Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Austria, April 2026
In April 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Austria cost an average of €0.087/kWh (€86.65/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.218/kWh.
That is 23% less than in March 2026 and 7% more than in April 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 26 April 2026, averaging -€0.007/kWh; the most expensive was Wednesday, 1 April 2026 at €0.150/kWh.
The lowest price came on 26 April 2026 at 14:00 (-€0.480/kWh), the highest on 10 April 2026 at 19:45 (€0.279/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 85.8 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 48% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (March 2026)
- €0.112 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.081 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.099
- Weekends
- €0.051
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 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr Wednesday | €0.150 | €0.086 16:00 | €0.239 08:00 | – | €0.293 |
| 2 Apr Thursday | €0.134 | €0.105 13:45 | €0.197 08:00 | – | €0.275 |
| 3 Apr Friday | €0.104 | €0.005 14:00 | €0.158 18:45 | – | €0.238 |
| 4 Apr Saturday | €0.067 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.189 20:00 | 1 | €0.194 |
| 5 Apr Sunday | €0.018 | -€0.080 14:30 | €0.136 00:00 | 9.25 | €0.135 |
| 6 Apr Monday | €0.020 | -€0.132 13:45 | €0.138 19:45 | 8 | €0.137 |
| 7 Apr Tuesday | €0.089 | -€0.013 14:00 | €0.197 20:00 | 4.50 | €0.221 |
| 8 Apr Wednesday | €0.088 | -€0.024 13:45 | €0.178 20:00 | 5 | €0.219 |
| 9 Apr Thursday | €0.088 | -€0.007 13:45 | €0.172 20:00 | 3.75 | €0.220 |
| 10 Apr Friday | €0.125 | €0.079 12:45 | €0.279 19:45 | – | €0.263 |
| 11 Apr Saturday | €0.069 | -€0.045 13:45 | €0.140 00:00 | 6 | €0.196 |
| 12 Apr Sunday | €0.081 | €0.000 13:15 | €0.157 19:45 | 1 | €0.211 |
| 13 Apr Monday | €0.114 | €0.015 14:00 | €0.177 19:45 | – | €0.251 |
| 14 Apr Tuesday | €0.141 | €0.107 13:45 | €0.263 19:45 | – | €0.283 |
| 15 Apr Wednesday | €0.127 | €0.074 13:45 | €0.178 19:45 | – | €0.266 |
| 16 Apr Thursday | €0.113 | €0.038 13:45 | €0.175 19:45 | – | €0.249 |
| 17 Apr Friday | €0.100 | €0.007 14:00 | €0.172 19:45 | – | €0.234 |
| 18 Apr Saturday | €0.080 | -€0.007 13:00 | €0.152 21:00 | 3.75 | €0.209 |
| 19 Apr Sunday | €0.081 | -€0.004 14:45 | €0.132 21:00 | 3 | €0.211 |
| 20 Apr Monday | €0.103 | €0.019 14:00 | €0.148 20:00 | – | €0.237 |
| 21 Apr Tuesday | €0.102 | €0.032 10:45 | €0.158 21:00 | – | €0.236 |
| 22 Apr Wednesday | €0.090 | -€0.002 14:30 | €0.161 06:45 | 1 | €0.221 |
| 23 Apr Thursday | €0.072 | -€0.056 13:45 | €0.149 20:30 | 6 | €0.200 |
| 24 Apr Friday | €0.078 | -€0.039 13:45 | €0.165 19:45 | 5.25 | €0.207 |
| 25 Apr Saturday | €0.024 | -€0.199 13:45 | €0.116 07:00 | 8 | €0.142 |
| 26 Apr Sunday | -€0.007 | -€0.480 14:00 | €0.161 19:45 | 8.75 | €0.106 |
| 27 Apr Monday | €0.097 | -€0.001 13:30 | €0.200 19:45 | 3.50 | €0.230 |
| 28 Apr Tuesday | €0.094 | €0.001 11:00 | €0.152 19:45 | – | €0.227 |
| 29 Apr Wednesday | €0.082 | -€0.020 14:15 | €0.161 19:45 | 4 | €0.211 |
| 30 Apr Thursday | €0.079 | -€0.022 13:45 | €0.174 19:45 | 4 | €0.208 |
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