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Photovoltaic Library (PDF) – Image: Xpert.Digital / Benvenuto Cellini|Shutterstock.com

Large PDF library: Market monitoring and market intelligence on the subject of photovoltaics.

Data is viewed at regular intervals and checked for relevance. This usually brings together some interesting information and documentation, which we combine into a PDF presentation: our own data analyzes and marketing intelligence as well as external market observations.

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Households – electricity prices in Germany – Image: Xpert.Digital

As of April 1, 2019, household customers in Germany paid an average of 33.8 cents per kilowatt hour of electricity in the basic supply tariff. As of 2016, the stated electricity prices correspond to an annual electricity purchase of between 2,500 and 5,000 kilowatt hours.

Electricity prices in a 3-person household

In a sample household with an electricity consumption of 3,500 kilowatt hours, three people in Germany paid an average of 91.50 euros per month for electricity (as of January 2020). The electricity price for private individuals was largely made up of the factors network fees, procurement & sales and the EEG surcharge. The latter finances the expansion of renewable energies in Germany.

Electricity prices in a country comparison

With an annual consumption of 2,500 to 5,000 kilowatt hours, Germany ranked first in the EU in terms of household electricity prices. Electricity was cheapest in Bulgarian households. Even in a global comparison, Germany was one of the countries with the highest electricity prices for households. Likewise, when looking at the index values ​​for the development of household electricity prices, it becomes clear that electricity prices in Germany continue to rise.

Electricity prices* for household customers in Germany from 2010 to 2020 (in euro cents per kilowatt hour)

Quantity-weighted averages. Until 2015, electricity prices correspond to an annual electricity purchase of around 3,500 kilowatt hours. As of 2016, electricity prices correspond to an annual electricity purchase of between 2,500 and 5,000 kilowatt hours.

The values ​​before 2020 were taken from the previous year's publications.

Households – electricity prices in EU countries – Image: Xpert.Digital

The statistics show the electricity prices for household customers in the EU-27 countries in 2020. The electricity price for private households in Denmark in 2020 was around 28.26 cents per kilowatt hour with an annual consumption of 2,500 to 5,000 kilowatt hours.

Electricity prices* for households in the EU-27 countries in 2020 (in euro cents per kilowatt hour)

As of: May 2021. Including all taxes. The key figures are annual averages.

Annual consumption 1,000 kWh < 2,500 kWh

• Germany – 33.87 cents
• Denmark – 30.80 cents
• Ireland – 30.22 cents
• Belgium – 29.68 cents
• Spain – 28.64 cents
• Austria – 25.39 cents
• Italy – 24.69 cents
• Finland – 24.05 cents
• Czech Republic – 23.74 cents
• Luxembourg – 23.57 cents
• Portugal – 23.53 cents
• France – 22.84 cents
• Sweden – 20.77 cents
• Cyprus – 20.42 cents
• Slovakia – 19.29 cents
• Slovenia – 18.71 cents
• Latvia – 18.14 cents
• Greece – 17.02 cents
• Poland – 16.08 cents
• Malta – 14.75 cents
• Romania – 14.60 cents
• Estonia – 14 cents
• Croatia – 13.98 cents
• Lithuania – 13.97 cents
• Hungary – 11.29 cents
• Bulgaria – 10.19 cents
• Netherlands – 5.45 cents

Annual consumption 2,500 kWh < 5,000 kWh

• Germany – 30.25 cents
• Denmark – 28.26 cents
• Ireland – 25.15 cents
• Belgium – 27.47 cents
• Spain – 22.69 cents
• Austria – 21.39 cents
• Italy – 21.90 cents
• Finland – 17.57 cents
• Czech Republic – 18.18 cents
• Luxembourg – 19.86 cents
• Portugal – 21.27 cents
• France – 19.26 cents
• Sweden – 17.72 cents
• Cyprus – 19.16 cents
• Slovakia – 17.05 cents
• Slovenia – 15.71 cents
• Latvia – 14.26 cents
• Greece – 16.58 cents
• Poland – 14.93 cents
• Malta – 12.91 cents
• Romania – 14.54 cents
• Estonia – 12.64 cents
• Croatia – 13.04 cents
• Lithuania – 13.74 cents
• Hungary – 10.20 cents
• Bulgaria – 9.90 cents
• Netherlands – 13.94 cents

Average monthly electricity bill in Germany – Image: Xpert.Digital

With an electricity consumption of 3,500 kWh, a 3-person model household in Germany paid an average of 93.17 euros per month for electricity (as of June 2021). The electricity price was largely made up of the factors network fees, procurement & sales and the EEG surcharge.

