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Electricity Prices in the Netherlands

In the first half of 2026, households in the Netherlands paid 24.40 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. The household price in the Netherlands ranks 12th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies were a net credit of 2.41 euro cents/kWh on the household price in the Netherlands in the first half of 2026, so the price with all taxes and levies (24.40 euro cents/kWh) was below the price excluding them (26.81 euro cents/kWh). In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in the Netherlands paid 24.53 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2026

  • In the first half of 2026, households in the Netherlands paid 24.40 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies were a net credit of 2.41 euro cents/kWh on the household price in the Netherlands in the first half of 2026, so the price with all taxes and levies (24.40 euro cents/kWh) was below the price excluding them (26.81 euro cents/kWh).
  • The household price in the Netherlands ranks 12th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the household price in the Netherlands was 25.51 euro cents/kWh, 11.9% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in the Netherlands is 2.3% higher than a year earlier and 90.0% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in the Netherlands paid 24.53 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 33.6% of the medium sized business price in the Netherlands in the first half of 2026: 16.30 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 8.23 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in the Netherlands ranks 7th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the medium sized business price in the Netherlands was 24.33 euro cents/kWh, 10.3% higher than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in the Netherlands is 3.4% lower than a year earlier and 71.4% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in the Netherlands, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included24.40 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes20.16 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies26.81 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price-9.9%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first12 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+2.3%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+90.0%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies were a net credit of 2.41 euro cents/kWh on the price in the first half of 2026, so the price with all taxes and levies (24.40 euro cents/kWh) was below the price excluding them (26.81 euro cents/kWh). Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Netherlands: households electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in the Netherlands from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 24.40 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. In half years where taxes and levies were a net credit, the chart shows the whole price and no tax layer, because a stacked chart cannot draw a negative layer; the table lists every figure. 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 H1 2007H1 2011H1 2015H1 2019H1 2023
Electricity price for households in the Netherlands from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 24.40 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. In half years where taxes and levies were a net credit, the chart shows the whole price and no tax layer, because a stacked chart cannot draw a negative layer; the table lists every figure.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Netherlands: households electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H1 200712.99 euro cents/kWh4.60 euro cents/kWh17.59 euro cents/kWh
H2 200712.89 euro cents/kWh4.52 euro cents/kWh17.41 euro cents/kWh
H1 200813.04 euro cents/kWh4.65 euro cents/kWh17.69 euro cents/kWh
H2 200813.39 euro cents/kWh4.59 euro cents/kWh17.98 euro cents/kWh
H1 200914.73 euro cents/kWh5.06 euro cents/kWh19.79 euro cents/kWh
H2 200914.28 euro cents/kWh4.78 euro cents/kWh19.06 euro cents/kWh
H1 201012.80 euro cents/kWh4.87 euro cents/kWh17.67 euro cents/kWh
H2 201012.84 euro cents/kWh5.05 euro cents/kWh17.89 euro cents/kWh
H1 201113.03 euro cents/kWh4.99 euro cents/kWh18.02 euro cents/kWh
H2 201113.05 euro cents/kWh4.96 euro cents/kWh18.01 euro cents/kWh
H1 201213.40 euro cents/kWh5.10 euro cents/kWh18.50 euro cents/kWh
H2 201213.78 euro cents/kWh4.86 euro cents/kWh18.64 euro cents/kWh
H1 201313.40 euro cents/kWh5.58 euro cents/kWh18.98 euro cents/kWh
H2 201313.78 euro cents/kWh5.27 euro cents/kWh19.05 euro cents/kWh
H1 201413.25 euro cents/kWh5.16 euro cents/kWh18.41 euro cents/kWh
H2 201413.26 euro cents/kWh4.75 euro cents/kWh18.01 euro cents/kWh
H1 201512.85 euro cents/kWh7.01 euro cents/kWh19.86 euro cents/kWh
H2 201512.38 euro cents/kWh6.08 euro cents/kWh18.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 201612.06 euro cents/kWh4.14 euro cents/kWh16.20 euro cents/kWh
H2 201611.89 euro cents/kWh4.03 euro cents/kWh15.92 euro cents/kWh
H1 201712.00 euro cents/kWh4.20 euro cents/kWh16.20 euro cents/kWh
H2 201711.90 euro cents/kWh4.20 euro cents/kWh16.10 euro cents/kWh
H1 201812.40 euro cents/kWh5.40 euro cents/kWh17.80 euro cents/kWh
H2 201812.60 euro cents/kWh5.20 euro cents/kWh17.80 euro cents/kWh
H1 201913.50 euro cents/kWh7.10 euro cents/kWh20.60 euro cents/kWh
H2 201913.50 euro cents/kWh7.00 euro cents/kWh20.50 euro cents/kWh
H1 202013.82 euro cents/kWh0.51 euro cents/kWh14.33 euro cents/kWh
H2 202013.51 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh13.51 euro cents/kWh
H1 202112.84 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh12.84 euro cents/kWh
H2 202114.36 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh14.36 euro cents/kWh
