What households and businesses in Ireland pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.460 per kWh, household electricity in Ireland is the most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 58% above the median of $0.291/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.148 per kWh, 6th of 25. Filling up costs $1.96 per liter of gasoline ($7.41/gal), the 16th highest of 30 — and roughly 54% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 48% of Ireland's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 257 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.383 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.460), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Ireland makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 257 gCO₂/kWh · 31 TWh · Ember
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.