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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price February 2023

An average of €0.135 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.316. In February 2022 it was €0.168.

February 2023

€0.135/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.101
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.162
  • €0.135/kWhaverage in February 2023-20% vs 2022
  • €0.097/kWhcheapest day: Monday, February 20
  • €0.171/kWhmost expensive day: Tuesday, February 7
  • 0hourswith a negative price2022: 0 h

Per day

February 2023, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in February 2022 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.101 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.162.

Average market price per day, February 2023

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, February 2023
DayFebruary 2023February 2022
Feb 1€0.109€0.192
Feb 2€0.139€0.177
Feb 3€0.138€0.184
Feb 4€0.151€0.175
Feb 5€0.131€0.130
Feb 6€0.167€0.121
Feb 7€0.171€0.155
Feb 8€0.154€0.168
Feb 9€0.143€0.176
Feb 10€0.133€0.189
Feb 11€0.138€0.182
Feb 12€0.142€0.164
Feb 13€0.158€0.137
Feb 14€0.152€0.176
Feb 15€0.138€0.202
Feb 16€0.134€0.164
Feb 17€0.105€0.112
Feb 18€0.101€0.181
Feb 19€0.117€0.096
Feb 20€0.097€0.118
Feb 21€0.138€0.152
Feb 22€0.145€0.166
Feb 23€0.142€0.164
Feb 24€0.127€0.174
Feb 25€0.107€0.213
Feb 26€0.113€0.245
Feb 27€0.141€0.184
Feb 28€0.144€0.218

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

A year earlier

February 2023 against February 2022

The average market price was lower: €0.135 against €0.168 per kWh (-20%).

February 2023 compared with February 2022, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceFebruary 2023February 2022Difference
Average€0.135€0.168€-0.033
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.101€0.106€-0.005
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.162€0.211€-0.049
Lowest quarter hour or hour€0.029€0.000+€0.029
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.246€0.410€-0.164
Hours with a negative price00+0
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.316€0.285+€0.031

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 February 2023

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 February 2023, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
WedFeb 1€0.109€0.071€0.180€0.075€0.13102:00 (€0.074)0
ThuFeb 2€0.139€0.083€0.183€0.087€0.16000:00 (€0.086)0
FriFeb 3€0.138€0.082€0.194€0.090€0.18103:00 (€0.087)0
SatFeb 4€0.151€0.125€0.184€0.127€0.17302:00 (€0.125)0
SunFeb 5€0.131€0.101€0.185€0.103€0.17112:00 (€0.102)0
MonFeb 6€0.167€0.130€0.214€0.134€0.19312:00 (€0.132)0
TueFeb 7€0.171€0.124€0.246€0.129€0.21511:00 (€0.125)0
WedFeb 8€0.154€0.114€0.216€0.115€0.16412:00 (€0.115)0
ThuFeb 9€0.143€0.112€0.198€0.119€0.16310:00 (€0.121)0
FriFeb 10€0.133€0.095€0.202€0.102€0.12421:00 (€0.098)0
SatFeb 11€0.138€0.103€0.184€0.113€0.17103:00 (€0.111)0
SunFeb 12€0.142€0.120€0.186€0.122€0.16313:00 (€0.122)0
MonFeb 13€0.158€0.120€0.222€0.121€0.19613:00 (€0.120)0
TueFeb 14€0.152€0.121€0.207€0.124€0.18213:00 (€0.123)0
WedFeb 15€0.138€0.105€0.189€0.114€0.14321:00 (€0.114)0
ThuFeb 16€0.134€0.091€0.175€0.100€0.14600:00 (€0.100)0
FriFeb 17€0.105€0.081€0.130€0.084€0.12103:00 (€0.085)0
SatFeb 18€0.101€0.059€0.150€0.064€0.13802:00 (€0.062)0
SunFeb 19€0.117€0.093€0.159€0.096€0.14803:00 (€0.094)0
MonFeb 20€0.097€0.029€0.173€0.038€0.14903:00 (€0.034)0
TueFeb 21€0.138€0.093€0.178€0.102€0.17100:00 (€0.102)0
WedFeb 22€0.145€0.116€0.176€0.117€0.16603:00 (€0.117)0
ThuFeb 23€0.142€0.118€0.178€0.123€0.15813:00 (€0.124)0
FriFeb 24€0.127€0.084€0.171€0.101€0.12521:00 (€0.099)0
SatFeb 25€0.107€0.035€0.187€0.047€0.17412:00 (€0.045)0
SunFeb 26€0.113€0.055€0.157€0.070€0.15112:00 (€0.065)0
MonFeb 27€0.141€0.100€0.190€0.104€0.17413:00 (€0.102)0
TueFeb 28€0.144€0.116€0.194€0.117€0.17912:00 (€0.117)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).