Dutch households to spend a bit less on their energy bills this year

Dutch households will spend slightly less on their energy bills this year, thanks to lower prices and an expected more economical electricity use. The average household will save 43 euros, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The statistics agency used the energy prices of January 2025 in its calculations.

In total, this represents an average decrease of 2 percent compared to last year’s gas and electricity bill. The energy bill will mainly decrease due to lower prices: that will save 65 euros. However, this decrease will be partly offset by higher gas consumption, CBS expects, which will result in an increase of 22 euros for the energy bill.

Households will spend less on energy taxes, among other things. Other components of the energy bill will actually become more expensive, such as the costs for transporting electricity and gas. This year, the energy bill will cost an average of 2,065 euros per household, CBS expects.

In its calculations, CBS does not take into account the costs that households incur for returning self-generated electricity, for example, with solar panels on the roof. Households increasingly have to pay an amount to their energy company for returning electricity to the grid.

The amount of the energy bill also varies greatly per household, CBS emphasized. The size of a home, the number of people living there, how much heating they use, and how well the home is insulated all play a role.

The lowest energy bill is for people who live in a home that is mainly heated electrically. They pay an average of 1,030 euros per year. Such households have a heat pump, are off gas, and generate a lot of electricity from solar panels. Households with two or more people in an old, detached villa on gas are expected to pay the most: an average of 3,520 euros.