Germany has the highest electricity price in the EU

If the electricity prices of households in the EU-28 countries are compared with an annual consumption of 2,500 to 5,000 kilowatt hours, Germany was most recently in first place. Electricity was cheapest in Bulgarian households. Even in a global comparison, Germany was a country with comparatively high electricity prices for households. The fact that electricity prices in Germany continue to rise is also clear when looking at the index values ​​for the development of household electricity prices.

Power supply in Germany

In Germany today, a large proportion of electricity is generated from renewable energies. At the same time, the amount of electricity generated using nuclear energy and hard coal is decreasing. In terms of electricity consumption, industry is the largest consumer in this country. The consumer groups “commercial, retail, services” and “households” each consume around a quarter of the total electricity.

Average electricity bill of a 3-person household in Germany from 1998 to 2021 (in euros per month)

• 1998 – 49.90 euros per month
• 1999 – 48.21 euros per month
• 2000 – 40.66 euros per month
• 2001 – 41.76 euros per month
• 2002 – 46.99 euros per month
• 2003 – 50.14 euros per month
• 2004 – 52.39 euros per month
• 2005 – 54.42 euros per month
• 2006 – 56.76 euros per month
• 2007 – 60.20 euros per month
• 2008 – 63.15 euros per month
• 2009 – 67.69 euros per month
• 2010 – 69.09 euros per month
• 2011 – 73.59 euros per month
• 2012 – 75.51 euros per month
• 2013 – 84.13 euros per month
• 2014 – 85.00 euros per month
• 2015 – 83.70 euros per month
• 2016 – 83.99 euros per month
• 2017 – 85.42 euros per month
• 2018 – 85.94 euros per month
• 2019 – 88.84 euros per month
• 2020 – 92.78 euros per month

What to do? Funding for old photovoltaic systems is expiring – Image: @shutterstock|alaj

Anyone who put a photovoltaic system into operation in Germany before 2001 is now faced with a difficult decision: What should happen to the electricity from next year? Because then these systems will no longer be eligible for EEG funding. Those affected should carefully examine initial offers from suppliers and wait for the upcoming legal regulations, is the advice of the North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center.

The guaranteed EEG remuneration for electricity from photovoltaic systems expires on December 31, 2020, and the network operator no longer has to purchase the energy. A follow-up regulation, especially for small over-20 systems, has not yet been decided, but is still being negotiated in the German Bundestag. Nevertheless, a deadline runs until November 30th - by then at the latest the network operator must find out in what form electricity will continue to be fed in in 2021.

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EU: Waste incineration is renewable energy – Image: @shutterstock | DeawS – atabik yusuf djufni

Non-renewable energy can only be used once. It is limited and not available at will. This also includes nuclear power. Nuclear power plants require enriched uranium, which must first be produced industrially. Depleted uranium is produced as a waste product. What happens to this and to the fission products caused by nuclear fission, i.e. highly toxic radioactive waste, is a different topic. On the other hand, fossil fuels cause environmental pollution and global warming by releasing greenhouse gases.

Until then, everything is logically understandable: renewable energy is freely available and does not harm the environment.

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• Waste incineration is renewable energy

Development of wind and solar energy in 2020 – Image: @shutterstock|Goodmorning3am

According to new data from climate think tank Ember, global electricity generation from solar and wind has increased by 19 percent and 11 percent, respectively. Large countries such as China, India, Russia and the USA are recording massive increases in the production of wind and solar power. Russia is on the rise in renewable energy, with a 55 percent increase in solar energy and a staggering 236 percent increase in wind energy.

Electricity generated from wind and solar energy has doubled in the last five years, according to Ember and Bloomberg. While the global share of wind and solar energy generated annually has generally increased by less than one percent, it will increase by over 3 percent by 2020.

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• Annual percentage change in electricity production in the following countries, 2019-2020

China relies on hydrogen and electric cars – Image: @shutterstock|Alexander Kirch

The data shows how China has expanded wind and solar energy capacity over the past decade, creating the infrastructure to continue relying on cleaner energy in the future. According to Bloomberg, hydrogen energy is also much cheaper to purchase in China compared to other countries, suggesting that a boom in clean hydrogen energy is just around the corner. Still, the country leads the world in coal demand and the production of new coal-fired power plants, and it will be the most difficult to move away from this type of fossil fuel in the next few decades.

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• Hydrogen and electric cars in China