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Electricity Prices in Germany

In the first half of 2026, households in Germany paid 36.18 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. The household price in Germany ranks 1st dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 34.0% of the household price in Germany in the first half of 2026: 23.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 12.30 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Germany paid 24.77 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2026

  • In the first half of 2026, households in Germany paid 36.18 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 34.0% of the household price in Germany in the first half of 2026: 23.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 12.30 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The household price in Germany ranks 1st dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the household price in Germany was 38.69 euro cents/kWh, 33.6% higher than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in Germany is 5.7% lower than a year earlier and 13.3% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Germany paid 24.77 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 36.5% of the medium sized business price in Germany in the first half of 2026: 15.72 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.05 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in Germany ranks 6th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the medium sized business price in Germany was 27.22 euro cents/kWh, 23.4% higher than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in Germany is 9.8% lower than a year earlier and 10.6% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • Eurostat marks the medium sized business price for Germany in the first half of 2026 as provisional.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in Germany, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included36.18 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes30.41 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies23.88 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price34.0%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first1 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier-5.7%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+13.3%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 34.0% of the price in the first half of 2026: 23.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 12.30 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Germany: households electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in Germany from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 36.18 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 12.50 25.00 37.50 50.00 H1 2007H1 2011H1 2015H1 2019H1 2023
Electricity price for households in Germany from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 36.18 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Germany: households electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H1 200712.27 euro cents/kWh7.98 euro cents/kWh20.25 euro cents/kWh
H2 200712.79 euro cents/kWh8.26 euro cents/kWh21.05 euro cents/kWh
H1 200812.99 euro cents/kWh8.49 euro cents/kWh21.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 200813.41 euro cents/kWh8.54 euro cents/kWh21.95 euro cents/kWh
H1 200914.01 euro cents/kWh8.81 euro cents/kWh22.82 euro cents/kWh
H2 200913.59 euro cents/kWh9.35 euro cents/kWh22.94 euro cents/kWh
H1 201013.81 euro cents/kWh9.94 euro cents/kWh23.75 euro cents/kWh
H2 201013.70 euro cents/kWh10.68 euro cents/kWh24.38 euro cents/kWh
H1 201114.06 euro cents/kWh11.22 euro cents/kWh25.28 euro cents/kWh
H2 201113.95 euro cents/kWh11.36 euro cents/kWh25.31 euro cents/kWh
H1 201214.41 euro cents/kWh11.54 euro cents/kWh25.95 euro cents/kWh
H2 201214.32 euro cents/kWh12.44 euro cents/kWh26.76 euro cents/kWh
H1 201314.93 euro cents/kWh14.26 euro cents/kWh29.19 euro cents/kWh
H2 201314.89 euro cents/kWh14.32 euro cents/kWh29.21 euro cents/kWh
H1 201414.35 euro cents/kWh15.46 euro cents/kWh29.81 euro cents/kWh
H2 201414.40 euro cents/kWh15.34 euro cents/kWh29.74 euro cents/kWh
H1 201514.31 euro cents/kWh15.20 euro cents/kWh29.51 euro cents/kWh
H2 201514.27 euro cents/kWh15.19 euro cents/kWh29.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 201613.88 euro cents/kWh15.81 euro cents/kWh29.69 euro cents/kWh
H2 201613.82 euro cents/kWh15.95 euro cents/kWh29.77 euro cents/kWh
H1 201713.89 euro cents/kWh16.59 euro cents/kWh30.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 201713.83 euro cents/kWh16.65 euro cents/kWh30.48 euro cents/kWh
H1 201813.79 euro cents/kWh16.08 euro cents/kWh29.87 euro cents/kWh
H2 201813.78 euro cents/kWh16.22 euro cents/kWh30.00 euro cents/kWh
H1 201914.73 euro cents/kWh16.15 euro cents/kWh30.88 euro cents/kWh
H2 201913.21 euro cents/kWh15.57 euro cents/kWh28.78 euro cents/kWh
H1 202014.30 euro cents/kWh16.13 euro cents/kWh30.43 euro cents/kWh
H2 202014.51 euro cents/kWh15.55 euro cents/kWh30.06 euro cents/kWh
H1 202115.62 euro cents/kWh16.31 euro cents/kWh31.93 euro cents/kWh
H2 202115.96 euro cents/kWh16.38 euro cents/kWh32.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 202218.99 euro cents/kWh13.80 euro cents/kWh32.79 euro cents/kWh
H2 202223.33 euro cents/kWh10.24 euro cents/kWh33.57 euro cents/kWh
H1 202329.73 euro cents/kWh11.52 euro cents/kWh41.25 euro cents/kWh
H2 202328.82 euro cents/kWh11.38 euro cents/kWh40.20 euro cents/kWh
H1 202428.06 euro cents/kWh11.45 euro cents/kWh39.51 euro cents/kWh
H2 202427.97 euro cents/kWh11.46 euro cents/kWh39.43 euro cents/kWh
H1 202525.98 euro cents/kWh12.37 euro cents/kWh38.35 euro cents/kWh
H2 202526.25 euro cents/kWh12.44 euro cents/kWh38.69 euro cents/kWh
H1 202623.88 euro cents/kWh12.30 euro cents/kWh36.18 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Germany, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included24.77 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes20.58 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies15.72 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price36.5%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first6 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier-9.8%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+10.6%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 36.5% of the price in the first half of 2026: 15.72 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.05 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation. Eurostat marks the medium sized business price for Germany in the first half of 2026 as provisional.

