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Date: December 8, 2022 Energy consumption in the German industry

Press release No. 542 of 16 December 2022 Household consumption of housing energy down 0.9% in 2020

Households in Germany consumed less housing energy in the first Covid-19 year of 2020 than in 2019 although people spent more time at home on account of the pandemic. The temperature adjusted consumption of housing energy amounted to a total of 715 …

Press release No. 530 of 13 December 2022 Energy consumption in industry up 4.6% in 2021 on the previous year

In 2021, the German industry consumed 3,918 petajoules of energy. That was an increase of 4.6% from 2020, the first Covid-19 year, and of 2.6% compared with 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the major part was used for …

Press release No. 518 of 7 December 2022 Electricity production in the 3^rd quarter of 2022: coal-generated electricity up 13.3% on the same period a year earlier

More than a third (36.3%) of the electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the third quarter of 2022 came from coal-fired power plants (third quarter of 2021: 31.9%). Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …

Press release No. 374 of 7 September 2022 Electricity production in the 1^st half of 2022: coal-generated electricity up 17.2% on the same period a year earlier

Just under a third (31.4%) of the electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the first half of 2022 came from coal-fired power plants. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that coal-generated …

Press release No. N 044 of 21 July 2022 Facts on gas supply: natural gas is major energy source for industry and households

Since war broke out in Ukraine, attention has focused on the gas supply in Germany. This is the more so as hardly any natural gas from the Russian Federation has been delivered to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline since 11 July. Maintenance work …

Date: July 11, 2022 Enterprises in manufacturing

Tables on the subtject: This table contains key data of enterprises in manufacturing 2020.

Press release No. 292 of 11 July 2022 Turnover at petrol stations down a real 11.7% in May 2022 on February

When calendar and seasonally adjusted, turnover generated by independent petrol stations in Germany was down a real 11.7% (price adjusted) and a nominal 0.5% (not price adjusted) in May 2022 compared with February 2022. This is shown by provisional …

Press release No. N 037 of 21 June 2022 2.2 million photovoltaic power stations installed in Germany

Increasing numbers of enterprises and households use solar energy for electricity production. In March 2022, there were 2.2 million photovoltaic power systems installed on roofs or the ground, providing a total net capacity of 58,400 megawatts. The …

Press release No. 233 of 8 June 2022 Electricity production in the 1^st quarter of 2022: coal again most important energy source

The major part of electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the first quarter of 2022 came again from conventional energy sources. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports, however, that the …

Press release No. 171 of 20 April 2022 Current price rises for motor fuels higher than during crises of past decades

The dynamic development of energy prices in the context of the Covid-19 crisis has further accelerated as a result of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The current price increases for energy products can in part be compared with the price …

Press release No. 144 of 1 April 2022 Household natural gas price up 6.6 % in the second half year of 2021

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, the average household price for natural gas was 6.83 cent per kilowatt-hour in the second half year 2021. The average household electricity price in the second half year 2021 was 32.87 cent per …

Press release No. N 016 of 29 March 2022 Energy prices: high increases at all stages in the economic process

Uncertainties in the energy markets and the tight supply of natural gas before Russia’s attack on Ukraine contributed to high increases in energy prices. In February 2022, energy prices rose strongly on February 2021 at all stages of the economic …

Press release No. 116 of 17 March 2022 Electricity production in 2021: markedly higher proportion of conventional energy sources

The major part of electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in 2021 came from conventional energy sources. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the production of electricity from …

Press release No. 572 of 14 December 2021 Electricity production in the 3^rd quarter of 2021: coal again most important energy source

The major part of electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the third quarter of 2021 came again from conventional energy sources. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the production of electricity from conventional …

Press release No. 568 of 13 December 2021 Average proceeds from sales of electricity and gas to households up 5.4% and 2.3%, respectively, in 2020

In 2020, energy suppliers in Germany received an average 26.6 cents per kilowatt hour of electricity they sold to household customers. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 5.4% increase compared …

Press release No. 551 of 6 December 2021 Energy consumption in industry down 1.9% in 2020 on the previous year

In 2020, the German industry consumed 3,747 petajoules of energy. This was a decrease of 1.9% compared with 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the major part was used for energetic purposes (88%) such as electricity and …

