{
  "id": 4330703,
  "title": "Verivox analysis: Germany has the highest electricity prices among G20 countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/verivox-analyse-deutschland-hat-unter-g20-staaten-die-hochsten",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-30T02:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/verivox-analyse-deutschland-hat-unter-g20-staaten-die-hoechsten-strompreise/100250572.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Germany has the highest electricity prices among G20 countries, at 35.6 cents per kilowatt-hour, according to an analysis by Verivox. This is more than double the G20 average of 16.3 cents, and significantly higher than other major economies such as France, where a kilowatt-hour costs 23.3 cents, and the US, where it costs 18.3 cents. A high tax and levy burden is a major driver of Germany's high electricity costs, with over 60% of the price made up of taxes, levies, charges and grid fees. The country's electricity prices are among the highest in the world, according to Verivox energy expert Thorsten Storck.",
  "summary": "Business associations have long complained about high electricity prices compared to other countries - and the resulting disadvantages for the location.",
  "key_points": [
    "Germany has the highest electricity prices among G20 countries at 35.6 cents/kWh.",
    "Italy and the UK follow with 34.5 and 32.4 cents/kWh respectively.",
    "Taxes and levies account for over 60% of Germany's high electricity costs."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}