Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price May 2022
An average of €0.181 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.301. In May 2021 it was €0.056.
May 2022
€0.181/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.113
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.229
- €0.181/kWhaverage in May 2022+223% vs 2021
- €0.067/kWhcheapest day: Saturday, May 28
- €0.234/kWhmost expensive day: Thursday, May 5
- 19hourswith a negative price2021: 21 h
Per day
May 2022, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in May 2021 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.113 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.229.
Average market price per day, May 2022
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | May 2022 | May 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | €0.195 | €0.057 |
| May 2 | €0.217 | €0.047 |
| May 3 | €0.218 | €0.063 |
| May 4 | €0.228 | €0.033 |
| May 5 | €0.234 | €0.044 |
| May 6 | €0.225 | €0.070 |
| May 7 | €0.201 | €0.070 |
| May 8 | €0.169 | €0.055 |
| May 9 | €0.215 | €0.007 |
| May 10 | €0.168 | €0.058 |
| May 11 | €0.157 | €0.072 |
| May 12 | €0.168 | €0.069 |
| May 13 | €0.161 | €0.063 |
| May 14 | €0.161 | €0.072 |
| May 15 | €0.149 | €0.062 |
| May 16 | €0.208 | €0.041 |
| May 17 | €0.221 | €0.073 |
| May 18 | €0.206 | €0.074 |
| May 19 | €0.211 | €0.076 |
| May 20 | €0.213 | €0.068 |
| May 21 | €0.139 | €0.030 |
| May 22 | €0.166 | €0.029 |
| May 23 | €0.196 | €0.033 |
| May 24 | €0.178 | €0.042 |
| May 25 | €0.163 | €0.060 |
| May 26 | €0.091 | €0.067 |
| May 27 | €0.097 | €0.072 |
| May 28 | €0.067 | €0.072 |
| May 29 | €0.165 | €0.057 |
| May 30 | €0.226 | €0.038 |
| May 31 | €0.208 | €0.068 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
May 2022 against May 2021
The average market price was higher: €0.181 against €0.056 per kWh (+223%).
| Per kWh, market price | May 2022 | May 2021 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.181 | €0.056 | +€0.125 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.113 | €0.033 | +€0.080 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.229 | €0.075 | +€0.154 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.100 | €-0.066 | €-0.034 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.298 | €0.102 | +€0.196 |
| Hours with a negative price | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.301 | €0.218 | +€0.083 |
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 May 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.
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Smart | Evening | Cheapest 3 hours | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunMay 1 | €0.195 | €0.139 | €0.255 | €0.146 | €0.241 | 13:00 (€0.143) | 0 |
| MonMay 2 | €0.217 | €0.185 | €0.270 | €0.187 | €0.248 | 14:00 (€0.187) | 0 |
| TueMay 3 | €0.218 | €0.182 | €0.270 | €0.184 | €0.263 | 00:00 (€0.184) | 0 |
| WedMay 4 | €0.228 | €0.188 | €0.297 | €0.190 | €0.268 | 12:00 (€0.189) | 0 |
| ThuMay 5 | €0.234 | €0.200 | €0.277 | €0.204 | €0.261 | 14:00 (€0.206) | 0 |
| FriMay 6 | €0.225 | €0.187 | €0.275 | €0.190 | €0.254 | 13:00 (€0.190) | 0 |
| SatMay 7 | €0.201 | €0.159 | €0.232 | €0.167 | €0.221 | 14:00 (€0.165) | 0 |
| SunMay 8 | €0.169 | €0.051 | €0.239 | €0.077 | €0.227 | 13:00 (€0.068) | 0 |
| MonMay 9 | €0.215 | €0.170 | €0.280 | €0.175 | €0.265 | 12:00 (€0.172) | 0 |
| TueMay 10 | €0.168 | €0.0001 | €0.240 | €0.026 | €0.230 | 13:00 (€0.019) | 0 |
| WedMay 11 | €0.157 | €0.004 | €0.233 | €0.028 | €0.211 | 13:00 (€0.020) | 0 |
| ThuMay 12 | €0.168 | €0.078 | €0.242 | €0.084 | €0.227 | 13:00 (€0.080) | 0 |
| FriMay 13 | €0.161 | €-0.003 | €0.243 | €0.015 | €0.216 | 14:00 (€0.008) | 1 |
| SatMay 14 | €0.161 | €-0.006 | €0.250 | €0.026 | €0.228 | 13:00 (€0.015) | 1 |
| SunMay 15 | €0.149 | €0.020 | €0.230 | €0.045 | €0.220 | 13:00 (€0.035) | 0 |
| MonMay 16 | €0.208 | €0.169 | €0.274 | €0.169 | €0.260 | 01:00 (€0.169) | 0 |
| TueMay 17 | €0.221 | €0.160 | €0.298 | €0.176 | €0.276 | 14:00 (€0.174) | 0 |
| WedMay 18 | €0.206 | €0.159 | €0.287 | €0.169 | €0.264 | 12:00 (€0.170) | 0 |
| ThuMay 19 | €0.211 | €0.176 | €0.273 | €0.178 | €0.257 | 02:00 (€0.178) | 0 |
| FriMay 20 | €0.213 | €0.166 | €0.280 | €0.182 | €0.236 | 14:00 (€0.188) | 0 |
| SatMay 21 | €0.139 | €0.032 | €0.228 | €0.038 | €0.209 | 13:00 (€0.033) | 0 |
| SunMay 22 | €0.166 | €0.101 | €0.228 | €0.112 | €0.216 | 13:00 (€0.105) | 0 |
| MonMay 23 | €0.196 | €0.155 | €0.233 | €0.159 | €0.207 | 02:00 (€0.157) | 0 |
| TueMay 24 | €0.178 | €0.125 | €0.230 | €0.133 | €0.213 | 13:00 (€0.137) | 0 |
| WedMay 25 | €0.163 | €0.042 | €0.230 | €0.095 | €0.188 | 13:00 (€0.086) | 0 |
| ThuMay 26 | €0.091 | €-0.020 | €0.164 | €-0.008 | €0.135 | 12:00 (€-0.009) | 4 |
| FriMay 27 | €0.097 | €-0.100 | €0.271 | €-0.063 | €0.197 | 12:00 (€-0.082) | 4 |
| SatMay 28 | €0.067 | €-0.084 | €0.249 | €-0.075 | €0.138 | 12:00 (€-0.077) | 9 |
| SunMay 29 | €0.165 | €0.120 | €0.225 | €0.125 | €0.205 | 14:00 (€0.122) | 0 |
| MonMay 30 | €0.226 | €0.183 | €0.295 | €0.189 | €0.273 | 02:00 (€0.187) | 0 |
| TueMay 31 | €0.208 | €0.172 | €0.248 | €0.177 | €0.239 | 14:00 (€0.179) | 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).