Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price March 2026
An average of €0.099 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.231. In March 2025 it was €0.092.
March 2026
€0.099/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.032
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.151
- €0.099/kWhaverage in March 2026+8% vs 2025
- €0.042/kWhcheapest day: Wednesday, March 25
- €0.144/kWhmost expensive day: Tuesday, March 10
- 19hourswith a negative price2025: 52 h
Per day
March 2026, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in March 2025 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.032 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.151.
Average market price per day, March 2026
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | March 2026 | March 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | €0.061 | €0.119 |
| Mar 2 | €0.087 | €0.090 |
| Mar 3 | €0.105 | €0.105 |
| Mar 4 | €0.142 | €0.106 |
| Mar 5 | €0.110 | €0.079 |
| Mar 6 | €0.122 | €0.085 |
| Mar 7 | €0.106 | €0.094 |
| Mar 8 | €0.105 | €0.080 |
| Mar 9 | €0.138 | €0.073 |
| Mar 10 | €0.144 | €0.107 |
| Mar 11 | €0.082 | €0.116 |
| Mar 12 | €0.068 | €0.119 |
| Mar 13 | €0.074 | €0.121 |
| Mar 14 | €0.125 | €0.118 |
| Mar 15 | €0.096 | €0.092 |
| Mar 16 | €0.073 | €0.070 |
| Mar 17 | €0.121 | €0.095 |
| Mar 18 | €0.091 | €0.085 |
| Mar 19 | €0.108 | €0.098 |
| Mar 20 | €0.131 | €0.099 |
| Mar 21 | €0.107 | €0.065 |
| Mar 22 | €0.078 | €0.040 |
| Mar 23 | €0.135 | €0.080 |
| Mar 24 | €0.078 | €0.125 |
| Mar 25 | €0.042 | €0.109 |
| Mar 26 | €0.091 | €0.113 |
| Mar 27 | €0.118 | €0.095 |
| Mar 28 | €0.078 | €0.084 |
| Mar 29 | €0.068 | €0.078 |
| Mar 30 | €0.059 | €0.009 |
| Mar 31 | €0.121 | €0.089 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
March 2026 against March 2025
The average market price was higher: €0.099 against €0.092 per kWh (+8%).
| Per kWh, market price | March 2026 | March 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.099 | €0.092 | +€0.007 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.032 | €0.031 | +€0.001 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.151 | €0.139 | +€0.012 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.018 | €-0.033 | +€0.015 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.449 | €0.247 | +€0.202 |
| Hours with a negative price | 19 | 52 | -33 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.231 | €0.234 | €-0.003 |
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 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunMar 1 | €0.061 | €-0.001 | €0.150 | €-0.0004 | €0.092 | 11:30 (€-0.0005) | 3.75 |
| MonMar 2 | €0.087 | €0.013 | €0.265 | €0.037 | €0.131 | 11:15 (€0.031) | 0 |
| TueMar 3 | €0.105 | €0.019 | €0.250 | €0.040 | €0.153 | 11:30 (€0.033) | 0 |
| WedMar 4 | €0.142 | €0.023 | €0.449 | €0.050 | €0.214 | 11:45 (€0.041) | 0 |
| ThuMar 5 | €0.110 | €0.0001 | €0.255 | €0.015 | €0.157 | 11:15 (€0.006) | 0 |
| FriMar 6 | €0.122 | €0.048 | €0.249 | €0.062 | €0.172 | 11:30 (€0.056) | 0 |
| SatMar 7 | €0.106 | €0.000 | €0.194 | €0.015 | €0.156 | 11:30 (€0.010) | 0 |
| SunMar 8 | €0.105 | €-0.0000 | €0.205 | €0.008 | €0.150 | 11:45 (€0.005) | 0.25 |
| MonMar 9 | €0.138 | €0.070 | €0.260 | €0.080 | €0.199 | 11:45 (€0.075) | 0 |
| TueMar 10 | €0.144 | €0.076 | €0.243 | €0.108 | €0.176 | 11:45 (€0.114) | 0 |
| WedMar 11 | €0.082 | €0.024 | €0.169 | €0.038 | €0.140 | 11:45 (€0.038) | 0 |
| ThuMar 12 | €0.068 | €-0.0004 | €0.149 | €0.0001 | €0.097 | 11:15 (€-0.0001) | 2 |
| FriMar 13 | €0.074 | €0.0002 | €0.176 | €0.002 | €0.147 | 02:30 (€0.002) | 0 |
| SatMar 14 | €0.125 | €0.098 | €0.183 | €0.104 | €0.155 | 12:15 (€0.104) | 0 |
| SunMar 15 | €0.096 | €0.022 | €0.150 | €0.037 | €0.116 | 12:30 (€0.034) | 0 |
| MonMar 16 | €0.073 | €0.011 | €0.185 | €0.013 | €0.157 | 10:45 (€0.015) | 0 |
| TueMar 17 | €0.121 | €0.083 | €0.223 | €0.085 | €0.161 | 11:15 (€0.084) | 0 |
| WedMar 18 | €0.091 | €-0.002 | €0.184 | €-0.001 | €0.147 | 11:15 (€-0.002) | 3.25 |
| ThuMar 19 | €0.108 | €0.0002 | €0.237 | €0.008 | €0.175 | 11:15 (€0.003) | 0 |
| FriMar 20 | €0.131 | €0.049 | €0.219 | €0.063 | €0.178 | 11:30 (€0.058) | 0 |
| SatMar 21 | €0.107 | €0.018 | €0.190 | €0.033 | €0.147 | 11:15 (€0.026) | 0 |
| SunMar 22 | €0.078 | €-0.018 | €0.178 | €-0.008 | €0.158 | 11:15 (€-0.010) | 5 |
| MonMar 23 | €0.135 | €0.033 | €0.303 | €0.057 | €0.214 | 10:30 (€0.050) | 0 |
| TueMar 24 | €0.078 | €0.001 | €0.158 | €0.003 | €0.122 | 11:45 (€0.002) | 0 |
| WedMar 25 | €0.042 | €-0.0000 | €0.173 | €0.000 | €0.138 | 01:45 (€-0.0000) | 1.75 |
| ThuMar 26 | €0.091 | €0.003 | €0.181 | €0.008 | €0.151 | 11:45 (€0.006) | 0 |
| FriMar 27 | €0.118 | €0.057 | €0.204 | €0.066 | €0.146 | 11:30 (€0.063) | 0 |
| SatMar 28 | €0.078 | €-0.002 | €0.162 | €0.005 | €0.141 | 11:30 (€0.005) | 0.25 |
| SunMar 29 | €0.068 | €-0.002 | €0.126 | €-0.001 | €0.089 | 13:45 (€-0.001) | 2.75 |
| MonMar 30 | €0.059 | €0.001 | €0.150 | €0.003 | €0.121 | 01:45 (€0.003) | 0 |
| TueMar 31 | €0.121 | €0.041 | €0.203 | €0.065 | €0.166 | 12:45 (€0.061) | 0 |
Price per quarter hour; lowest and highest are per quarter hour. Green: below zero. Dutch time. Source: Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0).