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1.1. Contact organisation | Statistics Netherlands |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Business statistics The Hague |
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1.5. Contact mail address | Henri Faasdreef 312 |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 13/07/2022 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 15/06/2022 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 15/06/2022 |
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3.1. Data description | ||||||||
European statistics on electricity prices for household and final non-household customers. |
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3.2. Classification system | ||||||||
Internal Eurostat classification system based on annual electricity consumption bands and tax levels. |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | ||||||||
Household sector and final non-household sector (industry, services, offices, agriculture, etc). |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | ||||||||
The prices are reported in national currencies per kWh and according to different bands of consumption. For the household sector, these bands are:
For the final non-household sector, the bands are:
There exist 2 different levels of disagregation for semestrial and annual prices: 1- Semestrial prices: These prices are reported twice a year and are divided in 3 levels:
2- Annual prices: These prices are reported once a year together with the data for the second semester and are divided into the following components and taxes:
In addition to these elements, the network cost is split into the respective shares of transmission and distribution. The relative share of consumption in the different consumption bands is reported by the countries and used to calculated the single national electricity prices (weighted averages for consumer bands IA-IF and DA-DE) and are published. Some of the taxes are refundable. Here is a description of them:
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3.5. Statistical unit | ||||||||
Household and final non-household consumers divided into consumption bands. |
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3.6. Statistical population | ||||||||
Household customers: Data coming from 6 suppliers and representing 75% of the household customers. Final non-household customers: Data coming from 6 suppliers and representing an estimated 70% of the final non-household customers. Data for network prices comes from 4 regional network companies, representing 95% of all customers. |
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3.7. Reference area | ||||||||
The price data covers the entire country of the Netherlands, but excludes the three islands part of the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius). |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | ||||||||
Electricity prices data for Netherlands are available since 2007. |
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3.9. Base period | ||||||||
Not applicable. |
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Prices are reported in national currency per kWh. However, Eurostat also calculates and publishes the prices in EURO and PPS (purchasing power parity). |
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For semestrial prices, the reference periods are from January to June for semester 1 and from July to December for semester 2. For annual prices, the reference period is the whole calendar year (from January to December). |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
At EU level:
At national level:
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
At EU level:
At national level:
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
At EU level:
At national level:
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
The data referred to shall only be published in such a way that no recognisable data can be derived from them about an individual person, household, company or institution, unless, in the case of data relating to a company or institution, there are good reasons to assume that the company or institution concerned will not have any objections to the publication. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
The release calendar of Statistics Netherlands is publically accesible. The planning is updated every week. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
Data is publicized on the open database StatLine and approachable as open data for everyone. |
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Electricity prices in Netherlands are published on a semestrial basis on Eurostat's website. Electricity prices in the Netherlands are published on a quarterly basis on the open database StatLine. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
The publication of the electricity prices does not include a news article or other press release. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Statistics Netherlands works together with other government bodies to publish energy prices annually. These are used for policy measures, input in climate debates, measuring household expenditures etc. Some consumption bands of electricity and natural gas prices are included. |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
The data is publicized quarterly on the Open Data portal StatLine. |
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10.3.1. Data tables - consultations | |||
Approximately 5.000 views per year |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
There are no microdata in this data collection. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
There are no other format of dissemination. |
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10.5.1. Metadata - consultations | |||
There are no number for metadata consultation in this data collection. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
Documentation on methodology for the electricity prices of Statistics Netherlands (Dutch) |
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10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate | |||
1:1 |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
Procedures applied for quality management and quality assessment are documented in the Compiler Guide. |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
Quality assurance at Statistics Netherlands is carried out under ISO 9001. |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
No formal quality assessment has been executed. |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
Generally, electricity prices are particularly suited for cross-country comparisons. The prices per consumption band are sometimes hard to understand for users. An average price for households (and non-households) could clarify this to a certain extent. |
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
No user satisfaction consultations. |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
The electricity price data sets are complete. |
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12.3.1. Data completeness - rate | |||
1:1 |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
The overall accuracy of the electricity price data with its components and sub-components can be considered to be high with the exception of the relative shares of the transmission and distribution costs which are estimated values. |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
Non-probability sampling is used. There are around 50 electricity suppliers in this liberated market, of which the biggest ones represented an estimated 80% of the market at the start of sampling. These are the ones that have been chosen in the sample. The costs and burden for the energy companies as well as for Statistics Netherlands were taken into account. Also, the pricing mechanisms on this liberated market lead to comparable prices for both the relatively big and small players on the market. Prices are the main reason for end-users to switch suppliers. |
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13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators | |||
Not applicable |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
Information is included in the sub-concepts S.13.3.1-S.13.3.5. |
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13.3.1. Coverage error | |||
No quantitative data is available to measure coverage errors. |
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13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate | |||
To our knowledge over-coverage only occurs in the consumption bands DE and IA. The volumes and prices fluctuate more than should be expected within these bands, most likely caused by connections that don't qualify as end-user. An estimate of the proportion cannot be given, but the consequence of this over-coverage is that these bands are, and have been, flagged as unreliable. |
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13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion | |||
