Title: Dutch electricity price March 2021: average €0.049 per kWh
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Electricity price per month

# Dutch electricity price March 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 March 2020 it was €0.025.

-   €0.049/kWh average in March 2021 ▲+98% vs 2020

-   €0.023/kWh cheapest day: Saturday, March 13

-   €0.064/kWh most expensive day: Thursday, March 18

-   14hours with a negative price ■2020: 13 h

Per day

## March 2021, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in March 2020 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.031 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.064.

Average market price per day, March 2021

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures+

Average market price per day in € per kWh, March 2021
| Day | March 2021 | March 2020 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mar 1 | €0.049 | €0.021 |
| Mar 2 | €0.053 | €0.033 |
| Mar 3 | €0.051 | €0.036 |
| Mar 4 | €0.054 | €0.040 |
| Mar 5 | €0.048 | €0.036 |
| Mar 6 | €0.045 | €0.030 |
| Mar 7 | €0.047 | €0.029 |
| Mar 8 | €0.062 | €0.021 |
| Mar 9 | €0.060 | €0.037 |
| Mar 10 | €0.049 | €0.026 |
| Mar 11 | €0.035 | €0.027 |
| Mar 12 | €0.049 | €0.025 |
| Mar 13 | €0.023 | €0.029 |
| Mar 14 | €0.036 | €0.029 |
| Mar 15 | €0.052 | €0.020 |
| Mar 16 | €0.056 | €0.031 |
| Mar 17 | €0.057 | €0.027 |
| Mar 18 | €0.064 | €0.026 |
| Mar 19 | €0.054 | €0.028 |
| Mar 20 | €0.051 | €0.024 |
| Mar 21 | €0.044 | €0.014 |
| Mar 22 | €0.060 | €0.007 |
| Mar 23 | €0.058 | €0.017 |
| Mar 24 | €0.054 | €0.021 |
| Mar 25 | €0.056 | €0.023 |
| Mar 26 | €0.050 | €0.022 |
| Mar 27 | €0.024 | €0.022 |
| Mar 28 | €0.025 | €0.015 |
| Mar 29 | €0.039 | €0.004 |
| Mar 30 | €0.054 | €0.023 |
| Mar 31 | €0.056 | €0.025 |

[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 2021 against March 2020

The average market price was higher: €0.049 against €0.025 per kWh (+98%).

March 2021 compared with March 2020, market price in € per kWh
| Per kWh, market price | March 2021 | March 2020 | Difference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average | €0.049 | €0.025 | +€0.024 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.031 | €0.015 | +€0.016 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.064 | €0.033 | +€0.031 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.050 | €-0.022 | €-0.028 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.120 | €0.065 | +€0.055 |
| Hours with a negative price | 14 | 13 | +1 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.210 | €0.181 | +€0.029 |

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 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 March 2021, € per kWh
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Smart | Evening | Cheapest 3 hours | Hours < 0 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MonMar 1 | €0.049 | €0.040 | €0.068 | €0.040 | €0.060 | 13:00 (€0.040) | 0 |
| TueMar 2 | €0.053 | €0.041 | €0.079 | €0.042 | €0.070 | 12:00 (€0.041) | 0 |
| WedMar 3 | €0.051 | €0.039 | €0.070 | €0.041 | €0.063 | 11:00 (€0.041) | 0 |
| ThuMar 4 | €0.054 | €0.040 | €0.066 | €0.043 | €0.060 | 02:00 (€0.044) | 0 |
| FriMar 5 | €0.048 | €0.038 | €0.068 | €0.039 | €0.061 | 11:00 (€0.039) | 0 |
| SatMar 6 | €0.045 | €0.037 | €0.059 | €0.038 | €0.055 | 13:00 (€0.038) | 0 |
| SunMar 7 | €0.047 | €0.038 | €0.061 | €0.040 | €0.057 | 13:00 (€0.040) | 0 |
| MonMar 8 | €0.062 | €0.043 | €0.104 | €0.045 | €0.082 | 02:00 (€0.044) | 0 |
| TueMar 9 | €0.060 | €0.041 | €0.093 | €0.043 | €0.079 | 02:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| WedMar 10 | €0.049 | €0.024 | €0.070 | €0.035 | €0.049 | 21:00 (€0.033) | 0 |
| ThuMar 11 | €0.035 | €0.000 | €0.120 | €0.0000 | €0.045 | 02:00 (€0.0000) | 0 |
| FriMar 12 | €0.049 | €0.020 | €0.080 | €0.027 | €0.057 | 03:00 (€0.025) | 0 |
| SatMar 13 | €0.023 | €-0.009 | €0.056 | €-0.006 | €0.051 | 13:00 (€-0.007) | 4 |
| SunMar 14 | €0.036 | €0.000 | €0.072 | €0.003 | €0.063 | 13:00 (€0.001) | 0 |
| MonMar 15 | €0.052 | €0.035 | €0.068 | €0.038 | €0.061 | 03:00 (€0.037) | 0 |
| TueMar 16 | €0.056 | €0.043 | €0.078 | €0.044 | €0.066 | 02:00 (€0.044) | 0 |
| WedMar 17 | €0.057 | €0.043 | €0.085 | €0.044 | €0.074 | 02:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| ThuMar 18 | €0.064 | €0.047 | €0.099 | €0.048 | €0.079 | 02:00 (€0.048) | 0 |
| FriMar 19 | €0.054 | €0.030 | €0.073 | €0.035 | €0.066 | 12:00 (€0.034) | 0 |
| SatMar 20 | €0.051 | €0.041 | €0.068 | €0.043 | €0.060 | 13:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| SunMar 21 | €0.044 | €0.021 | €0.065 | €0.024 | €0.059 | 13:00 (€0.022) | 0 |
| MonMar 22 | €0.060 | €0.043 | €0.090 | €0.046 | €0.077 | 02:00 (€0.047) | 0 |
| TueMar 23 | €0.058 | €0.043 | €0.083 | €0.044 | €0.071 | 00:00 (€0.047) | 0 |
| WedMar 24 | €0.054 | €0.040 | €0.084 | €0.041 | €0.074 | 10:00 (€0.041) | 0 |
| ThuMar 25 | €0.056 | €0.042 | €0.085 | €0.043 | €0.067 | 13:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| FriMar 26 | €0.050 | €0.031 | €0.069 | €0.033 | €0.063 | 11:00 (€0.032) | 0 |
| SatMar 27 | €0.024 | €-0.050 | €0.073 | €-0.036 | €0.062 | 12:00 (€-0.045) | 5 |
| SunMar 28 | €0.025 | €-0.024 | €0.061 | €-0.015 | €0.050 | 14:00 (€-0.016) | 5 |
| MonMar 29 | €0.039 | €0.008 | €0.071 | €0.014 | €0.064 | 12:00 (€0.013) | 0 |
| TueMar 30 | €0.054 | €0.039 | €0.078 | €0.040 | €0.069 | 14:00 (€0.040) | 0 |
| WedMar 31 | €0.056 | €0.043 | €0.076 | €0.045 | €0.063 | 13:00 (€0.045) | 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).