Information on the current gas market situation

The current political situation strongly impacts the already tense and volatile energy market. The procurement costs that all energy suppliers have to pay for electricity and also for natural gas have sky rocketed in recent weeks.

We are currently receiving an increasing number of questions about price developments, security of supply and the current energy market situation. We have therefore summarised the most important questions and answers regarding these topics here.

Gas price brake and one-off payment

The expert commission appointed by the federal government has proposed a two-stage discharge procedure to cushion rising energy costs.

More information

VAT reduction

The VAT on gas and district heating will be reduced to 7% from 1^st of October 2022 until 31^st of March 2024.

We will pass on the reduction in full to our customers.

More information

Gas emergency plan

We have put together important information to answer your questions on security of supply and crisis preparedness.

More information

Facts and Figures analytics

1.355 Mio. kWh

In the first quarter of 2023, 1,355 gigawatt hours less of natural gas were consumed in Germany than during the same period last year. This corresponds to a reduction of more than 12 percent.

Source: Bundesnetzagentur 6.4.2023

30 €/t

For the year 2023, the increase in the CO₂ price has been suspended. The value remains at 30 euros per tonne for 2023.

41 %

of the energy demand of private households is covered by natural gas. In 2019, the average annual consumption of residential energy amounted to 8,800 kWh per person. 41.2% of this energy demand was covered by natural gas.

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt 7.2022

General and contact information for people in socially vulnerable situations

Should you worry or fear no longer being able to cover incurring (energy)-costs, it might be possible to receive benefits to cover subsistence costs via the jenarbeit - job center of the city of Jena or via the social services department of the city of Jena.

download Contacs

Gas storage levy increases the price of gas until March 2025

Gas storage operators must adhere to the storage levels prescribed by law due to the energy crisis. The additional costs resulting from this are to be compensated by means of the gas storage levy. It needs to be payed until the end of March 2025 for every kilowatt hour of natural gas consumed and increases the net consumption price by

» since 1^st of October 2022 by 0,059 ct/kWh
» fron 1^st of July 2023 by 0,145 ct/kWh

More information

CO₂ price increase suspended for 2023

The CO₂ pricing is part of the German government's Climate Protection Programme 2030 and is intended to create incentives to transition to renewable energy or new technologies - e.g. electromobility - and to conserve energy. It is a price component of the natural gas price and must be paid by every customer. For 2023, the planned increase has been suspended and the price remains the same as 2022.

CO₂price pathaccording to previously applicable BEHG (German Fuel Emissions Trading Act) (per tonne)

1. January 2021 until 31. December 2021	25 Euro
1. January 2022 until 31. December 2022	30 Euro
1. January 2023 until 31. December 2023	35 Euro
1. January 2024 until 31. December 2024	45 Euro
1. January 2025 until 31. December 2025	55 Euro
1. January 2026 until 31. December 2026	55-65 Euro (Price corridor)