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ELECTRICITY PRICES - Ireland December of 2020

Ireland, among the countries with the highest electricity prices in Europe

The average price of electricity in Ireland, in December of 2020, has been 0.2616€ per kilowatt hour. Electricity price has increased € 0.0203 kWh, 8.41% since the previous semester. Meanwhile, the average price of electricity without taxes in Ireland in that period was € 0.2179 per kilowatt hour, compared to € 0.2043 kWh in the previous semester. The price of electricity excluding taxes increased by 6.66%.

In the last twelve months the price of electricity in Ireland has increased by 2.3%.

The average price of electricity since 2007 reached its maximum, €0.2616kWh, in December of 2020 and its minimum price, €0.1769 kWh, in June of 2008.

Ireland is in fourth place on the list of countries with the most expensive electricity in Europe.

The difference between the price of electricity with and without taxes is € 0.0437 tax for each kilowatt hour, thus, 16.7% of what households pay for electricity in Ireland.

You can see the ranking of electricity price in Europe and see all the information about Ireland in economy of Ireland.


Ireland - Household electricity prices
DateElec prices excl. tax €/kWhElec prices €/kWh
December 20200.21790.2616
June 20200.20430.2413
December 20190.21300.2546
June 20190.20270.2423
December 20180.20060.2539
June 20180.18460.2369
December 20170.18650.2355
June 20170.18460.2305
December 20160.18780.2338
June 20160.18950.2320
December 20150.19910.2454
June 20150.19700.2426
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Ireland - Household electricity prices
Ireland - Household electricity prices