Netherlands electricity prices
The residential electricity price in the Netherlands is
EUR 0.235 per kWh or USD 0.270.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.208 kWh or
USD 0.239.
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: DELTA Energie B.V., Essent Nederland B.V., Vattenfall Nederland
Electricity price analysis for the Netherlands
- Residential electricity prices in the Netherlands are 156.47% of the world average electricity price and 105.89% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in the Netherlands are 143.23% of the world average price and 111.81% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 112.98% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in the Netherlands are 146.80% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 68.70% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of the Netherlands
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in the Netherlands is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 60.92%,
wind 19.37%,
solar 16.08%,
hydro 0.05%,
nuclear 3.58%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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