Iceland electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Iceland is
ISK 25.756 per kWh or USD 0.201.
The electricity price for businesses is
ISK 12.470 kWh or
USD 0.097.
These retail prices were collected in March 2025 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 September 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Government of Iceland, Orkusetur
Electricity price analysis for Iceland
- Residential electricity prices in Iceland are 117.60% of the world average electricity price and 79.58% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Iceland are 58.88% of the world average price and 45.96% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 206.54% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Iceland are 153.79% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 154.79% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Iceland
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Iceland is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 0.00%,
wind 0.05%,
solar 0.00%,
hydro 70.16%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 29.79%.
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