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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price April 2023

An average of €0.099 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.272. In April 2022 it was €0.195.

April 2023

€0.099/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.049
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.131
  • €0.099/kWhaverage in April 2023-49% vs 2022
  • €0.049/kWhcheapest day: Monday, April 10
  • €0.140/kWhmost expensive day: Wednesday, April 5
  • 27hourswith a negative price2022: 17 h

Per day

April 2023, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in April 2022 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.049 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.131.

Average market price per day, April 2023

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, April 2023
DayApril 2023April 2022
Apr 1€0.076€0.201
Apr 2€0.062€0.225
Apr 3€0.115€0.241
Apr 4€0.132€0.212
Apr 5€0.140€0.239
Apr 6€0.129€0.186
Apr 7€0.126€0.201
Apr 8€0.112€0.229
Apr 9€0.105€0.181
Apr 10€0.049€0.189
Apr 11€0.059€0.233
Apr 12€0.100€0.205
Apr 13€0.077€0.239
Apr 14€0.126€0.228
Apr 15€0.098€0.206
Apr 16€0.110€0.148
Apr 17€0.124€0.108
Apr 18€0.108€0.127
Apr 19€0.052€0.209
Apr 20€0.112€0.201
Apr 21€0.101€0.199
Apr 22€0.092€0.180
Apr 23€0.086€0.063
Apr 24€0.104€0.084
Apr 25€0.091€0.221
Apr 26€0.111€0.225
Apr 27€0.095€0.219
Apr 28€0.106€0.230
Apr 29€0.100€0.228
Apr 30€0.059€0.201

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

A year earlier

April 2023 against April 2022

The average market price was lower: €0.099 against €0.195 per kWh (-49%).

April 2023 compared with April 2022, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceApril 2023April 2022Difference
Average€0.099€0.195€-0.096
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.049€0.118€-0.069
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.131€0.248€-0.117
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.195€-0.222+€0.027
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.208€0.370€-0.162
Hours with a negative price2717+10
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.272€0.318€-0.046

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 April 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 April 2023, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
SatApr 1€0.076€0.042€0.111€0.048€0.10013:00 (€0.047)0
SunApr 2€0.062€-0.004€0.132€-0.002€0.12112:00 (€-0.003)3
MonApr 3€0.115€0.049€0.180€0.065€0.15211:00 (€0.063)0
TueApr 4€0.132€0.103€0.191€0.106€0.16512:00 (€0.106)0
WedApr 5€0.140€0.110€0.208€0.111€0.17813:00 (€0.111)0
ThuApr 6€0.129€0.107€0.162€0.108€0.14713:00 (€0.108)0
FriApr 7€0.126€0.104€0.160€0.107€0.14514:00 (€0.107)0
SatApr 8€0.112€0.070€0.140€0.080€0.13213:00 (€0.077)0
SunApr 9€0.105€0.055€0.133€0.061€0.12613:00 (€0.057)0
MonApr 10€0.049€-0.008€0.098€-0.005€0.07213:00 (€-0.006)5
TueApr 11€0.059€-0.030€0.165€-0.017€0.15012:00 (€-0.021)4
WedApr 12€0.100€0.046€0.136€0.057€0.11402:00 (€0.050)0
ThuApr 13€0.077€-0.050€0.155€-0.039€0.14713:00 (€-0.050)5
FriApr 14€0.126€0.094€0.176€0.101€0.14813:00 (€0.099)0
SatApr 15€0.098€0.001€0.135€0.037€0.12713:00 (€0.026)0
SunApr 16€0.110€0.094€0.140€0.096€0.13114:00 (€0.095)0
MonApr 17€0.124€0.093€0.199€0.097€0.13614:00 (€0.096)0
TueApr 18€0.108€0.078€0.155€0.080€0.12814:00 (€0.079)0
WedApr 19€0.052€-0.195€0.139€-0.159€0.11613:00 (€-0.180)6
ThuApr 20€0.112€0.087€0.147€0.089€0.13913:00 (€0.088)0
FriApr 21€0.101€0.045€0.144€0.053€0.13812:00 (€0.050)0
SatApr 22€0.092€0.016€0.132€0.039€0.12611:00 (€0.029)0
SunApr 23€0.086€0.005€0.141€0.021€0.13313:00 (€0.017)0
MonApr 24€0.104€0.075€0.136€0.079€0.12902:00 (€0.078)0
TueApr 25€0.091€0.014€0.144€0.022€0.12613:00 (€0.018)0
WedApr 26€0.111€0.088€0.155€0.090€0.14412:00 (€0.091)0
ThuApr 27€0.095€0.045€0.143€0.048€0.11512:00 (€0.048)0
FriApr 28€0.106€0.088€0.127€0.090€0.12114:00 (€0.090)0
SatApr 29€0.100€0.066€0.120€0.073€0.11413:00 (€0.070)0
SunApr 30€0.059€-0.100€0.125€-0.059€0.11811:00 (€-0.067)4

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).