Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price May 2023
An average of €0.078 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.247. In May 2022 it was €0.181.
May 2023
€0.078/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.022
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.109
- €0.078/kWhaverage in May 2023-57% vs 2022
- €0.005/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, May 28
- €0.110/kWhmost expensive day: Thursday, May 11
- 49hourswith a negative price2022: 19 h
Per day
May 2023, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in May 2022 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.022 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.109.
Average market price per day, May 2023
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | May 2023 | May 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | €0.090 | €0.195 |
| May 2 | €0.106 | €0.217 |
| May 3 | €0.099 | €0.218 |
| May 4 | €0.096 | €0.228 |
| May 5 | €0.096 | €0.234 |
| May 6 | €0.090 | €0.225 |
| May 7 | €0.086 | €0.201 |
| May 8 | €0.100 | €0.169 |
| May 9 | €0.104 | €0.215 |
| May 10 | €0.107 | €0.168 |
| May 11 | €0.110 | €0.157 |
| May 12 | €0.098 | €0.168 |
| May 13 | €0.066 | €0.161 |
| May 14 | €0.071 | €0.161 |
| May 15 | €0.106 | €0.149 |
| May 16 | €0.078 | €0.208 |
| May 17 | €0.075 | €0.221 |
| May 18 | €0.086 | €0.206 |
| May 19 | €0.086 | €0.211 |
| May 20 | €0.046 | €0.213 |
| May 21 | €0.023 | €0.139 |
| May 22 | €0.088 | €0.166 |
| May 23 | €0.063 | €0.196 |
| May 24 | €0.095 | €0.178 |
| May 25 | €0.073 | €0.163 |
| May 26 | €0.061 | €0.091 |
| May 27 | €0.052 | €0.097 |
| May 28 | €0.005 | €0.067 |
| May 29 | €0.011 | €0.165 |
| May 30 | €0.084 | €0.226 |
| May 31 | €0.066 | €0.208 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
May 2023 against May 2022
The average market price was lower: €0.078 against €0.181 per kWh (-57%).
| Per kWh, market price | May 2023 | May 2022 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.078 | €0.181 | €-0.103 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.022 | €0.113 | €-0.091 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.109 | €0.229 | €-0.120 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.400 | €-0.100 | €-0.300 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.148 | €0.298 | €-0.150 |
| Hours with a negative price | 49 | 19 | +30 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.247 | €0.301 | €-0.054 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonMay 1 | €0.090 | €0.030 | €0.128 | €0.040 | €0.122 | 13:00 (€0.035) | 0 |
| TueMay 2 | €0.106 | €0.081 | €0.143 | €0.082 | €0.131 | 02:00 (€0.082) | 0 |
| WedMay 3 | €0.099 | €0.024 | €0.148 | €0.047 | €0.126 | 13:00 (€0.037) | 0 |
| ThuMay 4 | €0.096 | €0.057 | €0.129 | €0.061 | €0.116 | 13:00 (€0.058) | 0 |
| FriMay 5 | €0.096 | €0.072 | €0.129 | €0.075 | €0.122 | 11:00 (€0.074) | 0 |
| SatMay 6 | €0.090 | €0.050 | €0.115 | €0.060 | €0.109 | 13:00 (€0.056) | 0 |
| SunMay 7 | €0.086 | €0.040 | €0.124 | €0.048 | €0.113 | 13:00 (€0.047) | 0 |
| MonMay 8 | €0.100 | €0.070 | €0.132 | €0.075 | €0.123 | 13:00 (€0.073) | 0 |
| TueMay 9 | €0.104 | €0.082 | €0.132 | €0.084 | €0.117 | 02:00 (€0.085) | 0 |
| WedMay 10 | €0.107 | €0.086 | €0.147 | €0.088 | €0.134 | 02:00 (€0.088) | 0 |
| ThuMay 11 | €0.110 | €0.076 | €0.148 | €0.088 | €0.130 | 14:00 (€0.086) | 0 |
| FriMay 12 | €0.098 | €0.063 | €0.138 | €0.068 | €0.116 | 13:00 (€0.065) | 0 |
| SatMay 13 | €0.066 | €-0.100 | €0.119 | €-0.048 | €0.106 | 12:00 (€-0.063) | 4 |
| SunMay 14 | €0.071 | €0.0002 | €0.128 | €0.003 | €0.118 | 13:00 (€0.001) | 0 |
| MonMay 15 | €0.106 | €0.088 | €0.143 | €0.088 | €0.113 | 14:00 (€0.088) | 0 |
| TueMay 16 | €0.078 | €0.011 | €0.120 | €0.026 | €0.107 | 13:00 (€0.022) | 0 |
| WedMay 17 | €0.075 | €-0.004 | €0.133 | €0.001 | €0.118 | 12:00 (€-0.001) | 1 |
| ThuMay 18 | €0.086 | €0.029 | €0.126 | €0.045 | €0.115 | 13:00 (€0.039) | 0 |
| FriMay 19 | €0.086 | €0.057 | €0.115 | €0.058 | €0.108 | 12:00 (€0.058) | 0 |
| SatMay 20 | €0.046 | €-0.013 | €0.088 | €-0.007 | €0.075 | 11:00 (€-0.009) | 4 |
| SunMay 21 | €0.023 | €-0.076 | €0.091 | €-0.053 | €0.077 | 12:00 (€-0.061) | 6 |
| MonMay 22 | €0.088 | €0.056 | €0.119 | €0.062 | €0.107 | 12:00 (€0.060) | 0 |
| TueMay 23 | €0.063 | €-0.020 | €0.104 | €-0.014 | €0.093 | 13:00 (€-0.015) | 4 |
| WedMay 24 | €0.095 | €0.068 | €0.148 | €0.072 | €0.134 | 13:00 (€0.071) | 0 |
| ThuMay 25 | €0.073 | €-0.004 | €0.122 | €0.001 | €0.105 | 14:00 (€-0.003) | 3 |
| FriMay 26 | €0.061 | €-0.025 | €0.114 | €-0.015 | €0.096 | 13:00 (€-0.018) | 5 |
| SatMay 27 | €0.052 | €-0.200 | €0.112 | €-0.060 | €0.098 | 13:00 (€-0.080) | 3 |
| SunMay 28 | €0.005 | €-0.400 | €0.087 | €-0.225 | €0.070 | 13:00 (€-0.266) | 8 |
| MonMay 29 | €0.011 | €-0.186 | €0.086 | €-0.139 | €0.065 | 13:00 (€-0.153) | 8 |
| TueMay 30 | €0.084 | €0.057 | €0.132 | €0.060 | €0.110 | 13:00 (€0.059) | 0 |
| WedMay 31 | €0.066 | €-0.004 | €0.106 | €-0.0001 | €0.093 | 13:00 (€-0.002) | 3 |
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).