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Electricity prices in Austria

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Austria paid €0.326/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 24 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.291/kWh – an increase of 12.2%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.201/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the second half of 2025, at €0.327/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.326/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank24 / 27

vs. a year ago+12.2%

EU average€0.283/kWh+15.1%

Trend since 2015

Average price per kWh for households using 2,500–4,999 kWh a year, incl. all taxes, by half-year.

Austria EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Austria

Annual average per kWh, split into energy and supply, network costs, taxes and levies, and VAT.

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.309

EU average€0.289

2024€0.258^*

EU average€0.290

2023€0.270^*

EU average€0.292

2022€0.231

EU average€0.261

2021€0.225

EU average€0.236

2020€0.214

EU average€0.215

* Negative values: tax credits exceed the taxes at this consumption level.

All half-years

/kWh

Period	Incl. taxes	Excl. VAT	Excl. taxes	PPS	EU average	EU rank
first half of 2026	€0.326	€0.272	€0.248	0.2861	€0.283	24 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.327	€0.273	€0.254	0.2850	€0.290	23 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.291	€0.242	€0.258	0.2530	€0.288	20 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.244	€0.203	€0.268	0.2150	€0.289	17 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.273	€0.228	€0.295	0.2411	€0.292	20 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.275	€0.229	€0.299	0.2448	€0.285	19 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.265	€0.221	€0.269	0.2368	€0.289	16 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.237	€0.198	€0.209	0.2078	€0.277	13 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.225	€0.187	€0.158	0.1947	€0.249	17 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.229	€0.190	€0.145	0.1978	€0.242	19 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.222	€0.185	€0.139	0.1938	€0.220	21 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.217	€0.181	€0.138	0.1896	€0.215	22 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.211	€0.176	€0.136	0.1847	€0.214	19 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.207	€0.173	€0.135	0.1825	€0.217	19 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.203	€0.170	€0.132	0.1790	€0.217	18 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.201	€0.168	€0.127	0.1785	€0.215	18 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.197	€0.164	€0.123	0.1745	€0.210	20 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.198	€0.165	€0.122	0.1753	€0.209	19 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.195	€0.163	€0.122	0.1728	€0.209	19 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.201	€0.168	€0.122	0.1883	€0.207	20 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.203	€0.170	€0.124	0.1893	€0.205	20 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.198	€0.165	€0.124	0.1826	€0.209	20 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.201	€0.167	€0.126	0.1818	€0.208	20 / 27