Electricity Prices in Netherlands 2026
Household electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, all taxes and levies included
Households in Netherlands pay an average of 0.2440 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 15 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is 13.8% below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, and the price fell by 4.4% compared with H2 2025. Eurostat publishes a negative tax and levies component for Netherlands, at -9.9 percent of the total price, shown exactly as published. Businesses in Netherlands pay 0.2027 EUR per kWh in band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 7 of 38 in Europe.
Netherlands household electricity price, H1 2026
Household price
0.2440
EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band DC, all taxes included
Rank
15 of 39
1 is the most expensive
Vs EU-27 average
-13.8%
below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR/kWh
Taxes and levies
-9.9%
share of the household price
The published tax component is negative.
Business price
0.2027
EUR per kWh, rank 7 of 38
How the price in Netherlands 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 Netherlands’s electricity price
What makes up the price in Netherlands
Netherlands vs its neighbours
What electricity costs in Netherlands: bill calculator
Annual cost in Netherlands: EUR 854.00
Monthly cost: EUR 71.17
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 0.2440 EUR per kWh, the H1 2026 household average for Netherlands (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 Netherlands?
Households in Netherlands pay an average of 0.2440 EUR per kWh in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 15 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is -13.8%, below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh.
How has the price in Netherlands changed?
The H1 2026 price is -4.4% compared with H2 2025. At the current average price, a household using 3,500 kWh a year would pay EUR 854.00 a year in unit costs, before any standing charge.
How much of the price in Netherlands is taxes and levies?
The published tax component for Netherlands is negative, at -9.9 percent of the total price, exactly as Eurostat publishes it. The rest of the 0.2440 EUR per kWh covers the energy itself, network charges and supplier costs.
What do businesses pay in Netherlands?
Businesses in Netherlands pay 0.2027 EUR per kWh in band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year), excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 7 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.