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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price January 2024

An average of €0.078 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.226. In January 2023 it was €0.126.

January 2024

€0.078/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.054
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.092
  • €0.078/kWhaverage in January 2024-38% vs 2023
  • €0.019/kWhcheapest day: Monday, January 1
  • €0.108/kWhmost expensive day: Thursday, January 11
  • 13hourswith a negative price2023: 9 h

Per day

January 2024, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in January 2023 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.054 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.092.

Average market price per day, January 2024

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, January 2024
DayJanuary 2024January 2023
Jan 1€0.019€0.018
Jan 2€0.063€0.131
Jan 3€0.051€0.146
Jan 4€0.085€0.100
Jan 5€0.091€0.119
Jan 6€0.089€0.130
Jan 7€0.086€0.086
Jan 8€0.100€0.069
Jan 9€0.097€0.129
Jan 10€0.102€0.130
Jan 11€0.108€0.087
Jan 12€0.103€0.086
Jan 13€0.084€0.081
Jan 14€0.080€0.094
Jan 15€0.085€0.078
Jan 16€0.097€0.133
Jan 17€0.098€0.136
Jan 18€0.088€0.132
Jan 19€0.077€0.146
Jan 20€0.073€0.178
Jan 21€0.056€0.149
Jan 22€0.063€0.151
Jan 23€0.059€0.202
Jan 24€0.053€0.200
Jan 25€0.084€0.175
Jan 26€0.071€0.148
Jan 27€0.073€0.166
Jan 28€0.059€0.140
Jan 29€0.080€0.128
Jan 30€0.079€0.103
Jan 31€0.076€0.135

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

A year earlier

January 2024 against January 2023

The average market price was lower: €0.078 against €0.126 per kWh (-38%).

January 2024 compared with January 2023, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceJanuary 2024January 2023Difference
Average€0.078€0.126€-0.048
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.054€0.074€-0.020
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.092€0.149€-0.057
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.005€-0.005+€0.000
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.147€0.270€-0.123
Hours with a negative price139+4
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.226€0.305€-0.079

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 January 2024

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 January 2024, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
MonJan 1€0.019€-0.0001€0.084€-0.0000€0.05904:00 (€-0.0000)5
TueJan 2€0.063€0.010€0.119€0.014€0.06803:00 (€0.012)0
WedJan 3€0.051€-0.002€0.115€-0.002€0.08903:00 (€-0.002)6
ThuJan 4€0.085€0.025€0.141€0.038€0.11602:00 (€0.033)0
FriJan 5€0.091€0.072€0.108€0.074€0.10203:00 (€0.073)0
SatJan 6€0.089€0.073€0.105€0.074€0.09603:00 (€0.074)0
SunJan 7€0.086€0.072€0.105€0.073€0.10103:00 (€0.072)0
MonJan 8€0.100€0.078€0.129€0.080€0.10702:00 (€0.080)0
TueJan 9€0.097€0.078€0.136€0.079€0.11512:00 (€0.081)0
WedJan 10€0.102€0.076€0.144€0.078€0.12204:00 (€0.079)0
ThuJan 11€0.108€0.080€0.147€0.081€0.12403:00 (€0.081)0
FriJan 12€0.103€0.077€0.141€0.079€0.11103:00 (€0.078)0
SatJan 13€0.084€0.075€0.115€0.075€0.08604:00 (€0.076)0
SunJan 14€0.080€0.067€0.097€0.069€0.08402:00 (€0.070)0
MonJan 15€0.085€0.062€0.113€0.063€0.09802:00 (€0.063)0
TueJan 16€0.097€0.068€0.144€0.072€0.10000:00 (€0.074)0
WedJan 17€0.098€0.070€0.137€0.070€0.10702:00 (€0.070)0
ThuJan 18€0.088€0.071€0.122€0.073€0.08902:00 (€0.075)0
FriJan 19€0.077€0.063€0.104€0.063€0.07702:00 (€0.063)0
SatJan 20€0.073€0.062€0.100€0.062€0.08703:00 (€0.062)0
SunJan 21€0.056€0.042€0.082€0.046€0.06605:00 (€0.045)0
MonJan 22€0.063€0.018€0.130€0.027€0.08503:00 (€0.022)0
TueJan 23€0.059€0.005€0.116€0.009€0.07202:00 (€0.009)0
WedJan 24€0.053€-0.005€0.100€-0.002€0.09002:00 (€-0.003)2
ThuJan 25€0.084€0.056€0.116€0.066€0.09400:00 (€0.063)0
FriJan 26€0.071€0.046€0.136€0.049€0.10613:00 (€0.049)0
SatJan 27€0.073€0.054€0.096€0.056€0.08712:00 (€0.056)0
SunJan 28€0.059€0.040€0.076€0.044€0.06811:00 (€0.042)0
MonJan 29€0.080€0.047€0.120€0.048€0.10001:00 (€0.048)0
TueJan 30€0.079€0.067€0.110€0.068€0.09502:00 (€0.068)0
WedJan 31€0.076€0.041€0.120€0.054€0.06921:00 (€0.051)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).