# 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.

Economy · published 2026-10-26 06:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/variable-electricity-price-rises-for-fifth-month-to-0-1487/

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; source: CBS)

- Oct 2024: 0.1572
- Nov 2024: 0.1595
- Dec 2024: 0.1584
- Jan 2025: 0.1589
- Feb 2025: 0.1584
- Mar 2025: 0.156
- Apr 2025: 0.152
- May 2025: 0.1481
- Jun 2025: 0.147
- Jul 2025: 0.1479
- Aug 2025: 0.148
- Sep 2025: 0.1485
- Oct 2025: 0.1514
- Nov 2025: 0.1518
- Dec 2025: 0.152
- Jan 2026: 0.1497
- Feb 2026: 0.1474
- Mar 2026: 0.1457
- Apr 2026: 0.1383
- May 2026: 0.1387
- Jun 2026: 0.1397
- Jul 2026: 0.1447
- Aug 2026: 0.1469
- Sep 2026: 0.1487

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 (https://consument.acm.nl/elektriciteit-en-gas/wat-betaal-ik-voor-mijn-energie/vaste-variabele-leveringskosten-energie), read 2026-10-23

## 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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