H1 20223.36 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh3.36 euro cents/kWh
H2 202214.18 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh14.18 euro cents/kWh
H1 202335.72 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh35.72 euro cents/kWh
H2 202324.86 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh24.86 euro cents/kWh
H1 202425.29 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh25.29 euro cents/kWh
H2 202421.77 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh21.77 euro cents/kWh
H1 202523.85 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh23.85 euro cents/kWh
H2 202525.51 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh25.51 euro cents/kWh
H1 202624.40 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh24.40 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in the Netherlands, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included24.53 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes20.27 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies16.30 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price33.6%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first7 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier-3.4%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+71.4%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 33.6% of the price in the first half of 2026: 16.30 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 8.23 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Netherlands: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in the Netherlands from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 24.53 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 7.50 15.00 22.50 30.00 H1 2007H1 2011H1 2015H1 2019H1 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in the Netherlands from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 24.53 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Netherlands: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H1 20079.01 euro cents/kWh3.31 euro cents/kWh12.32 euro cents/kWh
H2 20079.15 euro cents/kWh2.94 euro cents/kWh12.09 euro cents/kWh
H1 20089.10 euro cents/kWh3.42 euro cents/kWh12.52 euro cents/kWh
H2 20089.28 euro cents/kWh3.06 euro cents/kWh12.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 20099.62 euro cents/kWh3.59 euro cents/kWh13.21 euro cents/kWh
H2 20099.59 euro cents/kWh3.04 euro cents/kWh12.63 euro cents/kWh
H1 20108.63 euro cents/kWh3.42 euro cents/kWh12.05 euro cents/kWh
H2 20108.65 euro cents/kWh2.89 euro cents/kWh11.54 euro cents/kWh
H1 20118.37 euro cents/kWh3.38 euro cents/kWh11.75 euro cents/kWh
H2 20118.44 euro cents/kWh2.87 euro cents/kWh11.31 euro cents/kWh
H1 20128.24 euro cents/kWh3.35 euro cents/kWh11.59 euro cents/kWh
H2 20128.52 euro cents/kWh3.00 euro cents/kWh11.52 euro cents/kWh
H1 20137.95 euro cents/kWh3.49 euro cents/kWh11.44 euro cents/kWh
H2 20138.26 euro cents/kWh3.17 euro cents/kWh11.43 euro cents/kWh
H1 20147.69 euro cents/kWh3.62 euro cents/kWh11.31 euro cents/kWh
H2 20147.69 euro cents/kWh3.06 euro cents/kWh10.75 euro cents/kWh
H1 20157.22 euro cents/kWh3.69 euro cents/kWh10.91 euro cents/kWh
H2 20157.12 euro cents/kWh3.12 euro cents/kWh10.24 euro cents/kWh
H1 20166.52 euro cents/kWh3.85 euro cents/kWh10.37 euro cents/kWh
H2 20166.57 euro cents/kWh3.17 euro cents/kWh9.74 euro cents/kWh
H1 20176.30 euro cents/kWh3.90 euro cents/kWh10.20 euro cents/kWh
H2 20176.30 euro cents/kWh3.20 euro cents/kWh9.50 euro cents/kWh
H1 20186.50 euro cents/kWh4.40 euro cents/kWh10.90 euro cents/kWh
H2 20186.60 euro cents/kWh3.70 euro cents/kWh10.30 euro cents/kWh
H1 20197.30 euro cents/kWh4.70 euro cents/kWh12.00 euro cents/kWh
H2 20197.40 euro cents/kWh4.10 euro cents/kWh11.50 euro cents/kWh
H1 20207.39 euro cents/kWh6.21 euro cents/kWh13.60 euro cents/kWh
H2 20207.49 euro cents/kWh5.66 euro cents/kWh13.15 euro cents/kWh
H1 20217.75 euro cents/kWh6.56 euro cents/kWh14.31 euro cents/kWh
H2 20219.35 euro cents/kWh6.30 euro cents/kWh15.65 euro cents/kWh
H1 202213.84 euro cents/kWh7.53 euro cents/kWh21.37 euro cents/kWh
H2 202215.10 euro cents/kWh5.11 euro cents/kWh20.21 euro cents/kWh
H1 202320.02 euro cents/kWh9.58 euro cents/kWh29.60 euro cents/kWh
H2 202317.86 euro cents/kWh8.47 euro cents/kWh26.33 euro cents/kWh
H1 202416.63 euro cents/kWh8.76 euro cents/kWh25.39 euro cents/kWh
H2 202417.16 euro cents/kWh8.37 euro cents/kWh25.53 euro cents/kWh
H1 202516.85 euro cents/kWh8.54 euro cents/kWh25.39 euro cents/kWh
H2 202516.28 euro cents/kWh8.05 euro cents/kWh24.33 euro cents/kWh
H1 202616.30 euro cents/kWh8.23 euro cents/kWh24.53 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in Netherlands: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in the Netherlands?

In the first half of 2026, households in the Netherlands paid 24.40 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies were a net credit of 2.41 euro cents/kWh on the household price in the Netherlands in the first half of 2026, so the price with all taxes and levies (24.40 euro cents/kWh) was below the price excluding them (26.81 euro cents/kWh). The household price in the Netherlands ranks 12th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in the Netherlands?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in the Netherlands paid 24.53 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 33.6% of the medium sized business price in the Netherlands in the first half of 2026: 16.30 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 8.23 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in the Netherlands ranks 7th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in the Netherlands dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in the Netherlands was 25.51 euro cents/kWh, 11.9% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.