A €0.59/MWh charge

to boost Germany's gas storage facilities will cost each household an additional 13 euros annually, on top of the 480-euro cost that is expected to fall on consumers' shoulders due to rising prices, according to data from Verivox and Check24.

• Storage levels: Germany is likely to miss its target for gas storage levels to be at 85% in November, the head of the energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur Klaus Mueller told t-online, even as Europe's biggest economy hit its first target for September.