Electricity prices for households in Germany 2010-2020, semi-annually

Between 2010 and 2013, there was a noticeable increase in the price of electricity for households in Germany. At the start of the decade households using between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh paid less than 24 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, while households using between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh paid more per kilowatt-hour. Prices for households using between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh peaked in the first half of 2019 at 34.53 euro cents. Prices for households using between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh reached a peak at 30.88 euro cents in the first half of 2019. By the second half of 2020, German households consuming between 1.000 and 5.000 kHw payed over 30 euro cents per kilowatt-hour. Electricity prices worldwide Germany is one of the most expensive countries worldwide for electricity supply. In 2018, German customers were charged 0.33 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. Although production is cheap, additional taxes and fees increase the final cost. The renewable surcharge is one of such additional fees hiking up end costs. In 2019, this surcharge made up 21 percent of the final composition of power prices for German households. This levy is to support Germany’s renewables expansion, such as wind, solar, biomass and hydropower installations.

自2010年至2013年间，德国家庭用电价格呈现出显著上升趋势。在世纪初，消费量介于2,500至5,000千瓦时之间的家庭，其电费单价低于每千瓦时24欧分，而消费量介于1,000至2,500千瓦时之间的家庭，其电费单价则相对较高。2019年上半年，消费量在1,000至2,500千瓦时区间的家庭电费单价达到峰值，为每千瓦时34.53欧分。消费量在2,500至5,000千瓦时区间的家庭，其电费单价在2019年上半年达到峰值，为每千瓦时30.88欧分。至2020年下半年，德国消费量介于1,000至5,000千瓦时之间的家庭，其电费单价已超过每千瓦时30欧分。在全球范围内，德国是电费供应成本最高的国家之一。2018年，德国消费者每千瓦时电费为0.33美元。尽管生产成本较低，但额外的税费和费用增加了最终成本。可再生能源附加费便是此类额外费用之一，它推高了最终电价。2019年，此附加费占德国家庭电价最终构成的21%。该税费旨在支持德国可再生能源的扩展，包括风能、太阳能、生物质能和水电的安装。