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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price March 2025

An average of €0.092 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.234. In March 2024 it was €0.063.

March 2025

€0.092/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.031
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.139
  • €0.092/kWhaverage in March 2025+45% vs 2024
  • €0.009/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, March 30
  • €0.125/kWhmost expensive day: Monday, March 24
  • 52hourswith a negative price2024: 17 h

Per day

March 2025, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in March 2024 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.031 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.139.

Average market price per day, March 2025

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, March 2025
DayMarch 2025March 2024
Mar 1€0.119€0.070
Mar 2€0.090€0.065
Mar 3€0.105€0.065
Mar 4€0.106€0.076
Mar 5€0.079€0.072
Mar 6€0.085€0.083
Mar 7€0.094€0.076
Mar 8€0.080€0.055
Mar 9€0.073€0.040
Mar 10€0.107€0.036
Mar 11€0.116€0.076
Mar 12€0.119€0.077
Mar 13€0.121€0.068
Mar 14€0.118€0.062
Mar 15€0.092€0.053
Mar 16€0.070€0.054
Mar 17€0.095€0.061
Mar 18€0.085€0.078
Mar 19€0.098€0.078
Mar 20€0.099€0.090
Mar 21€0.065€0.078
Mar 22€0.040€0.067
Mar 23€0.080€0.033
Mar 24€0.125€0.024
Mar 25€0.109€0.080
Mar 26€0.113€0.067
Mar 27€0.095€0.074
Mar 28€0.084€0.045
Mar 29€0.078€0.044
Mar 30€0.009€0.063
Mar 31€0.089€0.056

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

A year earlier

March 2025 against March 2024

The average market price was higher: €0.092 against €0.063 per kWh (+45%).

March 2025 compared with March 2024, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceMarch 2025March 2024Difference
Average€0.092€0.063+€0.029
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.031€0.037€-0.006
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.139€0.089+€0.050
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.033€-0.040+€0.007
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.247€0.164+€0.083
Hours with a negative price5217+35
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.234€0.208+€0.026

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 2025

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 March 2025, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
SatMar 1€0.119€0.089€0.152€0.094€0.13913:00 (€0.092)0
SunMar 2€0.090€-0.004€0.146€0.017€0.13512:00 (€0.007)2
MonMar 3€0.105€-0.002€0.180€0.016€0.15811:00 (€0.002)1
TueMar 4€0.106€-0.003€0.174€0.021€0.14711:00 (€0.010)1
WedMar 5€0.079€-0.020€0.146€-0.012€0.13011:00 (€-0.013)5
ThuMar 6€0.085€-0.004€0.156€0.002€0.12611:00 (€-0.002)2
FriMar 7€0.094€0.007€0.195€0.021€0.15411:00 (€0.017)0
SatMar 8€0.080€-0.004€0.151€-0.001€0.11612:00 (€-0.001)2
SunMar 9€0.073€-0.013€0.135€-0.007€0.12811:00 (€-0.009)4
MonMar 10€0.107€0.076€0.165€0.078€0.13911:00 (€0.077)0
TueMar 11€0.116€0.092€0.171€0.094€0.15411:00 (€0.095)0
WedMar 12€0.119€0.093€0.189€0.095€0.16212:00 (€0.096)0
ThuMar 13€0.121€0.096€0.173€0.097€0.15602:00 (€0.098)0
FriMar 14€0.118€0.091€0.155€0.098€0.13412:00 (€0.097)0
SatMar 15€0.092€0.048€0.133€0.056€0.12312:00 (€0.053)0
SunMar 16€0.070€-0.010€0.140€-0.003€0.12111:00 (€-0.005)3
MonMar 17€0.095€-0.002€0.170€0.019€0.14511:00 (€0.009)2
TueMar 18€0.085€-0.012€0.160€-0.004€0.14211:00 (€-0.006)3
WedMar 19€0.098€-0.001€0.226€0.0001€0.18211:00 (€-0.0003)2
ThuMar 20€0.099€0.0004€0.247€0.005€0.18911:00 (€0.002)0
FriMar 21€0.065€-0.002€0.132€-0.002€0.07712:00 (€-0.002)4
SatMar 22€0.040€-0.017€0.156€-0.010€0.13012:00 (€-0.012)6
SunMar 23€0.080€0.005€0.141€0.010€0.13711:00 (€0.009)0
MonMar 24€0.125€0.092€0.201€0.094€0.17212:00 (€0.093)0
TueMar 25€0.109€0.068€0.165€0.073€0.14812:00 (€0.071)0
WedMar 26€0.113€0.084€0.168€0.089€0.15013:00 (€0.088)0
ThuMar 27€0.095€0.004€0.167€0.023€0.14512:00 (€0.015)0
FriMar 28€0.084€-0.002€0.158€0.002€0.14311:00 (€-0.001)3
SatMar 29€0.078€0.001€0.144€0.021€0.12213:00 (€0.009)0
SunMar 30€0.009€-0.033€0.065€-0.029€0.05112:00 (€-0.033)10
MonMar 31€0.089€-0.003€0.174€0.017€0.14512:00 (€0.006)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).