Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Austria, February 2026
In February 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Austria cost an average of €0.109/kWh (€109.19/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.249/kWh.
That is 23% less than in January 2026 and 22% less than in February 2025.
The cheapest day was Saturday, 28 February 2026, averaging €0.059/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 9 February 2026 at €0.144/kWh.
The lowest price came on 28 February 2026 at 12:45 (€0.000/kWh), the highest on 9 February 2026 at 17:45 (€0.235/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 4 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 01:00–04:00. Weekends were on average 18% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (January 2026)
- €0.141 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.141 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.115
- Weekends
- €0.094
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 · 01:00–04:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb Sunday | €0.111 | €0.094 03:00 | €0.144 19:00 | – | €0.252 |
| 2 Feb Monday | €0.136 | €0.095 01:15 | €0.193 16:45 | – | €0.282 |
| 3 Feb Tuesday | €0.132 | €0.101 23:45 | €0.159 08:00 | – | €0.276 |
| 4 Feb Wednesday | €0.134 | €0.080 23:45 | €0.168 11:15 | – | €0.279 |
| 5 Feb Thursday | €0.131 | €0.090 01:45 | €0.167 07:45 | – | €0.276 |
| 6 Feb Friday | €0.134 | €0.098 23:45 | €0.167 17:30 | – | €0.279 |
| 7 Feb Saturday | €0.114 | €0.092 23:45 | €0.145 17:45 | – | €0.255 |
| 8 Feb Sunday | €0.108 | €0.094 06:00 | €0.137 17:45 | – | €0.248 |
| 9 Feb Monday | €0.144 | €0.096 01:45 | €0.235 17:45 | – | €0.290 |
| 10 Feb Tuesday | €0.129 | €0.104 23:45 | €0.167 08:15 | – | €0.273 |
| 11 Feb Wednesday | €0.124 | €0.100 23:45 | €0.152 08:30 | – | €0.267 |
| 12 Feb Thursday | €0.118 | €0.091 23:45 | €0.151 17:45 | – | €0.260 |
| 13 Feb Friday | €0.112 | €0.091 06:00 | €0.146 18:00 | – | €0.253 |
| 14 Feb Saturday | €0.109 | €0.095 03:45 | €0.134 17:45 | – | €0.249 |
| 15 Feb Sunday | €0.097 | €0.066 12:45 | €0.122 17:45 | – | €0.235 |
| 16 Feb Monday | €0.113 | €0.079 05:00 | €0.150 06:45 | – | €0.254 |
| 17 Feb Tuesday | €0.109 | €0.088 23:30 | €0.142 19:15 | – | €0.249 |
| 18 Feb Wednesday | €0.122 | €0.094 23:45 | €0.193 08:00 | – | €0.265 |
| 19 Feb Thursday | €0.111 | €0.087 23:45 | €0.150 17:30 | – | €0.251 |
| 20 Feb Friday | €0.100 | €0.040 23:45 | €0.132 06:45 | – | €0.239 |
| 21 Feb Saturday | €0.085 | €0.045 06:00 | €0.118 17:45 | – | €0.220 |
| 22 Feb Sunday | €0.071 | €0.032 23:45 | €0.107 16:45 | – | €0.203 |
| 23 Feb Monday | €0.083 | €0.035 14:00 | €0.128 16:45 | – | €0.218 |
| 24 Feb Tuesday | €0.111 | €0.078 13:00 | €0.200 17:45 | – | €0.251 |
| 25 Feb Wednesday | €0.101 | €0.048 14:00 | €0.158 17:45 | – | €0.239 |
| 26 Feb Thursday | €0.083 | €0.008 12:45 | €0.131 17:45 | – | €0.218 |
| 27 Feb Friday | €0.073 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.141 17:45 | 0.50 | €0.206 |
| 28 Feb Saturday | €0.059 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.114 17:45 | 3.50 | €0.189 |
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