs will prompt private households and companies to upgrade or renew their existing infrastructure. For example, intelligent sensors can be used to exploit optimisation potential in order to reduce electricity consumption. Smart homes will play an important role here. In addition, the topic of renewable energies is increasingly coming into focus and offers growth potential. For example, photovoltaic systems are increasingly being installed in private households. Electrical installers can benefit from this as they install these systems. On the other hand, the increasing shortage of skilled labour poses a risk to growth in the sector in the coming years. If electrical companies have difficulties finding qualified employees, they will not be able to offer their full range of services. This leads to bottlenecks and delays that could hinder growth in the future.

In February 2023, the electric locomotive price amounted to $3.1M per unit (FOB, Germany), falling by -16.6% against the previous month.

Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: MS: PC: Electric Appliance for Personal Care data was reported at 0.440 Per 1000 in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.440 Per 1000 for 2023. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: MS: PC: Electric Appliance for Personal Care data is updated yearly, averaging 0.490 Per 1000 from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2024, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.510 Per 1000 in 2019 and a record low of 0.440 Per 1000 in 2024. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: MS: PC: Electric Appliance for Personal Care data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.I032: Consumer Price Index: Weights: Annual.

Ireland, Italy, and Germany had some of the highest household electricity prices worldwide, as of March 2025. At the time, Irish households were charged around 0.45 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour, while in Italy, the price stood at 0.43 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. By comparison, in Russia, residents paid almost 10 times less. What is behind electricity prices? Electricity prices vary widely across the world and sometimes even within a country itself, depending on factors like infrastructure, geography, and politically determined taxes and levies. For example, in Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden, taxes constitute a significant portion of residential end-user electricity prices. Reliance on fossil fuel imports Meanwhile, thanks to their great crude oil and natural gas production output, countries like Iran, Qatar, and Russia enjoy some of the cheapest electricity prices in the world. Here, the average household pays less than 0.1 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. In contrast, countries heavily reliant on fossil fuel imports for electricity generation are more vulnerable to market price fluctuations.

France Electricity decreased 4.49 EUR/MWh or 6.43% since the beginning of 2025, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatt hour (MWh). This dataset includes a chart with historical data for France Electricity Price.