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Business Electricity Prices in Denmark 2026

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

0.1303 EUR/kWhRank 28 of 38 · H1 2026

Businesses in Denmark pay an average of 0.1303 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), which ranks 28 of 38 countries in Europe and is 27.6% below the EU-27 business average of 0.1800 EUR per kWh. Households in Denmark pay 0.2375 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, +0.1072 EUR per kWh, is indicative only.

Denmark business electricity price, H1 2026

Business price

0.1303

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

Rank

28 of 38

1 is the most expensive

Vs EU-27 business average

-27.6%

EU-27 average 0.1800 EUR/kWh

Household price

0.2375

EUR/kWh, band DC, all taxes included

Household vs business electricity prices in Denmark

Denmark

Household0.2375
Business0.1303

Household price

0.2375

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

Business price

0.1303

EUR/kWh, band IC, excluding VAT

Gap

+0.1072

EUR/kWh, household minus business

Gap in percent

+82.3%

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 Denmark

Denmark

Excl. VAT0.1303
Incl. all taxes0.1629

Excluding VAT

0.1303

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

Including all taxes

0.1629

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

Tax wedge

0.0326

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

Wedge share

20.0%

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 Denmark

2022 energy crisis peak0.000.080.150.230.302007201020132016201920222025Peak 0.22780.13030.1800
Denmark · 0.1303 in H1 2026EU-27 average · 0.1800 in H1 2026

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

Latest price

0.1303

EUR/kWh, in H1 2026

Highest price

0.2278

EUR/kWh, in H2 2022

Lowest price

0.0612

EUR/kWh, in H1 2020

Change since H1 2021

+63.5%

Pre-crisis: from 0.0797 EUR/kWh in H1 2021

Half-yearly prices for Denmark, EUR per kWh
PeriodPrice, EUR/kWh
H1 2007Not published
H2 20070.0895
H1 20080.0913
H2 20080.1018
H1 20090.0863
H2 20090.0920
H1 20100.0942
H2 20100.0961
H1 20110.0992
H2 20110.0927
H1 20120.0966
H2 20120.0993
H1 20130.1027
H2 20130.0998
H1 20140.0939
H2 20140.0972
H1 20150.0899
H2 20150.0899
H1 20160.0948
H2 20160.0936
H1 20170.0845
H2 20170.0846
H1 20180.0807
H2 20180.0788
H1 20190.0707
H2 20190.0681
H1 20200.0612
H2 20200.0686
H1 20210.0797
H2 20210.1164
H1 20220.1609
H2 20220.2278
H1 20230.1339
H2 20230.1170
H1 20240.1055
H2 20240.1284
H1 20250.1236
H2 20250.1216
H1 20260.1303

Business electricity cost in Denmark: 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.

Denmark business price, H1 2026: 0.1303 EUR per kWh (band IC, excluding VAT, Eurostat nrg_pc_205).

Estimated annual cost, Denmark

EUR 13,030.00

100,000 kWh at 0.1303 EUR per kWh, band IC, excl. VAT.

DenmarkEUR 13,030.00

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.