Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Austria, August 2026
In August 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Austria cost an average of €0.148/kWh (€148.06/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.291/kWh.
That is 26% more than in July 2026 and 99% more than in August 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 9 August 2026, averaging €0.099/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 17 August 2026 at €0.181/kWh.
The lowest price came on 23 August 2026 at 13:45 (-€0.002/kWh), the highest on 13 August 2026 at 19:45 (€0.487/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 6 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 28% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2026)
- €0.117 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.074 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.163
- Weekends
- €0.117
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 Aug Saturday | €0.133 | €0.016 15:00 | €0.210 18:45 | – | €0.274 |
| 2 Aug Sunday | €0.116 | €0.001 11:00 | €0.197 20:45 | – | €0.253 |
| 3 Aug Monday | €0.155 | €0.050 12:45 | €0.273 18:45 | – | €0.300 |
| 4 Aug Tuesday | €0.159 | €0.071 13:45 | €0.284 19:45 | – | €0.305 |
| 5 Aug Wednesday | €0.162 | €0.054 10:45 | €0.307 19:45 | – | €0.308 |
| 6 Aug Thursday | €0.174 | €0.101 09:30 | €0.276 18:45 | – | €0.323 |
| 7 Aug Friday | €0.152 | €0.090 11:45 | €0.233 19:45 | – | €0.296 |
| 8 Aug Saturday | €0.111 | €0.003 10:45 | €0.193 19:45 | – | €0.247 |
| 9 Aug Sunday | €0.099 | €0.000 15:15 | €0.203 19:45 | – | €0.232 |
| 10 Aug Monday | €0.154 | €0.067 11:45 | €0.269 21:00 | – | €0.298 |
| 11 Aug Tuesday | €0.143 | €0.031 10:45 | €0.254 19:45 | – | €0.286 |
| 12 Aug Wednesday | €0.146 | €0.022 11:45 | €0.461 19:45 | – | €0.289 |
| 13 Aug Thursday | €0.162 | €0.066 11:30 | €0.487 19:45 | – | €0.307 |
| 14 Aug Friday | €0.143 | €0.020 13:45 | €0.299 19:45 | – | €0.285 |
| 15 Aug Saturday | €0.117 | €0.001 13:45 | €0.199 19:45 | – | €0.254 |
| 16 Aug Sunday | €0.138 | €0.023 12:45 | €0.215 22:00 | – | €0.279 |
| 17 Aug Monday | €0.181 | €0.137 13:45 | €0.220 19:45 | – | €0.331 |
| 18 Aug Tuesday | €0.166 | €0.131 15:15 | €0.215 17:45 | – | €0.313 |
| 19 Aug Wednesday | €0.167 | €0.123 13:45 | €0.222 19:45 | – | €0.314 |
| 20 Aug Thursday | €0.165 | €0.104 15:00 | €0.221 18:45 | – | €0.312 |
| 21 Aug Friday | €0.173 | €0.133 10:45 | €0.219 19:45 | – | €0.322 |
| 22 Aug Saturday | €0.116 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.186 20:45 | – | €0.253 |
| 23 Aug Sunday | €0.101 | -€0.002 13:45 | €0.202 18:45 | 2 | €0.235 |
| 24 Aug Monday | €0.167 | €0.097 12:30 | €0.245 19:45 | – | €0.314 |
| 25 Aug Tuesday | €0.178 | €0.108 10:45 | €0.229 19:30 | – | €0.327 |
| 26 Aug Wednesday | €0.178 | €0.121 13:45 | €0.252 20:15 | – | €0.327 |
| 27 Aug Thursday | €0.165 | €0.076 16:00 | €0.243 17:45 | – | €0.312 |
| 28 Aug Friday | €0.146 | €0.046 10:30 | €0.203 18:45 | – | €0.289 |
| 29 Aug Saturday | €0.122 | €0.010 09:45 | €0.224 19:45 | – | €0.260 |
| 30 Aug Sunday | €0.119 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.224 18:45 | 4 | €0.257 |
| 31 Aug Monday | €0.178 | €0.089 15:15 | €0.284 18:45 | – | €0.327 |
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