Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price March 2023
An average of €0.105 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.279. In March 2022 it was €0.261.
March 2023
€0.105/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.072
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.135
- €0.105/kWhaverage in March 2023-60% vs 2022
- €0.023/kWhcheapest day: Saturday, March 25
- €0.141/kWhmost expensive day: Monday, March 6
- 20hourswith a negative price2022: 8 h
Per day
March 2023, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in March 2022 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.072 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.135.
Average market price per day, March 2023
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | March 2023 | March 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | €0.137 | €0.252 |
| Mar 2 | €0.135 | €0.244 |
| Mar 3 | €0.135 | €0.331 |
| Mar 4 | €0.124 | €0.353 |
| Mar 5 | €0.122 | €0.332 |
| Mar 6 | €0.141 | €0.330 |
| Mar 7 | €0.123 | €0.393 |
| Mar 8 | €0.139 | €0.443 |
| Mar 9 | €0.127 | €0.432 |
| Mar 10 | €0.116 | €0.311 |
| Mar 11 | €0.113 | €0.184 |
| Mar 12 | €0.095 | €0.223 |
| Mar 13 | €0.042 | €0.201 |
| Mar 14 | €0.082 | €0.276 |
| Mar 15 | €0.132 | €0.271 |
| Mar 16 | €0.105 | €0.266 |
| Mar 17 | €0.109 | €0.231 |
| Mar 18 | €0.111 | €0.227 |
| Mar 19 | €0.112 | €0.148 |
| Mar 20 | €0.125 | €0.150 |
| Mar 21 | €0.114 | €0.217 |
| Mar 22 | €0.089 | €0.232 |
| Mar 23 | €0.075 | €0.232 |
| Mar 24 | €0.050 | €0.233 |
| Mar 25 | €0.023 | €0.242 |
| Mar 26 | €0.081 | €0.183 |
| Mar 27 | €0.081 | €0.198 |
| Mar 28 | €0.114 | €0.216 |
| Mar 29 | €0.116 | €0.234 |
| Mar 30 | €0.081 | €0.248 |
| Mar 31 | €0.091 | €0.258 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
March 2023 against March 2022
The average market price was lower: €0.105 against €0.261 per kWh (-60%).
| Per kWh, market price | March 2023 | March 2022 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.105 | €0.261 | €-0.156 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.072 | €0.174 | €-0.102 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.135 | €0.332 | €-0.197 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.020 | €-0.023 | +€0.003 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.219 | €0.700 | €-0.481 |
| Hours with a negative price | 20 | 8 | +12 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.279 | €0.397 | €-0.118 |
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 March 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.
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Smart | Evening | Cheapest 3 hours | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WedMar 1 | €0.137 | €0.108 | €0.186 | €0.112 | €0.163 | 12:00 (€0.110) | 0 |
| ThuMar 2 | €0.135 | €0.095 | €0.190 | €0.102 | €0.163 | 12:00 (€0.101) | 0 |
| FriMar 3 | €0.135 | €0.108 | €0.198 | €0.110 | €0.137 | 13:00 (€0.112) | 0 |
| SatMar 4 | €0.124 | €0.100 | €0.160 | €0.106 | €0.146 | 13:00 (€0.109) | 0 |
| SunMar 5 | €0.122 | €0.107 | €0.170 | €0.107 | €0.160 | 03:00 (€0.107) | 0 |
| MonMar 6 | €0.141 | €0.108 | €0.217 | €0.114 | €0.137 | 14:00 (€0.115) | 0 |
| TueMar 7 | €0.123 | €0.099 | €0.175 | €0.100 | €0.151 | 01:00 (€0.101) | 0 |
| WedMar 8 | €0.139 | €0.111 | €0.173 | €0.113 | €0.156 | 02:00 (€0.112) | 0 |
| ThuMar 9 | €0.127 | €0.109 | €0.159 | €0.110 | €0.138 | 02:00 (€0.111) | 0 |
| FriMar 10 | €0.116 | €0.099 | €0.141 | €0.099 | €0.121 | 02:00 (€0.099) | 0 |
| SatMar 11 | €0.113 | €0.060 | €0.195 | €0.071 | €0.148 | 12:00 (€0.066) | 0 |
| SunMar 12 | €0.095 | €0.069 | €0.141 | €0.073 | €0.124 | 13:00 (€0.071) | 0 |
| MonMar 13 | €0.042 | €-0.001 | €0.100 | €-0.0000 | €0.087 | 13:00 (€-0.0004) | 2 |
| TueMar 14 | €0.082 | €0.002 | €0.203 | €0.004 | €0.179 | 02:00 (€0.003) | 0 |
| WedMar 15 | €0.132 | €0.063 | €0.219 | €0.073 | €0.174 | 12:00 (€0.071) | 0 |
| ThuMar 16 | €0.105 | €0.079 | €0.142 | €0.081 | €0.117 | 13:00 (€0.081) | 0 |
| FriMar 17 | €0.109 | €0.076 | €0.164 | €0.079 | €0.143 | 03:00 (€0.079) | 0 |
| SatMar 18 | €0.111 | €0.080 | €0.170 | €0.086 | €0.151 | 12:00 (€0.084) | 0 |
| SunMar 19 | €0.112 | €0.094 | €0.153 | €0.096 | €0.144 | 12:00 (€0.096) | 0 |
| MonMar 20 | €0.125 | €0.100 | €0.165 | €0.103 | €0.151 | 12:00 (€0.102) | 0 |
| TueMar 21 | €0.114 | €0.090 | €0.145 | €0.094 | €0.122 | 21:00 (€0.095) | 0 |
| WedMar 22 | €0.089 | €0.066 | €0.140 | €0.069 | €0.123 | 03:00 (€0.069) | 0 |
| ThuMar 23 | €0.075 | €0.032 | €0.144 | €0.035 | €0.124 | 11:00 (€0.036) | 0 |
| FriMar 24 | €0.050 | €-0.011 | €0.116 | €-0.007 | €0.099 | 12:00 (€-0.009) | 3 |
| SatMar 25 | €0.023 | €-0.010 | €0.100 | €-0.008 | €0.093 | 12:00 (€-0.009) | 13 |
| SunMar 26 | €0.081 | €0.046 | €0.118 | €0.052 | €0.110 | 14:00 (€0.048) | 0 |
| MonMar 27 | €0.081 | €-0.020 | €0.189 | €-0.008 | €0.143 | 13:00 (€-0.010) | 2 |
| TueMar 28 | €0.114 | €0.087 | €0.161 | €0.091 | €0.141 | 12:00 (€0.089) | 0 |
| WedMar 29 | €0.116 | €0.095 | €0.152 | €0.095 | €0.135 | 00:00 (€0.096) | 0 |
| ThuMar 30 | €0.081 | €0.005 | €0.129 | €0.019 | €0.110 | 13:00 (€0.013) | 0 |
| FriMar 31 | €0.091 | €0.049 | €0.132 | €0.059 | €0.109 | 01:00 (€0.057) | 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).