Dynamic Tariff Wizard

About

This website is a private, non-commercial endeavor aimed at analyzing and comparing dynamic electricity tariffs in Germany.

Electricity Price Analysis
Historical mean prices and daily spreads from 2018 to 2024

The chart below illustrates an interesting trend in electricity pricing dynamics. While historically, daily price spreads tended to correlate with mean prices, 2024 marks a significant shift. For the first time, we observe a decoupling where the daily price spreads remain high (around 111 €/MWh) despite a decrease in mean prices (to 78.51 €/MWh). This trend suggests increasing market volatility and potentially greater opportunities for cost savings through dynamic tariffs.

Data source: SMARD.de
Acknowledgments
Open Source Tools & Services

This analysis would not have been possible without the following outstanding open-source tools and services:

PVGIS

The European Commission's Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) provides essential solar radiation data and PV performance calculations, enabling accurate solar generation forecasting.

Learn more →

demandlib

Part of the oemof suite, demandlib provides powerful tools for creating detailed heat and power demand profiles from annual values, crucial for accurate load modeling.

Learn more →

Pyomo

A Python-based optimization modeling language that powers our tariff optimization calculations, enabling sophisticated mathematical programming and analysis.

Learn more →