Economy and Energy Consumption Report, October 2026 (BDEW)

Summary

• Electricity consumption in September was 39.6 billion kWh, 1.2% above its prior-year value, and renewables covered 64% of gross electricity consumption.p.1
• Natural gas consumption in September 2026 was 42.0 billion kWh, 2.7% less than in the prior-year month.p.1
• Gas storage facilities held 143.6 billion kWh at the end of September, a fill level of 58.0%.p.1
• Consumer price inflation reached 3.3% in September, a new high for the year.p.3
• Photovoltaic systems delivered 10.5 billion kWh in September, 31% more than a year earlier.p.12

Key insights

1. Electricity generation in the first nine months of 2026 was 393.0 billion kWh, 6.1% more than in the same period last year.p.11
2. Renewables generated 26.5 billion kWh in September compared with 25.1 billion kWh a year earlier.p.14
3. In September Germany exported 0.9 billion kWh more electricity than it imported, with imports down 35.0% to 4.2 billion kWh.p.15
4. Gas consumption in the first three quarters of 2026 was 598 billion kWh, 0.8% above the prior-year value of 593 billion kWh.p.16
5. LNG fed into the German grid in September was 8.0 billion kWh, a decline of 23% year on year.p.18
6. District heating consumption in the first 7 months of 2026 was 79.1 billion kWh, 2.2% higher than a year earlier.p.22