Germany electricity generation
Germany's monthly electricity generation by source, power consumption and wholesale day-ahead prices.
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| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | |
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| Generation by source2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conventional sources5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lignite | 5,933.12 | 4,607.78 | 4,882.38 | 4,334.89 | 4,511.67 | 4,215.23 | 6,832.69 | 6,437.51 | 6,856.53 | 5,444.63 | 6,595.5 | 5,648.72 | 4,925.69 | 4,518.75 | 5,754.06 | 3,635.52 | 4,105.92 | 5,340.82 | 7,277.68 | 7,092.1 | 6,826.96 | 6,578.01 | 7,657.98 | 7,134.01 | 5,177.28 | 5,365.3 | 5,471.09 | 5,290.9 | 4,716.63 | 4,303.99 | 6,461.02 | 6,010.24 | 6,819.91 | 6,904.95 | 7,164.2 | 6,617.19 | 6,380.65 | |
| Hard coal | 2,370.6 | 2,210.02 | 1,839.25 | 1,513.05 | 1,922.82 | 2,227.36 | 2,976.08 | 3,322.49 | 4,404.71 | 2,599.89 | 3,165.92 | 2,166.16 | 1,397.57 | 1,301.45 | 1,909.48 | 1,201 | 985.46 | 2,398.52 | 3,184.09 | 4,236.84 | 3,611.04 | 3,096.56 | 3,685.59 | 2,750.26 | 2,185.95 | 1,696.17 | 1,050.45 | 1,072.62 | 1,088.28 | 1,642.42 | 2,423.43 | 2,607.95 | 4,036.64 | 3,933.81 | 3,958.82 | 3,220.05 | 2,559.62 | |
| Natural gas | 3,416.82 | 2,902.12 | 2,622.81 | 2,904.81 | 3,146.19 | 3,792.41 | 4,650.13 | 8,042.28 | 9,813.5 | 7,523.78 | 7,519.79 | 5,275.41 | 3,790.77 | 3,015.97 | 2,927.11 | 2,394.52 | 3,130.74 | 3,692.68 | 5,649.85 | 7,702.45 | 7,924.27 | 6,663.23 | 7,062.07 | 3,852.89 | 3,207.38 | 3,430.31 | 3,253.78 | 3,493.62 | 3,873.13 | 4,319.79 | 5,301.25 | 5,287.33 | 7,171.71 | 5,524.59 | 5,090.59 | 3,879.79 | 3,587.11 | |
| Pumped storage | 757.99 | 891.47 | 996.27 | 931.1 | 942.35 | 911.51 | 867.54 | 607.74 | 754.79 | 719.72 | 673.56 | 756.74 | 733.65 | 843.05 | 808.93 | 916.78 | 984.97 | 954.92 | 903.14 | 744.99 | 853.11 | 790.15 | 717.19 | 834.09 | 837.67 | 994.64 | 1,070.47 | 951.75 | 904.49 | 903.8 | 818.49 | 770.38 | 797.58 | 838.95 | 852.01 | 904.61 | 826.19 | |
| Other conventional | 1,209.3 | 1,285.08 | 1,300.79 | 1,103.3 | 1,205.68 | 1,280.07 | 1,309.07 | 1,280.84 | 1,375.18 | 1,429.38 | 1,350.66 | 1,394.1 | 1,014.14 | 1,075.94 | 1,077.29 | 1,064.83 | 1,182.71 | 1,169.98 | 1,223.66 | 1,157.82 | 1,233.62 | 1,341.66 | 1,244.7 | 1,302.48 | 1,292.64 | 1,371.92 | 1,424.86 | 1,153.42 | 1,325.67 | 1,284.02 | 1,402.42 | 1,340.1 | 1,356.74 | 1,434.81 | 1,389.17 | 1,465.64 | 1,458.11 | |
| Renewable sources6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind onshore | 9,376.93 | 7,540.89 | 8,115.52 | 6,366.4 | 5,491.51 | 7,865.92 | 9,115.87 | 11,140.08 | 13,035.82 | 12,474.03 | 9,952.19 | 13,695.53 | 9,721.14 | 5,459.16 | 6,167.8 | 8,676.53 | 7,858.11 | 5,843.16 | 6,491.69 | 7,227.4 | 13,201.13 | 13,708.15 | 10,259.47 | 8,368.16 | 8,943.18 | 5,184.45 | 5,528.04 | 5,670.93 | 6,248.81 | 9,674.38 | 9,347.79 | 14,088.42 | 15,538.62 | 16,267.23 | 14,411.57 | 11,832.08 | 5,315.45 | |
