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Electricity price per month

Dutch electricity price October 2026

An average of €0.171 per kWh on the Dutch day-ahead market (to Thursday, October 22), excluding VAT and energy tax. With energy tax and VAT €0.318. In October 2025 it was €0.082.

October 2026, so far

€0.171/kWh

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

Smart (4 cheapest hours)
€0.107
Evening (6 to 10 pm)
€0.229
  • €0.171/kWhaverage in October 2026 (to Thursday, October 22)+108% vs 2025
  • €0.051/kWhcheapest day: Saturday, October 10
  • €0.213/kWhmost expensive day: Friday, October 16
  • 3hourswith a negative price2025: 43.25 h

Per day

October 2026, day by day

The average market price of every day, with the same day in October 2025 as a line. Smart charging in the 4 cheapest hours of the day cost €0.107 on average, in the evening between 6 and 10 pm €0.229.

Average market price per day, October 2026

Per kWh, excl. VAT and energy tax

See the figures
Average market price per day in € per kWh, October 2026
DayOctober 2026October 2025
Oct 1€0.197€0.111
Oct 2€0.199€0.095
Oct 3€0.171€0.072
Oct 4€0.169€-0.001
Oct 5€0.162€0.008
Oct 6€0.204€0.084
Oct 7€0.192€0.130
Oct 8€0.142€0.115
Oct 9€0.091€0.102
Oct 10€0.051€0.095
Oct 11€0.124€0.096
Oct 12€0.197€0.090
Oct 13€0.164€0.126
Oct 14€0.193€0.145
Oct 15€0.187€0.131
Oct 16€0.213€0.096
Oct 17€0.167€0.102
Oct 18€0.195€0.092
Oct 19€0.207€0.070
Oct 20€0.186€0.078
Oct 21€0.202€0.065
Oct 22€0.150€0.116

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

A year earlier

October 2026 against October 2025

The average market price was higher: €0.171 against €0.082 per kWh (+108%). October 2026 is not complete yet.

October 2026 compared with October 2025, market price in € per kWh
Per kWh, market priceOctober 2026October 2025Difference
Average€0.171€0.082+€0.089
Smart: 4 cheapest hours€0.107€0.048+€0.059
Evening (6 to 10 pm)€0.229€0.119+€0.110
Lowest quarter hour or hour€-0.005€-0.009+€0.004
Highest quarter hour or hour€0.406€0.438€-0.032
Hours with a negative price343.25-40.25
Average with energy tax and VAT€0.318€0.222+€0.096

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 October 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.

Electricity price per day in October 2026, € per kWh
DayAverageLowestHighestSmartEveningCheapest 3 hoursHours < 0
ThuOct 1€0.197€0.150€0.315€0.156€0.26513:15 (€0.158)0
FriOct 2€0.199€0.133€0.325€0.144€0.27112:30 (€0.142)0
SatOct 3€0.171€0.059€0.243€0.085€0.22612:15 (€0.076)0
SunOct 4€0.169€0.045€0.245€0.071€0.22712:30 (€0.063)0
MonOct 5€0.162€0.016€0.272€0.053€0.23212:15 (€0.043)0
TueOct 6€0.204€0.131€0.406€0.144€0.31512:15 (€0.143)0
WedOct 7€0.192€0.137€0.280€0.145€0.21812:15 (€0.144)0
ThuOct 8€0.142€0.063€0.239€0.079€0.20512:45 (€0.075)0
FriOct 9€0.091€0.038€0.169€0.049€0.10613:15 (€0.051)0
SatOct 10€0.051€-0.005€0.176€-0.002€0.14512:00 (€-0.003)3
SunOct 11€0.124€0.012€0.242€0.025€0.22811:30 (€0.021)0
MonOct 12€0.197€0.139€0.291€0.149€0.25012:15 (€0.146)0
TueOct 13€0.164€0.104€0.252€0.115€0.18312:45 (€0.112)0
WedOct 14€0.193€0.088€0.368€0.106€0.27012:15 (€0.103)0
ThuOct 15€0.187€0.083€0.277€0.101€0.23012:15 (€0.093)0
FriOct 16€0.213€0.159€0.290€0.171€0.24612:45 (€0.168)0
SatOct 17€0.167€0.103€0.251€0.116€0.22012:15 (€0.112)0
SunOct 18€0.195€0.125€0.307€0.133€0.26003:15 (€0.131)0
MonOct 19€0.207€0.159€0.298€0.166€0.22512:30 (€0.166)0
TueOct 20€0.186€0.093€0.266€0.110€0.24211:15 (€0.105)0
WedOct 21€0.202€0.137€0.276€0.166€0.22501:30 (€0.171)0
ThuOct 22€0.150€0.077€0.287€0.083€0.25011:30 (€0.082)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).