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Electricity prices in Ireland

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Ireland paid €0.387/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 27 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.323/kWh – an increase of 19.8%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.243/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the second half of 2025, at €0.404/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.387/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank27 / 27

vs. a year ago+19.8%

EU average€0.283/kWh+36.7%

Trend since 2015

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

Ireland EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Ireland

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

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.338^*

EU average€0.289

2024€0.290^*

EU average€0.290

2023€0.331^*

EU average€0.292

2022€0.296^*

EU average€0.261

2021€0.285

EU average€0.236

2020€0.247

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	€0.387	€0.355	€0.351	0.3281	€0.283	27 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.404	€0.371	€0.361	0.3415	€0.290	27 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.323	€0.296	€0.347	0.2730	€0.288	23 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.305	€0.279	€0.373	0.2573	€0.289	21 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.259	€0.238	€0.386	0.2188	€0.292	19 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.379	€0.348	€0.459	0.3191	€0.285	26 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.274	€0.251	€0.451	0.2301	€0.289	18 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.323	€0.296	€0.382	0.2713	€0.277	20 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.232	€0.210	€0.269	0.1939	€0.249	19 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.297	€0.262	€0.242	0.2481	€0.242	24 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.256	€0.225	€0.207	0.2131	€0.220	24 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.262	€0.231	€0.218	0.2153	€0.215	24 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.241	€0.212	€0.204	0.1982	€0.214	24 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.255	€0.224	€0.213	0.2119	€0.217	24 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.242	€0.214	€0.203	0.2017	€0.217	24 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.254	€0.224	€0.201	0.2176	€0.215	24 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.237	€0.209	€0.185	0.2030	€0.210	23 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.236	€0.208	€0.187	0.2036	€0.209	24 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.231	€0.203	€0.185	0.1992	€0.209	24 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.234	€0.206	€0.188	0.2169	€0.207	24 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.232	€0.204	€0.190	0.2152	€0.205	22 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.245	€0.216	€0.199	0.2202	€0.209	25 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.243	€0.214	€0.197	0.2180	€0.208	24 / 27

All countries compared

Wholesale electricity price in Ireland

Yearly average day-ahead price on the power exchange, before network charges, taxes and supplier costs. €/MWh.

In 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in Ireland cost an average of €114.14/MWh, 5% more than in 2024 (€109.05/MWh).

The most expensive year since 2019 was 2022, at €225.79/MWh; the cheapest was 2020, at €37.40/MWh.

So far in 2026 the average is €148.85/MWh; over the last twelve months it was €143.10/MWh.

Other countries

Official EU statistics, published twice a year. Sources and licences are listed on the data sources page. Data sources · Methodology