| Wind offshore | 2,142.48 | 1,824.07 | 1,995.89 | 1,502.88 | 1,537.51 | 1,834.53 | 2,320.2 | 3,689.88 | 3,723.55 | 3,425.38 | 2,716.3 | 2,901.83 | 2,410.54 | 1,699.08 | 1,561.25 | 1,848.91 | 1,861.45 | 1,080.77 | 1,889.09 | 2,260.15 | 2,539.82 | 2,466.87 | 2,233.53 | 2,261.53 | 1,822.08 | 1,426.23 | 1,636.01 | 1,552.96 | 1,528.32 | 2,186.04 | 2,736.84 | 2,780.41 | 3,036.66 | 2,990.7 | 2,319.52 | 2,577.21 | 1,335.14 | |
| Solar photovoltaics | 8,567.38 | 10,931.38 | 12,016.35 | 11,635.88 | 11,549 | 10,046.42 | 7,301.71 | 2,535.86 | 1,636.84 | 1,509.06 | 2,210.9 | 3,642.62 | 6,435.9 | 9,672.28 | 9,056.37 | 10,536.11 | 10,217.14 | 8,951.02 | 6,906.31 | 3,018.65 | 1,627.46 | 1,036.77 | 1,529.69 | 3,561.57 | 6,161.32 | 8,941.06 | 9,306.82 | 8,835.62 | 8,603.73 | 6,624.39 | 4,876.76 | 2,236.91 | 1,433.8 | 761.05 | 1,367.92 | 3,310.18 | 6,558.58 | |
| Biomass | 2,778.36 | 2,840.86 | 2,713.47 | 2,559.45 | 2,939 | 2,959.88 | 3,056.81 | 2,861.62 | 3,197.61 | 3,193.59 | 3,069.62 | 3,034.06 | 2,794.21 | 2,852.5 | 2,882.52 | 2,819.45 | 2,926.02 | 2,974.21 | 3,129.64 | 2,982.36 | 3,215.97 | 3,219.1 | 3,102.04 | 3,041.5 | 2,747.05 | 2,817.89 | 2,878.04 | 2,861.02 | 3,027.53 | 3,028.28 | 3,270.62 | 3,025.25 | 3,178.69 | 3,166.39 | 3,088.19 | 3,076.7 | 2,896.35 | |
| Hydropower | 817.56 | 1,003.88 | 986.67 | 1,283.63 | 1,139.67 | 1,071.75 | 1,136.47 | 995.49 | 915.37 | 1,022.21 | 1,084.14 | 1,116.77 | 1,208.88 | 1,463.01 | 1,405.12 | 1,343.21 | 1,175.77 | 1,003.42 | 965.18 | 1,093.73 | 1,301.46 | 1,232.45 | 1,118.23 | 1,564.44 | 1,357.65 | 1,456.82 | 1,795.41 | 1,653.95 | 1,683.96 | 1,402.54 | 1,394.86 | 1,363.74 | 1,527.87 | 1,345.61 | 1,351.63 | 1,031.03 | 1,331.29 | |
| Other renewables | 64.92 | 65.58 | 70.64 | 61.8 | 75.42 | 73.79 | 73.41 | 73.67 | 82.98 | 88.22 | 81.53 | 79.79 | 72.16 | 73.97 | 66.52 | 65.54 | 75.8 | 81 | 87.65 | 84.73 | 96.2 | 101.04 | 91.08 | 88.78 | 76.89 | 81.6 | 80.86 | 69.86 | 82.89 | 77.73 | 85.72 | 100.75 | 121.55 | 118.93 | 115.4 | 104.36 | 89.69 | |
| Consumption, residual load and day-ahead price4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total grid load (electricity consumption) | 36,822.01 | 35,428.65 | 37,495.15 | 36,189.5 | 35,640.34 | 36,814.31 | 40,563.33 | 40,842.54 | 46,291.75 | 42,304.48 | 41,470.31 | 40,475.53 | 36,471.75 | 35,373.44 | 37,035.78 | 35,278.34 | 36,264.73 | 36,341.73 | 40,563.59 | 40,067.32 | 44,170.69 | 41,383.12 | 41,376.52 | 38,537.38 | 36,646.16 | 36,921.84 | 36,973.71 | 35,704.64 | 35,983.51 | 37,730.96 | 40,192.6 | 39,956.91 | 44,095.5 | 40,999.1 | 41,090.77 | 38,794.88 | 35,812.64 | |
| Residual load | 16,735.22 | 15,132.3 | 15,367.4 | 16,684.34 | 17,062.32 | 17,067.44 | 21,825.55 | 23,476.72 | 27,895.54 | 24,896 | 26,590.92 | 20,235.54 | 17,904.17 | 18,542.92 | 20,250.36 | 14,216.8 | 16,328.02 | 20,466.77 | 25,276.5 | 27,561.11 | 26,802.28 | 24,171.33 | 27,353.83 | 24,346.12 | 19,719.59 | 21,370.1 | 20,502.84 | 19,645.12 | 19,602.65 | 19,246.14 | 23,231.22 | 20,851.18 | 24,086.41 | 20,980.13 | 22,991.76 | 21,075.41 | 22,603.47 | |
