Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price April 2026
An average of €0.085 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.213. In April 2025 it was €0.075.
April 2026
€0.085/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €-0.004
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.136
- €0.085/kWhaverage in April 2026+13% vs 2025
- €0.013/kWhcheapest day: Sunday, April 26
- €0.143/kWhmost expensive day: Wednesday, April 1
- 112.25hourswith a negative price2025: 84 h
Per day
April 2026, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in April 2025 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €-0.004 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.136.
Average market price per day, April 2026
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | April 2026 | April 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | €0.143 | €0.082 |
| Apr 2 | €0.124 | €0.051 |
| Apr 3 | €0.090 | €0.072 |
| Apr 4 | €0.070 | €0.083 |
| Apr 5 | €0.014 | €0.050 |
| Apr 6 | €0.079 | €0.036 |
| Apr 7 | €0.089 | €0.091 |
| Apr 8 | €0.086 | €0.090 |
| Apr 9 | €0.080 | €0.080 |
| Apr 10 | €0.117 | €0.080 |
| Apr 11 | €0.059 | €0.072 |
| Apr 12 | €0.073 | €0.058 |
| Apr 13 | €0.129 | €0.039 |
| Apr 14 | €0.132 | €0.093 |
| Apr 15 | €0.111 | €0.070 |
| Apr 16 | €0.106 | €0.085 |
| Apr 17 | €0.106 | €0.097 |
| Apr 18 | €0.092 | €0.087 |
| Apr 19 | €0.079 | €0.063 |
| Apr 20 | €0.102 | €0.069 |
| Apr 21 | €0.077 | €0.084 |
| Apr 22 | €0.074 | €0.111 |
| Apr 23 | €0.075 | €0.106 |
| Apr 24 | €0.080 | €0.095 |
| Apr 25 | €0.052 | €0.087 |
| Apr 26 | €0.013 | €0.058 |
| Apr 27 | €0.096 | €0.034 |
| Apr 28 | €0.062 | €0.074 |
| Apr 29 | €0.060 | €0.071 |
| Apr 30 | €0.067 | €0.074 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
April 2026 against April 2025
The average market price was higher: €0.085 against €0.075 per kWh (+13%).
| Per kWh, market price | April 2026 | April 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.085 | €0.075 | +€0.010 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €-0.004 | €0.004 | €-0.008 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.136 | €0.122 | +€0.014 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.480 | €-0.190 | €-0.290 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.318 | €0.253 | +€0.065 |
| Hours with a negative price | 112.25 | 84 | +28.25 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.213 | €0.213 | +€0.000 |
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 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WedApr 1 | €0.143 | €0.084 | €0.239 | €0.096 | €0.171 | 13:30 (€0.092) | 0 |
| ThuApr 2 | €0.124 | €0.083 | €0.197 | €0.091 | €0.147 | 12:45 (€0.090) | 0 |
| FriApr 3 | €0.090 | €0.001 | €0.157 | €0.007 | €0.114 | 13:15 (€0.004) | 0 |
| SatApr 4 | €0.070 | €-0.0004 | €0.301 | €0.001 | €0.111 | 13:15 (€0.0000) | 0.25 |
| SunApr 5 | €0.014 | €-0.053 | €0.145 | €-0.040 | €0.077 | 13:30 (€-0.046) | 17.25 |
| MonApr 6 | €0.079 | €-0.065 | €0.247 | €-0.048 | €0.150 | 12:45 (€-0.054) | 6.25 |
| TueApr 7 | €0.089 | €-0.015 | €0.231 | €-0.007 | €0.160 | 12:30 (€-0.010) | 5.25 |
| WedApr 8 | €0.086 | €-0.039 | €0.203 | €-0.023 | €0.150 | 12:15 (€-0.028) | 5.25 |
| ThuApr 9 | €0.080 | €-0.013 | €0.159 | €-0.005 | €0.117 | 12:30 (€-0.006) | 4.50 |
| FriApr 10 | €0.117 | €0.070 | €0.318 | €0.073 | €0.196 | 01:15 (€0.072) | 0 |
| SatApr 11 | €0.059 | €-0.030 | €0.142 | €-0.021 | €0.093 | 12:00 (€-0.025) | 6.25 |
| SunApr 12 | €0.073 | €-0.002 | €0.157 | €-0.001 | €0.140 | 10:30 (€-0.002) | 3.50 |
| MonApr 13 | €0.129 | €0.095 | €0.213 | €0.105 | €0.152 | 01:45 (€0.107) | 0 |
| TueApr 14 | €0.132 | €0.084 | €0.279 | €0.096 | €0.187 | 12:30 (€0.094) | 0 |
| WedApr 15 | €0.111 | €0.035 | €0.190 | €0.052 | €0.153 | 11:30 (€0.048) | 0 |
| ThuApr 16 | €0.106 | €0.030 | €0.197 | €0.047 | €0.154 | 12:30 (€0.045) | 0 |
| FriApr 17 | €0.106 | €0.028 | €0.178 | €0.043 | €0.140 | 12:15 (€0.041) | 0 |
| SatApr 18 | €0.092 | €0.020 | €0.150 | €0.032 | €0.133 | 12:30 (€0.032) | 0 |
| SunApr 19 | €0.079 | €-0.004 | €0.130 | €-0.002 | €0.117 | 13:30 (€-0.002) | 3.50 |
| MonApr 20 | €0.102 | €0.023 | €0.201 | €0.045 | €0.126 | 12:15 (€0.039) | 0 |
| TueApr 21 | €0.077 | €-0.010 | €0.141 | €-0.005 | €0.117 | 12:45 (€-0.006) | 4.25 |
| WedApr 22 | €0.074 | €-0.027 | €0.169 | €-0.012 | €0.122 | 12:30 (€-0.015) | 5.75 |
| ThuApr 23 | €0.075 | €-0.057 | €0.178 | €-0.037 | €0.127 | 12:30 (€-0.045) | 5.50 |
| FriApr 24 | €0.080 | €-0.039 | €0.205 | €-0.020 | €0.137 | 12:45 (€-0.025) | 5.25 |
| SatApr 25 | €0.052 | €-0.201 | €0.285 | €-0.152 | €0.130 | 12:45 (€-0.170) | 7.25 |
| SunApr 26 | €0.013 | €-0.480 | €0.199 | €-0.336 | €0.147 | 12:30 (€-0.373) | 8 |
| MonApr 27 | €0.096 | €-0.001 | €0.234 | €-0.0003 | €0.151 | 11:45 (€-0.0004) | 3.50 |
| TueApr 28 | €0.062 | €-0.051 | €0.125 | €-0.041 | €0.102 | 12:30 (€-0.046) | 6.75 |
| WedApr 29 | €0.060 | €-0.066 | €0.159 | €-0.044 | €0.118 | 12:30 (€-0.050) | 7 |
| ThuApr 30 | €0.067 | €-0.037 | €0.183 | €-0.022 | €0.134 | 12:30 (€-0.026) | 7 |
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).