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Business Electricity Prices in Germany 2026

Business electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes

0.2058 EUR/kWhRank 6 of 38 · H1 2026

Businesses in Germany pay an average of 0.2058 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), which ranks 6 of 38 countries in Europe and is 14.3% above the EU-27 business average of 0.1800 EUR per kWh. Households in Germany pay 0.3618 EUR per kWh with all taxes and levies included (band DC). The two prices use different consumption bands and different tax treatments, so the gap between them, +0.1560 EUR per kWh, is indicative only.

Germany business electricity price, H1 2026

Business price

0.2058

EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band IC, excl. VAT

Rank

6 of 38

1 is the most expensive

Vs EU-27 business average

+14.3%

EU-27 average 0.1800 EUR/kWh

Household price

0.3618

EUR/kWh, band DC, all taxes included

Household vs business electricity prices in Germany

Germany

Household0.3618
Business0.2058

Household price

0.3618

EUR/kWh, band DC, all taxes and levies included

Business price

0.2058

EUR/kWh, band IC, excluding VAT

Gap

+0.1560

EUR/kWh, household minus business

Gap in percent

+75.8%

Household price above the business price

Household: band DC, all taxes and levies included, Eurostat nrg_pc_204. Business: band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, Eurostat nrg_pc_205. Both H1 2026, EUR per kWh. The gap is the household price minus the business price; the percentage is that gap measured against the business price.

VAT and taxes on business electricity in Germany

Germany

Excl. VAT0.2058
Incl. all taxes0.2477

Excluding VAT

0.2058

EUR/kWh, band IC, excl. VAT and recoverable taxes

Including all taxes

0.2477

EUR/kWh, band IC, all taxes and levies included

Tax wedge

0.0419

EUR/kWh, incl. taxes price minus excl. VAT price

Wedge share

16.9%

Tax wedge as a share of the incl. taxes price

Business electricity prices, H1 2026, EUR per kWh, band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year). Excluding VAT means excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes and levies (Eurostat view X_VAT); including all taxes is the Eurostat view I_TAX. Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_205.

Business electricity price history in Germany

2022 energy crisis peak0.000.080.150.230.302007201020132016201920222025Peak 0.23590.20580.1800
Germany · 0.2058 in H1 2026EU-27 average · 0.1800 in H1 2026

Every half-year from H1 2007 to H1 2026 was published for Germany.

Latest price

0.2058

EUR/kWh, in H1 2026

Highest price

0.2359

EUR/kWh, in H2 2024

Lowest price

0.0957

EUR/kWh, in H1 2007

Change since H1 2021

+13.5%

Pre-crisis: from 0.1813 EUR/kWh in H1 2021

Half-yearly prices for Germany, EUR per kWh
PeriodPrice, EUR/kWh
H1 20070.0957
H2 20070.1013
H1 20080.1053
H2 20080.1078
H1 20090.1132
H2 20090.1134
H1 20100.1120
H2 20100.1190
H1 20110.1248
H2 20110.1243
H1 20120.1277
H2 20120.1297
H1 20130.1425
H2 20130.1444
H1 20140.1586
H2 20140.1520
H1 20150.1509
H2 20150.1493
H1 20160.1505
H2 20160.1492
H1 20170.1519
H2 20170.1514
H1 20180.1499
H2 20180.1516
H1 20190.1557
H2 20190.1608
H1 20200.1781
H2 20200.1818
H1 20210.1813
H2 20210.1860
H1 20220.2132
H2 20220.2056
H1 20230.2192
H2 20230.2175
H1 20240.2328
H2 20240.2359
H1 20250.2281
H2 20250.2264
H1 20260.2058

Business electricity cost in Germany: calculator

Estimate what a year of electricity costs at the Eurostat average business price for H1 2026. Pick a country, enter an annual consumption, and switch on the compare mode to price the same consumption in a second country.

Germany business price, H1 2026: 0.2058 EUR per kWh (band IC, excluding VAT, Eurostat nrg_pc_205).

Estimated annual cost, Germany

EUR 20,580.00

100,000 kWh at 0.2058 EUR per kWh, band IC, excl. VAT.

GermanyEUR 20,580.00

The estimate is the annual consumption multiplied by the H1 2026 business price: energy at the Eurostat average business price (band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh per year, Eurostat nrg_pc_205), excluding VAT and any fixed or capacity charges. A real business bill also depends on the contract, the consumption band the business actually falls into and any network or fixed fees, so treat the result as a comparison figure, not a quote.

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Source: Eurostat, datasets nrg_pc_204 (household, band DC, all taxes and levies included) and nrg_pc_205 (business, band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), H1 2026, © European Union, CC BY 4.0.