Household electricity billEurostat nrg_pc_204
In the Netherlands, taxes make a kWh 2.4 cents cheaper. In Germany they add 12.3 cents.
Half-yearly Eurostat prices for a household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year, first half of 2026. Compare the price before taxes and levies with what people actually pay, in 28 European countries.
Guess first
For a household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year, do taxes and levies make a Dutch kWh more expensive, about the same, or cheaper than the price before taxes?
What taxes and levies do to each kWh
Yearly use of the household
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Sources and notes
- Eurostat, dataset nrg_pc_204, electricity prices for household consumers, half-yearly, euro per kWh. Fetched through the Eurostat dissemination API, dataset last updated 19 October 2026. Bands DA to DE, 2019-S1 to 2026-S1.
- "Before taxes" is Eurostat's "excluding taxes and levies" price, "paid" is "all taxes and levies included". Both include network charges and fixed fees, spread per kWh.
- One caveat: some countries pay out fixed credits per connection. They are spread over every kWh, so they weigh most for the smallest households. That is why the Dutch effect flips as use grows.