Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price August 2021
An average of €0.087 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.255. In August 2020 it was €0.034.
August 2021
€0.087/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.064
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.109
- €0.087/kWhaverage in August 2021+155% vs 2020
- €0.009/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, August 8
- €0.111/kWhmost expensive day: Tuesday, August 31
- 9hourswith a negative price2020: 0 h
Per day
August 2021, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in August 2020 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.064 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.109.
Average market price per day, August 2021
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | August 2021 | August 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | €0.082 | €0.025 |
| Aug 2 | €0.087 | €0.026 |
| Aug 3 | €0.096 | €0.037 |
| Aug 4 | €0.099 | €0.033 |
| Aug 5 | €0.094 | €0.027 |
| Aug 6 | €0.069 | €0.031 |
| Aug 7 | €0.061 | €0.034 |
| Aug 8 | €0.009 | €0.032 |
| Aug 9 | €0.069 | €0.028 |
| Aug 10 | €0.091 | €0.036 |
| Aug 11 | €0.101 | €0.033 |
| Aug 12 | €0.107 | €0.033 |
| Aug 13 | €0.095 | €0.035 |
| Aug 14 | €0.074 | €0.035 |
| Aug 15 | €0.062 | €0.032 |
| Aug 16 | €0.073 | €0.029 |
| Aug 17 | €0.090 | €0.040 |
| Aug 18 | €0.086 | €0.042 |
| Aug 19 | €0.105 | €0.038 |
| Aug 20 | €0.102 | €0.038 |
| Aug 21 | €0.091 | €0.031 |
| Aug 22 | €0.079 | €0.023 |
| Aug 23 | €0.094 | €0.021 |
| Aug 24 | €0.095 | €0.045 |
| Aug 25 | €0.098 | €0.038 |
| Aug 26 | €0.094 | €0.025 |
| Aug 27 | €0.096 | €0.047 |
| Aug 28 | €0.084 | €0.040 |
| Aug 29 | €0.081 | €0.035 |
| Aug 30 | €0.110 | €0.033 |
| Aug 31 | €0.111 | €0.054 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
August 2021 against August 2020
The average market price was higher: €0.087 against €0.034 per kWh (+155%).
| Per kWh, market price | August 2021 | August 2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.087 | €0.034 | +€0.053 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.064 | €0.022 | +€0.042 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.109 | €0.046 | +€0.063 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.063 | €0.002 | €-0.065 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.156 | €0.090 | +€0.066 |
| Hours with a negative price | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.255 | €0.192 | +€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 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunAug 1 | €0.082 | €0.049 | €0.156 | €0.054 | €0.091 | 04:00 (€0.053) | 0 |
| MonAug 2 | €0.087 | €0.060 | €0.143 | €0.065 | €0.122 | 03:00 (€0.069) | 0 |
| TueAug 3 | €0.096 | €0.075 | €0.131 | €0.077 | €0.114 | 02:00 (€0.077) | 0 |
| WedAug 4 | €0.099 | €0.077 | €0.129 | €0.080 | €0.118 | 01:00 (€0.079) | 0 |
| ThuAug 5 | €0.094 | €0.071 | €0.127 | €0.076 | €0.108 | 02:00 (€0.078) | 0 |
| FriAug 6 | €0.069 | €0.054 | €0.086 | €0.056 | €0.081 | 00:00 (€0.055) | 0 |
| SatAug 7 | €0.061 | €0.052 | €0.078 | €0.053 | €0.073 | 12:00 (€0.053) | 0 |
| SunAug 8 | €0.009 | €-0.063 | €0.068 | €-0.035 | €0.059 | 13:00 (€-0.043) | 9 |
| MonAug 9 | €0.069 | €0.032 | €0.108 | €0.036 | €0.101 | 02:00 (€0.035) | 0 |
| TueAug 10 | €0.091 | €0.065 | €0.137 | €0.067 | €0.120 | 02:00 (€0.067) | 0 |
| WedAug 11 | €0.101 | €0.080 | €0.140 | €0.082 | €0.127 | 13:00 (€0.082) | 0 |
| ThuAug 12 | €0.107 | €0.085 | €0.145 | €0.087 | €0.137 | 03:00 (€0.086) | 0 |
| FriAug 13 | €0.095 | €0.072 | €0.124 | €0.073 | €0.113 | 14:00 (€0.072) | 0 |
| SatAug 14 | €0.074 | €0.006 | €0.145 | €0.027 | €0.123 | 13:00 (€0.019) | 0 |
| SunAug 15 | €0.062 | €0.013 | €0.102 | €0.029 | €0.093 | 13:00 (€0.021) | 0 |
| MonAug 16 | €0.073 | €0.052 | €0.100 | €0.054 | €0.080 | 02:00 (€0.053) | 0 |
| TueAug 17 | €0.090 | €0.035 | €0.150 | €0.045 | €0.134 | 02:00 (€0.042) | 0 |
| WedAug 18 | €0.086 | €0.062 | €0.113 | €0.065 | €0.103 | 00:00 (€0.065) | 0 |
| ThuAug 19 | €0.105 | €0.067 | €0.150 | €0.070 | €0.122 | 02:00 (€0.069) | 0 |
| FriAug 20 | €0.102 | €0.083 | €0.126 | €0.084 | €0.122 | 02:00 (€0.084) | 0 |
| SatAug 21 | €0.091 | €0.077 | €0.112 | €0.078 | €0.110 | 13:00 (€0.077) | 0 |
| SunAug 22 | €0.079 | €0.067 | €0.098 | €0.069 | €0.094 | 04:00 (€0.068) | 0 |
| MonAug 23 | €0.094 | €0.074 | €0.116 | €0.075 | €0.108 | 02:00 (€0.075) | 0 |
| TueAug 24 | €0.095 | €0.077 | €0.127 | €0.078 | €0.116 | 14:00 (€0.078) | 0 |
| WedAug 25 | €0.098 | €0.075 | €0.154 | €0.076 | €0.141 | 12:00 (€0.075) | 0 |
| ThuAug 26 | €0.094 | €0.070 | €0.125 | €0.071 | €0.105 | 01:00 (€0.071) | 0 |
| FriAug 27 | €0.096 | €0.078 | €0.117 | €0.079 | €0.109 | 02:00 (€0.079) | 0 |
| SatAug 28 | €0.084 | €0.068 | €0.101 | €0.071 | €0.097 | 14:00 (€0.069) | 0 |
| SunAug 29 | €0.081 | €0.066 | €0.102 | €0.068 | €0.099 | 03:00 (€0.067) | 0 |
| MonAug 30 | €0.110 | €0.073 | €0.140 | €0.076 | €0.129 | 02:00 (€0.075) | 0 |
| TueAug 31 | €0.111 | €0.088 | €0.140 | €0.090 | €0.130 | 01:00 (€0.089) | 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).