Hydrogen: the solution to achieve an energy secure and affordable energy transition and the heating transition

Allendorf (Eder), The latest special report by the Federal Court of Audit (BRH) makes it clear: The energy transition faces considerable challenges in terms of both affordability and energy security. “In comparison to the rest of Europe, private households in Germany paid the highest price for electricity in 2019, at just under 30.9 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh),” says the BRH. This electricity price is 43 percent higher than the EU average. In addition, commercial and industry consumers paid 13 to 30 percent above the average.