# Gas gets pricier for households while electricity stays flat

> The average variable gas price for households was €0.6618 per cubic metre including VAT in September 2026, up from €0.6269 in September 2025, while electricity cost almost the same as a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports.

Economy · published 2026-10-19 09:09 · https://nlnow.nl/a/variable-electricity-price-stays-flat-at-0-1487-per-kwh/

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) figures show the average variable electricity price for households was €0.1487 per kWh including VAT in September 2026, against €0.1485 in September 2025. Its separate gas figures show variable gas cost €0.6618 per cubic metre, against €0.6269 a year earlier, and the price has risen every month since April.

The electricity price peaked at €0.152 in December 2025. It then fell to a low of €0.1383 in April 2026 and has risen every month since: €0.1387 in May, €0.1397 in June, €0.1447 in July and €0.1469 in August.

**Electricity price is back at last year's level after an April low** (euros per kWh incl. VAT; source: CBS)

- 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 gas price fell from €0.6269 in September 2025 to a low of €0.5641 in April 2026. It then climbed to €0.5783 in May, €0.5852 in June, €0.6277 in July and €0.6526 in August.

**Gas price is above last year's level after five monthly rises** (euros per cubic metre 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 this means for you**

- A fixed-tariff 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 the supplier may charge a cancellation fee (opzegvergoeding) if you cancel before the end date.
- When a fixed contract ends, it becomes a variable tariff (variabel tarief), and the supplier must tell you the new rates at least 30 days ahead.
- With a variable tariff the supplier may change the rate, usually at set moments such as every 3 months, with at least 1 month's notice, and cancelling costs no fee.
- A dynamic tariff (dynamisch tarief) follows wholesale market prices and changes every quarter-hour, hour or day for electricity, and a supplier may charge feed-in costs (terugleverkosten) for solar panels, 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 2026-10-19

## 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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