12.11.2026 - “The repeated rejection of a reduction in electricity taxes for all is a severe disappointment for companies in Germany. Instead, companies will face further electricity cost burdens due to the planned reduction of state subsidies for grid fees. The promise in the coalition agreement to lower energy prices by 5 cents per kilowatt hour is no longer mentioned. The zigzag course of ever-changing promises and withdrawals shakes confidence in the federal government.

Electricity prices in Germany are already among the highest in Europe. The sharp increase in wholesale electricity prices following the Iran war exacerbates the situation even further. If the economy is to grow sustainably again, companies must urgently experience relief. Electricity tax must finally be reduced for all to the European minimum, and the subsidy for transmission grid fees must remain at the full amount of 6.5 billion euros for the coming years.

Lower electricity prices not only relieve businesses but also strengthen investments in climate-friendly technologies—from heat pumps and e-mobility to the electrification of industrial processes—ultimately reducing dependence on fossil energy imports. That is why relief for Germany as a business location is all the more important now.”