Calls for New €400 Energy Credit as Ireland Tops EU List of Electricity Prices

Calls for new €400 energy credit as Ireland tops EU list of electricity prices

Irish households are paying almost 40% more than the EU average

Irish electricity prices are highest in EU with households paying €480 above EU average per year

A dispersed population, a weakly connected grid, imported fossil fuels and the growth of data centres are all pushing up costs

Why Ireland has the most expensive electricity in Europe - and it's about to get worse

Irish households are paying more for electricity than anywhere else in the European Union, and the bad news is, prices are about to go up again. New data from Eurostat confirms Irish consumers pay 40.42 cent per kilowatt hour of electricity, nearly 40% above the EU average of 28.96 cent. That adds up to roughly €480 extra per year compared to the average European household. Germany comes in second at 38.69 cent, with Belgium third at 34.99 cent.…

EU household electricity prices stable in 2025

In the second half of 2025, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight increase to €28.96 from €28.79 per 100 kWh in the first half of the year. These price levels remain well above levels from before the 2022 energy crisis.  The small rise in 2025 was driven by higher taxes and levies, which increased both in absolute terms (to €0.0837 per kWh compared with €0.0804 per kWh in the first half of 202…