German power prices: new customers pay about 31 cents as grid fees rise in 2027
According to Strom-Report, new customers in Germany currently pay about 31.2 cents per kilowatt hour and existing customers 34.4 cents. Transmission grid fees are set to rise by about 24% in 2027.
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Households in Germany that switch electricity supplier currently pay an average of 31.2 euro cents per kilowatt hour, according to the price portal Strom-Report (as of 18.10.2026). The October average for new-customer tariffs is 30.8 cents. Households on existing contracts pay 34.4 cents on average, based on Verivox and Check24 data evaluated by Strom-Report for annual use of 4,000 kWh.
Grid costs are going up: Germany's four transmission system operators published provisional fees for 2027 in early October – 3.54 instead of 2.86 cents per kilowatt hour, an increase of about 24 per cent. Households feel this only partly: Verivox, as cited by Strom-Report, expects distribution grid fees to rise by around 0.24 cents per kWh gross in 2027 as a result, or roughly 10 euros a year at 4,000 kWh.
Relief has been announced but not dated: the Chancellor wants to cut electricity tax to the EU minimum, from 2.05 to 0.1 cents per kilowatt hour. According to Strom-Report, a household using 4,000 kWh would save about 93 euros a year. On the power exchange, the day-ahead wholesale price averaged about 154 euros per megawatt hour in October (Strom-Report, based on EPEX Spot data, as of 13.10.2026).