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Electricity prices in the Netherlands

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in the Netherlands paid €0.244/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 14 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.239/kWh – an increase of 2.3%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.199/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the first half of 2023, at €0.357/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.244/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank14 / 27

vs. a year ago+2.3%

EU average€0.283/kWh−13.8%

Trend since 2015

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

Netherlands EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in the Netherlands

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

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.247^*

EU average€0.289

2024€0.235^*

EU average€0.290

2023€0.311^*

EU average€0.292

2022€0.087^*

EU average€0.261

2021€0.136^*

EU average€0.236

2020€0.139^*

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	€0.244	€0.202	€0.268	0.2080	€0.283	14 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.255	€0.211	€0.269	0.2174	€0.290	13 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.239	€0.197	€0.252	0.2033	€0.288	12 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.218	€0.180	€0.255	0.1857	€0.289	10 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.253	€0.209	€0.290	0.2158	€0.292	17 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.249	€0.205	€0.264	0.2115	€0.285	17 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.357	€0.295	€0.432	0.3039	€0.289	22 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.142	€0.130	€0.325	0.1211	€0.277	4 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.034	€0.028	€0.211	0.0287	€0.249	1 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.144	€0.119	€0.148	0.1236	€0.242	5 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.128	€0.106	€0.136	0.1106	€0.220	3 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.135	€0.112	€0.136	0.1159	€0.215	7 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.143	€0.118	€0.138	0.1230	€0.214	8 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.205	€0.169	€0.135	0.1737	€0.217	17 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.206	€0.170	€0.135	0.1746	€0.217	19 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.178	€0.147	€0.126	0.1554	€0.215	16 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.178	€0.147	€0.124	0.1554	€0.210	17 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.161	€0.133	€0.119	0.1414	€0.209	13 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.162	€0.134	€0.120	0.1423	€0.209	15 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.159	€0.132	€0.119	0.1474	€0.207	12 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.162	€0.134	€0.121	0.1493	€0.205	14 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.185	€0.153	€0.124	0.1702	€0.209	18 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.199	€0.164	€0.129	0.1831	€0.208	19 / 27