Before I get deep into this discussion....a note....while these are 'state-imposed'...the majority of these German taxes don't go into the state tax pot.
Tax #1: EEG surcharge....pays for renewable projects. Roughly 3.7 Euro cents per kWH.
Tax #2: CHP surcharge....runs around .226 Euro cents per kWH. This is a provider-premium....that your provider gets from you (the consumer)....if they promote heating/cooling networks in their business plan.
Tax #3: Surcharge under Section 19 (2) of the Electricity Grid Fee Ordinance. Amounts to .305 Euro cents per kWh. Goes to transmission system operators, for their 'losses'.
Tax #4: Offshore surcharge under Section 17f of the Energy Industry Act. Amounts to .416 Euro cents per kWh. Pays for off-shore wind energy projects.
Tax #5: Section 18 of the Ordinance on Interruptible Loads (AbLaV). Amounts to .005 Euro cents per kWh. Goes to transmission system operators.
Tax #6: Concession fee levy. Amounts to 1.61 Euro cents per kWh. Covers rights of way cost.
Tax #7: Electricity tax. Amounts to 2.05 Euro cents per kWh. Created to encourage you to use LESS power. Goes into a pension-retirement pot for the public.
Tax #8: VAT, normally 19-percent. Your normal sales tax.
So if you were wondering why Germans pay the most of any European country for 'power'.....it simply all adds up.
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Looks like its time for a tax revolt, to stop feeding the beast. Otherwise it will never go away and will keep increasing.
This is less than 6 cents per kwh pre mwst. That's not that horrendous.
The VAT at the end of taxation...ends up pumping it up (you reach into the 44-to-46 percent range). What gets most hyped-up....everyone has gone to modern tech in a house (less energy consumed), so they look at the 2024 bill for consumption, and a 2004 bill....they tend to notice they use half as much power (unless you charge a E-car, or have a 1980s freezer in the basement)....but pay double of what you did in 2004. At some point, politicians will be drawn into discussion and forced to eliminate some taxes.
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