# Supplier gas rates for households keep rising as European price tops €100

> The European gas price briefly passed €100 per megawatt hour on Wednesday, and the average price suppliers charge households for gas has been rising since April, CBS figures show.

Economy · published 2026-10-28 16:42 · updated 2026-10-28 18:02 · https://nlnow.nl/a/european-gas-price-briefly-tops-100-per-mwh-highest-since-2022/

The European gas price rose above €100 per megawatt hour for a short time on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first time since December 2022.

Gas has become more expensive because tensions in the Middle East are disrupting supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), causing scarcity on the world market.

In February, before the US and Israel began the war against Iran, the wholesale price was still below €30 per megawatt hour.

Figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show the average price suppliers charge households for gas has climbed since April. In September it was €0.66 per cubic metre including VAT, against €0.63 a year earlier. The price does not include the fixed charge, energy tax or network costs.

**Households' gas supply rate has risen every month since April** (€ per m3 incl. VAT; source: CBS)

- Sep 2025: 0.6269
- Oct 2025: 0.6126
- Nov 2025: 0.6058
- Dec 2025: 0.601
- Jan 2026: 0.5868
- Feb 2026: 0.5767
- Mar 2026: 0.5737
- Apr 2026: 0.5641
- May 2026: 0.5783
- Jun 2026: 0.5852
- Jul 2026: 0.6277
- Aug 2026: 0.6526
- Sep 2026: 0.6618

What a household pays is more than the supplier's rate. For an average Dutch home, which used 790 cubic metres of gas in 2025, the September rates add up to about €1,458 a year. The gas and the supplier's fixed charge come to €509, the grid operator's transport charge to €222, energy tax to €474 and VAT to €253. Energy tax and VAT together come to €727, about half of the bill.

**Half of a household's €1,458 gas bill is tax** (Average gas bill of a Dutch home using 790 m3 a year at September 2026 rates, €; source: CBS)

- Gas and supplier: 509
- Grid operator: 222
- Energy tax: 474
- VAT: 253
- Bill: 1458

**What this means for you**

- A fixed-price contract (contract met een vast tarief) keeps the price per kWh or m3 the same for a set period, for example 1 or 3 years, and then becomes a variable tariff, with new rates announced at least 30 days ahead.
- A variable tariff (contract met een variabel tarief) lets the supplier change the rate, usually at set moments such as every 3 months, with at least 1 month's notice. Cancelling carries no cancellation fee (opzegvergoeding).
- A time-of-use tariff (contract met een dynamisch tarief) follows wholesale prices. Electricity prices change every quarter-hour, hour or day, and gas prices change daily.
- A standard contract (modelcontract) is a variable tariff or a 1-year fixed-price deal. A variable tariff may change its rates no more than 4 times a year. Suppliers may charge export charges (terugleverkosten) to customers with solar panels.
Source: ACM ConsuWijzer: vaste en variabele leveringskosten (https://consument.acm.nl/elektriciteit-en-gas/wat-betaal-ik-voor-mijn-energie/vaste-variabele-leveringskosten-energie), read 2026-10-28

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.

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