The tense economic situation led to lower electricity consumption in the eastern and northern German states last year. Just under 93.3 terawatt hours (TWh) were consumed in the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Thuringia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Hamburg in 2025, according to the transmission system operator 50Hertz.
This was 0.7 TWh less than in the previous year. One terawatt hour corresponds to one billion kilowatt hours. In addition to the weak economy, it is also evident that the number of electric cars and heat pumps is only increasing slowly. "Electricity consumption is still not increasing dynamically. But we will see an increase, there is no doubt about that," said 50Hertz CEO Stefan Kapferer with a view to the long-term development.
