Netherlands electricity prices
The residential electricity price in the Netherlands is
EUR 0.290 per kWh or USD 0.320.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.222 kWh or
USD 0.245.
These retail prices were collected in December 2023 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare the Netherlands with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2024 are available for download.
Sources: DELTA Energie B.V., Essent Nederland B.V., Vattenfall Nederland
Electricity price analysis for the Netherlands
- Residential electricity prices in the Netherlands are 201.70% of the world average electricity price and 133.78% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in the Netherlands are 156.11% of the world average price and 116.20% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 130.63% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in the Netherlands are 152.78% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 100.00% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
