Grid Fees
The Grid Fees page calculates the grid fee of the last twelve months at 2026 rates for a metering point with power metering. You see which part of it depends on the monthly peaks and what lowering those peaks is worth, for example by not starting all machines at once.
You find the page under Data → Data Analysis → Grid Fees. It currently carries a "Preview" mark.
Who pays a power charge
In 2026 the grid fee depends on the peak only for metering points with power metering. These are connections on network levels 3 to 6, and those on network level 7 with power metering, which applies from 100,000 kWh of annual consumption combined with 50 kW of power. Households and smaller businesses on a standard load profile pay a flat amount; their peak does not change their 2026 fee.
The page therefore lists only metering points with power metering. We suggest power metering when a metering point consumed more than 100,000 kWh and reached more than 50 kW in the last twelve months. If that does not match your connection, change it under Edit grid inputs.
From 2027 the Systemnutzungsentgelte-Grundsatzverordnung (SNE-G-V) introduces a peak-based power charge for everyone, from December 2027 by default; each network area may start earlier or later, by July 2028 at the latest. The 2027 rates have not been published yet, so the page uses the 2026 rates.
How the estimate is calculated
The basis is the last twelve complete calendar months. The Estimated grid fee table shows quantity, rate and amount for each charge. Hover over the question mark next to a charge to see its calculation in one sentence.
- Power charge: For each month we take the strongest quarter hour and convert it to kW. The twelve monthly peaks are averaged and multiplied by the annual rate in cent/kW. Each monthly peak therefore counts for one twelfth.
- Energy charge and SNAP: Consumption in kWh times the energy charge. On network level 7 the lower SNAP rate applies from April to September between 10:00 and 16:00. Quantities assigned to a renewable energy community are excluded from it. The page does not deduct them, so if you take part in such a community, the SNAP share is overestimated.
- Grid losses: Applies to all consumption.
- Metering fee: Enter the monthly amount from your grid invoice; otherwise it is missing from the total.
All amounts are net and cover the grid fee only. Energy price, taxes and levies are not included. A month with data gaps counts with the values received; its bar in the chart is lighter.
An example from the Kärnten network area: the power charge for power-metered connections on network level 7 is 11,232 cent/kW, or EUR 112.32 per kW and year. If the peak of a single month is 10 kW higher, the annual fee rises by one twelfth of that: 10 × 112.32 / 12 = EUR 93.60.
Grid inputs
Edit grid inputs sets what the estimate uses:
- Network area: It determines the rates. We read it from the metering point number, which contains the grid operator. For smaller grid operators you choose it yourself; it is the network area of your federal state.
- Network level: Network level 7, low voltage, is the default. Your grid invoice states the network level.
- Power metering: Selectable on network level 7 only; on network levels 3 to 6 it always applies.
- Metering fee per month: The amount from your grid invoice.
Peak cap scenarios
Calculate scenarios shows what a ceiling on the monthly peaks would have saved. We suggest three caps, 95, 90 and 80 percent of the highest peak, rounded to 5 kW. You can add a cap of your own in kW.
For each cap the table shows in how many months the peak exceeded it, the largest excess in kW, and the most energy above the cap on a single day. That daily amount tells you how much load you would have to shift or cover from storage. The last column is the annual difference in the power charge.
The caps also appear as lines in the Monthly peaks chart.
Current month
At the bottom of the page you see the highest peak of the current month so far, with day and time. As long as your load stays below it, it does not raise this month's power charge. The data runs up to yesterday, because the grid operator delivers values once a day.
