What households and businesses in Ireland pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.434 per kWh, household electricity in Ireland is the most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 61% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.133 per kWh, 7th of 25. Filling up costs $2.21 per liter of gasoline ($8.37/gal), the 9th highest of 30 — and roughly 44% 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 $0.362 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.434), 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
Coal0.5%
Oil3%
Natural gas48.4%
Hydro2.1%
Wind38%
Solar4.8%
Bioenergy3.3%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
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.