The network costs for households are derived from administrative data published by network companies. They cover all the household end-users of these companies, accounting for 95% of the households in the Netherlands. |
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13.3.2. Measurement error | |||
The questionnaires have built-in formulas that detect anomalies in input. The cells have conditional formatting, providing visual assistance for both the reporting companies and for us processing the data. |
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13.3.3. Non response error | |||
The level of non-response by data providers is considered to be low. We have no indication that providers would leave out data from end-users in their reporting. Non-response could occur when data seems implausible or when there are problems at the provider that cause a delay in their reporting. This is kept to a minimum. When a band has low or no response, the price is imputed based on the price development of the nearest left available category. |
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13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate | |||
Unit non-response is on average less than 1 out of 16 providers, representing far less than 5% of the target population. Non-response can vary from suppliers for households and for non-households, and can also be a regional network company. |
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13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate | |||
Item non-response cannot be rated. When a data provider leaves a certain band open, it could well be that there are no end-users in that consumption band. End-users are free to switch providers at any time of the year. They can also be assigned to a higher or lower consumption band, based on an updated view on their consumed volumes. So the customer database of data providers is continuously changing. |
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13.3.4. Processing error | |||
Processing errors are assessed to be kept at a minimum. Most operations are being performed with templates and are automated. There is no quantitative information available to measure processing errors. |
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13.3.5. Model assumption error | |||
Not Applicable. |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
Electricity providers that participate in the national data collection are requested to provide the electricity price data within 2 months after the reference period. After arrival, the statistical office checks the micro-data for correctness, consistency and completeness and national averages are calculated and reported to Eurostat during the third month after the reference period. |
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14.1.1. Time lag - first result | |||
The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for households for the 1st semester of 2019 was sent 88 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for households for the 2nd semester of 2019 was sent 90 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for households for the 1st semester of 2020 was sent 92 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for households for the 2nd semester of 2020 was sent 85 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for households for the 1st semester of 2021 was sent 86 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for households for the 2nd semester of 2021 was sent 83 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for non-households for the 1st semester of 2019 was sent 88 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for non-households for the 2nd semester of 2019 was sent 90 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for non-households for the 1st semester of 2020 was sent 92 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for non-households for the 2nd semester of 2020 was sent 85 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for non-households for the 1st semester of 2021 was sent 86 days after the reference period. The first version of the electricity price questionnaire for non-households for the 2nd semester of 2021 was sent 83 days after the reference period. |
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14.1.2. Time lag - final result | |||
Version 2 of the electricity price questionnaire for non-households for the 1st semester of 2020 was sent 285 days after the reference period, 193 days after the first version and 193 day(s) after the mandatory deadline. An error in the processing of level 2 and 3 prices for non-households was found and fixed in this semester. |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
The legal deadline for submitting the questionnaires is the third month after the reference period. 100% were delivered on time. |
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14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication | |||
Not applicable |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
The electricity suppliers that are participating in the national survey operate at national level. The network companies that provide prices for the network costs are regionally bound and cover up to 95% of the countries’ network connections. |
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15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient | |||
Not applicable |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
Due to a revision in methodology, comparability over time may not be assured if comparing price data that had been collected before 2009 with those collected after 2009. |
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15.2.1. Length of comparable time series | |||
Thirteen years since last break in time series. |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
Not applicable |
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15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | |||
Not applicable |
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15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts | |||
Not applicable |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
Annual prices are coherent with the semestrial prices. |
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Preparation of micro data at providers level is estimated at half a day for each quarter. So in total, the 16 providers that supply micro data to Eurostat spend about 8 working days to compile and report this data. When available and suitable, administrative sources are used. This is the case for network prices for households. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
There are no planned revisions for this statistic and there is no written policy for it. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Unplanned revisions occur when new insights and better data cause time series to be revised. These are to be pre-announced internally and externally. |
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17.2.1. Data revision - average size | |||
Household electricity prices collection: 0.001712538 Non-household electricity prices collection: 0.013109482 |
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18.1. Source data | |||
Electricity supply price data for household and final non–household consumers are collected from electricity suppliers. They use their central billing system to provide for this data. |
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Quarterly |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
Questionnaires are collected from suppliers and network companies. Open data source from network companies, featuring tariffs per type of connection and consumption volumes per postal code are collected. The questionnaires are in MS Excel format and can be downloaded on the webpage. There is a hyperlink called [Vragenlijst Eindverbruikersprijzen]. The companies receive a letter with username and password which they can use to upload the filled in questionnaire on this same page. |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
The data is validated by using the build-in validation tools of the questionnaires that are disseminated as well as several additional checks on data provided to Statistics Netherlands. The plausibility of the input is measured in the following ways: |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
The weighting is based on the reported consumption volumes. An imputation method is developed whereby a consumption band with no response can still provide a price. For this, the last known price for the same period of the previous year is updated using the year-to-year trend in prices from the left nearest category. |
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18.5.1. Imputation - rate | |||
Imputation only occurs when there is no data available in a consumption band. |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
Not applicable |
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18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment | |||
Seasonable adjustments are not carried out. |
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No comment. |
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