Berlin: (hib/BAL) A total of 30,225 wind turbines with a capacity of 67,038 megawatts are located onshore in Germany. In addition, there are 1,637 offshore turbines with a capacity of 9,215 watts, as stated by the German government in its response (21/3275) to a minor interpellation (21/2947) by the AfD parliamentary group (as of October 2025).
According to the data, the onshore turbines generated 112.8 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2024, while the offshore turbines generated 26.1 TWh. Insofar as onshore turbines receive a fixed feed-in tariff, this averages 8.9 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). Offshore plants do not receive a feed-in tariff.
According to the federal government, however, most wind energy plants do not receive a fixed feed-in tariff; instead, operators must market the electricity they produce themselves. However, there is also support here in the form of so-called market premiums. Overall, the government estimates the subsidy via both models at 8.5 cents per kWh for onshore wind and 17 cents per kWh for offshore wind. For new onshore plants, the government expects 8.2 cents for 2025, and zero cents for new offshore plants.
The government estimates the electricity production costs for natural gas power plants, which serve as back-up power plants, at between €132 and €366 per megawatt hour (MWh).
Source: German Bundestag
