§ 19 StromNEV levy

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According to the Energy Grid Fees Ordinance (StromNEV), end consumers (EC) can apply for an individual lower grid fee if their consumption behavior meets the requirements of Section 19 (2) sentence 1 or sentence 2 StromNEV.

Transmission system operators are obliged to reimburse downstream electricity distribution system operators for the revenue lost for this reason. The transmission system operators (TSOs) must offset these payments and their own lost revenues against each other. The lost revenue is passed on proportionately to all end consumers as a levy on the grid fees (Section 19 StromNEV levy).

Every year on October 25, the German TSOs publish the forecast and the calculation of the levy in accordance with Section 19 StromNEV on final consumption for the following year.

The following diagram shows the development of the § 19 StromNEV levy in recent years.

Jahr;Entwicklung der §19 StromNEV-Umlage
2015;0.227
2016;0.378
2017;0.388
2018;0.37
2019;0.305
2020;0.358
2021;0.432
2022;0.437
2023;0.417
2024;0.643

Notes on the graphic:

Year 2012-2013: Section 19 StromNEV levy for final consumption category A for electricity quantities up to 100,000 kWh per consumption point and year in accordance with the legal situation applicable at the respective time
Years from 2014: § 19 StromNEV levy for final consumption category A' for electricity quantities up to 1,000,000 kWh per consumption point and year in accordance with the legal situation applicable at the time