If the electricity bill is too high? With a few tips, you can find out where the biggest power guzzlers are in the house – and how to save energy.
Kassel- High electricity prices* are making consumers all over Germany tremble. To prevent the bill from skyrocketing even further, however, tenants or homeowners can keep a few things in mind on a day-to-day basis. An overview of which appliances are the biggest power guzzlers and how you can save energy and money with them.
In hardly any other country does electricity cost as much as in Germany. According to the comparison portal Verivox, consumers pay around 31.80 cents per kilowatt hour in Germany. By comparison, in our neighboring country, the Netherlands, the price is just 16.5 cents per kilowatt hour. In addition, prices continue to rise. In the past twelve months, they have risen by almost 40 percent (38.8%) according to Verivox. "Electricity prices in Germany are at an all-time high," explained Verivox energy expert Thorsten Storck in January 2022.