Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price January 2021
An average of €0.054 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.215. In January 2020 it was €0.037.
January 2021
€0.054/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.040
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.057
- €0.054/kWhaverage in January 2021+45% vs 2020
- €0.044/kWhcheapest day: Thursday, January 21
- €0.074/kWhmost expensive day: Thursday, January 14
- 0hourswith a negative price2020: 0 h
Per day
January 2021, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in January 2020 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.040 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.057.
Average market price per day, January 2021
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | January 2021 | January 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | €0.048 | €0.035 |
| Jan 2 | €0.051 | €0.039 |
| Jan 3 | €0.050 | €0.037 |
| Jan 4 | €0.050 | €0.034 |
| Jan 5 | €0.050 | €0.035 |
| Jan 6 | €0.051 | €0.038 |
| Jan 7 | €0.064 | €0.040 |
| Jan 8 | €0.073 | €0.040 |
| Jan 9 | €0.058 | €0.036 |
| Jan 10 | €0.050 | €0.040 |
| Jan 11 | €0.046 | €0.033 |
| Jan 12 | €0.051 | €0.031 |
| Jan 13 | €0.058 | €0.038 |
| Jan 14 | €0.074 | €0.029 |
| Jan 15 | €0.073 | €0.032 |
| Jan 16 | €0.054 | €0.037 |
| Jan 17 | €0.051 | €0.037 |
| Jan 18 | €0.052 | €0.033 |
| Jan 19 | €0.046 | €0.034 |
| Jan 20 | €0.045 | €0.045 |
| Jan 21 | €0.044 | €0.045 |
| Jan 22 | €0.053 | €0.049 |
| Jan 23 | €0.052 | €0.050 |
| Jan 24 | €0.050 | €0.049 |
| Jan 25 | €0.058 | €0.036 |
| Jan 26 | €0.058 | €0.033 |
| Jan 27 | €0.054 | €0.034 |
| Jan 28 | €0.054 | €0.032 |
| Jan 29 | €0.049 | €0.034 |
| Jan 30 | €0.049 | €0.036 |
| Jan 31 | €0.048 | €0.030 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
January 2021 against January 2020
The average market price was higher: €0.054 against €0.037 per kWh (+45%).
| Per kWh, market price | January 2021 | January 2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.054 | €0.037 | +€0.017 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.040 | €0.026 | +€0.014 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.057 | €0.042 | +€0.015 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €0.0002 | €0.008 | €-0.008 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.123 | €0.069 | +€0.054 |
| Hours with a negative price | 0 | 0 | +0 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.215 | €0.196 | +€0.019 |
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 January 2021
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.
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Smart | Evening | Cheapest 3 hours | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FriJan 1 | €0.048 | €0.040 | €0.061 | €0.040 | €0.058 | 05:00 (€0.040) | 0 |
| SatJan 2 | €0.051 | €0.038 | €0.063 | €0.039 | €0.060 | 03:00 (€0.039) | 0 |
| SunJan 3 | €0.050 | €0.034 | €0.072 | €0.039 | €0.047 | 21:00 (€0.039) | 0 |
| MonJan 4 | €0.050 | €0.036 | €0.067 | €0.037 | €0.047 | 02:00 (€0.037) | 0 |
| TueJan 5 | €0.050 | €0.037 | €0.064 | €0.041 | €0.044 | 04:00 (€0.041) | 0 |
| WedJan 6 | €0.051 | €0.042 | €0.069 | €0.043 | €0.047 | 21:00 (€0.044) | 0 |
| ThuJan 7 | €0.064 | €0.041 | €0.100 | €0.042 | €0.058 | 01:00 (€0.042) | 0 |
| FriJan 8 | €0.073 | €0.042 | €0.110 | €0.042 | €0.059 | 01:00 (€0.042) | 0 |
| SatJan 9 | €0.058 | €0.045 | €0.072 | €0.047 | €0.064 | 04:00 (€0.048) | 0 |
| SunJan 10 | €0.050 | €0.045 | €0.063 | €0.045 | €0.053 | 21:00 (€0.046) | 0 |
| MonJan 11 | €0.046 | €0.027 | €0.059 | €0.035 | €0.042 | 21:00 (€0.036) | 0 |
| TueJan 12 | €0.051 | €0.020 | €0.087 | €0.023 | €0.056 | 01:00 (€0.023) | 0 |
| WedJan 13 | €0.058 | €0.035 | €0.123 | €0.043 | €0.063 | 02:00 (€0.041) | 0 |
| ThuJan 14 | €0.074 | €0.044 | €0.100 | €0.047 | €0.079 | 03:00 (€0.047) | 0 |
| FriJan 15 | €0.073 | €0.047 | €0.099 | €0.048 | €0.084 | 02:00 (€0.047) | 0 |
| SatJan 16 | €0.054 | €0.046 | €0.066 | €0.047 | €0.059 | 12:00 (€0.047) | 0 |
| SunJan 17 | €0.051 | €0.044 | €0.072 | €0.045 | €0.058 | 00:00 (€0.045) | 0 |
| MonJan 18 | €0.052 | €0.039 | €0.076 | €0.043 | €0.049 | 21:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| TueJan 19 | €0.046 | €0.031 | €0.056 | €0.035 | €0.046 | 01:00 (€0.036) | 0 |
| WedJan 20 | €0.045 | €0.025 | €0.063 | €0.027 | €0.051 | 01:00 (€0.027) | 0 |
| ThuJan 21 | €0.044 | €0.0002 | €0.073 | €0.006 | €0.065 | 02:00 (€0.003) | 0 |
| FriJan 22 | €0.053 | €0.031 | €0.088 | €0.039 | €0.059 | 03:00 (€0.038) | 0 |
| SatJan 23 | €0.052 | €0.039 | €0.066 | €0.041 | €0.060 | 03:00 (€0.041) | 0 |
| SunJan 24 | €0.050 | €0.040 | €0.069 | €0.040 | €0.062 | 03:00 (€0.040) | 0 |
| MonJan 25 | €0.058 | €0.041 | €0.080 | €0.042 | €0.055 | 02:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| TueJan 26 | €0.058 | €0.042 | €0.074 | €0.044 | €0.054 | 02:00 (€0.044) | 0 |
| WedJan 27 | €0.054 | €0.042 | €0.070 | €0.043 | €0.057 | 02:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| ThuJan 28 | €0.054 | €0.042 | €0.068 | €0.044 | €0.056 | 02:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| FriJan 29 | €0.049 | €0.036 | €0.061 | €0.038 | €0.056 | 02:00 (€0.037) | 0 |
| SatJan 30 | €0.049 | €0.035 | €0.062 | €0.037 | €0.055 | 03:00 (€0.037) | 0 |
| SunJan 31 | €0.048 | €0.039 | €0.064 | €0.040 | €0.059 | 03:00 (€0.040) | 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).