Electricity prices in Europe and the US
Household, business and industrial electricity prices for 14 countries, plus hourly prices and running costs for 10,883 cities, from official open data and updated automatically.
- 0.188 €/kWh – 0.211 €/kWh
- 0.237 €/kWh – 0.249 €/kWh
- 0.251 €/kWh – 0.300 €/kWh
- 0.314 €/kWh – 0.358 €/kWh
- 0.362 €/kWh – 0.404 €/kWh
- 0.117 €/kWh – 0.127 €/kWh
- 0.132 €/kWh – 0.153 €/kWh
- 0.163 €/kWh – 0.223 €/kWh
- 0.232 €/kWh – 0.258 €/kWh
- 0.269 €/kWh – 0.343 €/kWh
- 0.085 €/kWh – 0.103 €/kWh
- 0.112 €/kWh – 0.118 €/kWh
- 0.124 €/kWh – 0.160 €/kWh
- 0.169 €/kWh – 0.182 €/kWh
- 0.199 €/kWh – 0.302 €/kWh
Latest official price of each country; converted to euros at ECB rates of November 6, 2026.
Latest official price of each country; converted to euros at ECB rates of November 6, 2026.
Latest official price of each country; converted to euros at ECB rates of November 6, 2026.
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- 0.114 €/kWh – 0.129 €/kWh
- 0.129 €/kWh – 0.141 €/kWh
- 0.142 €/kWh – 0.154 €/kWh
- 0.154 €/kWh – 0.214 €/kWh
- 0.220 €/kWh – 0.423 €/kWh
- 0.072 €/kWh – 0.098 €/kWh
- 0.099 €/kWh – 0.109 €/kWh
- 0.110 €/kWh – 0.124 €/kWh
- 0.125 €/kWh – 0.168 €/kWh
- 0.173 €/kWh – 0.390 €/kWh
- 0.045 €/kWh – 0.071 €/kWh
- 0.073 €/kWh – 0.079 €/kWh
- 0.080 €/kWh – 0.089 €/kWh
- 0.089 €/kWh – 0.114 €/kWh
- 0.117 €/kWh – 0.352 €/kWh
Household prices of August 2026 (EIA).
Household prices of August 2026 (EIA).
Household prices of August 2026 (EIA).
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Key facts
- Households pay the least for electricity in the United States (0.188 €/kWh) and the most in the United Kingdom (0.404 €/kWh), 2.1 times as much.
- Across these countries, small businesses pay on average 29% less per kWh than households and industry 47% less.
- Since the previous period, household prices rose most in Finland (+19.5%) and fell most in Denmark (-28.2%).
- On today's wholesale markets electricity is cheapest in Arkansas (MISO hub) at 0.017 €/kWh on average and most expensive in Agile P: Northern Scotland at 0.709 €/kWh.
Euro per kWh. Households incl. taxes; small businesses (20–500 MWh) and industry (2–20 GWh) excl. VAT; US: commercial and industrial averages. ECB rates of November 6, 2026.
Electricity prices by country
| Country | Local price | Period | Change | Households (€) | Small business (€) | Industry (€) | Wholesale today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 32,6 ct/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -0.4% | 0.326 €/kWh | 0.223 €/kWh | 0.169 €/kWh | 0.358 €/kWh |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 0,358 €/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | +2.2% | 0.358 €/kWh | 0.232 €/kWh | 0.160 €/kWh | 0.335 €/kWh |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1,77 kr/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -28.2% | 0.237 €/kWh | 0.146 €/kWh | 0.127 €/kWh | 0.349 €/kWh |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 0,269 €/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | +19.5% | 0.269 €/kWh | 0.117 €/kWh | 0.085 €/kWh | – |
| 🇫🇷 France | 0,249 €/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -3% | 0.249 €/kWh | 0.205 €/kWh | 0.124 €/kWh | 0.334 €/kWh |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 36,2 ct/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -6.5% | 0.362 €/kWh | 0.237 €/kWh | 0.174 €/kWh | 0.346 €/kWh |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 0.387 €/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -4.2% | 0.387 €/kWh | 0.307 €/kWh | 0.228 €/kWh | – |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 0,314 €/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | +5.9% | 0.314 €/kWh | 0.258 €/kWh | 0.199 €/kWh | 0.321 €/kWh |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0,244 €/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -4.4% | 0.244 €/kWh | 0.269 €/kWh | 0.182 €/kWh | 0.342 €/kWh |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 2,23 kr/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -1.6% | 0.211 €/kWh | 0.127 €/kWh | 0.117 €/kWh | 0.248 €/kWh |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 0,251 €/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | -6% | 0.251 €/kWh | 0.163 €/kWh | 0.118 €/kWh | 0.222 €/kWh |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 3,30 kr/kWh | Jan–Jun 2026 | +10.4% | 0.300 €/kWh | 0.132 €/kWh | 0.103 €/kWh | 0.390 €/kWh |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 33.7p/kWh | Oct–Dec 2026 | – | 0.404 €/kWh | 0.343 €/kWh | 0.302 €/kWh | 0.637 €/kWh |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 21.0¢/kWh | August 2026 | – | 0.188 €/kWh | 0.153 €/kWh | 0.112 €/kWh | 0.039 €/kWh |
Wholesale electricity prices today
