The monthly market values ​​for offshore wind energy collapsed due to the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 and reached the low point of the year at 1,1 ct / kWh in April 2020. Since August 2020, the reference market value for electricity from offshore wind has again been at a level comparable to the previous year. The price slump in the first half of the year is also reflected in the volume-weighted average, which in 2020 is 2,7 ct / kWh - 21% below the previous year's average of 3,4 ct / kWh.