Changing supplier helps

This is how drastically electricity costs will rise next year

Those who fail to act could be in for a surprise when it comes to their electricity bill for 2025.

(Bild: Martin Jöchl)

Due to the abolition of the electricity price brake and higher grid fees, the costs for households will increase by up to 725 euros next year. Experts urgently recommend switching suppliers. This is the only way to cushion part of the price increase.

Domestic households will face a sharp rise in energy costs next year. The reason: as of January 1, not only will the grid costs for electricity be increased by an average of 23 percent (gas around 16 percent), but the so-called electricity price brake will also be abolished. The latter ensured that 80 percent of average consumption was "capped" at a price of 10 cents per kWh. So no matter how high your own tariff was this year, the state paid between ten and a maximum of 25 cents per kWh.