Mixed energy prices for German communication base stations

Why does Germany have a mixed price system?

It is also a fact that it triggered the German National Regulator for Electricity (the Bundesnetzagentur) to overthrow the German existing reserve power market design and install a mixed price system.

How did the German balancing market work before the mixed price system?

The German balancing markets worked efficiently before the introduction of the mixed price system. Parties were incentivised to reduce their imbalances by trading intraday, which became a liquid market. Calls for reserve power decreased. In short, the reservation costs plunged, and with them the costs for system balancing.

How much does a kWh cost in Germany?

Data was collected from the suppliers operating in Germany on the prices for household customers as at 1 April 2024. There was a decrease in the average price (including VAT) to 41.59 ct/kWh (2023: 45.19 ct/kWh).

Are German power exchange prices moving straight up?

For several months, the German power exchange prices have been moving in only one direction: straight up. In an interview with our electricity trader Jan Egidi, we take a closer look at this development and talk about the implications of this trend for the German renewables industry.

What is a mixed price system?

In the mixed price system, called Mischpreisverfahren in German, the selection of providers of reserve power is based on a mix of their capacity and energy bid. Instead of awarding the reserve power bids solely based on the capacity bid, it now takes into account the activation price bid to a certain extent.

Does the German gas network have a high quality of supply?

This figure shows that the German gas network continues to have a high quality of supply. There was a large variation in the interrup-tion times among the federal states, ranging from 0.17 minutes in Berlin to 6.68 minutes in Schleswig-Hol-stein. More information on gas supply disruptions may be found in section IIIC5. 12. Gas network tariffs