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Variable electricity price rises for fifth month to €0.1487

The average variable electricity price for households reached €0.1487 per kWh including VAT in September 2026, still below the level of autumn 2024.

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The average variable electricity price for households was €0.1487 per kWh including VAT in September, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) figures show. It is the fifth monthly rise in a row.

Variable electricity price has climbed since its April low

Euros per kWh incl. VAT · Oct 2024–Sep 2026

0.130.140.150.16Oct 2024: 0.1572Nov 2024: 0.1595Dec 2024: 0.1584Jan 2025: 0.1589Feb 2025: 0.1584Mar 2025: 0.156Apr 2025: 0.152May 2025: 0.1481Jun 2025: 0.147Jul 2025: 0.1479Aug 2025: 0.148Sep 2025: 0.1485Oct 2025: 0.1514Nov 2025: 0.1518Dec 2025: 0.152Jan 2026: 0.1497Feb 2026: 0.1474Mar 2026: 0.1457Apr 2026: 0.1383May 2026: 0.1387Jun 2026: 0.1397Jul 2026: 0.1447Aug 2026: 0.1469Sep 2026: 0.14870.15950.1383Oct 2024Feb 2025Jun 2025Oct 2025Feb 2026Sep 20260.1487
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ItemEuros per kWh incl. VAT
Oct 20240.1572
Nov 20240.1595
Dec 20240.1584
Jan 20250.1589
Feb 20250.1584
Mar 20250.156
Apr 20250.152
May 20250.1481
Jun 20250.147
Jul 20250.1479
Aug 20250.148
Sep 20250.1485
Oct 20250.1514
Nov 20250.1518
Dec 20250.152
Jan 20260.1497
Feb 20260.1474
Mar 20260.1457
Apr 20260.1383
May 20260.1387
Jun 20260.1397
Jul 20260.1447
Aug 20260.1469
Sep 20260.1487
Source: CBS | NLnow graphic

The September price is slightly above the €0.1485 of September 2025. It is below the €0.1572 of October 2024, 23 months earlier.

The price fell to a low of €0.1383 in April 2026 and has risen every month since. The highest price in the two years, CBS figures show, was €0.1595 in November 2024.

Earlier, the price eased through spring 2025 to €0.147 in June 2025. It then rose from July 2025, reaching €0.152 in December.

What this means for you

  • A fixed-tariff contract (contract met een vast tarief) keeps the price per kWh the same for a set period, for example 1 or 3 years. Cancelling early can cost a cancellation fee (opzegvergoeding).
  • After a fixed contract ends, it becomes a variable tariff (variabel tarief). The supplier must announce the new rates at least 30 days ahead.
  • With a variable tariff, the supplier may change the price, often at set moments such as every 3 months. It must give at least 1 month's notice, and cancelling costs no fee.
  • A dynamic tariff (dynamisch tarief) changes every quarter of an hour, hour or day with wholesale prices. A model contract (modelcontract) may include a feed-in charge for solar panels (terugleverkosten).

Source: ACM ConsuWijzer: vaste en variabele leveringskosten, read 23 October 2026

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