Press release No. 417 of 22 October 2020
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the average household price for electricity is 31.94 cent per kilowatt-hour in the first half year 2020. The average household gas price in the first half year 2020 was 5.99 cent per kilowatt-hour. Compared to the second half of the year of 2019, electricity prices rose by 6.8%, gas prices by 2.7%.
Depending on the annual consumption, the prices differ considerably. Households with an annual electricity consumption of less than 1 000 kilowatt-hour had to pay 47.52 cent per kilowatt-hour (+4.0% compared to the second half year of 2019), households with an annual consumption of more than 15 000 kilowatt-hour only 25.79 cent per kilowatt-hour (+8.8% compared to the second half year of 2019). Households with an annual gas consumption of less than 20 gigajoule had to pay 8.29 cent per kilowatt-hour (+4.9% compared to the second half year of 2019), with an annual consumption of more than 200 gigajoule the average price was 5.37 cent per kilowatt-hour (+1.7% compared to the second half year of 2019).
| Annual consumption from … to less than … | 1st half year 2020 | 2nd half year 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total price | Energy and supply | Network costs | Taxes, fees, levies and charges | Total price | |
| electricity | |||||
| Less than 1 000 kWh | 47,52 | 12,38 | 16,13 | 19,00 | 45,70 |
| 1 000 kWh – 2 500 kWh | 34,30 | 7,47 | 9,95 | 16,88 | 32,44 |
| 2 500 kWh – 5 000 kWh | 30,43 | 5,68 | 8,62 | 16,13 | 28,78 |
| 5 000 kWh – 15 000 kWh | 28,63 | 5,75 | 7,20 | 15,69 | 26,44 |
| 15 000 kWh and more | 25,79 | 4,92 | 5,93 | 14,93 | 23,70 |
| overall | 31,94 | 6,58 | 9,00 | 16,35 | 29,92 |
| gas | |||||
| Less than 20 GJ | 8,29 | 3,68 | 2,57 | 2,04 | 7,90 |
| 20 GJ – 200 GJ | 5,97 | 2,84 | 1,56 | 1,58 | 5,88 |
| 200 GJ and more | 5,37 | 2,57 | 1,32 | 1,48 | 5,28 |
| overall | 5,99 | 2,84 | 1,57 | 1,58 | 5,83 |
The average electricity price for non-housholds without value added taxes (VAT) and other recoverable taxes was 14.88 cent per kilowatt-hour (+8.5% compared to the second half year 2019). The average gas price without VAT and other recoverable taxes for non-household customers was 2.75 cent per kilowatt-hour (-12.7% compared to the second half year 2019).
| Annual consumption from … to less than … | 1st half year 2020 | 2nd half year 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total price | Energy and supply | Network costs | Taxes, fees, levies and charges | Total price | |
| electricity | |||||
| less than 20 MWh | 24,55 | 6,27 | 7,19 | 11,08 | 22,89 |
| 20 MWh - 500 MWh | 20,12 | 4,36 | 5,57 | 10,19 | 18,63 |
| 500 MWh – 2 000 MWh | 17,81 | 4,20 | 4,29 | 9,32 | 16,08 |
| 2 000 MWh – 20 000 MWh | 15,09 | 3,60 | 3,46 | 8,03 | 13,61 |
| 20 000 MWh - 70 000 MWh | 12,06 | 2,86 | 2,45 | 6,75 | 10,93 |
| 70 000 MWh – 150 000 MWh | 10,07 | 2,94 | 1,40 | 5,72 | 9,25 |
| 150 000 MWh and more | 6,43 | 2,77 | 0,65 | 3,02 | 7,68 |
| overall | 14,89 | 3,74 | 3,51 | 7,64 | 17,56 |
| gas | |||||
| less than 1 000GJ | 4,45 | 2,57 | 1,28 | 0,60 | 4,23 |
| 1 000 GJ – 10 000 GJ | 3,70 | 2,10 | 1,04 | 0,56 | 3,72 |
| 10 000 GJ – 100 000 GJ | 2,89 | 1,85 | 0,60 | 0,45 | 3,00 |
| 100 000 GJ – 1 000 000 GJ | 2,30 | 1,60 | 0,30 | 0,40 | 2,50 |
| 1 000 000 GJ – 4 000 000 GJ | 1,82 | 1,28 | 0,14 | 0,40 | 1,90 |
| 4 000 000 GJ and more | 1,71 | 1,15 | 0,12 | 0,43 | 1,83 |
| overall | 2,75 | 1,74 | 0,55 | 0,46 | 3,15 |
