Electricity price per month
Dutch electricity price May 2026
An average of €0.095 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market, excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.226. In May 2025 it was €0.064.
May 2026
€0.095/kWh
Market price (day-ahead), excl. VAT and energy tax, average.
- Smart (4 cheapest hours)
- €0.012
- Evening (6 to 10 pm)
- €0.152
- €0.095/kWhaverage in May 2026+48% vs 2025
- €0.001/kWhcheapest day: Friday, May 1
- €0.136/kWhmost expensive day: Monday, May 18
- 68.50hourswith a negative price2025: 145 h
Per day
May 2026, day by day
The average market price of every day, with the same day in May 2025 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.012 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.152.
Average market price per day, May 2026
Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax
See the figures
| Day | May 2026 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | €0.001 | €0.045 |
| May 2 | €0.077 | €0.065 |
| May 3 | €0.090 | €0.057 |
| May 4 | €0.128 | €0.033 |
| May 5 | €0.123 | €0.072 |
| May 6 | €0.122 | €0.088 |
| May 7 | €0.131 | €0.096 |
| May 8 | €0.109 | €0.098 |
| May 9 | €0.082 | €0.080 |
| May 10 | €0.071 | €0.049 |
| May 11 | €0.111 | €0.005 |
| May 12 | €0.093 | €0.063 |
| May 13 | €0.105 | €0.075 |
| May 14 | €0.090 | €0.065 |
| May 15 | €0.102 | €0.064 |
| May 16 | €0.077 | €0.071 |
| May 17 | €0.082 | €0.059 |
| May 18 | €0.136 | €0.063 |
| May 19 | €0.118 | €0.090 |
| May 20 | €0.100 | €0.085 |
| May 21 | €0.106 | €0.073 |
| May 22 | €0.102 | €0.064 |
| May 23 | €0.076 | €0.076 |
| May 24 | €0.066 | €0.057 |
| May 25 | €0.076 | €0.019 |
| May 26 | €0.095 | €0.065 |
| May 27 | €0.084 | €0.055 |
| May 28 | €0.119 | €0.083 |
| May 29 | €0.103 | €0.060 |
| May 30 | €0.084 | €0.048 |
| May 31 | €0.085 | €0.069 |
Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE), data Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)
A year earlier
May 2026 against May 2025
The average market price was higher: €0.095 against €0.064 per kWh (+48%).
| Per kWh, market price | May 2026 | May 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | €0.095 | €0.064 | +€0.031 |
| Smart: 4 cheapest hours | €0.012 | €-0.014 | +€0.026 |
| Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €0.152 | €0.116 | +€0.036 |
| Lowest quarter hour or hour | €-0.500 | €-0.350 | €-0.150 |
| Highest quarter hour or hour | €0.446 | €0.213 | +€0.233 |
| Hours with a negative price | 68.50 | 145 | -76.50 |
| Average with energy tax and VAT | €0.226 | €0.201 | +€0.025 |
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 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FriMay 1 | €0.001 | €-0.500 | €0.242 | €-0.378 | €0.145 | 12:15 (€-0.450) | 8 |
| SatMay 2 | €0.077 | €-0.065 | €0.253 | €-0.033 | €0.168 | 12:15 (€-0.040) | 6.50 |
| SunMay 3 | €0.090 | €0.015 | €0.164 | €0.026 | €0.135 | 09:45 (€0.025) | 0 |
| MonMay 4 | €0.128 | €0.074 | €0.310 | €0.089 | €0.184 | 12:15 (€0.088) | 0 |
| TueMay 5 | €0.123 | €0.095 | €0.174 | €0.099 | €0.137 | 12:00 (€0.100) | 0 |
| WedMay 6 | €0.122 | €0.086 | €0.173 | €0.097 | €0.150 | 12:45 (€0.095) | 0 |
| ThuMay 7 | €0.131 | €0.073 | €0.220 | €0.094 | €0.178 | 11:30 (€0.094) | 0 |
| FriMay 8 | €0.109 | €0.047 | €0.153 | €0.059 | €0.135 | 11:30 (€0.056) | 0 |
| SatMay 9 | €0.082 | €-0.0001 | €0.150 | €-0.0000 | €0.130 | 11:15 (€-0.0001) | 3.75 |
| SunMay 10 | €0.071 | €-0.007 | €0.131 | €-0.003 | €0.114 | 11:30 (€-0.004) | 6 |
| MonMay 11 | €0.111 | €0.036 | €0.204 | €0.074 | €0.124 | 14:15 (€0.069) | 0 |
| TueMay 12 | €0.093 | €0.022 | €0.153 | €0.034 | €0.134 | 12:30 (€0.030) | 0 |
| WedMay 13 | €0.105 | €0.056 | €0.167 | €0.064 | €0.143 | 12:30 (€0.063) | 0 |
| ThuMay 14 | €0.090 | €0.003 | €0.181 | €0.010 | €0.140 | 12:30 (€0.007) | 0 |
| FriMay 15 | €0.102 | €0.025 | €0.154 | €0.038 | €0.134 | 12:30 (€0.035) | 0 |
| SatMay 16 | €0.077 | €-0.002 | €0.146 | €-0.001 | €0.125 | 12:30 (€-0.001) | 4.25 |
| SunMay 17 | €0.082 | €0.000 | €0.160 | €0.0005 | €0.144 | 11:30 (€0.001) | 0 |
| MonMay 18 | €0.136 | €0.085 | €0.255 | €0.093 | €0.188 | 12:30 (€0.092) | 0 |
| TueMay 19 | €0.118 | €0.059 | €0.192 | €0.068 | €0.151 | 11:45 (€0.066) | 0 |
| WedMay 20 | €0.100 | €0.015 | €0.177 | €0.036 | €0.144 | 13:15 (€0.032) | 0 |
| ThuMay 21 | €0.106 | €0.004 | €0.219 | €0.010 | €0.166 | 12:15 (€0.008) | 0 |
| FriMay 22 | €0.102 | €0.000 | €0.232 | €0.0003 | €0.169 | 11:45 (€0.0000) | 0 |
| SatMay 23 | €0.076 | €-0.037 | €0.181 | €-0.017 | €0.146 | 12:15 (€-0.021) | 6.50 |
| SunMay 24 | €0.066 | €-0.087 | €0.169 | €-0.051 | €0.132 | 12:15 (€-0.061) | 7.75 |
| MonMay 25 | €0.076 | €-0.047 | €0.180 | €-0.026 | €0.146 | 12:15 (€-0.031) | 6.50 |
| TueMay 26 | €0.095 | €-0.008 | €0.260 | €-0.003 | €0.175 | 12:00 (€-0.003) | 4.50 |
| WedMay 27 | €0.084 | €-0.002 | €0.166 | €-0.001 | €0.135 | 12:30 (€-0.001) | 4.50 |
| ThuMay 28 | €0.119 | €-0.0001 | €0.446 | €-0.0000 | €0.270 | 11:45 (€-0.0000) | 2.50 |
| FriMay 29 | €0.103 | €-0.0000 | €0.250 | €0.0002 | €0.182 | 11:30 (€0.0000) | 0.75 |
| SatMay 30 | €0.084 | €-0.005 | €0.171 | €-0.001 | €0.139 | 12:15 (€-0.002) | 4.25 |
| SunMay 31 | €0.085 | €-0.0000 | €0.156 | €-0.0000 | €0.135 | 12:15 (€-0.0000) | 2.75 |
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).