Title: Dutch electricity price July 2021: average €0.083 per kWh
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Electricity price per month

# Dutch electricity price July 2021

An average of €0.083 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.250. In July 2020 it was €0.029.

-   €0.083/kWh average in July 2021 ▲+181% vs 2020

-   €0.045/kWh cheapest day: Thursday, July 29

-   €0.096/kWh most expensive day: Thursday, July 8

-   5hours with a negative price ■2020: 18 h

Per day

## July 2021, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in July 2020 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.063 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.099.

Average market price per day, July 2021

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures+

Average market price per day in € per kWh, July 2021
| Day | July 2021 | July 2020 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jul 1 | €0.089 | €0.032 |
| Jul 2 | €0.096 | €0.037 |
| Jul 3 | €0.084 | €0.034 |
| Jul 4 | €0.083 | €0.021 |
| Jul 5 | €0.094 | €0.002 |
| Jul 6 | €0.078 | €0.019 |
| Jul 7 | €0.096 | €0.030 |
| Jul 8 | €0.096 | €0.041 |
| Jul 9 | €0.088 | €0.041 |
| Jul 10 | €0.081 | €0.036 |
| Jul 11 | €0.078 | €0.028 |
| Jul 12 | €0.093 | €0.025 |
| Jul 13 | €0.095 | €0.034 |
| Jul 14 | €0.085 | €0.036 |
| Jul 15 | €0.086 | €0.039 |
| Jul 16 | €0.085 | €0.044 |
| Jul 17 | €0.066 | €0.037 |
| Jul 18 | €0.048 | €0.028 |
| Jul 19 | €0.092 | €0.028 |
| Jul 20 | €0.092 | €0.032 |
| Jul 21 | €0.089 | €0.028 |
| Jul 22 | €0.088 | €0.032 |
| Jul 23 | €0.089 | €0.030 |
| Jul 24 | €0.079 | €0.028 |
| Jul 25 | €0.064 | €0.024 |
| Jul 26 | €0.091 | €0.014 |
| Jul 27 | €0.087 | €0.030 |
| Jul 28 | €0.080 | €0.019 |
| Jul 29 | €0.045 | €0.019 |
| Jul 30 | €0.095 | €0.031 |
| Jul 31 | €0.048 | €0.032 |

[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

## July 2021 against July 2020

The average market price was higher: €0.083 against €0.029 per kWh (+181%).

July 2021 compared with July 2020, market price in € per kWh
| Per kWh, market price | July 2021 | July 2020 | Difference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average | €0.083 | €0.029 | +€0.054 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.063 | €0.018 | +€0.045 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.099 | €0.039 | +€0.060 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.009 | €-0.021 | +€0.012 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.140 | €0.056 | +€0.084 |
| Hours with a negative price | 5 | 18 | \-13 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.250 | €0.187 | +€0.063 |

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 July 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 July 2021, € per kWh
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Smart | Evening | Cheapest 3 hours | Hours < 0 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ThuJul 1 | €0.089 | €0.071 | €0.104 | €0.073 | €0.101 | 02:00 (€0.072) | 0 |
| FriJul 2 | €0.096 | €0.078 | €0.121 | €0.081 | €0.106 | 14:00 (€0.081) | 0 |
| SatJul 3 | €0.084 | €0.066 | €0.107 | €0.069 | €0.104 | 12:00 (€0.069) | 0 |
| SunJul 4 | €0.083 | €0.069 | €0.105 | €0.072 | €0.100 | 13:00 (€0.071) | 0 |
| MonJul 5 | €0.094 | €0.072 | €0.118 | €0.073 | €0.112 | 02:00 (€0.073) | 0 |
| TueJul 6 | €0.078 | €0.038 | €0.104 | €0.047 | €0.100 | 13:00 (€0.045) | 0 |
| WedJul 7 | €0.096 | €0.075 | €0.133 | €0.075 | €0.123 | 01:00 (€0.075) | 0 |
| ThuJul 8 | €0.096 | €0.076 | €0.133 | €0.078 | €0.112 | 14:00 (€0.079) | 0 |
| FriJul 9 | €0.088 | €0.070 | €0.108 | €0.073 | €0.097 | 02:00 (€0.076) | 0 |
| SatJul 10 | €0.081 | €0.070 | €0.100 | €0.071 | €0.098 | 13:00 (€0.071) | 0 |
| SunJul 11 | €0.078 | €0.064 | €0.104 | €0.066 | €0.094 | 14:00 (€0.066) | 0 |
| MonJul 12 | €0.093 | €0.073 | €0.120 | €0.074 | €0.111 | 02:00 (€0.073) | 0 |
| TueJul 13 | €0.095 | €0.077 | €0.110 | €0.080 | €0.101 | 02:00 (€0.078) | 0 |
| WedJul 14 | €0.085 | €0.067 | €0.107 | €0.069 | €0.091 | 03:00 (€0.069) | 0 |
| ThuJul 15 | €0.086 | €0.062 | €0.103 | €0.067 | €0.095 | 02:00 (€0.065) | 0 |
| FriJul 16 | €0.085 | €0.069 | €0.102 | €0.070 | €0.095 | 14:00 (€0.071) | 0 |
| SatJul 17 | €0.066 | €0.009 | €0.122 | €0.029 | €0.082 | 14:00 (€0.023) | 0 |
| SunJul 18 | €0.048 | €-0.005 | €0.105 | €-0.001 | €0.084 | 14:00 (€-0.002) | 2 |
| MonJul 19 | €0.092 | €0.067 | €0.126 | €0.073 | €0.108 | 03:00 (€0.072) | 0 |
| TueJul 20 | €0.092 | €0.076 | €0.114 | €0.077 | €0.107 | 13:00 (€0.078) | 0 |
| WedJul 21 | €0.089 | €0.073 | €0.113 | €0.074 | €0.109 | 12:00 (€0.074) | 0 |
| ThuJul 22 | €0.088 | €0.074 | €0.105 | €0.074 | €0.101 | 02:00 (€0.075) | 0 |
| FriJul 23 | €0.089 | €0.074 | €0.107 | €0.075 | €0.101 | 14:00 (€0.075) | 0 |
| SatJul 24 | €0.079 | €0.063 | €0.130 | €0.065 | €0.088 | 13:00 (€0.064) | 0 |
| SunJul 25 | €0.064 | €0.047 | €0.092 | €0.048 | €0.088 | 12:00 (€0.048) | 0 |
| MonJul 26 | €0.091 | €0.076 | €0.110 | €0.077 | €0.107 | 02:00 (€0.077) | 0 |
| TueJul 27 | €0.087 | €0.071 | €0.111 | €0.073 | €0.106 | 02:00 (€0.072) | 0 |
| WedJul 28 | €0.080 | €0.058 | €0.112 | €0.060 | €0.089 | 14:00 (€0.059) | 0 |
| ThuJul 29 | €0.045 | €-0.009 | €0.096 | €-0.004 | €0.089 | 13:00 (€-0.005) | 3 |
| FriJul 30 | €0.095 | €0.061 | €0.140 | €0.063 | €0.109 | 11:00 (€0.067) | 0 |
| SatJul 31 | €0.048 | €0.015 | €0.115 | €0.024 | €0.071 | 13:00 (€0.024) | 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).