Press release No. N 062 of 21 October 2021 21% capacity utilisation of wind power stations in the first half of 2021

There is more wind and less sunshine in autumn, which has a massive effect on the capacity utilisation of wind and photovoltaic power stations and, consequently, on electricity generation in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …

Press release No. 429 of 13 September 2021 Electricity production in the 1^st half of 2021: coal most important energy source

The major part of electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the first half of 2021 came from conventional energy sources. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the production of electricity from conventional energy …

Press release No. 275 of 11 June 2021 Electricity production in the 1^st quarter of 2021: again more electricity from conventional energy sources

In the first quarter of 2021, a total of 138.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced and fed into the grid in Germany. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 2.6% decline on the first …

Press release No. 164 of 1 April 2021 Energy and water supply: number of persons employed up 2.4% at the end of 2020 year on year

Just under 260,000 people were employed in local units of energy and water supply in Germany at the end of 2020. This was an increase of 2.4% compared with the preceding year. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that most people …

Press release No. 101 of 5 March 2021 Electricity production in 2020: 5.9% less electricity fed into the grid than in 2019

In 2020, a total of 502.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced and fed into the grid in Germany. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 5.9% decline on 2019. At least part of that …

Press release No. N 086 of 28 December 2020 Before the introduction of the CO₂ charge: 42.8% of the residential buildings completed in 2019 are mainly heated by oil or gas

The CO₂ charge of 25 euros per tonne of carbon dioxide emitted will become effective on 1 January 2021. The purpose is to reduce the use of fossil energy sources for mobility and heating of buildings. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …

Press release No. 518 of 17 December 2020 Investments in energy, water and waste management industry up 18.6% in 2019

Enterprises with 20 or more persons employed in the energy, water and waste management industry invested 21.7 billion euros in tangible fixed assets (for instance, machinery, land with buildings, tools) in 2019. Based on provisional data, the Federal …

Press release No. 499 of 11 December 2020 Average proceeds from sales of electricity and gas to households up 3.5% and 3.2%, respectively, in 2019

In 2019, energy suppliers in Germany received an average 25.3 cents per kilowatt hour of electricity they sold to household customers. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 3.5% increase compared …

Press release No. 498 of 11 December 2020 Electricity production in the 3^rd quarter of 2020: coal most important energy source

In the third quarter of 2020, a total of 116.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced and fed into the grid in Germany. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 2.9% less than in the third …

Press release No. 476 of 1 December 2020 Energy consumption in industry down 4.0% in 2019 on the previous year

In 2019, the German industry consumed 3,821 petajoules of energy. This was a decrease of 4.0% compared with 2018. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the major part was used for energetic purposes such as electricity and heat …

Press release No. 410 of 16 October 2020 Industrial plants produced 53.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 2019

In 2019 the local units of mining and manufacturing produced 53.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this is a share of 13.8% of the gross electricity production by power plants in …

Press release No. 352 of 11 September 2020 Electricity production in the 1st half of 2020: wind power most important energy source

In the first six months of 2020, a total of 248.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced and fed into the grid in Germany. 128.4 billion kilowatt-hours (51.8%) of electricity were produced from renewable energy sources. In the first half …

Press release No. 310 of 14 August 2020 1,515 gigawatt-hours of electricity produced from sewage gas in 2019

In 2019, a total of 1,515 gigawatt-hours of electricity were produced from sewage gas of sewage treatment plants in Germany. Compared with 2018, this was an increase of 1.6%. This output would have been sufficient to provide a city like Frankfurt am …

Press release No. N 037 of 17 July 2020 Electricity feed-in from photovoltaics high due to record number of sunshine hours in spring 2020

Never before have so many hours of sunshine been recorded in Germany in March, April and May – according to the German Meteorological Service, the spring of 2020 was the sunniest since records began in 1951. There was sunshine in abundance especially …

Press release No. 248 of 2 July 2020 Electricity production down 16.7% in April 2020 compared with a year earlier

In April 2020, a total of 36.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced in Germany and fed into the grid. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 16.7% decrease on April 2019. This means …

Press release No. 189 of 28 May 2020 Electricity production in the 1^st quarter of 2020: Wind power most important energy source for the first time

In the first quarter of 2020, a total of 72.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced from renewable energy sources and fed into the grid in Germany. For the first time, this was more than electricity produced from conventional energy …

