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Are electricity prices going up or down? What do consumers have to be prepared for? This is the current price per kWh today, January 5th.
Easing on the electricity market: The wholesale electricity price has recently fallen significantly. The problem: Consumers hardly benefit from this – energy prices remain high for them. How high is the current one electricity price today is January 5, read here.
We have summarized a lot of information on the development of the electricity price and current forecasts for you here.
Current price of electricity: how much one kWh of electricity costs on January 5th
For a long time, the price of electricity in Germany developed rather moderately. However, many energy suppliers are now passing on their higher procurement prices to their customers. And the prices for new contracts – especially for the basic suppliers – are well above the values at the beginning of 2022. Our table is based on data from the comparison portal “electricity information” and shows the current average prices for new customers.
| date | primary care | Lowest green electricity tariff | Lowest alternative tariff |
|
Electricity price on December 1st |
46.87 cents per kWh |
46.31 cents per kWh |
45.15 cents per kWh |
|
Electricity price on December 8th |
45.58 cents per kWh |
46.35 cents per kWh |
45.13 cents per kWh |
|
Electricity price on December 16th |
46.87 cents per kWh |
47.33 cents per kWh |
45.21 cents per kWh |
|
Electricity price on December 22nd |
45.87 cents per kWh |
46.80 cents per kWh |
45.15 cents per kWh |
|
Electricity price on December 29th |
45.69 cents per kWh |
45.52 cents per kWh |
44.86 cents per kWh |
|
Electricity price on January 5th |
45.86 cents per kWh |
44.36 cents per kWh |
43.34 cents per kWh |
After the basic suppliers were able to offer comparatively low prices for a long time during the energy crisis, this has recently changed. You can get cheaper tariffs from some other providers – regardless of whether you want to buy green electricity or not. However, since the prices of the basic suppliers differ regionally, this does not apply everywhere.
This change in costs can have consequences for people who have switched to basic services because of cheaper prices. You now have to pay more than in alternative tariffs. However, short-term fluctuations have little impact on most consumers. Because: If you are an existing customer, you pay the price agreed in the contract. However, contracts are not a guarantee for lower prices either. At the beginning of the year, even existing customers have to dig deeper into their pockets.
Electricity price in Germany: How has the price developed in 2022?
Many consumers will therefore soon have to reckon with higher electricity costs. It is difficult to predict whether this will remain the case. The price development in 2022 shows a constant up and down – this could also continue in 2023. Our table with the average new customer prices is based on information from “electricity information”.
| Month | primary care | Lowest green electricity tariff | Lowest alternative tariff |
|
January 2022 |
36.93 cents per kWh |
60.19 cents per kWh |
54.83 cents per kWh |
|
February 2022 |
40.03 cents per kWh |
41.96 cents per kWh |
41.80 cents per kWh |
|
March 2022 |
38.93 cents per kWh |
39.41 cents per kWh |
37.94 cents per kWh |
|
April 2022 |
38.92 cents per kWh |
46.23 cents per kWh |
45.01 cents per kWh |
|
May 2022 |
40.77 cents per kWh |
44.72 cents per kWh |
44.28 cents per kWh |
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June 2022 |
39.85 cents per kWh |
39.60 cents per kWh |
39.20 cents per kWh |
|
July 2022 |
39.57 cents per kWh |
37.54 cents per kWh |
36.29 cents per kWh |
|
Aug 2022 |
37.83 cents per kWh |
44.51 cents per kWh |
44.41 cents per kWh |
|
Sep 2022 |
38.11 cents per kWh |
40.38 cents per kWh |
40.03 cents per kWh |
|
October 2022 |
37.96 cents per kWh |
67.49 cents per kWh |
61.99 cents per kWh |
|
November 2022 |
38.60 cents per kWh |
60.89 cents per kWh |
57.09 cents per kWh |
|
December 2022 |
46.84 cents per kWh |
47.23 cents per kWh |
45.56 cents per kWh |
It becomes clear when looking at the price development 2022 above all that the prices for green electricity have approached the average electricity price from the default supplier. At times, green electricity was even cheaper. This is also currently the case.
Electricity price by state: Where electricity costs the most on January 5th
The price of electricity depends on where you live and which electricity provider you are a customer of. Of Federal State The price per kWh can vary greatly from state to state. According to “electricity information”, the main reasons for this are the network usage fees and the competition between local electricity providers. The following table therefore only compares the basic suppliers.
| Federal State | Electricity price per kWh (basic supplier) on January 5th |
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg |
46.17 cents per kWh |
|
Bavaria |
44.96 cents per kWh |
|
Berlin |
44.91 cents per kWh |
|
Brandenburg |
43.74 cents per kWh |
|
Bremen |
38.02 cents per kWh |
|
Hamburg |
46.44 cents per kWh |
|
Hesse |
47.37 cents per kWh |
|
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
43.68 cents per kWh |
|
Lower Saxony |
45.70 cents per kWh |
|
North Rhine-Westphalia |
43.64 cents per kWh |
|
Rhineland-Palatinate |
45.71 cents per kWh |
|
Saarland |
54.51 cents per kWh |
|
Saxony |
49.61 cents per kWh |
|
Saxony-Anhalt |
47.41 cents per kWh |
|
Schleswig Holstein |
42.08 cents per kWh |
|
Thuringia |
56.60 cents per kWh |
| Germany overall | 45.86 cents per kWh |
The price differences between the federal states are sometimes enormous. There is currently more than 18.5 cents per kWh between the most expensive (Thuringia) and the cheapest federal state (Bremen). However, this only applies to the basic suppliers – and the customers are not bound to them.
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