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Electricity prices in Norway

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Norway paid €0.199/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. The country is not an EU member, so it is not in the EU ranking.

A year earlier the price was €0.199/kWh – an increase of 0.4%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.161/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the second half of 2022, at €0.230/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.199/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank–outside the EU

vs. a year ago+0.4%

EU average€0.283/kWh−29.6%

Trend since 2015

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

Norway EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Norway

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

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.195^*

EU average€0.289

2024€0.193

EU average€0.290

2023€0.188^*

EU average€0.292

2022€0.210^*

EU average€0.261

2021€0.200

EU average€0.236

2020€0.134

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
first half of 2026	€0.199	€0.164	€0.206	0.1499	€0.283
second half of 2025	€0.192	€0.158	€0.161	0.1564	€0.290
first half of 2025	€0.199	€0.163	€0.160	0.1602	€0.288
second half of 2024	€0.190	€0.156	€0.146	0.1577	€0.289
first half of 2024	€0.199	€0.163	€0.158	0.1611	€0.292
second half of 2023	€0.187	€0.153	€0.152	0.1586	€0.285
first half of 2023	€0.192	€0.157	€0.168	0.1592	€0.289
second half of 2022	€0.230	€0.189	€0.275	0.1640	€0.277
first half of 2022	€0.199	€0.163	€0.201	0.1373	€0.249
second half of 2021	€0.221	€0.192	€0.175	0.1545	€0.242
first half of 2021	€0.183	€0.150	€0.133	0.1227	€0.220
second half of 2020	€0.132	€0.108	€0.093	0.0935	€0.215
first half of 2020	€0.136	€0.111	€0.095	0.0961	€0.214
second half of 2019	€0.174	€0.143	€0.126	0.1196	€0.217
first half of 2019	€0.187	€0.153	€0.136	0.1250	€0.217
second half of 2018	€0.191	€0.156	€0.138	0.1294	€0.215
first half of 2018	€0.175	€0.143	€0.125	0.1187	€0.210
second half of 2017	€0.161	€0.132	€0.114	0.1088	€0.209
first half of 2017	€0.164	€0.135	€0.116	0.1079	€0.209
second half of 2016	€0.163	€0.131	€0.113	0.1152	€0.207
first half of 2016	€0.152	€0.121	€0.104	0.1109	€0.205
second half of 2015	€0.143	€0.115	€0.099	0.1055	€0.209
first half of 2015	€0.161	€0.129	€0.113	0.1115	€0.208