Electricity Prices in Ireland 2026
Household electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, all taxes and levies included
Households in Ireland pay an average of 0.3871 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 1 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is 36.7% above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, and the price fell by 4.2% compared with H2 2025. Taxes and levies account for 9.4 percent of the household price, about 0.0364 EUR of every kilowatt hour. Businesses in Ireland pay 0.2666 EUR per kWh in band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 1 of 38 in Europe.
Ireland household electricity price, H1 2026
Household price
0.3871
EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band DC, all taxes included
Rank
1 of 39
1 is the most expensive
Vs EU-27 average
+36.7%
above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR/kWh
Taxes and levies
9.4%
share of the household price
Business price
0.2666
EUR per kWh, rank 1 of 38
How the price in Ireland compares
Household price vs EU-27 average
Household vs business price
Household: band DC, all taxes and levies included. Business: band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes. Bars scaled to 0.44 EUR/kWh. Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, H1 2026.
Taxes and levies in Ireland’s electricity price
What makes up the price in Ireland
Ireland vs its neighbours
What electricity costs in Ireland: bill calculator
Annual cost in Ireland: EUR 1,354.85
Monthly cost: EUR 112.90
At the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, the same use would cost EUR 991.20 a year.
Worked out as annual use multiplied by 0.3871 EUR per kWh, the H1 2026 household average for Ireland (band DC, all taxes and levies included, Eurostat nrg_pc_204). Excludes any standing charge.
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How much does electricity cost in Ireland?
Households in Ireland pay an average of 0.3871 EUR per kWh in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 1 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is +36.7%, above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh.
How has the price in Ireland changed?
The H1 2026 price is -4.2% compared with H2 2025. At the current average price, a household using 3,500 kWh a year would pay EUR 1,354.85 a year in unit costs, before any standing charge.
How much of the price in Ireland is taxes and levies?
Taxes and levies make up 9.4 percent of the household price in Ireland, about 0.0364 EUR of every kilowatt hour. The remaining 90.6 percent covers the energy itself, network charges and supplier costs.
What do businesses pay in Ireland?
Businesses in Ireland pay 0.2666 EUR per kWh in band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year), excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 1 of 38 in Europe. The EU-27 business average is 0.1800 EUR per kWh.
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Source: Eurostat, datasets nrg_pc_204 (household, band DC, all taxes and levies included) and nrg_pc_205 (business, band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), H1 2026, © European Union, CC BY 4.0.