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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price January 2022

An average of €0.189 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.310. In January 2021 it was €0.054.

January 2022

€0.189/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.132
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.212
  • €0.189/kWhaverage in January 2022+253% vs 2021
  • €0.059/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, January 2
  • €0.277/kWhmost expensive day: Tuesday, January 25
  • 4hourswith a negative price2021: 0 h

Per day

January 2022, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in January 2021 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.132 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.212.

Average market price per day, January 2022

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, January 2022
DayJanuary 2022January 2021
Jan 1€0.094€0.048
Jan 2€0.059€0.051
Jan 3€0.098€0.050
Jan 4€0.163€0.050
Jan 5€0.185€0.050
Jan 6€0.222€0.051
Jan 7€0.204€0.064
Jan 8€0.185€0.073
Jan 9€0.154€0.058
Jan 10€0.259€0.050
Jan 11€0.241€0.046
Jan 12€0.229€0.051
Jan 13€0.190€0.058
Jan 14€0.186€0.074
Jan 15€0.210€0.073
Jan 16€0.200€0.054
Jan 17€0.204€0.051
Jan 18€0.223€0.052
Jan 19€0.181€0.046
Jan 20€0.161€0.045
Jan 21€0.168€0.044
Jan 22€0.177€0.053
Jan 23€0.192€0.052
Jan 24€0.243€0.050
Jan 25€0.277€0.058
Jan 26€0.223€0.058
Jan 27€0.200€0.054
Jan 28€0.212€0.054
Jan 29€0.160€0.049
Jan 30€0.168€0.049
Jan 31€0.195€0.048

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

A year earlier

January 2022 against January 2021

The average market price was higher: €0.189 against €0.054 per kWh (+253%).

January 2022 compared with January 2021, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceJanuary 2022January 2021Difference
Average€0.189€0.054+€0.135
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.132€0.040+€0.092
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.212€0.057+€0.155
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.001€0.0002€-0.001
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.399€0.123+€0.276
Hours with a negative price40+4
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.310€0.215+€0.095

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 2022

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 January 2022, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
SatJan 1€0.094€0.038€0.150€0.040€0.12804:00 (€0.039)0
SunJan 2€0.059€0.030€0.110€0.033€0.08304:00 (€0.033)0
MonJan 3€0.098€-0.001€0.214€-0.001€0.17502:00 (€-0.001)4
TueJan 4€0.163€0.106€0.195€0.116€0.16903:00 (€0.119)0
WedJan 5€0.185€0.075€0.315€0.083€0.24402:00 (€0.080)0
ThuJan 6€0.222€0.136€0.293€0.174€0.22921:00 (€0.175)0
FriJan 7€0.204€0.107€0.263€0.112€0.24402:00 (€0.110)0
SatJan 8€0.185€0.150€0.232€0.153€0.20021:00 (€0.155)0
SunJan 9€0.154€0.049€0.244€0.057€0.23203:00 (€0.052)0
MonJan 10€0.259€0.178€0.315€0.187€0.27103:00 (€0.185)0
TueJan 11€0.241€0.190€0.316€0.192€0.28702:00 (€0.195)0
WedJan 12€0.229€0.170€0.300€0.177€0.23521:00 (€0.179)0
ThuJan 13€0.190€0.170€0.238€0.172€0.19112:00 (€0.172)0
FriJan 14€0.186€0.153€0.262€0.155€0.19702:00 (€0.155)0
SatJan 15€0.210€0.161€0.267€0.174€0.24602:00 (€0.171)0
SunJan 16€0.200€0.139€0.260€0.154€0.22905:00 (€0.149)0
MonJan 17€0.204€0.164€0.290€0.169€0.20503:00 (€0.166)0
TueJan 18€0.223€0.173€0.294€0.179€0.19121:00 (€0.180)0
WedJan 19€0.181€0.124€0.244€0.145€0.15521:00 (€0.142)0
ThuJan 20€0.161€0.112€0.227€0.115€0.17002:00 (€0.113)0
FriJan 21€0.168€0.143€0.202€0.148€0.16200:00 (€0.150)0
SatJan 22€0.177€0.140€0.222€0.142€0.18801:00 (€0.142)0
SunJan 23€0.192€0.164€0.242€0.168€0.22805:00 (€0.170)0
MonJan 24€0.243€0.177€0.342€0.178€0.29602:00 (€0.178)0
TueJan 25€0.277€0.180€0.399€0.187€0.31004:00 (€0.184)0
WedJan 26€0.223€0.142€0.296€0.183€0.20621:00 (€0.191)0
ThuJan 27€0.200€0.115€0.271€0.119€0.21802:00 (€0.118)0
FriJan 28€0.212€0.127€0.323€0.138€0.20901:00 (€0.146)0
SatJan 29€0.160€0.029€0.272€0.059€0.22904:00 (€0.053)0
SunJan 30€0.168€0.050€0.300€0.087€0.22200:00 (€0.082)0
MonJan 31€0.195€0.100€0.252€0.109€0.22102:00 (€0.108)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).