Austria electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Austria is
EUR 0.291 per kWh or USD 0.331.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.220 kWh or
USD 0.250.
These retail prices were collected in September 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from March 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich, Energie-Control (E-Control)
Electricity price analysis for Austria
- Residential electricity prices in Austria are 206.50% of the world average electricity price and 140.46% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Austria are 168.52% of the world average price and 132.25% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 124.46% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Austria are 145.77% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 138.38% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Austria
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Austria is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 26.18%,
wind 12.18%,
solar 4.68%,
hydro 56.96%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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