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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price October 2023

An average of €0.090 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.262. In October 2022 it was €0.155.

October 2023

€0.090/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.046
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.131
  • €0.090/kWhaverage in October 2023-42% vs 2022
  • €0.025/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, October 29
  • €0.142/kWhmost expensive day: Monday, October 16
  • 37hourswith a negative price2022: 2 h

Per day

October 2023, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in October 2022 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.046 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.131.

Average market price per day, October 2023

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, October 2023
DayOctober 2023October 2022
Oct 1€0.073€0.124
Oct 2€0.118€0.190
Oct 3€0.068€0.326
Oct 4€0.074€0.233
Oct 5€0.100€0.140
Oct 6€0.076€0.103
Oct 7€0.050€0.148
Oct 8€0.093€0.151
Oct 9€0.114€0.152
Oct 10€0.107€0.175
Oct 11€0.065€0.256
Oct 12€0.131€0.255
Oct 13€0.071€0.252
Oct 14€0.040€0.252
Oct 15€0.061€0.156
Oct 16€0.142€0.106
Oct 17€0.124€0.152
Oct 18€0.080€0.166
Oct 19€0.091€0.129
Oct 20€0.092€0.126
Oct 21€0.052€0.148
Oct 22€0.066€0.133
Oct 23€0.124€0.095
Oct 24€0.115€0.078
Oct 25€0.124€0.099
Oct 26€0.124€0.094
Oct 27€0.119€0.122
Oct 28€0.072€0.102
Oct 29€0.025€0.098
Oct 30€0.094€0.117
Oct 31€0.118€0.144

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

A year earlier

October 2023 against October 2022

The average market price was lower: €0.090 against €0.155 per kWh (-42%).

October 2023 compared with October 2022, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceOctober 2023October 2022Difference
Average€0.090€0.155€-0.065
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.046€0.096€-0.050
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.131€0.212€-0.081
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.007€-0.009+€0.002
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.245€0.575€-0.330
Hours with a negative price372+35
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.262€0.243+€0.019

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 October 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 October 2023, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
SunOct 1€0.073€-0.003€0.130€-0.001€0.12412:00 (€-0.001)3
MonOct 2€0.118€0.088€0.245€0.089€0.18112:00 (€0.089)0
TueOct 3€0.068€0.000€0.135€0.001€0.11614:00 (€0.0000)0
WedOct 4€0.074€0.021€0.128€0.032€0.10812:00 (€0.032)0
ThuOct 5€0.100€0.061€0.230€0.069€0.16102:00 (€0.067)0
FriOct 6€0.076€0.001€0.121€0.015€0.09812:00 (€0.008)0
SatOct 7€0.050€0.0002€0.109€0.002€0.09912:00 (€0.004)0
SunOct 8€0.093€0.055€0.158€0.063€0.13312:00 (€0.060)0
MonOct 9€0.114€0.075€0.222€0.078€0.18203:00 (€0.077)0
TueOct 10€0.107€0.068€0.178€0.075€0.11513:00 (€0.077)0
WedOct 11€0.065€-0.0001€0.152€-0.0000€0.13612:00 (€-0.0000)2
ThuOct 12€0.131€0.089€0.221€0.101€0.16803:00 (€0.102)0
FriOct 13€0.071€-0.001€0.145€0.002€0.06521:00 (€0.002)1
SatOct 14€0.040€-0.003€0.180€-0.003€0.14812:00 (€-0.003)12
SunOct 15€0.061€-0.007€0.194€-0.003€0.17212:00 (€-0.004)4
MonOct 16€0.142€0.106€0.240€0.108€0.19003:00 (€0.109)0
TueOct 17€0.124€0.081€0.187€0.091€0.14213:00 (€0.089)0
WedOct 18€0.080€0.035€0.148€0.044€0.09903:00 (€0.047)0
ThuOct 19€0.091€-0.004€0.160€-0.003€0.13301:00 (€-0.003)3
FriOct 20€0.092€0.005€0.145€0.026€0.12303:00 (€0.020)0
SatOct 21€0.052€0.010€0.115€0.018€0.09312:00 (€0.015)0
SunOct 22€0.066€0.016€0.150€0.020€0.13802:00 (€0.018)0
MonOct 23€0.124€0.093€0.198€0.098€0.13502:00 (€0.100)0
TueOct 24€0.115€0.089€0.154€0.092€0.13903:00 (€0.091)0
WedOct 25€0.124€0.091€0.158€0.093€0.14301:00 (€0.092)0
ThuOct 26€0.124€0.100€0.151€0.101€0.13803:00 (€0.100)0
FriOct 27€0.119€0.094€0.155€0.096€0.12521:00 (€0.097)0
SatOct 28€0.072€0.018€0.132€0.039€0.09221:00 (€0.035)0
SunOct 29€0.025€-0.003€0.110€-0.002€0.07401:00 (€-0.002)12
MonOct 30€0.094€0.008€0.171€0.009€0.14200:00 (€0.008)0
TueOct 31€0.118€0.065€0.172€0.073€0.14202:00 (€0.071)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).