The electricity bill Emerald Garden Residence · Podgorica
The electricity bill in Podgorica: what you pay and how to pay less
The average Podgorica household paid 65 € for electricity in January and 30 € in May 2026. Here is why, what one kWh costs, and what a well-insulated home changes on the bill.
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Cheap electricity
Electricity that costs 1 € in Montenegro
costs about 2.7 € at the EU average.
A household in Montenegro pays 0.1039 € for one kWh, all taxes included. The EU average is 0.2832 €. The figures are for the first half of 2026 (Eurostat).
That is why the bill here is smaller than in most of Europe. But even cheap electricity adds up in winter. Here is how much.
Bills in Podgorica
The average bill, month by month
Every month EPCG publishes what the average household paid for electricity. In Podgorica the January bill was 65.07 € and the May bill 30.37 €. Winter costs twice as much as spring. The difference is mostly heating.
- January Podgorica: 65.07 €Montenegro: 53.52 €
- February Podgorica: 51.66 €Montenegro: 43.25 €
- April Podgorica: 34.00 €Montenegro: 31.78 €
- May Podgorica: 30.37 €Montenegro: 29.15 €
- June Podgorica: 36.80 €Montenegro: 33.80 €
Average monthly household bill, 2026. Source: EPCG press releases, as reported in the media (January, February, April, May, June). March is not shown because we have no figure for it.
How much electricity is that? Podgorica households used 436 GWh in 2024 (Monstat). The city has about 63,892 households (2023 census). Divided, that is about 6,800 kWh per household a year. This is our rough estimate, not an official figure.
The tariff
What you pay for one kWh
On an EPCG bill a kWh does not always cost the same. In the lower tariff, at night, active energy is half the price of the day rate.
- 0.1039 €
- average household price per kWh, taxes included
- ~0.14 €
- per kWh by day, higher tariff, all-in
- ~0.07 €
- per kWh at night, lower tariff, all-in
- 38%
- off active energy for Zlatni tim members, up to 500 kWh
Active energy before VAT, EPCG tariff 2026: higher tariff 5.2424 c€/kWh, lower 2.6212 c€/kWh. VAT is 21%. All-in prices: BlokVolt calculator. Average price: Eurostat, first half of 2026. Zlatni tim: EPCG.
An illustration
Half the heating, on the city's average bill
A class A home holds its heat well. How the walls, windows and heat pumps do it is in What energy class A actually means. Here we only show, on the city average, what such a saving would mean in euros. According to UNDP, an uninsulated house loses about 40% of its heat through the walls and about 30% through old windows. Insulation and good windows cut the electricity for heating and cooling by up to 50%.
| Item | Per month |
|---|---|
| Average Podgorica bill, May 2026 | 30.37 € |
| Average Podgorica bill, January 2026 | 65.07 € |
| The difference, mostly heating | about 35 € |
| Half of that difference saved (UNDP: up to 50%) | about −17 € |
| January with half the heating, illustration | about 48 € |
This is a generic illustration on the Podgorica average, not a saving we promise for Emerald Garden Residence, and not your future bill. How much lower a bill turns out depends on the home, the household and its habits, and can only be measured once the building is occupied, so no figure is published in advance. The building is designed for energy class A; the certificate is issued on completion, planned for 2028.
Tips
5 ways to make the bill even smaller
Part of the saving comes from the building. Part is up to you. These are five things that really change the bill.
At night
Run the machines at night
With EPCG, active energy in the lower tariff costs half as much. All-in, that is about 0.07 € per kWh at night against about 0.14 € by day.
Let the washing machine, the dishwasher and the water heater run at night. Your bill shows the exact lower-tariff hours.
Zlatni tim
Pay on time
EPCG gives household customers who pay regularly a discount on active energy: 38% for members of its Zlatni tim and 21.5% for other regular payers. Both apply only to consumption up to 500 kWh (EPCG).
Active energy is only part of the bill, and the discount does not cover consumption above 500 kWh, so the total saving is less than those percentages.
Temperature
Set the heat pump and let it run
A class A home loses heat slowly. So a steady, moderate temperature works better than heating hard when you get home.
At Emerald Garden Residence the temperature is set room by room. The bedroom can be cooler than the living room, and rooms you do not use can run lower.
Summer
Stop the sun before the glass
In summer the AC works hardest when the sun heats the glass directly. The windows are designed with electric exterior venetian blinds.
Lower them on the sunny side before noon. The home heats up less, so the AC uses less.
Roof
Sun on the roof
Solar panels are planned on the roofs of the building. They draw on the sun's energy.
How much they will take off each apartment's bill, we will say when the system is finished. We will not promise a number we do not have yet.
The building is designed for energy class A. The certificate is issued on completion, planned for 2028.
Questions
Briefly on the bill and class A
- Is the building already certified as class A?
- Not yet. It is designed for class A; the certificate comes on completion, planned for 2028.
- How big will my electricity bill be?
- We cannot say in advance: it depends on the home, the household and its habits. The range of about 30 to 65 € a month is the 2026 Podgorica average reported by EPCG, not your future bill.
- Where can I read about the walls, windows and heat pumps?
- In What energy class A actually means.