At home, exchange price
€0.103/kWh
- Per month
- €46.46
- 100 km
- €1.76
Public AC station
€0.30/kWh
- Per month
- €135.00
- 100 km
- €5.10
Public DC station
€0.36/kWh
- Per month
- €162.00
- 100 km
- €6.12
A month is 30 days of 15 kWh (450 kWh). Public stations use the country’s typical price per kWh incl. VAT (the median of the networks’ typical prices, as on the cheapest charging page); time, parking and session fees are not included.
What a kWh at home is made of
At night (the grid’s night zone): today 00:00–01:00 – today 07:00–08:00 (8 hours). An average with the same amount charged in each hour.
| Component | ct/kWh excl. VAT | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nord Pool exchange price (Lithuania) | 2.7 | hourly prices |
| Supplier’s margin | — | not entered |
| ESO distribution: Standartinis (standard), two time zones | 5.9 | vert.lt, checked 2026-09-15 |
| PSO levy (public service obligations) | -0.044 | www.vert.lt, checked 2026-09-15 |
| Supplementary distribution component for household customers | 0.022 | www.eso.lt, checked 2026-09-15 |
| VAT 21% | 1.8 | vert.lt, checked 2026-09-15 |
| Total incl. VAT | 10.3 |
The cheapest hours to charge
The cheapest hours that have not started yet, by the published Nord Pool prices (before levies and VAT).
- today 15:00–16:00 · 6.7 ct/kWh
- today 21:00–22:00 · 8.8 ct/kWh
- today 23:00–24:00 · 7.5 ct/kWh
Every hour’s exchange electricity price today and tomorrow →
This is an estimate — the assumptions
- The exchange price is the Nord Pool Lithuanian zone day-ahead price, reduced to hourly averages; calculated .
- ESO distribution prices, the PSO levy and the supplementary component are the 2026 ones (valid until 2026-12-31), checked 2026-09-15.
- On a two-zone plan, night is 23:00–07:00 on working days in winter time (00:00–08:00 in summer time), and all day at weekends.
- The supplier’s margin is not included — enter your own supplier’s margin, which depends on your contract.
- Standing monthly charges are not included; charging losses (energy that does not reach the battery) are not included either at home or at a station.
- “During the cheapest hours” means the 2 cheapest hours from now until the end of the published prices, at a charger power of 11 kW.
- The public charging price comes from Via Lietuva data; it can differ at a particular station.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper — charging an EV at home or at a station? ▾
As of 2026-10-22, charging 15 kWh a day at night, a kWh at home costs about €0.103/kWh, at a public AC station €0.30/kWh and at a DC station €0.36/kWh (incl. VAT). Over a month (450 kWh) that would be €46.46 at home, €135.00 at AC stations and €162.00 at DC stations. The home price is the exchange price, the distribution price of the ESO “Standartinis (standard), two time zones” tariff plan, the PSO levy and VAT; the supplier’s margin is not included — enter your own supplier’s margin, which depends on your contract.
How much does 100 km cost in an EV? ▾
With a car using 17 kWh/100 km, 100 km costs about €1.76 charging at home, €5.10 at AC stations and €6.12 at DC stations. Real-world consumption is higher in winter: according to research by the US company Recurrent, EVs keep about 78% of their usual range at around 0 °C.
Can an EV be charged from a household socket? ▾
It can, but ESO says that this is slow and unsuitable for regular charging. By ESO’s own example, 2.3–3.68 kW charges a 40 kWh battery in 11.5–18.5 hours, while a wallbox (3.68–22.08 kW) takes 6.5–11.5 hours. If you charge at home more than once a week, ESO recommends installing a wallbox. Source: https://www.eso.lt/namams/elektra/kitos-paslaugos/elektromobiliu-ikrovimas/individualiam-namui/3336
Is a home charger worth installing? ▾
On this calculation, charging at home instead of at a public AC station would save you about €88.54 a month. The payback depends on the price of the charger and its installation, and on whether the contracted capacity has to be increased. ESO recommends an 11 kW smart charger; where the contracted capacity is below 11 kW, it recommends increasing it. From 2026, increasing capacity where the connection point is within 100 m costs €100.52 per kW incl. VAT (with a 50 % rebate for a registered building). Sources: https://www.eso.lt/namams/elektra/kitos-paslaugos/elektromobiliu-ikrovimas/individualiam-namui/3336, https://www.eso.lt/namams/elektra/tarifu-planai-kainos-atsiskaitymas/elektros-ivedimo-ir-galios-didinimo-paslaugos-kaina/3219
Why are monthly charges left out? ▾
The standing charges of a supplier and an ESO plan (for example €3.00 a month on the “Namai” plan, or €1.00 per kW of contracted capacity on “Efektyvus”) are paid with or without an EV, so they do not affect the charging price. Only what depends on the kWh charged is counted. If you increase the contracted capacity for an EV, the “Efektyvus” charge goes up.