Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price August 2022
An average of €0.447 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.561. In August 2021 it was €0.087.
August 2022
€0.447/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.307
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.563
- €0.447/kWhaverage in August 2022+416% vs 2021
- €0.214/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, August 7
- €0.694/kWhmost expensive day: Friday, August 26
- 4hourswith a negative price2021: 9 h
Per day
August 2022, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in August 2021 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.307 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.563.
Average market price per day, August 2022
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | August 2022 | August 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | €0.404 | €0.082 |
| Aug 2 | €0.333 | €0.087 |
| Aug 3 | €0.318 | €0.096 |
| Aug 4 | €0.376 | €0.099 |
| Aug 5 | €0.371 | €0.094 |
| Aug 6 | €0.269 | €0.069 |
| Aug 7 | €0.214 | €0.061 |
| Aug 8 | €0.358 | €0.009 |
| Aug 9 | €0.342 | €0.069 |
| Aug 10 | €0.333 | €0.091 |
| Aug 11 | €0.368 | €0.101 |
| Aug 12 | €0.430 | €0.107 |
| Aug 13 | €0.365 | €0.095 |
| Aug 14 | €0.318 | €0.074 |
| Aug 15 | €0.429 | €0.062 |
| Aug 16 | €0.455 | €0.073 |
| Aug 17 | €0.539 | €0.090 |
| Aug 18 | €0.513 | €0.086 |
| Aug 19 | €0.492 | €0.105 |
| Aug 20 | €0.456 | €0.102 |
| Aug 21 | €0.362 | €0.091 |
| Aug 22 | €0.558 | €0.079 |
| Aug 23 | €0.604 | €0.094 |
| Aug 24 | €0.611 | €0.095 |
| Aug 25 | €0.586 | €0.098 |
| Aug 26 | €0.694 | €0.094 |
| Aug 27 | €0.604 | €0.096 |
| Aug 28 | €0.385 | €0.084 |
| Aug 29 | €0.630 | €0.081 |
| Aug 30 | €0.607 | €0.110 |
| Aug 31 | €0.534 | €0.111 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
August 2022 against August 2021
The average market price was higher: €0.447 against €0.087 per kWh (+416%).
| Per kWh, market price | August 2022 | August 2021 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.447 | €0.087 | +€0.360 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.307 | €0.064 | +€0.243 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.563 | €0.109 | +€0.454 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.037 | €-0.063 | +€0.026 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.871 | €0.156 | +€0.715 |
| Hours with a negative price | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.561 | €0.255 | +€0.306 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonAug 1 | €0.404 | €0.321 | €0.491 | €0.328 | €0.467 | 02:00 (€0.330) | 0 |
| TueAug 2 | €0.333 | €0.059 | €0.480 | €0.101 | €0.411 | 13:00 (€0.099) | 0 |
| WedAug 3 | €0.318 | €0.000 | €0.516 | €0.084 | €0.486 | 12:00 (€0.066) | 0 |
| ThuAug 4 | €0.376 | €0.145 | €0.502 | €0.189 | €0.482 | 13:00 (€0.172) | 0 |
| FriAug 5 | €0.371 | €0.230 | €0.484 | €0.251 | €0.405 | 14:00 (€0.245) | 0 |
| SatAug 6 | €0.269 | €0.098 | €0.396 | €0.124 | €0.366 | 12:00 (€0.119) | 0 |
| SunAug 7 | €0.214 | €0.059 | €0.422 | €0.074 | €0.384 | 13:00 (€0.069) | 0 |
| MonAug 8 | €0.358 | €0.272 | €0.496 | €0.275 | €0.471 | 01:00 (€0.280) | 0 |
| TueAug 9 | €0.342 | €0.239 | €0.470 | €0.250 | €0.447 | 12:00 (€0.246) | 0 |
| WedAug 10 | €0.333 | €0.232 | €0.455 | €0.251 | €0.433 | 13:00 (€0.244) | 0 |
| ThuAug 11 | €0.368 | €0.268 | €0.540 | €0.279 | €0.493 | 12:00 (€0.275) | 0 |
| FriAug 12 | €0.430 | €0.277 | €0.565 | €0.317 | €0.531 | 12:00 (€0.302) | 0 |
| SatAug 13 | €0.365 | €0.085 | €0.505 | €0.163 | €0.489 | 12:00 (€0.129) | 0 |
| SunAug 14 | €0.318 | €-0.020 | €0.463 | €0.039 | €0.448 | 12:00 (€0.005) | 1 |
| MonAug 15 | €0.429 | €0.350 | €0.556 | €0.356 | €0.527 | 02:00 (€0.355) | 0 |
| TueAug 16 | €0.455 | €0.355 | €0.662 | €0.364 | €0.608 | 11:00 (€0.366) | 0 |
| WedAug 17 | €0.539 | €0.386 | €0.748 | €0.426 | €0.684 | 03:00 (€0.415) | 0 |
| ThuAug 18 | €0.513 | €0.356 | €0.639 | €0.405 | €0.577 | 16:00 (€0.414) | 0 |
| FriAug 19 | €0.492 | €0.411 | €0.571 | €0.424 | €0.558 | 10:00 (€0.427) | 0 |
| SatAug 20 | €0.456 | €0.329 | €0.569 | €0.340 | €0.530 | 14:00 (€0.336) | 0 |
| SunAug 21 | €0.362 | €0.056 | €0.627 | €0.103 | €0.589 | 12:00 (€0.084) | 0 |
| MonAug 22 | €0.558 | €0.448 | €0.680 | €0.456 | €0.648 | 02:00 (€0.455) | 0 |
| TueAug 23 | €0.604 | €0.500 | €0.795 | €0.502 | €0.747 | 02:00 (€0.504) | 0 |
| WedAug 24 | €0.611 | €0.457 | €0.850 | €0.493 | €0.777 | 12:00 (€0.483) | 0 |
| ThuAug 25 | €0.586 | €0.401 | €0.767 | €0.448 | €0.738 | 12:00 (€0.436) | 0 |
| FriAug 26 | €0.694 | €0.569 | €0.803 | €0.573 | €0.775 | 02:00 (€0.571) | 0 |
| SatAug 27 | €0.604 | €0.446 | €0.707 | €0.473 | €0.685 | 13:00 (€0.471) | 0 |
| SunAug 28 | €0.385 | €-0.037 | €0.699 | €-0.013 | €0.648 | 13:00 (€-0.019) | 3 |
| MonAug 29 | €0.630 | €0.472 | €0.871 | €0.492 | €0.818 | 12:00 (€0.499) | 0 |
| TueAug 30 | €0.607 | €0.470 | €0.791 | €0.488 | €0.604 | 12:00 (€0.492) | 0 |
| WedAug 31 | €0.534 | €0.452 | €0.680 | €0.461 | €0.638 | 13:00 (€0.459) | 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).