# Fixed gas contracts get cheaper as suppliers cut rates

> Many Dutch energy suppliers have cut the prices of their fixed deals since the European wholesale gas price fell from just over €100 to about €83 per megawatt hour.

Economy · published 2026-11-10 15:42 · updated 2026-11-10 16:31 · https://nlnow.nl/a/fixed-gas-contract-rates-fall-as-wholesale-price-drops/

The European wholesale gas price, traded on the TTF exchange, stood at roughly 82-83 euros per megawatt hour on Tuesday. At the end of October it was just over 100 euros. Many energy suppliers have passed the lower price on to Dutch households by cutting the prices of their fixed deals.

For households, that means fixed gas deals are now cheaper than they were at the end of October. The price began to fall as hopes grew of a diplomatic end to the conflict between the United States and Iran.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) figures for October, before the latest fall, show the average supplier price for gas was 0.6965 euros per cubic metre including VAT, against 0.6126 a year earlier. The price excludes energy tax and network costs, and covers both new and existing contracts.

The CBS supplier price was at its lowest in April 2026, at 0.5641 euros per cubic metre, and has risen every month since: 0.5783 in May, 0.5852 in June, 0.6277 in July, 0.6526 in August and 0.6618 in September. It is the market price suppliers set for the month, so the October figure reflects the period before the wholesale price began to fall.

**Average supplier gas rate rose every month from April to October** (euro per m³ incl. VAT; source: CBS)

- 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
- Oct 2026: 0.6965

**What this means for you**

- A fixed tariff (vast tarief) keeps the price per kWh or m3 the same for a set period, for example 1 or 3 years. Ending it early can cost a cancellation fee (opzegvergoeding).
- When a fixed contract ends, it becomes a variable tariff (variabel tarief), and the supplier (energieleverancier) must announce the new prices at least 30 days ahead.
- A variable tariff can be changed by the supplier, usually at set moments such as every 3 months, with at least 1 month's notice. Cancelling it costs no fee. A standard contract (modelcontract) may not change prices more than 4 times a year.
- A dynamic tariff (dynamisch tarief) follows wholesale market prices. Electricity prices change every quarter-hour, hour or day, and gas prices change daily. Suppliers may charge for solar export (terugleverkosten) as stated in the contract.
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 2026-11-10

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.
- **TTF (Title Transfer Facility)**: TTF is the Dutch virtual trading point for natural gas, where gas is bought and sold without being physically delivered to a specific location. Its price is the main European benchmark for wholesale gas, and it influences the rates that Dutch energy suppliers charge their customers.

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