Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Austria, August 2024
August 2024
Monthly average€0.085€85.11/MWh
Cheapest day25 Aug€0.029/kWh
Most expensive day30 Aug€0.113/kWh
Hours below zero26h
In August 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Austria cost an average of €0.085/kWh (€85.11/MWh).
That is 34% more than in July 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 25 August 2024, averaging €0.029/kWh; the most expensive was Friday, 30 August 2024 at €0.113/kWh.
The lowest price came on 11 August 2024 at 13:00 (-€0.058/kWh), the highest on 6 August 2024 at 20:00 (€0.214/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 26 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 30% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2024)
- €0.063 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.093
- Weekends
- €0.065
Wholesale price · /kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
/kWh · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Thursday | €0.091 | €0.062 13:00 | €0.130 21:00 | – |
| 2 Aug Friday | €0.088 | €0.064 14:00 | €0.119 07:00 | – |
| 3 Aug Saturday | €0.067 | €0.004 14:00 | €0.125 21:00 | – |
| 4 Aug Sunday | €0.058 | -€0.002 14:00 | €0.126 21:00 | 3 |
| 5 Aug Monday | €0.098 | €0.074 02:00 | €0.210 20:00 | – |
| 6 Aug Tuesday | €0.085 | €0.005 13:00 | €0.214 20:00 | – |
| 7 Aug Wednesday | €0.083 | €0.032 13:00 | €0.116 06:00 | – |
| 8 Aug Thursday | €0.090 | €0.054 12:00 | €0.173 20:00 | – |
| 9 Aug Friday | €0.067 | €0.012 11:00 | €0.115 22:00 | – |
| 10 Aug Saturday | €0.056 | -€0.030 13:00 | €0.129 21:00 | 6 |
| 11 Aug Sunday | €0.052 | -€0.058 13:00 | €0.129 20:00 | 6 |
| 12 Aug Monday | €0.093 | €0.016 11:00 | €0.203 20:00 | – |
| 13 Aug Tuesday | €0.098 | €0.054 13:00 | €0.137 21:00 | – |
| 14 Aug Wednesday | €0.101 | €0.075 12:00 | €0.136 21:00 | – |
| 15 Aug Thursday | €0.081 | €0.005 13:00 | €0.119 21:00 | – |
| 16 Aug Friday | €0.100 | €0.061 12:00 | €0.170 20:00 | – |
| 17 Aug Saturday | €0.095 | €0.049 12:00 | €0.122 20:00 | – |
| 18 Aug Sunday | €0.082 | €0.015 14:00 | €0.109 21:00 | – |
| 19 Aug Monday | €0.096 | €0.076 15:00 | €0.144 07:00 | – |
| 20 Aug Tuesday | €0.099 | €0.073 14:00 | €0.151 20:00 | – |
| 21 Aug Wednesday | €0.081 | €0.037 14:00 | €0.129 20:00 | – |
| 22 Aug Thursday | €0.095 | €0.072 10:00 | €0.130 20:00 | – |
| 23 Aug Friday | €0.074 | €0.020 14:00 | €0.115 20:00 | – |
| 24 Aug Saturday | €0.058 | -€0.030 13:00 | €0.105 19:00 | 4 |
| 25 Aug Sunday | €0.029 | -€0.014 14:00 | €0.109 20:00 | 7 |
| 26 Aug Monday | €0.101 | €0.074 13:00 | €0.210 20:00 | – |
| 27 Aug Tuesday | €0.100 | €0.065 11:00 | €0.213 19:00 | – |
| 28 Aug Wednesday | €0.106 | €0.079 13:00 | €0.159 19:00 | – |
| 29 Aug Thursday | €0.111 | €0.077 14:00 | €0.198 19:00 | – |
| 30 Aug Friday | €0.113 | €0.085 13:00 | €0.177 20:00 | – |
| 31 Aug Saturday | €0.090 | €0.002 13:00 | €0.141 19:00 | – |
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