A secure and affordable energy supply sets the pace for prosperity and industrial value creation. After coal, oil and gas, electricity is becoming the new most important fuel for modern industrial society: for mobility, heat, digitalization and industrial production, for economic success and new growth. In an international comparison, electricity prices in Germany are too high; they are a burden on industry and consumers and make the transformation more difficult. A turnaround is essential: electricity must be climate-friendly, affordable and safe.