Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price March 2024
An average of €0.063 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.208. In March 2023 it was €0.105.
March 2024
€0.063/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.037
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.089
- €0.063/kWhaverage in March 2024-39% vs 2023
- €0.024/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, March 24
- €0.090/kWhmost expensive day: Wednesday, March 20
- 17hourswith a negative price2023: 20 h
Per day
March 2024, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in March 2023 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.037 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.089.
Average market price per day, March 2024
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | March 2024 | March 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | €0.070 | €0.137 |
| Mar 2 | €0.065 | €0.135 |
| Mar 3 | €0.065 | €0.135 |
| Mar 4 | €0.076 | €0.124 |
| Mar 5 | €0.072 | €0.122 |
| Mar 6 | €0.083 | €0.141 |
| Mar 7 | €0.076 | €0.123 |
| Mar 8 | €0.055 | €0.139 |
| Mar 9 | €0.040 | €0.127 |
| Mar 10 | €0.036 | €0.116 |
| Mar 11 | €0.076 | €0.113 |
| Mar 12 | €0.077 | €0.095 |
| Mar 13 | €0.068 | €0.042 |
| Mar 14 | €0.062 | €0.082 |
| Mar 15 | €0.053 | €0.132 |
| Mar 16 | €0.054 | €0.105 |
| Mar 17 | €0.061 | €0.109 |
| Mar 18 | €0.078 | €0.111 |
| Mar 19 | €0.078 | €0.112 |
| Mar 20 | €0.090 | €0.125 |
| Mar 21 | €0.078 | €0.114 |
| Mar 22 | €0.067 | €0.089 |
| Mar 23 | €0.033 | €0.075 |
| Mar 24 | €0.024 | €0.050 |
| Mar 25 | €0.080 | €0.023 |
| Mar 26 | €0.067 | €0.081 |
| Mar 27 | €0.074 | €0.081 |
| Mar 28 | €0.045 | €0.114 |
| Mar 29 | €0.044 | €0.116 |
| Mar 30 | €0.063 | €0.081 |
| Mar 31 | €0.056 | €0.091 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
March 2024 against March 2023
The average market price was lower: €0.063 against €0.105 per kWh (-39%).
| Per kWh, market price | March 2024 | March 2023 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.063 | €0.105 | €-0.042 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.037 | €0.072 | €-0.035 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.089 | €0.135 | €-0.046 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.040 | €-0.020 | €-0.020 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.164 | €0.219 | €-0.055 |
| Hours with a negative price | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.208 | €0.279 | €-0.071 |
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 March 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.
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Smart | Evening | Cheapest 3 hours | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FriMar 1 | €0.070 | €0.048 | €0.094 | €0.053 | €0.083 | 12:00 (€0.054) | 0 |
| SatMar 2 | €0.065 | €0.053 | €0.094 | €0.054 | €0.083 | 11:00 (€0.054) | 0 |
| SunMar 3 | €0.065 | €0.043 | €0.088 | €0.047 | €0.083 | 12:00 (€0.046) | 0 |
| MonMar 4 | €0.076 | €0.061 | €0.105 | €0.063 | €0.089 | 12:00 (€0.062) | 0 |
| TueMar 5 | €0.072 | €0.060 | €0.104 | €0.061 | €0.088 | 02:00 (€0.061) | 0 |
| WedMar 6 | €0.083 | €0.069 | €0.119 | €0.070 | €0.103 | 12:00 (€0.070) | 0 |
| ThuMar 7 | €0.076 | €0.060 | €0.107 | €0.063 | €0.089 | 12:00 (€0.061) | 0 |
| FriMar 8 | €0.055 | €-0.025 | €0.095 | €-0.016 | €0.075 | 12:00 (€-0.021) | 3 |
| SatMar 9 | €0.040 | €-0.040 | €0.078 | €-0.030 | €0.068 | 11:00 (€-0.033) | 4 |
| SunMar 10 | €0.036 | €-0.027 | €0.084 | €-0.019 | €0.075 | 11:00 (€-0.022) | 4 |
| MonMar 11 | €0.076 | €0.058 | €0.108 | €0.062 | €0.092 | 03:00 (€0.061) | 0 |
| TueMar 12 | €0.077 | €0.065 | €0.103 | €0.065 | €0.086 | 01:00 (€0.066) | 0 |
| WedMar 13 | €0.068 | €0.058 | €0.090 | €0.059 | €0.074 | 01:00 (€0.059) | 0 |
| ThuMar 14 | €0.062 | €0.021 | €0.102 | €0.035 | €0.082 | 11:00 (€0.031) | 0 |
| FriMar 15 | €0.053 | €0.035 | €0.088 | €0.038 | €0.070 | 11:00 (€0.037) | 0 |
| SatMar 16 | €0.054 | €0.012 | €0.109 | €0.025 | €0.094 | 13:00 (€0.022) | 0 |
| SunMar 17 | €0.061 | €0.041 | €0.087 | €0.044 | €0.081 | 11:00 (€0.043) | 0 |
| MonMar 18 | €0.078 | €0.057 | €0.129 | €0.058 | €0.110 | 01:00 (€0.058) | 0 |
| TueMar 19 | €0.078 | €0.052 | €0.129 | €0.054 | €0.109 | 12:00 (€0.053) | 0 |
| WedMar 20 | €0.090 | €0.064 | €0.164 | €0.065 | €0.137 | 10:00 (€0.065) | 0 |
| ThuMar 21 | €0.078 | €0.059 | €0.121 | €0.061 | €0.103 | 13:00 (€0.061) | 0 |
| FriMar 22 | €0.067 | €0.045 | €0.112 | €0.047 | €0.098 | 02:00 (€0.046) | 0 |
| SatMar 23 | €0.033 | €-0.010 | €0.071 | €-0.007 | €0.057 | 12:00 (€-0.008) | 6 |
| SunMar 24 | €0.024 | €0.000 | €0.076 | €0.000 | €0.070 | 08:00 (€0.000) | 0 |
| MonMar 25 | €0.080 | €0.059 | €0.155 | €0.060 | €0.113 | 11:00 (€0.060) | 0 |
| TueMar 26 | €0.067 | €0.013 | €0.116 | €0.029 | €0.095 | 11:00 (€0.026) | 0 |
| WedMar 27 | €0.074 | €0.056 | €0.120 | €0.057 | €0.103 | 02:00 (€0.057) | 0 |
| ThuMar 28 | €0.045 | €0.000 | €0.076 | €0.004 | €0.058 | 12:00 (€0.002) | 0 |
| FriMar 29 | €0.044 | €0.010 | €0.108 | €0.011 | €0.094 | 02:00 (€0.012) | 0 |
| SatMar 30 | €0.063 | €0.013 | €0.130 | €0.020 | €0.106 | 12:00 (€0.018) | 0 |
| SunMar 31 | €0.056 | €0.001 | €0.118 | €0.009 | €0.088 | 13:00 (€0.006) | 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).