Grid fees 2027: gas just over 1 per cent dearer, low-voltage electricity slightly cheaper

What the first price sheets for 2027 show

The data provider ene't analysed the first provisional grid fees for 2027 on 8 October 2026. For gas, price sheets are available from 46 distribution system operators covering around 42.9 per cent of the supplied area: a household using 20,000 kilowatt hours pays an average of €603.47 for the grid, 1.2 per cent more than in 2026, while commercial cases rise by 1.3 to 1.4 per cent. For electricity, twelve grid operators cover 56.6 per cent of the area. Households using 4,000 kilowatt hours pay €354.39, one per cent less, and businesses using 40,000 kilowatt hours at low voltage pay 1.6 per cent less. At medium voltage, by contrast, grid costs rise by 3.5 per cent. How grid costs feed into the heat price per kilowatt hour is shown in the guide to heat costs per kilowatt hour.

Which businesses and landlords will pay more

All gas customers pay more, from the apartment building with gas central heating to the business consuming five million kilowatt hours. For electricity, the increase mainly hits larger consumers at medium voltage, such as hotels, cold stores or manufacturing businesses with load metering. The spread between grid areas is wide: for gas, more than €676 a year separates the most expensive and the cheapest network, and Thüga Energienetze is raising fees by 12.1 per cent.

Why the all-clear on electricity is still shaky

One per cent lower grid fees sounds like relief, but it is provisional twice over. The price sheets may still change before the turn of the year, and transmission grid fees are rising from 2.86 to 3.54 cents per kilowatt hour despite a federal subsidy. According to ene't, the law for the €5.525 billion subsidy has not yet been passed. Without legal certainty by 7 December, the final fees are likely to be significantly higher.

Since 2021 I have seen in heating projects that grid fees are often treated as a fixed figure in calculations. Yet they are a price component that is reset every year, and whether a reduction reaches the customer is up to the supplier. ene't itself points out that the relief only works if suppliers pass it on.

What to do now

1. Look up the provisional 2027 price sheet for your site’s grid area, paying attention to the voltage level.
2. When your supplier next announces prices, check whether a grid fee reduction is being passed on.
3. Note 7 December: only then will it be clear whether the federal subsidy caps transmission grid fees.