Press release No. 152 of 30 April 2020 New interactive map shows energy consumption in industrial areas

A new interactive map of the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder for the first time shows energy consumption of industry in a breakdown by administrative district. Accounting for just under 30%, natural gas was the main energy …

Press release No. 079 of 6 March 2020 Electricity production in the 4^th quarter of 2019: coal-generated electricity down 23.2% on a year earlier

In the fourth quarter of 2019, a total of 141 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced and fed into the grid in Germany. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 4.6% decline on the fourth …

Press release No. 502 of 20 December 2019 Energy consumption in industry down 2.3% in 2018 on the previous year

In 2018, the German industry consumed 3,981 petajoules of energy. This was a decrease of 2.3% compared with 2017. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the major part was used for energetic purposes such as electricity and heat …

Press release No. 499 of 19 December 2019 2018 turnover in the energy, water and waste management industry up 13.2% on a year earlier

The turnover of enterprises with 20 or more persons employed in the energy, water and waste management industry amounted to 615.3 billion euros in 2018. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this …

Press release No. 490 of 17 December 2019 Electricity production in the 3^rd quarter of 2019: coal-generated electricity decreased again

In the third quarter of 2019, a total of 120 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced and fed into the grid in Germany. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 12.8% less than in the third …

Press release No. 489 of 17 December 2019 Average gas proceeds up 1.8% in 2018

In 2018, gas suppliers received an average of 3.48 cents per kilowatt hour for the gas they sold to all final consumers (for instance businesses and households). According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the …

Press release No. 483 of 13 December 2019 Industry accounted for 12.6% of gross electricity production in 2018

In 2018 the local units of mining and manufacturing produced 55 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this represents 12.6% of the gross electricity production in Germany as recorded by the …

Press release No. 484 of 13 December 2019 Average proceeds from electricity sales to households up 1.0% in 2018

In 2018, energy suppliers received an average of 17.22 cents per kilowatt hour for the electricity they sold to all final consumers (for instance businesses and households). According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office …

Press release No. 367 of 20 September 2019 Electricity production in the 2^nd quarter of 2019: nearly half of the electricity supplied was produced from renewables

In the second quarter of 2019, a total of 56 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced from renewable energy sources and fed into the grid in Germany. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a …

Date: September 13, 2019 Production

Table on the subject: This table contains the gas supply: producers, transmission network operators, storage operators.

Press release No. 340 of 6 September 2019 1,491 gigawatt-hours of electricity produced from sewage gas in 2018

In 2018, a total of 1,491 gigawatt-hours of electricity were produced from sewage gas by sewage treatment plants in Germany. This was roughly the previous year’s value. This output would have been sufficient to provide a city like Frankfurt am Main …

Press release No. 235 of 21 June 2019 Electricity production in the 1st quarter of 2019: supply of electricity produced from renewable energy sources up 13.7%

In the first quarter of 2019, a total of 62 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced from renewable energy sources in Germany and fed into the German grid. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this …

Press release No. 084 of 8 March 2019 Energy and water supply: number of persons employed up 3.0% in December 2018 year on year

The number of persons employed in the energy and water supply sector increased by 3.0% at the end of December 2018 compared with a year earlier. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that nearly 250,000 persons were employed in local …

Press release No. 507 of 20 December 2018 2017 turnover in the energy, water and waste management industry up 6.5% on previous year

The turnover of enterprises with 20 or more persons employed in the energy, water and waste management industry amounted to 542.9 billion euros in 2017. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this …

Press release No. 456 of 23 November 2018 Average gas proceeds down 3.1% in 2017 year on year

In 2017, gas suppliers received an average 3.42 cents per kilowatt hour for the gas they sold to all final consumers. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 3.1% decline on 2016. Average proceeds …

Press release No. 446 of 16 November 2018 Average electricity proceeds up 1.3% in 2017 year on year

In 2017, energy suppliers received an average 16.27 cents per kilowatt hour for the electricity they sold to all final consumers. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a 1.3% increase on 2016. Average …

Press release No. 434 of 9 November 2018 District heating supply slightly down in 2017

In 2017, district heating network operators supplied roughly 161 terawatt hours (TWh) of heat. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a year-on-year decline of 0.6%. This amount of heat would cover the district heating …