Day-ahead market · 15-minute pricesElectricity price today in Austria
Price curve
Each bar is one quarter-hour. Colours compare every slot with the rest of the same day.
In brief
Today, Wednesday, 21 October 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Austria costs an average of €0.236/kWh before taxes and network costs; with all taxes, network costs and a sample supplier margin the average works out at roughly €0.401/kWh.
The cheapest quarter-hour runs from 23:45 to 00:00 at €0.180/kWh; the most expensive is 16:45–17:00 at €0.300/kWh.
Anything you can move by three hours runs cheapest between 01:15 and 04:15: on average €0.350/kWh all-in, which is 13% below the day's average.
The wholesale average is 3% less than the day before and 4% above the seven-day average.
Tomorrow's prices are already out: the average for tomorrow is €0.222/kWh wholesale.
From now on, the cheapest two hours are tomorrow 01:30–03:30 (€0.338/kWh).
What makes up a kWh
Average final price today, split into its parts.
Compared with
- Yesterday
- €0.243 ▼
- 7-day average
- €0.227 ▲
- 30-day average
- €0.194 ▲
- Same day last year
- €0.135 ▲
Wholesale price · /kWh
Cheapest windows
The cheapest uninterrupted time windows of the day, for loads you can schedule.
Most expensive 3 hours: 15:30–18:30 · €0.450/kWh
When to switch on
Best start time for typical appliances, with the cost of one run at the best and at the worst moment.
Electric water heater
Costs include taxes and network charges (estimate).
Prices hour by hour
Wholesale price per quarter-hour and hourly average; the last column is the estimated final price.
| Hour | :00 | :15 | :30 | :45 | Average | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | €0.212 | €0.212 | €0.194 | €0.190 | €0.202 | €0.361 |
| 01:00 | €0.198 | €0.196 | €0.192 | €0.191 | €0.194 | €0.351 |
| 02:00 | €0.195 | €0.189 | €0.190 | €0.193 | €0.192 | €0.348 |
| 03:00 | €0.195 | €0.196 | €0.195 | €0.195 | €0.195 | €0.352 |
| 04:00 | €0.192 | €0.197 | €0.199 | €0.202 | €0.198 | €0.355 |
| 05:00 | €0.197 | €0.192 | €0.204 | €0.224 | €0.204 | €0.363 |
| 06:00 | €0.200 | €0.234 | €0.256 | €0.276 | €0.241 | €0.408 |
| 07:00 | €0.254 | €0.265 | €0.280 | €0.273 | €0.268 | €0.440 |
| 08:00 | €0.290 | €0.271 | €0.265 | €0.246 | €0.268 | €0.440 |
| 09:00 | €0.274 | €0.249 | €0.233 | €0.220 | €0.244 | €0.411 |
| 10:00 | €0.257 | €0.265 | €0.249 | €0.251 | €0.255 | €0.425 |
| 11:00 | €0.278 | €0.274 | €0.261 | €0.249 | €0.265 | €0.436 |
| 12:00 | €0.195 | €0.198 | €0.198 | €0.233 | €0.206 | €0.365 |
| 13:00 | €0.234 | €0.236 | €0.247 | €0.259 | €0.244 | €0.411 |
| 14:00 | €0.217 | €0.229 | €0.234 | €0.255 | €0.234 | €0.398 |
| 15:00 | €0.239 | €0.256 | €0.276 | €0.292 | €0.266 | €0.437 |
| 16:00 | €0.259 | €0.287 | €0.297 | €0.300 | €0.286 | €0.461 |
| 17:00 | €0.294 | €0.285 | €0.262 | €0.259 | €0.275 | €0.448 |
| 18:00 | €0.252 | €0.260 | €0.260 | €0.264 | €0.259 | €0.429 |
| 19:00 | €0.244 | €0.251 | €0.259 | €0.254 | €0.252 | €0.420 |
| 20:00 | €0.259 | €0.260 | €0.240 | €0.216 | €0.244 | €0.410 |
| 21:00 | €0.247 | €0.246 | €0.236 | €0.210 | €0.235 | €0.400 |
| 22:00 | €0.238 | €0.238 | €0.229 | €0.206 | €0.228 | €0.391 |
| 23:00 | €0.225 | €0.213 | €0.190 | €0.180 | €0.202 | €0.361 |
Neighbouring markets today
- Germany & Luxembourg
- €0.212
- Switzerland
- €0.240
- Czechia
- €0.210
- Hungary
- €0.252
- Slovenia
- €0.236
- Italy (North)
- €0.258
Wholesale price · /kWh
How the Austrian price is set
Austria has been a bidding zone of its own since October 2018, when it was split from Germany. Because the interconnectors to Germany are often congested, the Austrian price can sit well above the German one, especially in the evening.
Smart meters are almost universal: at the end of 2024, 96.9% of metering points were equipped, according to the regulator E-Control. Spot tariffs pass the wholesale price on, plus a supplier margin, network charges that depend on the grid area, the renewables support contribution, the electricity levy and 20% VAT.
Our final price uses the per-kWh network usage and loss charges of the grid area you choose (Vienna by default) for households without power metering in 2026 – in Vienna 6.98 + 0.70 cents before VAT. From 1 April to 30 September the lower summer rate applies between 10:00 and 16:00 (5.58 cents in Vienna) for smart-meter readings, which a spot tariff requires anyway. On top come the renewables support contribution of 7.32%, the electricity levy – cut to 0.1 cents per kWh for households in 2026 – and a sample supplier margin of 1.5 cents. Fixed annual charges are not included.
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