Electricity tariffs in Denmark: spot prices, grid fees and your bill
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The cheapest market period is not always the cheapest period on your electricity bill. In Denmark, the price of transporting electricity can also change through the day. A useful comparison therefore combines your energy contract with your local network tariff, rather than looking at the spot chart alone.
Choose your area, then check the billing interval
Use the price area for your address: DK1 in western Denmark and DK2 in eastern Denmark. Choosing a different supplier does not move your home into the cheaper area. EWII: western and eastern price areas.
Next, check whether your supplier bills by hour or quarter-hour. Andel’s FlexEnergi uses quarter-hour billing when it receives quarter-hour readings; with hourly readings, it uses an average of the quarter-hour prices. Ask your supplier what applies to your meter. Andel: FlexEnergi metering.
If your consumption is billed hourly, choosing the cheapest quarter within that same hour does not necessarily earn its individual price. Our market day average is also not your personal average: your cost depends on how much you use in each billed interval.
Variable, monthly and fixed prices are different choices
A spot-linked contract can reward moving consumption out of expensive periods, but it also exposes you to expensive days. A price held constant for a month or a longer period does not give you each cheap spot price. Read the pricing formula, not just the word “variable”.
Even a fixed energy price does not fix every part of the bill. EWII’s fixed-price product, for example, fixes the electricity component for 12 months; this is not a promise that network charges or taxes remain unchanged. EWII: Fastpris El.
For a small household with little flexible demand, the subscription can matter more than a modest difference in the per-kWh addition. In a hypothetical comparison, a DKK 20/month subscription combined with an 8 øre/kWh lower addition breaks even at 250 kWh/month. Both figures must use the same VAT basis. This is fee arithmetic, not a prediction of future spot prices.
Supplier examples: the addition has several parts
Checked on 11 September 2026. These examples are not a ranking or a personalized quote. Compare your dated offer, including VAT, payment fees, optional products and what happens after any promotion. Missing amounts here do not mean zero fees.
| Supplier and product | What the source establishes | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Andel FlexEnergi | Published consumer example: DKK 20/month subscription and 14.63 øre/kWh addition, including VAT. | The addition can change in January and July. The older TimeEnergi product is no longer offered to new customers. FlexEnergi · TimeEnergi |
| Norlys FlexEl | The price combines spot electricity, trading costs, an administration addition and a subscription. Trading costs are adjusted twice yearly. | Compare the combined addition, not the administration component alone, and confirm the billing interval and VAT in your offer. Norlys FlexEl |
| EWII Basis El | A variable product without a supplier subscription, but with a per-kWh addition. | A displayed previous-month average is not your future fixed price. Check the addition and any separately chosen green supplement. EWII Basis El |
Use Forsyningstilsynet’s comparison guidance and Elpris.dk to widen the comparison. Enter your own consumption and read the contract documents before switching.
Network tariffs can change the best time to consume
Check the network company and tariff for your address, including both distribution and system charges. Do not reuse another household’s tariff just because it is in the same price area. Radius is one example: its 2026 tariff notice distinguishes night, daytime and the 17:00–21:00 peak period, with seasonal differences. This is a network charging schedule, not a prediction that the spot price is always highest at those times. Radius: 2026 tariff changes.
Here is an invented comparison before VAT: a period with spot electricity at DKK 0.10/kWh and a time-dependent network charge of DKK 0.80 costs DKK 0.90 for those two components. Another period with DKK 0.40 spot electricity and DKK 0.20 network cost totals DKK 0.60. The higher spot price is cheaper overall in this example. Other unchanged charges cancel out of the comparison.
Denmark’s ordinary electricity tax is temporarily 0.8 øre/kWh before VAT from 1 January 2026 through 31 December 2027—not zero. Skattestyrelsen: temporary electricity-tax reduction. With the standard 25% VAT, that is 1 øre/kWh including VAT. Skattestyrelsen: VAT. Do not reuse older charging-service refund calculations without checking the current tax and service fee.
A worked bill for 200 kWh
This is an invented household example for the 2026–2027 tax period, not an offer from any supplier above. Only the tax and VAT rates are sourced. All inputs below exclude VAT. The network variable and fixed rows assume the applicable distribution and system charges are already combined; do not add them twice.
| Component | Calculation before VAT | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Consumption-weighted spot electricity | 200 kWh × DKK 0.60 | DKK 120.00 |
| Supplier addition | 200 kWh × DKK 0.08 | DKK 16.00 |
| Supplier subscription | Monthly | DKK 20.00 |
| Network/system variable charges | 200 kWh × DKK 0.30 | DKK 60.00 |
| Network/system subscriptions | Monthly | DKK 50.00 |
| Electricity tax | 200 kWh × DKK 0.008 | DKK 1.60 |
| Subtotal | All rows above | DKK 267.60 |
| VAT | DKK 267.60 × 25% | DKK 66.90 |
| Total | Including VAT | DKK 334.50 |
The all-in average is approximately DKK 1.67/kWh, not the DKK 0.60 spot assumption. Subscriptions remain payable when consumption is shifted. This example excludes payment fees, optional services and solar-export income; real invoice rounding can differ.
Negative prices and a practical switching checklist
Under the same invented assumptions, a spot price of −DKK 0.10/kWh leaves −0.10 + 0.08 + 0.30 + 0.008 = DKK 0.288/kWh before VAT, or DKK 0.36 including VAT, with subscriptions extra. This assumes full negative-price pass-through. Being paid by the market is not the same as being paid after all household charges.
- Confirm DK1 or DK2, your meter’s interval and the supplier’s billing method.
- Compare annual subscription costs and every per-kWh addition on one VAT basis. Check payment charges and introductory discounts separately.
- Check notice periods and any current commitment before setting a start date. “No binding period” does not necessarily mean immediate cancellation.
- Compare the spot price together with the network charge for the same period. Keep heating comfortable and use appliances safely.
- Treat our EUR-to-DKK conversion as an informational display, not your supplier’s contractual exchange-rate calculation.
- Keep the final bill from your previous supplier: the regulator says it is due within four weeks of switching. Forsyningstilsynet: final settlement.
Sources and review date
The linked authority, supplier and network-operator pages were checked on 11 September 2026. Prices and terms can change. The calculations explain how to compare costs; they do not promise savings or replace the terms applicable to your address and delivery period.