Germany: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Germany from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 24.77 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 7.50 15.00 22.50 30.00 H1 2007H1 2011H1 2015H1 2019H1 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Germany from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 24.77 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Germany: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H1 20078.57 euro cents/kWh4.53 euro cents/kWh13.10 euro cents/kWh
H2 20078.94 euro cents/kWh4.59 euro cents/kWh13.53 euro cents/kWh
H1 20089.29 euro cents/kWh4.81 euro cents/kWh14.10 euro cents/kWh
H2 20089.51 euro cents/kWh4.77 euro cents/kWh14.28 euro cents/kWh
H1 20099.75 euro cents/kWh5.30 euro cents/kWh15.05 euro cents/kWh
H2 20099.58 euro cents/kWh5.57 euro cents/kWh15.15 euro cents/kWh
H1 20109.21 euro cents/kWh5.86 euro cents/kWh15.07 euro cents/kWh
H2 20109.14 euro cents/kWh6.48 euro cents/kWh15.62 euro cents/kWh
H1 20119.00 euro cents/kWh7.68 euro cents/kWh16.68 euro cents/kWh
H2 20118.99 euro cents/kWh7.63 euro cents/kWh16.62 euro cents/kWh
H1 20128.95 euro cents/kWh8.08 euro cents/kWh17.03 euro cents/kWh
H2 20128.78 euro cents/kWh8.49 euro cents/kWh17.27 euro cents/kWh
H1 20138.60 euro cents/kWh10.19 euro cents/kWh18.79 euro cents/kWh
H2 20139.05 euro cents/kWh9.97 euro cents/kWh19.02 euro cents/kWh
H1 20148.44 euro cents/kWh12.27 euro cents/kWh20.71 euro cents/kWh
H2 20148.08 euro cents/kWh11.84 euro cents/kWh19.92 euro cents/kWh
H1 20158.09 euro cents/kWh11.70 euro cents/kWh19.79 euro cents/kWh
H2 20158.13 euro cents/kWh11.47 euro cents/kWh19.60 euro cents/kWh
H1 20167.88 euro cents/kWh11.86 euro cents/kWh19.74 euro cents/kWh
H2 20167.93 euro cents/kWh11.65 euro cents/kWh19.58 euro cents/kWh
H1 20177.61 euro cents/kWh12.30 euro cents/kWh19.91 euro cents/kWh
H2 20177.86 euro cents/kWh11.99 euro cents/kWh19.85 euro cents/kWh
H1 20187.71 euro cents/kWh11.96 euro cents/kWh19.67 euro cents/kWh
H2 20187.80 euro cents/kWh12.07 euro cents/kWh19.87 euro cents/kWh
H1 20198.55 euro cents/kWh11.81 euro cents/kWh20.36 euro cents/kWh
H2 20197.18 euro cents/kWh12.71 euro cents/kWh19.89 euro cents/kWh
H1 20208.49 euro cents/kWh13.31 euro cents/kWh21.80 euro cents/kWh
H2 20208.85 euro cents/kWh12.96 euro cents/kWh21.81 euro cents/kWh
H1 20219.08 euro cents/kWh13.31 euro cents/kWh22.39 euro cents/kWh
H2 20219.67 euro cents/kWh13.31 euro cents/kWh22.98 euro cents/kWh
H1 202215.12 euro cents/kWh11.04 euro cents/kWh26.16 euro cents/kWh
H2 202217.82 euro cents/kWh7.42 euro cents/kWh25.24 euro cents/kWh
H1 202319.04 euro cents/kWh7.87 euro cents/kWh26.91 euro cents/kWh
H2 202318.90 euro cents/kWh7.81 euro cents/kWh26.71 euro cents/kWh
H1 202419.76 euro cents/kWh8.22 euro cents/kWh27.98 euro cents/kWh
H2 202420.10 euro cents/kWh8.24 euro cents/kWh28.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 202518.28 euro cents/kWh9.17 euro cents/kWh27.45 euro cents/kWh
H2 202518.28 euro cents/kWh8.94 euro cents/kWh27.22 euro cents/kWh
H1 202615.72 euro cents/kWh9.05 euro cents/kWh24.77 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in Germany: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in Germany?

In the first half of 2026, households in Germany paid 36.18 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 34.0% of the household price in Germany in the first half of 2026: 23.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 12.30 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Germany ranks 1st dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in Germany?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Germany paid 24.77 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 36.5% of the medium sized business price in Germany in the first half of 2026: 15.72 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.05 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Germany ranks 6th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in Germany dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in Germany was 38.69 euro cents/kWh, 33.6% higher than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.