Title: Dutch electricity price March 2020: average €0.025 per kWh
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Electricity price per month

# Dutch electricity price March 2020

An average of €0.025 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.181. In March 2019 it was €0.041.

-   €0.025/kWh average in March 2020 ▼\-39% vs 2019

-   €0.004/kWh cheapest day: Sunday, March 29

-   €0.040/kWh most expensive day: Wednesday, March 4

-   13hours with a negative price ■2019: 0 h

Per day

## March 2020, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in March 2019 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.015 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.033.

Average market price per day, March 2020

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures+

Average market price per day in € per kWh, March 2020
| Day | March 2020 | March 2019 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mar 1 | €0.021 | €0.047 |
| Mar 2 | €0.033 | €0.043 |
| Mar 3 | €0.036 | €0.042 |
| Mar 4 | €0.040 | €0.044 |
| Mar 5 | €0.036 | €0.046 |
| Mar 6 | €0.030 | €0.045 |
| Mar 7 | €0.029 | €0.042 |
| Mar 8 | €0.021 | €0.043 |
| Mar 9 | €0.037 | €0.040 |
| Mar 10 | €0.026 | €0.043 |
| Mar 11 | €0.027 | €0.043 |
| Mar 12 | €0.025 | €0.043 |
| Mar 13 | €0.029 | €0.041 |
| Mar 14 | €0.029 | €0.041 |
| Mar 15 | €0.020 | €0.040 |
| Mar 16 | €0.031 | €0.036 |
| Mar 17 | €0.027 | €0.034 |
| Mar 18 | €0.026 | €0.042 |
| Mar 19 | €0.028 | €0.045 |
| Mar 20 | €0.024 | €0.042 |
| Mar 21 | €0.014 | €0.040 |
| Mar 22 | €0.007 | €0.041 |
| Mar 23 | €0.017 | €0.037 |
| Mar 24 | €0.021 | €0.034 |
| Mar 25 | €0.023 | €0.034 |
| Mar 26 | €0.022 | €0.038 |
| Mar 27 | €0.022 | €0.040 |
| Mar 28 | €0.015 | €0.042 |
| Mar 29 | €0.004 | €0.040 |
| Mar 30 | €0.023 | €0.037 |
| Mar 31 | €0.025 | €0.033 |

[Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de](https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/price_spot_market/chart.htm?l=nl&c=NL) (CC BY 4.0)

A year earlier

## March 2020 against March 2019

The average market price was lower: €0.025 against €0.041 per kWh (-39%).

March 2020 compared with March 2019, market price in € per kWh
| Per kWh, market price | March 2020 | March 2019 | Difference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average | €0.025 | €0.041 | €-0.016 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.015 | €0.032 | €-0.017 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.033 | €0.045 | €-0.012 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.022 | €0.0001 | €-0.022 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.065 | €0.069 | €-0.004 |
| Hours with a negative price | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.181 | €0.191 | €-0.010 |

Energy tax and VAT of that year; without the supplier’s markup. Current month: up to the last day with prices.

Every day

## Electricity price per day in March 2020

Per kWh, market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax. Cheapest 3 hours: the 3 consecutive hours with the lowest average price that day.

