§ 19 StromNEV levy 2024

According to the Energy Grid Fees Ordinance (StromNEV) of July 25, 2005, which was last amended by Article 6 of the Act of July 20, 2022 (BGBI. I p. 1237), end consumers can apply for an individual grid fee in accordance with Section 19 (2) sentence 1 or sentence 2 StromNEV. Section 118 para. 6 sentence 9 EnWG also provides for an exemption from grid access fees for systems that produce hydrogen through water electrolysis, among other things. Transmission system operators are obliged to reimburse downstream operators of electricity distribution grids for lost revenue resulting from the exemption from grid access fees for the aforementioned plants or from individual grid access fees. The transmission system operators must offset these payments and their own lost revenues against each other. The lost revenue is allocated proportionately to all end consumers (EC) as a levy on the grid fees (§ 19 StromNEV levy).

The Section 19 StromNEV levy for 2024 will be charged to end consumers from 01.01.2024. The levy for 2024 was calculated on the basis of the grid operators' forecasts of the expected lost revenue and final consumption for 2024, including the offsetting of a catch-up from the annual statement based on the auditor's reports for 2022.

The following definitions of the end consumer groups show the maximum levy rates according to the law. These levy rates may not be exceeded. However, it is quite possible that the forecast calculation will result in a lower levy for the respective year. However, catch-up payments from the annual accounts of previous years may also result in a higher or lower total levy (sum of forecast levy and catch-up levy).

End consumer groups in accordance with Section 19 StromNEV in conjunction with §§ 26, 28 and 30 KWKG* or according to § 21 EnFG

*: KWKG of December 21, 2015 (BGBl. I p. 2498), which was amended by Article 14 of the Act of August 29, 2016 (BGBl. I p. 2034)

End Consumer Group A':

Electricity volumes of end consumers for the first 1,000,000 kWh per point of purchase.

End Consumer Group B‘:

End consumers whose annual consumption exceeds 1,000,000 kWh at a consumption point pay a maximum § 19 StromNEV levy of 0.050 ct/kWh for electricity purchases in excess of 1,000,000 kWh. The amounts listed in the table above are decisive.

End Consumer Group C‘:

End consumers who are assigned to the manufacturing industry, rail-bound transportation or railroad infrastructure and whose electricity costs exceeded four percent of turnover in the previous financial year pay a maximum of 0.025 ct/kWh for electricity purchases in excess of 1,000,000 kWh. The amounts listed in the table above are decisive.

End Consumer Group according to § 21 EnFG:

Electricity volumes of end consumers who claim a privilege in accordance with Section 21 (1-5) EnFG (electricity storage, charging points and storage gas).