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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price February 2021

An average of €0.049 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.210. In February 2020 it was €0.030.

February 2021

€0.049/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.035
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.058
  • €0.049/kWhaverage in February 2021+67% vs 2020
  • €0.033/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, February 21
  • €0.079/kWhmost expensive day: Thursday, February 11
  • 3hourswith a negative price2020: 2 h

Per day

February 2021, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in February 2020 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.035 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.058.

Average market price per day, February 2021

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, February 2021
DayFebruary 2021February 2020
Feb 1€0.057€0.029
Feb 2€0.051€0.030
Feb 3€0.045€0.027
Feb 4€0.052€0.028
Feb 5€0.052€0.036
Feb 6€0.044€0.037
Feb 7€0.038€0.035
Feb 8€0.044€0.029
Feb 9€0.063€0.025
Feb 10€0.072€0.025
Feb 11€0.079€0.025
Feb 12€0.057€0.027
Feb 13€0.051€0.037
Feb 14€0.045€0.034
Feb 15€0.050€0.026
Feb 16€0.051€0.021
Feb 17€0.050€0.025
Feb 18€0.046€0.027
Feb 19€0.048€0.031
Feb 20€0.035€0.030
Feb 21€0.033€0.028
Feb 22€0.049€0.029
Feb 23€0.045€0.030
Feb 24€0.038€0.034
Feb 25€0.046€0.028
Feb 26€0.047€0.032
Feb 27€0.046€0.038
Feb 28€0.043€0.030

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

A year earlier

February 2021 against February 2020

The average market price was higher: €0.049 against €0.030 per kWh (+67%).

February 2021 compared with February 2020, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceFebruary 2021February 2020Difference
Average€0.049€0.030+€0.019
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.035€0.018+€0.017
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.058€0.035+€0.023
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.002€-0.004+€0.002
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.137€0.057+€0.080
Hours with a negative price32+1
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.210€0.187+€0.023

Energy tax and VAT of that year; without the supplier’s markup. The months do not have the same number of days. Current month: up to the last day with prices.

Every day

Electricity price per day in February 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.

Electricity price per day in February 2021, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
MonFeb 1€0.057€0.037€0.082€0.039€0.06803:00 (€0.039)0
TueFeb 2€0.051€0.041€0.060€0.042€0.05302:00 (€0.043)0
WedFeb 3€0.045€0.029€0.057€0.030€0.05102:00 (€0.030)0
ThuFeb 4€0.052€0.032€0.072€0.036€0.06302:00 (€0.035)0
FriFeb 5€0.052€0.041€0.062€0.042€0.05402:00 (€0.041)0
SatFeb 6€0.044€0.029€0.065€0.032€0.04121:00 (€0.031)0
SunFeb 7€0.038€-0.002€0.072€-0.001€0.05704:00 (€-0.001)3
MonFeb 8€0.044€0.0001€0.064€0.012€0.05502:00 (€0.010)0
TueFeb 9€0.063€0.046€0.081€0.046€0.06902:00 (€0.046)0
WedFeb 10€0.072€0.048€0.110€0.048€0.08402:00 (€0.048)0
ThuFeb 11€0.079€0.050€0.137€0.051€0.09202:00 (€0.050)0
FriFeb 12€0.057€0.046€0.080€0.046€0.06403:00 (€0.046)0
SatFeb 13€0.051€0.042€0.073€0.042€0.06011:00 (€0.042)0
SunFeb 14€0.045€0.039€0.062€0.041€0.05112:00 (€0.041)0
MonFeb 15€0.050€0.031€0.068€0.035€0.05802:00 (€0.034)0
TueFeb 16€0.051€0.042€0.068€0.043€0.04902:00 (€0.043)0
WedFeb 17€0.050€0.037€0.071€0.039€0.06103:00 (€0.038)0
ThuFeb 18€0.046€0.038€0.062€0.039€0.04902:00 (€0.038)0
FriFeb 19€0.048€0.036€0.063€0.037€0.05402:00 (€0.037)0
SatFeb 20€0.035€0.017€0.047€0.023€0.04313:00 (€0.021)0
SunFeb 21€0.033€0.012€0.058€0.015€0.05203:00 (€0.015)0
MonFeb 22€0.049€0.037€0.072€0.038€0.06202:00 (€0.038)0
TueFeb 23€0.045€0.035€0.059€0.037€0.05303:00 (€0.038)0
WedFeb 24€0.038€0.016€0.061€0.019€0.05303:00 (€0.018)0
ThuFeb 25€0.046€0.033€0.066€0.034€0.06002:00 (€0.034)0
FriFeb 26€0.047€0.039€0.061€0.040€0.05512:00 (€0.040)0
SatFeb 27€0.046€0.036€0.059€0.037€0.05513:00 (€0.037)0
SunFeb 28€0.043€0.027€0.059€0.032€0.05512:00 (€0.030)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).