Almost every second German household does not know whether the state energy price brakes that have been in effect since March apply to them or not. This is the result of a survey commissioned by the comparison portal Verivox.

Ignorance is often problematic

“Almost half of Germans do not know the amount of their current electricity or gas tariff. This is problematic in two respects, because they may pay more than necessary and at the same time burden taxpayers,” says Verivox energy expert Thorsten Storck.

With the electricity price brake, the labor price for 80 percent of the previous year's consumption is capped at 40 cents per kilowatt hour. 24 percent of those surveyed said that their electricity tariff would be reduced by the price cap, while 33 percent said this was not the case. The majority of 43 percent could not say whether their current electricity tariff was subsidized by the price cap.

Basic service tariffs expensive

The prices are currently particularly high in the basic supply tariffs of local suppliers. A three-person household with a basic supply tariff will pay a nationwide average of around 48 cents per kWh in March 2023 with an annual consumption of 4,000 kilowatt hours (kWh). The cheapest available electricity tariff with recommended conditions is around 35 cents on average across the country, which is well below the state price cap.

The situation is similar with gas tariffs. Anyone who lives in a single-family home with an annual consumption of 20,000 kWh currently pays a nationwide average of around 18 cents per kilowatt hour in the local basic supply tariff. The cheapest available gas tariff with recommended conditions currently costs around eleven cents per kilowatt hour and therefore also does not require government support.

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