Electricity price per day in March 2020, € per kWh
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Smart | Evening | Cheapest 3 hours | Hours < 0 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SunMar 1 | €0.021 | €0.006 | €0.039 | €0.008 | €0.033 | 04:00 (€0.007) | 0 |
| MonMar 2 | €0.033 | €0.019 | €0.050 | €0.021 | €0.041 | 02:00 (€0.020) | 0 |
| TueMar 3 | €0.036 | €0.024 | €0.057 | €0.025 | €0.048 | 02:00 (€0.024) | 0 |
| WedMar 4 | €0.040 | €0.027 | €0.065 | €0.027 | €0.052 | 02:00 (€0.027) | 0 |
| ThuMar 5 | €0.036 | €0.025 | €0.055 | €0.027 | €0.033 | 21:00 (€0.027) | 0 |
| FriMar 6 | €0.030 | €0.020 | €0.038 | €0.021 | €0.036 | 02:00 (€0.020) | 0 |
| SatMar 7 | €0.029 | €0.024 | €0.040 | €0.024 | €0.035 | 03:00 (€0.024) | 0 |
| SunMar 8 | €0.021 | €0.009 | €0.035 | €0.009 | €0.033 | 04:00 (€0.009) | 0 |
| MonMar 9 | €0.037 | €0.024 | €0.059 | €0.025 | €0.047 | 02:00 (€0.025) | 0 |
| TueMar 10 | €0.026 | €0.013 | €0.039 | €0.017 | €0.029 | 03:00 (€0.015) | 0 |
| WedMar 11 | €0.027 | €0.015 | €0.038 | €0.018 | €0.032 | 02:00 (€0.017) | 0 |
| ThuMar 12 | €0.025 | €0.003 | €0.043 | €0.007 | €0.038 | 03:00 (€0.006) | 0 |
| FriMar 13 | €0.029 | €0.007 | €0.043 | €0.015 | €0.039 | 02:00 (€0.014) | 0 |
| SatMar 14 | €0.029 | €0.023 | €0.039 | €0.024 | €0.032 | 13:00 (€0.024) | 0 |
| SunMar 15 | €0.020 | €0.008 | €0.037 | €0.009 | €0.032 | 03:00 (€0.009) | 0 |
| MonMar 16 | €0.031 | €0.020 | €0.061 | €0.020 | €0.046 | 02:00 (€0.020) | 0 |
| TueMar 17 | €0.027 | €0.021 | €0.038 | €0.022 | €0.035 | 11:00 (€0.021) | 0 |
| WedMar 18 | €0.026 | €0.020 | €0.038 | €0.021 | €0.035 | 10:00 (€0.021) | 0 |
| ThuMar 19 | €0.028 | €0.022 | €0.044 | €0.023 | €0.037 | 02:00 (€0.022) | 0 |
| FriMar 20 | €0.024 | €0.019 | €0.034 | €0.019 | €0.026 | 02:00 (€0.019) | 0 |
| SatMar 21 | €0.014 | €0.004 | €0.043 | €0.006 | €0.028 | 13:00 (€0.005) | 0 |
| SunMar 22 | €0.007 | €-0.012 | €0.023 | €-0.008 | €0.019 | 13:00 (€-0.009) | 5 |
| MonMar 23 | €0.017 | €0.009 | €0.033 | €0.010 | €0.028 | 02:00 (€0.010) | 0 |
| TueMar 24 | €0.021 | €0.013 | €0.034 | €0.014 | €0.031 | 12:00 (€0.014) | 0 |
| WedMar 25 | €0.023 | €0.018 | €0.035 | €0.019 | €0.030 | 13:00 (€0.018) | 0 |
| ThuMar 26 | €0.022 | €0.015 | €0.035 | €0.017 | €0.031 | 12:00 (€0.017) | 0 |
| FriMar 27 | €0.022 | €0.016 | €0.030 | €0.017 | €0.026 | 13:00 (€0.016) | 0 |
| SatMar 28 | €0.015 | €-0.001 | €0.022 | €0.001 | €0.019 | 13:00 (€0.0001) | 1 |
| SunMar 29 | €0.004 | €-0.022 | €0.021 | €-0.015 | €0.015 | 13:00 (€-0.017) | 7 |
| MonMar 30 | €0.023 | €0.016 | €0.038 | €0.016 | €0.032 | 14:00 (€0.016) | 0 |
| TueMar 31 | €0.025 | €0.018 | €0.040 | €0.018 | €0.033 | 13:00 (€0.018) | 0 |

Price per hour; lowest and highest are per hour. Green: below zero. Dutch time. Source: [Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de](https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/price_spot_market/chart.htm?l=nl&c=NL) (CC BY 4.0).