{"id":435795,"date":"2026-05-06T21:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/435795\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:47:08","slug":"ireland-officially-becomes-most-expensive-country-in-europe-for-household-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/435795\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland officially becomes most expensive country in Europe for household electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ireland<\/a> has officially become the most expensive country in Europe for household electricity, according to the latest data from Eurostat.<\/p>\n<p>The figures show Irish households are now paying significantly more than anywhere else in the EU, with average electricity prices soaring well above the European norm.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/news\/national-news\/2077562\/court-hears-baby-girl-was-left-in-back-of-car-after-drink-and-drug-fuelled-party.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Court hears baby girl was left in back of car after drink and drug fuelled party<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At over 40 cent per kilowatt-hour, prices in Ireland are now almost 40% higher than the EU average, placing the country ahead of traditionally expensive markets like Germany and Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>Irish households are estimated to be paying hundreds of euros more per year on electricity compared to the average European home, adding to ongoing cost-of-living pressures.<\/p>\n<p>A combination of factors is behind the high costs, including Ireland&#8217;s reliance on imported gas to generate electricity, as well as network charges, taxes and the structure of the energy market.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/news\/national-news\/2077349\/who-needs-to-drink-beer-at-that-time-ryanair-boss-calls-for-ban-on-early-morning-pre-flight-pint.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8216;Who needs to drink beer at that time?&#8217; Ryanair boss calls for ban on early morning pre-flight pint<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s exposure to global energy markets has left if particularly vulnerable to price spikes, especially during the recent energy crises.<\/p>\n<p>The latest data is likely to intensify pressure on the Government to intervene, with calls for further supports for households already struggling with high bills.<\/p>\n<p>While wholesale prices have eased slightly, many consumers across Ireland have yet to see meaningful reductions.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland has officially become the most expensive country in Europe for household electricity, according to the latest data&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[943,20670,61,60,43],"class_list":["post-435795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-cost-of-living","tag-fuel-crisis","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}