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Business Electricity Prices in Austria 2026

Business electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes

0.1918 EUR/kWhRank 9 of 38 · H1 2026

Businesses in Austria pay an average of 0.1918 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), which ranks 9 of 38 countries in Europe and is 6.6% above the EU-27 business average of 0.1800 EUR per kWh. Households in Austria pay 0.3260 EUR per kWh with all taxes and levies included (band DC). The two prices use different consumption bands and different tax treatments, so the gap between them, +0.1342 EUR per kWh, is indicative only.

Austria business electricity price, H1 2026

Business price

0.1918

EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band IC, excl. VAT

Rank

9 of 38

1 is the most expensive

Vs EU-27 business average

+6.6%

EU-27 average 0.1800 EUR/kWh

Household price

0.3260

EUR/kWh, band DC, all taxes included

Household vs business electricity prices in Austria

Austria

Household0.3260
Business0.1918

Household price

0.3260

EUR/kWh, band DC, all taxes and levies included

Business price

0.1918

EUR/kWh, band IC, excluding VAT

Gap

+0.1342

EUR/kWh, household minus business

Gap in percent

+70.0%

Household price above the business price

Household: band DC, all taxes and levies included, Eurostat nrg_pc_204. Business: band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, Eurostat nrg_pc_205. Both H1 2026, EUR per kWh. The gap is the household price minus the business price; the percentage is that gap measured against the business price.

VAT and taxes on business electricity in Austria

Austria

Excl. VAT0.1918
Incl. all taxes0.2301

Excluding VAT

0.1918

EUR/kWh, band IC, excl. VAT and recoverable taxes

Including all taxes

0.2301

EUR/kWh, band IC, all taxes and levies included

Tax wedge

0.0383

EUR/kWh, incl. taxes price minus excl. VAT price

Wedge share

16.6%

Tax wedge as a share of the incl. taxes price

Business electricity prices, H1 2026, EUR per kWh, band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year). Excluding VAT means excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes and levies (Eurostat view X_VAT); including all taxes is the Eurostat view I_TAX. Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_205.

Business electricity price history in Austria

2022 energy crisis peak0.000.080.150.230.302007201020132016201920222025Peak 0.25970.19180.1800
Austria · 0.1918 in H1 2026EU-27 average · 0.1800 in H1 2026

The series starts in H2 2007, the first period Eurostat published for Austria in this dataset.

Latest price

0.1918

EUR/kWh, in H1 2026

Highest price

0.2597

EUR/kWh, in H1 2023

Lowest price

0.0930

EUR/kWh, in H1 2017

Change since H1 2021

+56.2%

Pre-crisis: from 0.1228 EUR/kWh in H1 2021

Half-yearly prices for Austria, EUR per kWh
PeriodPrice, EUR/kWh
H1 2007Not published
H2 20070.0940
H1 20080.1064
H2 20080.1072
H1 20090.1184
H2 20090.1162
H1 20100.1127
H2 20100.1128
H1 20110.1126
H2 20110.1128
H1 20120.1102
H2 20120.1116
H1 20130.1114
H2 20130.1108
H1 20140.1089
H2 20140.1055
H1 20150.1039
H2 20150.1047
H1 20160.1026
H2 20160.1004
H1 20170.0930
H2 20170.0997
H1 20180.0997
H2 20180.1012
H1 20190.1076
H2 20190.1088
H1 20200.1191
H2 20200.1184
H1 20210.1228
H2 20210.1278
H1 20220.1617
H2 20220.1786
H1 20230.2597
H2 20230.2471
H1 20240.1987
H2 20240.2006
H1 20250.2029
H2 20250.1986
H1 20260.1918

Business electricity cost in Austria: calculator

Estimate what a year of electricity costs at the Eurostat average business price for H1 2026. Pick a country, enter an annual consumption, and switch on the compare mode to price the same consumption in a second country.

Austria business price, H1 2026: 0.1918 EUR per kWh (band IC, excluding VAT, Eurostat nrg_pc_205).

Estimated annual cost, Austria

EUR 19,180.00

100,000 kWh at 0.1918 EUR per kWh, band IC, excl. VAT.

AustriaEUR 19,180.00

The estimate is the annual consumption multiplied by the H1 2026 business price: energy at the Eurostat average business price (band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh per year, Eurostat nrg_pc_205), excluding VAT and any fixed or capacity charges. A real business bill also depends on the contract, the consumption band the business actually falls into and any network or fixed fees, so treat the result as a comparison figure, not a quote.

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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.