From 1 January 2026, every Estonian electricity and network bill carries two new lines: the balancing-power fee and the security-of-supply fee. Together roughly €3–4 a month for an average home. Here’s what they are and why they appeared.
The balancing-power fee is added to the electricity bill and covers the fast-reacting reserve plants that keep the power system balanced every second — Elering set it at €3.73/MWh for 2026. The security-of-supply fee is added to the network bill and funds Estonia’s controllable generation so there is enough electricity even in hard conditions — about €2.35 a month (incl VAT) for an average home.
In February 2025 Estonia, with Latvia and Lithuania, left the Russian-controlled power system (BRELL) and synchronised with the Continental European grid. Estonia is now responsible for keeping its own frequency balanced and for having enough controllable capacity. These two fees cover the cost of that new responsibility.
The balancing-power fee is €/MWh — it grows with total consumption. The security-of-supply fee is added to the network bill. If you manage tens or hundreds of metering points, you pay both many times over, and a small unit price becomes a noticeable total. Gridea shows how much these lines add across your portfolio and where else you can cut cost.
Together about €3–4 a month for an average home. The balancing-power fee is €3.73/MWh (on the electricity bill); the security-of-supply fee averages about €2.35 a month incl VAT (on the network bill). For a multi-metering-point consumer the total is correspondingly higher.
No — they are mandatory and apply to everyone. But optimising the other cost lines (grid package, peaks, tariff) can lower your total enough that the new fees don’t mean a higher bill. That’s exactly what Gridea helps with.
From Elering — see the sources at the bottom of the page. Gridea doesn’t invent numbers; every claim links to its source.
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