L R AS Published on Saturday 10 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:Germany

German renewable electricity prices fall 33% in one month

The "solar market value" continues to fall in Germany. This value is the average price determined by the four German transmission system operators for electricity exchanges.

from photovoltaic systems subsidised under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). The value for May, at 5.356 euro cents (5.755¢) per kilowatt-hour, is particularly significant, as it is 33% below April's level (8.002 euro cents).

At the same time, the market value of solar energy reached its lowest level since May 2021 (4.187 euro cents).

Photon of 9 June 2023

Editor's note A one-third reduction in the price of electricity in one month is considerable. It's back to where it was three years ago. We've wiped out the period of covid and the war in Ukraine.

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