In 2024, net network charges accounted for around 27 percent of the electricity retail price for household customers in Germany. A further 16 percent of the price went to VAT and almost 5 percent to electricity taxes.
Cost breakdown of electricity retail price for household customers in Germany in 2024
Characteristic
Share in electricity price
Energy purchase
33.9%
Net network charge
26.9%
VAT
16%
Energy procurement, supply and margin
9.6%
Electricity tax
4.9%
Concession fee
3.9%
Offshore grid surcharge
1.6%
Surcharge under section 19 Electricity Grid Ordnance
Average volume-weighted prices across all contract categories (default supply; non-default supply; contract with a supplier other than the local default supplier) as at April 1, 2023. EEG = Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz (Renewable Energy Sources Act); KWKG = Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsgesetz (Combined Heat and Power Generation Act)
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Federal Network Agency, & Bundeskartellamt. (November 27, 2024). Cost breakdown of electricity retail price for household customers in Germany in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346359/electricity-household-prices-composition-germany/
Federal Network Agency, und Bundeskartellamt. "Cost breakdown of electricity retail price for household customers in Germany in 2024 ." Chart. November 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346359/electricity-household-prices-composition-germany/
Federal Network Agency, Bundeskartellamt. (2024). Cost breakdown of electricity retail price for household customers in Germany in 2024 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346359/electricity-household-prices-composition-germany/
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