Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price December 2023
An average of €0.073 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.241. In December 2022 it was €0.259.
December 2023
€0.073/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.044
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.088
- €0.073/kWhaverage in December 2023-72% vs 2022
- €0.003/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, December 24
- €0.156/kWhmost expensive day: Friday, December 1
- 44hourswith a negative price2022: 10 h
Per day
December 2023, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in December 2022 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.044 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.088.
Average market price per day, December 2023
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | December 2023 | December 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | €0.156 | €0.360 |
| Dec 2 | €0.116 | €0.341 |
| Dec 3 | €0.105 | €0.300 |
| Dec 4 | €0.112 | €0.306 |
| Dec 5 | €0.114 | €0.351 |
| Dec 6 | €0.127 | €0.349 |
| Dec 7 | €0.104 | €0.340 |
| Dec 8 | €0.104 | €0.369 |
| Dec 9 | €0.079 | €0.414 |
| Dec 10 | €0.055 | €0.356 |
| Dec 11 | €0.079 | €0.328 |
| Dec 12 | €0.103 | €0.428 |
| Dec 13 | €0.092 | €0.434 |
| Dec 14 | €0.100 | €0.438 |
| Dec 15 | €0.093 | €0.386 |
| Dec 16 | €0.076 | €0.402 |
| Dec 17 | €0.054 | €0.268 |
| Dec 18 | €0.079 | €0.235 |
| Dec 19 | €0.078 | €0.195 |
| Dec 20 | €0.072 | €0.200 |
| Dec 21 | €0.056 | €0.223 |
| Dec 22 | €0.039 | €0.205 |
| Dec 23 | €0.030 | €0.184 |
| Dec 24 | €0.003 | €0.115 |
| Dec 25 | €0.008 | €0.122 |
| Dec 26 | €0.047 | €0.078 |
| Dec 27 | €0.064 | €0.126 |
| Dec 28 | €0.028 | €0.071 |
| Dec 29 | €0.034 | €0.065 |
| Dec 30 | €0.047 | €0.016 |
| Dec 31 | €0.015 | €0.020 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
December 2023 against December 2022
The average market price was lower: €0.073 against €0.259 per kWh (-72%).
| Per kWh, market price | December 2023 | December 2022 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.073 | €0.259 | €-0.186 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.044 | €0.180 | €-0.136 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.088 | €0.285 | €-0.197 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.010 | €-0.003 | €-0.007 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.230 | €0.665 | €-0.435 |
| Hours with a negative price | 44 | 10 | +34 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.241 | €0.356 | €-0.115 |
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 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FriDec 1 | €0.156 | €0.096 | €0.230 | €0.098 | €0.159 | 02:00 (€0.097) | 0 |
| SatDec 2 | €0.116 | €0.098 | €0.145 | €0.099 | €0.127 | 04:00 (€0.098) | 0 |
| SunDec 3 | €0.105 | €0.089 | €0.129 | €0.091 | €0.117 | 05:00 (€0.091) | 0 |
| MonDec 4 | €0.112 | €0.085 | €0.131 | €0.087 | €0.116 | 02:00 (€0.086) | 0 |
| TueDec 5 | €0.114 | €0.084 | €0.147 | €0.086 | €0.134 | 02:00 (€0.085) | 0 |
| WedDec 6 | €0.127 | €0.091 | €0.178 | €0.092 | €0.140 | 02:00 (€0.091) | 0 |
| ThuDec 7 | €0.104 | €0.079 | €0.150 | €0.083 | €0.105 | 12:00 (€0.082) | 0 |
| FriDec 8 | €0.104 | €0.080 | €0.119 | €0.081 | €0.107 | 02:00 (€0.080) | 0 |
| SatDec 9 | €0.079 | €0.046 | €0.095 | €0.058 | €0.071 | 21:00 (€0.055) | 0 |
| SunDec 10 | €0.055 | €0.006 | €0.085 | €0.011 | €0.080 | 02:00 (€0.009) | 0 |
| MonDec 11 | €0.079 | €0.009 | €0.123 | €0.012 | €0.115 | 02:00 (€0.011) | 0 |
| TueDec 12 | €0.103 | €0.078 | €0.141 | €0.083 | €0.095 | 21:00 (€0.083) | 0 |
| WedDec 13 | €0.092 | €0.071 | €0.110 | €0.073 | €0.098 | 01:00 (€0.073) | 0 |
| ThuDec 14 | €0.100 | €0.076 | €0.125 | €0.077 | €0.108 | 00:00 (€0.077) | 0 |
| FriDec 15 | €0.093 | €0.075 | €0.122 | €0.077 | €0.094 | 02:00 (€0.077) | 0 |
| SatDec 16 | €0.076 | €0.054 | €0.119 | €0.056 | €0.098 | 03:00 (€0.056) | 0 |
| SunDec 17 | €0.054 | €0.026 | €0.100 | €0.031 | €0.079 | 03:00 (€0.028) | 0 |
| MonDec 18 | €0.079 | €0.049 | €0.110 | €0.051 | €0.089 | 01:00 (€0.051) | 0 |
| TueDec 19 | €0.078 | €0.050 | €0.102 | €0.052 | €0.088 | 00:00 (€0.051) | 0 |
| WedDec 20 | €0.072 | €0.032 | €0.111 | €0.040 | €0.084 | 03:00 (€0.037) | 0 |
| ThuDec 21 | €0.056 | €-0.001 | €0.103 | €0.004 | €0.086 | 03:00 (€0.001) | 2 |
| FriDec 22 | €0.039 | €-0.0004 | €0.092 | €-0.0003 | €0.057 | 03:00 (€-0.0003) | 5 |
| SatDec 23 | €0.030 | €0.000 | €0.066 | €0.0000 | €0.053 | 03:00 (€0.0000) | 0 |
| SunDec 24 | €0.003 | €-0.005 | €0.035 | €-0.004 | €0.020 | 04:00 (€-0.004) | 9 |
| MonDec 25 | €0.008 | €-0.010 | €0.053 | €-0.009 | €0.024 | 02:00 (€-0.009) | 8 |
| TueDec 26 | €0.047 | €-0.004 | €0.130 | €-0.002 | €0.114 | 03:00 (€-0.003) | 5 |
| WedDec 27 | €0.064 | €0.0002 | €0.090 | €0.023 | €0.055 | 21:00 (€0.014) | 0 |
| ThuDec 28 | €0.028 | €-0.002 | €0.078 | €-0.001 | €0.066 | 02:00 (€-0.002) | 7 |
| FriDec 29 | €0.034 | €-0.002 | €0.075 | €-0.001 | €0.065 | 02:00 (€-0.001) | 6 |
| SatDec 30 | €0.047 | €0.006 | €0.080 | €0.008 | €0.066 | 02:00 (€0.007) | 0 |
| SunDec 31 | €0.015 | €-0.0004 | €0.050 | €-0.0001 | €0.033 | 05:00 (€-0.0001) | 2 |
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).