| Zone | Average | Low | High | Cheapest hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Arkansas (MISO hub) | 1.9¢/kWh | 1.0¢/kWh | 5.5¢/kWh | 09:00, 11:00, 12:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Upper Midwest (MISO Minnesota hub) | 2.2¢/kWh | 0.8¢/kWh | 7.8¢/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Louisiana (MISO hub) | 3.0¢/kWh | 2.1¢/kWh | 7.6¢/kWh | 02:00, 09:00, 11:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Mississippi (MISO hub) | 3.1¢/kWh | 2.1¢/kWh | 7.7¢/kWh | 00:00, 01:00, 11:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Illinois (MISO hub) | 3.1¢/kWh | 1.0¢/kWh | 8.6¢/kWh | 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Upstate New York (NYISO) | 3.4¢/kWh | 2.1¢/kWh | 5.7¢/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Southern California (CAISO SP15) | 3.6¢/kWh | 0.4¢/kWh | 5.5¢/kWh | 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Indiana (MISO hub) | 3.6¢/kWh | 2.2¢/kWh | 9.4¢/kWh | 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Michigan (MISO hub) | 3.7¢/kWh | 2.4¢/kWh | 9.7¢/kWh | 09:00, 12:00, 13:00 |
| 🇺🇸 New York City (NYISO) | 3.7¢/kWh | 2.2¢/kWh | 6.1¢/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇺🇸 New England (ISO-NE hub) | 4.2¢/kWh | 3.3¢/kWh | 5.9¢/kWh | 01:00, 02:00, 11:00 |
| 🇺🇸 Northern California (CAISO NP15) | 4.3¢/kWh | 2.3¢/kWh | 5.6¢/kWh | 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 0.222 €/kWh | 0.087 €/kWh | 0.395 €/kWh | 04:00, 14:00, 15:00 |
| 🇳🇴 Norway Southwest | 0.248 €/kWh | 0.190 €/kWh | 0.393 €/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy North | 0.321 €/kWh | 0.224 €/kWh | 0.427 €/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 0.334 €/kWh | 0.224 €/kWh | 0.534 €/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 0.335 €/kWh | 0.224 €/kWh | 0.541 €/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.342 €/kWh | 0.223 €/kWh | 0.609 €/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany/Luxembourg | 0.346 €/kWh | 0.223 €/kWh | 0.644 €/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark West | 0.349 €/kWh | 0.224 €/kWh | 0.642 €/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 0.358 €/kWh | 0.227 €/kWh | 0.624 €/kWh | 01:00, 02:00, 03:00 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark East | 0.372 €/kWh | 0.236 €/kWh | 0.645 €/kWh | 01:00, 02:00, 04:00 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden Malmö | 0.390 €/kWh | 0.246 €/kWh | 0.675 €/kWh | 01:00, 02:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile C: London | 49.7p/kWh | 29.6p/kWh | 90.7p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile M: Yorkshire | 49.9p/kWh | 29.6p/kWh | 91.7p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile B: East Midlands | 50.0p/kWh | 29.6p/kWh | 92.7p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile E: West Midlands | 52.3p/kWh | 31.2p/kWh | 94.8p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile F: North Eastern England | 52.3p/kWh | 31.2p/kWh | 94.8p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile G: North Western England | 52.3p/kWh | 31.2p/kWh | 94.8p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile H: Southern England | 52.3p/kWh | 31.2p/kWh | 94.8p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile A: Eastern England | 52.4p/kWh | 31.2p/kWh | 95.2p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile N: Southern Scotland | 52.4p/kWh | 31.2p/kWh | 95.2p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 53.1p/kWh | 31.8p/kWh | 94.3p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile J: South Eastern England | 54.7p/kWh | 32.9p/kWh | 95.2p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile K: South Wales | 54.7p/kWh | 32.9p/kWh | 95.2p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile D: Merseyside and North Wales | 54.8p/kWh | 32.9p/kWh | 95.2p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile L: South Western England | 57.0p/kWh | 34.5p/kWh | 95.2p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
| 🇬🇧 Agile P: Northern Scotland | 59.1p/kWh | 36.2p/kWh | 95.2p/kWh | 02:00, 03:00, 04:00 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the cheapest electricity?
Among the 14 countries we track, households pay the least in the United States (0.188 €/kWh) and the most in the United Kingdom (0.404 €/kWh). Prices include taxes and fixed charges and are converted to euros at ECB rates.
Why do businesses pay less per kWh than households?
Larger customers buy more electricity, pay lower network charges per kWh and can reclaim VAT. That is why business and industrial prices are usually well below household prices.
What is included in the household price?
The household price covers energy, network charges, taxes and levies, and fixed charges spread over a typical annual consumption of 2,500 to 5,000 kWh.
How often are the prices updated?
Hourly wholesale prices are updated several times a day. Household and business tariffs are updated as soon as the official statistics publish new figures: every month in the US, every quarter in the UK and every six months in the EU.