German electricity price breakdown: what a kilowatt-hour is made of
The calculator splits every quarter hour into the exchange price and the fixed parts. Pick your federal state and the size of your municipality.
Average for 24 October 2026
24.2 ct/kWh
All-in price, Germany
| Daily average, all-in | 24.2 ct/kWh |
| Cheapest hour (14:00) | 20.6 ct/kWh |
| Most expensive hour (19:00) | 32.4 ct/kWh |
| Exchange price, daily average | 3.0 ct/kWh |
| Negative quarter hours | 0 |
Every hour as a table
| Hour | Exchange | All-in |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 2.8 ct/kWh | 24.0 ct/kWh |
| 01:00 | 2.8 ct/kWh | 24.0 ct/kWh |
| 02:00 | 2.1 ct/kWh | 23.1 ct/kWh |
| 03:00 | 2.1 ct/kWh | 23.1 ct/kWh |
| 04:00 | 2.0 ct/kWh | 23.0 ct/kWh |
| 05:00 | 2.1 ct/kWh | 23.1 ct/kWh |
| 06:00 | 2.1 ct/kWh | 23.1 ct/kWh |
| 07:00 | 3.3 ct/kWh | 24.5 ct/kWh |
| 08:00 | 4.5 ct/kWh | 26.0 ct/kWh |
| 09:00 | 4.3 ct/kWh | 25.8 ct/kWh |
| 10:00 | 2.9 ct/kWh | 24.1 ct/kWh |
| 11:00 | 1.1 ct/kWh | 21.9 ct/kWh |
| 12:00 | 0.3 ct/kWh | 21.0 ct/kWh |
| 13:00 | 0.0 ct/kWh | 20.6 ct/kWh |
| 14:00 | 0.0 ct/kWh | 20.6 ct/kWh |
| 15:00 | 0.4 ct/kWh | 21.1 ct/kWh |
| 16:00 | 1.9 ct/kWh | 22.8 ct/kWh |
| 17:00 | 5.0 ct/kWh | 26.5 ct/kWh |
| 18:00 | 9.6 ct/kWh | 32.0 ct/kWh |
| 19:00 | 9.9 ct/kWh | 32.4 ct/kWh |
| 20:00 | 5.8 ct/kWh | 27.5 ct/kWh |
| 21:00 | 3.0 ct/kWh | 24.2 ct/kWh |
| 22:00 | 2.8 ct/kWh | 23.9 ct/kWh |
| 23:00 | 1.3 ct/kWh | 22.2 ct/kWh |
Exchange price + 0.00 ct markup + 10.72 ct grid fee + electricity tax 2.05 ct + levies 2.946 ct + concession fee, plus 19% VAT. Standing charge and meter fee not included.
Latest day with prices: 25 October 2026. Day-ahead wholesale prices: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0), fetched on 24 October 2026. Calculation: Radif Partners
The electricity price paid by a German household has one moving part and several fixed ones. Only the energy price moves: the exchange price plus the supplier’s markup. Fixed per kilowatt-hour are the grid fee (a 2025 national average of 10.72 ct/kWh net), electricity tax of 2.05 ct/kWh under section 3 of the Electricity Tax Act, three levies totalling 2.946 ct/kWh, and the concession fee paid to the municipality, between 1.32 ct/kWh and 2.39 ct/kWh for standard customers depending on population. VAT of 19% is charged on the total. At the average exchange price of the last 30 days, 15.52 ct/kWh, the fixed parts come to 17.31 ct/kWh before VAT and the exchange price makes up 47% of the net price; with VAT and no supplier markup the total is 39.06 ct/kWh. A standing charge and a metering fee come on top as fixed yearly amounts that do not depend on use. Because the fixed parts are so large, even an exchange price of zero moves the all-in price only part of the way down.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
Every component with its source
| Component | ct/kWh | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange price (30-day average) | 15.52 ct/kWh | SMARD |
| Supplier markup | per contract | your contract |
| Grid fee (2025 national average) | 10.72 ct/kWh | monitoring report |
| Electricity tax | 2.05 ct/kWh | StromStG s. 3 |
| CHP levy | 0.446 ct/kWh | TSOs 2026 |
| Offshore grid levy | 0.941 ct/kWh | TSOs 2026 |
| Special grid use surcharge | 1.559 ct/kWh | TSOs 2026 |
| Concession fee (up to 100,000 inhabitants) | 1.59 ct/kWh | KAV s. 2 |
| VAT 19% | 6.24 ct/kWh | UStG s. 12 |
| All-in, no markup | 39.06 ct/kWh |
The levies apply to final consumers using up to 1 gigawatt-hour a year (category A). The concession fee is the cap for standard customers; many municipalities charge it in full, some less. The ordinance sets a lower rate for off-peak supply, which can apply to households on a night storage or heat pump tariff.
Grid fee by federal state
| Federal state | Net grid fee 2025 | All-in, no markup |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 14.17 ct/kWh | 43.2 ct/kWh |
| Baden-Württemberg | 11.71 ct/kWh | 40.2 ct/kWh |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 11.70 ct/kWh | 40.2 ct/kWh |
| Saarland | 11.21 ct/kWh | 39.6 ct/kWh |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 11.19 ct/kWh | 39.6 ct/kWh |
| Berlin | 10.87 ct/kWh | 39.2 ct/kWh |
| Hessen | 10.77 ct/kWh | 39.1 ct/kWh |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 10.58 ct/kWh | 38.9 ct/kWh |
| Brandenburg | 10.28 ct/kWh | 38.5 ct/kWh |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 10.27 ct/kWh | 38.5 ct/kWh |
| Niedersachsen | 9.82 ct/kWh | 38.0 ct/kWh |
| Bayern | 9.74 ct/kWh | 37.9 ct/kWh |
| Sachsen | 9.71 ct/kWh | 37.9 ct/kWh |
| Thüringen | 9.69 ct/kWh | 37.8 ct/kWh |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 9.31 ct/kWh | 37.4 ct/kWh |
| Bremen | 7.96 ct/kWh | 35.8 ct/kWh |
The averages come from the Federal Network Agency and Federal Cartel Office: Monitoring Report 2025, table 25 of the Federal Network Agency and the Federal Cartel Office. Your own grid operator may be above or below; the amount is on your annual bill and can be entered in the calculator above.
What this means for dynamic tariffs
Since only the exchange part moves, the gap between the cheapest and dearest quarter hour is exactly as wide for you as on the exchange, plus VAT. How much that adds up to over a month is on dynamic electricity tariff; when the exchange part drops below zero, on negative electricity prices.