Average energy prices for consumers
| VAT | Periods | Natural gas Transport rate (Euro/year) | Natural gas Fixed supply rate fixed and variable... (Euro/year) | Natural gas Variable supply rate contract prices (Euro/m3) | Natural gas Energy tax (Euro/m3) | Electricity Transport rate (Euro/year) | Electricity Fixed supply rate fixed and variable... (Euro/year) | Electricity Variable supply rate contract prices (Euro/kWh) | Electricity Fixed supply rate dynamic contracts (Euro/year) | Electricity Variable supply rate dynamic contracts (Euro/kWh) | Electricity Energy tax (Euro/kWh) | Electricity Energy tax refund (Euro/year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Including VAT | 2025 February | 247.55 | 87.56 | 0.6454 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 106.31 | 0.1584 | 81.01 | 0.1885 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 March | 247.55 | 87.80 | 0.6494 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 106.60 | 0.1560 | 81.01 | 0.1472 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 April | 247.55 | 89.45 | 0.6596 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 107.76 | 0.1520 | 81.01 | 0.1267 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 May | 247.55 | 90.34 | 0.6595 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 108.59 | 0.1481 | 79.26 | 0.1139 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 June | 247.55 | 90.48 | 0.6563 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 108.59 | 0.1470 | 79.26 | 0.1181 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 July | 247.55 | 90.86 | 0.6447 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 108.19 | 0.1479 | 79.26 | 0.1422 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 August | 247.55 | 91.01 | 0.6286 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 108.42 | 0.1480 | 79.26 | 0.1265 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 September | 247.55 | 91.16 | 0.6269 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 108.68 | 0.1485 | 79.26 | 0.1301 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 October | 247.55 | 91.36 | 0.6126 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 109.03 | 0.1514 | 79.26 | 0.1358 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 November | 247.55 | 91.50 | 0.6058 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 109.35 | 0.1518 | 79.19 | 0.1335 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2025 December | 247.55 | 91.57 | 0.6010 | 0.69957 | 467.17 | 109.59 | 0.1520 | 79.19 | 0.1262 | 0.12286 | -635.19 |
| Including VAT | 2026 January* | 268.37 | 92.32 | 0.5868 | 0.72680 | 476.87 | 110.64 | 0.1497 | 88.25 | 0.1499 | 0.11085 | -628.96 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 February | 204.59 | 72.36 | 0.5334 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 87.86 | 0.1309 | 66.95 | 0.1558 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 March | 204.59 | 72.57 | 0.5367 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 88.10 | 0.1289 | 66.95 | 0.1216 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 April | 204.59 | 73.92 | 0.5451 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 89.05 | 0.1256 | 66.95 | 0.1047 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 May | 204.59 | 74.66 | 0.5450 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 89.74 | 0.1224 | 65.50 | 0.0941 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 June | 204.59 | 74.78 | 0.5424 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 89.75 | 0.1214 | 65.50 | 0.0976 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 July | 204.59 | 75.09 | 0.5328 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 89.41 | 0.1222 | 65.50 | 0.1176 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 August | 204.59 | 75.22 | 0.5195 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 89.60 | 0.1223 | 65.50 | 0.1045 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 September | 204.59 | 75.34 | 0.5181 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 89.82 | 0.1227 | 65.50 | 0.1076 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 October | 204.59 | 75.51 | 0.5062 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 90.10 | 0.1251 | 65.50 | 0.1122 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 November | 204.59 | 75.62 | 0.5007 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 90.37 | 0.1254 | 65.45 | 0.1103 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2025 December | 204.59 | 75.68 | 0.4967 | 0.57816 | 386.09 | 90.57 | 0.1256 | 65.45 | 0.1043 | 0.10154 | -524.95 |
| Excluding VAT | 2026 January* | 221.79 | 76.30 | 0.4850 | 0.60066 | 394.11 | 91.44 | 0.1237 | 72.94 | 0.1239 | 0.09161 | -519.80 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||
Table explanation
This table contains consumer prices for electricity and gas. Weighted average monthly prices are published broken down into transport rate, supply rates and taxes, both including and excluding VAT. These prices are published on a monthly basis.
Data available from: January 2021
Status of the figures:
When first published, the figures are provisional. These will become definitive with the following month’s publication.
Changes compared with previous version:
Data on the most recent period have been added and/or adjustments have been implemented.
Changes as of 26 February 2026:
As of the reporting month of January 2026, average fixed and variable supply rates for dynamic electricity contracts are published. Figures are available from January 2025 onwards.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will usually be published between the first and second Thursday of the month.
Description topics
- Natural gas
- Transport rate
- Average consumer prices per year for transmission of gas, destined for the network operator. The actual amount may vary dependent on the region of habitation.
- Fixed supply rate fixed and variable...
- Fixed supply rate fixed and variable contracts
Average consumer prices for new contracts of fixed costs for the supply of gas for fixed and variable contracts. The actual amount may vary dependent of the type of contract, the duration of the contract and the energy supplier of choice.
- Variable supply rate contract prices
- Average consumer prices per cubic meter of variable costs for the supply of natural gas for a fixed or variable contract. Both existing contracts and new contracts are part of this average price. Government measures such as the price cap do not influence the average price. The actual amount per household may vary depending on the type of contract, the duration of the contract and the energy supplier of choice.
- Energy tax
- The government taxes the use of electricity and natural gas. Decided in the Environmental Taxes Act.
- Electricity
- Transport rate
- Average consumer prices per year for transmission of electricity, destined for the network operator. The actual amount may vary dependent on the region of habitation.
- Fixed supply rate fixed and variable...
- Fixed supply rate fixed and variable contracts
Average consumer prices for new contracts of fixed costs for the supply of electricity for fixed and variable contracts. The actual amount may vary dependent of the type of contract, the duration of the contract and the energy supplier of choice.
- Variable supply rate contract prices
- Average consumer prices per kilowatt hours of variable costs for the supply of electricity for a fixed or variable contract. Both existing contracts and new contracts are part of this average price. Government measures such as the price cap do not influence the average price. The actual amount per household may vary depending on the type of contract, the duration of the contract and the energy supplier of choice.
- Fixed supply rate dynamic contracts
- Average annual fixed rate paid by consumers for the supply of dynamic electricity contracts. The actual amount per household may vary, depending on the type of contract and the energy supplier chosen by the consumer.
- Variable supply rate dynamic contracts
- Unweighted average rate of variable costs paid by consumers with dynamic contracts for the supply of electricity. It is calculated as an average of all Day-Ahead prices from the European Power Exchange (EPEX SPOT), including an additional weighted average purchase fee applied by energy providers offering dynamic contracts. The actual monthly average rate per household depends on their consumption pattern and on the actual purchase fee, which may vary depending on the energy supplier.
- Energy tax
- The government taxes the use of electricity and natural gas. Decided in the Environmental Taxes Act.
- Energy tax refund
- Energy tax deduction/tax-free threshold over a basic amount of energy use; this is granted per electricity connection, as stipulated in the Environmental Taxes Act.