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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price October 2020

An average of €0.037 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.196. In October 2019 it was €0.038.

October 2020

€0.037/kWh

Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.025
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.044
  • €0.037/kWhaverage in October 2020-2% vs 2019
  • €0.026/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, October 25
  • €0.044/kWhmost expensive day: Friday, October 16
  • 3hourswith a negative price2019: 0 h

Per day

October 2020, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in October 2019 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.025 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.044.

Average market price per day, October 2020

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, October 2020
DayOctober 2020October 2019
Oct 1€0.040€0.042
Oct 2€0.035€0.039
Oct 3€0.034€0.041
Oct 4€0.027€0.042
Oct 5€0.032€0.037
Oct 6€0.035€0.033
Oct 7€0.038€0.044
Oct 8€0.039€0.035
Oct 9€0.041€0.035
Oct 10€0.036€0.033
Oct 11€0.034€0.028
Oct 12€0.044€0.032
Oct 13€0.039€0.026
Oct 14€0.037€0.039
Oct 15€0.038€0.043
Oct 16€0.044€0.039
Oct 17€0.040€0.043
Oct 18€0.042€0.033
Oct 19€0.043€0.033
Oct 20€0.038€0.035
Oct 21€0.040€0.043
Oct 22€0.037€0.046
Oct 23€0.043€0.043
Oct 24€0.036€0.038
Oct 25€0.026€0.036
Oct 26€0.037€0.029
Oct 27€0.037€0.030
Oct 28€0.037€0.042
Oct 29€0.036€0.048
Oct 30€0.034€0.046
Oct 31€0.033€0.041

Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)

A year earlier

October 2020 against October 2019

The average market price was lower: €0.037 against €0.038 per kWh (-2%).

October 2020 compared with October 2019, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceOctober 2020October 2019Difference
Average€0.037€0.038€-0.001
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.025€0.026€-0.001
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.044€0.046€-0.002
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.008€0.013€-0.021
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.079€0.068+€0.011
Hours with a negative price30+3
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.196€0.188+€0.008

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 October 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 October 2020, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
ThuOct 1€0.040€0.029€0.055€0.030€0.04502:00 (€0.030)0
FriOct 2€0.035€0.017€0.051€0.025€0.03704:00 (€0.024)0
SatOct 3€0.034€0.018€0.058€0.022€0.04103:00 (€0.021)0
SunOct 4€0.027€0.007€0.047€0.009€0.04003:00 (€0.010)0
MonOct 5€0.032€0.006€0.055€0.008€0.04602:00 (€0.007)0
TueOct 6€0.035€0.011€0.049€0.018€0.04302:00 (€0.015)0
WedOct 7€0.038€0.019€0.052€0.023€0.04502:00 (€0.021)0
ThuOct 8€0.039€0.022€0.060€0.026€0.04803:00 (€0.024)0
FriOct 9€0.041€0.030€0.062€0.031€0.04502:00 (€0.031)0
SatOct 10€0.036€0.028€0.065€0.028€0.05104:00 (€0.028)0
SunOct 11€0.034€0.025€0.049€0.026€0.04503:00 (€0.026)0
MonOct 12€0.044€0.029€0.079€0.029€0.06203:00 (€0.029)0
TueOct 13€0.039€0.030€0.066€0.030€0.04300:00 (€0.031)0
WedOct 14€0.037€0.031€0.056€0.031€0.03700:00 (€0.031)0
ThuOct 15€0.038€0.030€0.059€0.031€0.04702:00 (€0.031)0
FriOct 16€0.044€0.033€0.068€0.033€0.04801:00 (€0.033)0
SatOct 17€0.040€0.032€0.050€0.033€0.04601:00 (€0.034)0
SunOct 18€0.042€0.031€0.052€0.034€0.04615:00 (€0.034)0
MonOct 19€0.043€0.030€0.070€0.032€0.04602:00 (€0.034)0
TueOct 20€0.038€0.025€0.049€0.027€0.04402:00 (€0.026)0
WedOct 21€0.040€0.027€0.055€0.029€0.04803:00 (€0.028)0
ThuOct 22€0.037€0.024€0.052€0.026€0.04302:00 (€0.026)0
FriOct 23€0.043€0.033€0.060€0.033€0.03821:00 (€0.034)0
SatOct 24€0.036€0.016€0.052€0.022€0.03721:00 (€0.022)0
SunOct 25€0.026€-0.008€0.068€-0.002€0.04703:00 (€-0.003)3
MonOct 26€0.037€0.019€0.050€0.020€0.04102:00 (€0.020)0
TueOct 27€0.037€0.029€0.048€0.031€0.03702:00 (€0.030)0
WedOct 28€0.037€0.019€0.057€0.024€0.04303:00 (€0.023)0
ThuOct 29€0.036€0.011€0.056€0.018€0.04203:00 (€0.015)0
FriOct 30€0.034€0.005€0.055€0.009€0.04702:00 (€0.007)0
SatOct 31€0.033€0.026€0.047€0.028€0.03913:00 (€0.027)0

Price per hour; lowest and highest are per hour. Green: below zero. Dutch time. Source: Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0).