According to the comparison portal Verivox, prices for basic supplies will rise by an average of 0.3 percent at the start of the year. Electricity customers will then pay around 44 cents per kilowatt hour. Basic suppliers are energy companies that supply most households in a network area with electricity or gas.

As of January, Germany's largest electricity supplier E.ON will be charging 60 cents per kilowatt hour (excluding a base price) in a green electricity tariff in several regions. In Wesel on the Lower Rhine, a customer previously paid just under 27 cents.

The CO2 price will rise from 45 to 55 euros per tonne at the beginning of the year, which will be reflected in the prices. In addition, the gas storage levy has also been increased.