Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price August 2023
An average of €0.091 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.263. In August 2022 it was €0.447.
August 2023
€0.091/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.048
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.130
- €0.091/kWhaverage in August 2023-80% vs 2022
- €0.035/kWhcheapest day: Monday, August 7
- €0.144/kWhmost expensive day: Wednesday, August 23
- 20hourswith a negative price2022: 4 h
Per day
August 2023, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in August 2022 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.048 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.130.
Average market price per day, August 2023
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | August 2023 | August 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | €0.077 | €0.404 |
| Aug 2 | €0.068 | €0.333 |
| Aug 3 | €0.048 | €0.318 |
| Aug 4 | €0.095 | €0.376 |
| Aug 5 | €0.089 | €0.371 |
| Aug 6 | €0.055 | €0.269 |
| Aug 7 | €0.035 | €0.214 |
| Aug 8 | €0.037 | €0.358 |
| Aug 9 | €0.072 | €0.342 |
| Aug 10 | €0.084 | €0.333 |
| Aug 11 | €0.094 | €0.368 |
| Aug 12 | €0.080 | €0.430 |
| Aug 13 | €0.064 | €0.365 |
| Aug 14 | €0.097 | €0.318 |
| Aug 15 | €0.092 | €0.429 |
| Aug 16 | €0.107 | €0.455 |
| Aug 17 | €0.107 | €0.539 |
| Aug 18 | €0.105 | €0.513 |
| Aug 19 | €0.081 | €0.492 |
| Aug 20 | €0.090 | €0.456 |
| Aug 21 | €0.118 | €0.362 |
| Aug 22 | €0.120 | €0.558 |
| Aug 23 | €0.144 | €0.604 |
| Aug 24 | €0.138 | €0.611 |
| Aug 25 | €0.115 | €0.586 |
| Aug 26 | €0.093 | €0.694 |
| Aug 27 | €0.094 | €0.604 |
| Aug 28 | €0.109 | €0.385 |
| Aug 29 | €0.109 | €0.630 |
| Aug 30 | €0.112 | €0.607 |
| Aug 31 | €0.104 | €0.534 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
August 2023 against August 2022
The average market price was lower: €0.091 against €0.447 per kWh (-80%).
| Per kWh, market price | August 2023 | August 2022 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.091 | €0.447 | €-0.356 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.048 | €0.307 | €-0.259 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.130 | €0.563 | €-0.433 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.079 | €-0.037 | €-0.042 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.292 | €0.871 | €-0.579 |
| Hours with a negative price | 20 | 4 | +16 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.263 | €0.561 | €-0.298 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TueAug 1 | €0.077 | €0.048 | €0.112 | €0.053 | €0.100 | 14:00 (€0.051) | 0 |
| WedAug 2 | €0.068 | €0.019 | €0.112 | €0.026 | €0.077 | 14:00 (€0.024) | 0 |
| ThuAug 3 | €0.048 | €0.003 | €0.115 | €0.006 | €0.098 | 02:00 (€0.005) | 0 |
| FriAug 4 | €0.095 | €0.076 | €0.139 | €0.078 | €0.118 | 14:00 (€0.077) | 0 |
| SatAug 5 | €0.089 | €0.058 | €0.119 | €0.062 | €0.109 | 12:00 (€0.061) | 0 |
| SunAug 6 | €0.055 | €-0.005 | €0.088 | €-0.002 | €0.072 | 14:00 (€-0.003) | 2 |
| MonAug 7 | €0.035 | €-0.042 | €0.118 | €-0.026 | €0.079 | 13:00 (€-0.030) | 7 |
| TueAug 8 | €0.037 | €-0.079 | €0.106 | €-0.063 | €0.082 | 12:00 (€-0.068) | 9 |
| WedAug 9 | €0.072 | €-0.001 | €0.135 | €0.001 | €0.119 | 13:00 (€0.001) | 1 |
| ThuAug 10 | €0.084 | €0.017 | €0.165 | €0.021 | €0.127 | 12:00 (€0.018) | 0 |
| FriAug 11 | €0.094 | €0.017 | €0.139 | €0.032 | €0.127 | 12:00 (€0.024) | 0 |
| SatAug 12 | €0.080 | €0.006 | €0.112 | €0.014 | €0.105 | 14:00 (€0.011) | 0 |
| SunAug 13 | €0.064 | €-0.004 | €0.120 | €0.001 | €0.107 | 12:00 (€-0.001) | 1 |
| MonAug 14 | €0.097 | €0.064 | €0.137 | €0.068 | €0.125 | 12:00 (€0.066) | 0 |
| TueAug 15 | €0.092 | €0.024 | €0.142 | €0.038 | €0.125 | 13:00 (€0.032) | 0 |
| WedAug 16 | €0.107 | €0.080 | €0.153 | €0.083 | €0.142 | 13:00 (€0.082) | 0 |
| ThuAug 17 | €0.107 | €0.089 | €0.141 | €0.090 | €0.132 | 13:00 (€0.090) | 0 |
| FriAug 18 | €0.105 | €0.083 | €0.145 | €0.085 | €0.132 | 12:00 (€0.084) | 0 |
| SatAug 19 | €0.081 | €0.013 | €0.133 | €0.019 | €0.115 | 13:00 (€0.017) | 0 |
| SunAug 20 | €0.090 | €0.009 | €0.140 | €0.018 | €0.130 | 12:00 (€0.012) | 0 |
| MonAug 21 | €0.118 | €0.065 | €0.203 | €0.076 | €0.175 | 12:00 (€0.073) | 0 |
| TueAug 22 | €0.120 | €0.081 | €0.206 | €0.084 | €0.176 | 12:00 (€0.082) | 0 |
| WedAug 23 | €0.144 | €0.087 | €0.292 | €0.091 | €0.259 | 13:00 (€0.090) | 0 |
| ThuAug 24 | €0.138 | €0.095 | €0.265 | €0.098 | €0.229 | 03:00 (€0.100) | 0 |
| FriAug 25 | €0.115 | €0.094 | €0.157 | €0.095 | €0.145 | 01:00 (€0.096) | 0 |
| SatAug 26 | €0.093 | €0.015 | €0.135 | €0.046 | €0.121 | 12:00 (€0.036) | 0 |
| SunAug 27 | €0.094 | €0.0000 | €0.127 | €0.052 | €0.118 | 13:00 (€0.042) | 0 |
| MonAug 28 | €0.109 | €0.081 | €0.167 | €0.083 | €0.151 | 02:00 (€0.084) | 0 |
| TueAug 29 | €0.109 | €0.089 | €0.159 | €0.091 | €0.139 | 13:00 (€0.090) | 0 |
| WedAug 30 | €0.112 | €0.093 | €0.163 | €0.094 | €0.147 | 03:00 (€0.094) | 0 |
| ThuAug 31 | €0.104 | €0.082 | €0.149 | €0.085 | €0.133 | 13:00 (€0.084) | 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).