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Germany DE

average climate · Currency EUR

€0.3869/kWh
Electricity (Eurostat)
€0.1223/kWh
Gas (Eurostat)
3308
Annual HDD₁₈
-0.7 °C
Mean January temp.

Subsidy programmes

Bundesförderung für effiziente Gebäude — Einzelmaßnahmen (Heat Pump)

BEG EM

up to 70% of cost · max €21,000

Issuer: BAFA / KfW

Official programme page →

Verified: 2026-05-07

Estimated installed cost

Fully turnkey ranges (equipment + labour + DHW where typical) for Germany. Compiled from JRC/EHPA market data and national subsidy program ceilings — not quotes for any specific model.

Air-to-water · 8–14 kW

€25ktypical
Range €18k€32k

BEG EM caps eligible cost at €30 000; market median for an 8–12 kW air-to-water turnkey installation in 2024 sat around €23–27k including DHW tank.

Source: EHPA Market Report 2024 + BAFA BEG EM eligible-cost cap

Ground-source · 8–14 kW

€38ktypical
Range €30k€50k

Borehole drilling adds €6–12k versus air-source on the same building. Range reflects 1 vs 2-borehole installations.

Source: JRC 2024 + national installer surveys

HP water heater · all sizes

€4ktypical
Range €3k€5k

Stand-alone DHW heat pump (300 L tank), installed.

Source: EHPA / heise.de price index 2024

Best-case net cost after the largest available subsidy is shown where applicable in the subsidies section above. Use the payback calculator to combine these with your fuel tariff.

Electricity price history

PeriodIncl. tax €/kWhExcl. tax €/kWh
2025-070.38690.2625
2025-010.38350.2598
2024-070.39430.2797
2024-010.39510.2806
2023-070.40200.2882
2023-010.41250.2973
2022-070.33570.2333
2022-010.32790.1899
2021-070.32340.1596
2021-010.31930.1562
2020-070.30060.1451
2020-010.30430.1430