Electric heater electricity cost in Germany

Direct electric heaters consume at the full Arbeitspreis while active, so room heat loss, runtime, supplier contract, and thermostat cycling dominate cost.

Rate used for the starting scenarioEUR 0.3499/kWh

Use the Arbeitspreis from your contract. Keep the fixed Grundpreis separate from one appliance unless the heater causes a tariff change.

Billing scopeGermany · modelled market price

Confidence A 96/100. Effective 2026-06-01 to 2026-07-31.

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Most resistive heaters convert purchased electricity into heat at the point of use. Cost depends mainly on power, runtime, thermostat cycling, and tariff.

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Active runtime accounts for cycling. Use 100% for devices that draw the rated power continuously.

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Planning range · based on your inputs
Estimated monthly cost€84.91

Likely planning range €76.42–€93.40

Per day€2.79
Per active hour€0.56
Per year€1,018.91
Energy / month242.7 kWh

FormulakW × runtime × tariff

Month52 weeks ÷ 12

Data qualitySelf-entered estimate

Transparent method

The local calculation

Heating cost = heater kW × active hours × tariff

The device model stays global. The currency, tariff scope, validity period, and billing cautions come from the Germany data layer.

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Before trusting the result

Three checks for Germany

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Use element-on time rather than plug-in time.

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Do not treat a new-customer market reference as your supplier quote.

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Compare heat-pump performance separately from resistive heating.

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