According to Verivox want to date increase 177 of the local electricity supplier of their prices by an average of 5.4 percent. A model household with consumption of 4000 kilowatt-hours should be expected in the current price increases affected regions with more cost from an average of 64 euros per year. "The Federal government has declared to the households in electricity prices relieve, but nothing has arrived so far," said Valerian bird, energy expert at Verivox.

The Portal Check24, which counts increases in 171, announced in August, made price, calculated an average increase of 5.3 percent. Price reductions have been made, no current provider or announced. "Consumers pay for months of record prices for electricity," said Lasse Schmid, managing Director of energy at Check24. "This will not change in 2020, nothing." For an annual consumption of 5000 kilowatt hours of Check24 has calculated an average increase of 82 Euro. Energy contracts: 80% of all Germans are still paying too much! (Display)

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Increased levies and network charges

The portals to be expected that numerous other electricity providers in the coming days, the price rises to 1. January will announce. The deadline for this course next Wednesday (20. November) ab. Recently, there had been also many increases in the first quarter of 2019.

As the reason for the increases in electricity prices, the utility of increased levies and network stated fees. The EEG levy, the Expansion of renewable energies will be financed, increasing the year by around 5 percent to 6,756 cents per kilowatt-hour. It accounts for around 22% of the total electricity price. The fees for the electricity networks, on the almost another quarter of the total price rise, however, varies. The majority of network operators in Germany, has announced Verivox, according to the increases of around 6 percent.

"Rising electricity prices send completely the wrong Signal,"

with view on climate protection According to Check24 suppliers buy energy on the power exchange compared to the previous year, to 28 percent cheaper, the decline in prices would not be so far, but more to the consumers. Consumer advocates see the current provider has a duty to ensure price stability. "Rising electricity prices are now with a view to climate protection, a completely wrong Signal," said the energy expert at the consumer advice centre of North Rhine-Westphalia, Udo Sieverding, on dpa request. The provider could "the game of their procurement strategies, price changes spaces to postpone for such a long time, until the climate package is".

The declarations of intent in the climate package of the Federal government would have to lead "rapidly in measures, the clean energy cheaper and fossil energy more expensive," demanded Sieverding. "It is time for a robust promise that the electricity prices for consumers continue to rise." The design of Federal Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) for the coal phaseout law provides for compensation for exit-related price increases in electricity. Among other things, a grant is provided for by charges to the transmission network. Power to tax? Save money now with a FOCUS on Online (screen), Now electricity prices

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Date Of Update: 14 July 2020, 15:27