| Pumped-storage consumption | 1,066.16 | 1,165.97 | 1,313.11 | 1,156.03 | 1,187.14 | 1,184.28 | 1,079.08 | 705.04 | 895.25 | 854.28 | 908.11 | 1,021.75 | 996.03 | 1,103.38 | 1,044.93 | 1,279.59 | 1,222.96 | 1,196.33 | 1,194.6 | 877.26 | 1,038.15 | 1,044.49 | 915.98 | 1,032.65 | 1,171.8 | 1,314.83 | 1,243 | 1,180.33 | 1,143.05 | 1,210.8 | 1,021.89 | 898.04 | 875.24 | 1,053.47 | 1,032.98 | 1,247.53 | 1,039.81 | |
| Day-ahead price, Germany/Luxembourg | 144.82 | 126.89 | 105.45 | 109.52 | 97.54 | 78.52 | 99.29 | 96.58 | 110.09 | 93.47 | 101.88 | 84.4 | 83.51 | 76.99 | 87.8 | 63.99 | 67.34 | 77.94 | 94.73 | 128.52 | 114.14 | 108.32 | 113.91 | 86.1 | 78.31 | 82.05 | 67.7 | 72.89 | 67.21 | 62.36 | 64.7 | 61.34 | 76.57 | 68.52 | 91.12 | 87.38 | 100.72 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Sep 2026. Source: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (Federal Network Agency electricity market data).
About this data
Germany's monthly electricity generation by source, power consumption and wholesale day-ahead prices. The energy dataset provides generation volumes for renewables like onshore and offshore wind, solar photovoltaics, biomass and hydropower, alongside conventional sources including lignite, hard coal and natural gas. Published by the Bundesnetzagentur since 2015, it also tracks total grid load, residual load and pumped-storage consumption.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for Germany electricity generation?
- Total grid load (electricity consumption) stood at 36,822.01 GWh in Sep 2026. That is +3.9% from Aug 2026 and +1.0% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the Germany electricity generation data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Sep 2026. Source: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (Federal Network Agency electricity market data). Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does the Germany electricity generation table measure?
- The Germany electricity generation table measures the volume of electricity produced in the country, broken down by energy source. It also tracks total grid load, which represents electricity consumption, and residual load.
- Which energy sources are included in the German electricity generation data?
- The data includes renewable sources such as onshore and offshore wind, solar photovoltaics, hydropower and biomass. It also covers conventional sources like lignite, hard coal, natural gas and pumped storage.
- What electricity prices are included alongside the German generation data?
- The dataset includes the volume-weighted wholesale day-ahead electricity price for the Germany/Luxembourg bidding zone. The power generation and consumption volumes are measured in gigawatt-hours.