Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Germany, April 2024
In April 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Germany cost an average of €0.062/kWh (€62.36/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.298/kWh.
That is 4% less than in March 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 28 April 2024, averaging €0.013/kWh; the most expensive was Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at €0.102/kWh.
The lowest price came on 28 April 2024 at 14:00 (-€0.065/kWh), the highest on 29 April 2024 at 20:00 (€0.205/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 50 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 54% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (March 2024)
- €0.065 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.073
- Weekends
- €0.034
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 · 13:00–16:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr Monday | €0.036 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.064 07:00 | 3 | €0.267 |
| 2 Apr Tuesday | €0.033 | -€0.001 12:00 | €0.095 19:00 | 4 | €0.264 |
| 3 Apr Wednesday | €0.087 | €0.064 23:00 | €0.123 19:00 | – | €0.328 |
| 4 Apr Thursday | €0.065 | €0.050 02:00 | €0.091 19:00 | – | €0.301 |
| 5 Apr Friday | €0.047 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.084 07:00 | 1 | €0.279 |
| 6 Apr Saturday | €0.030 | -€0.060 13:00 | €0.074 19:00 | 6 | €0.259 |
| 7 Apr Sunday | €0.021 | -€0.027 13:00 | €0.108 19:00 | 8 | €0.249 |
| 8 Apr Monday | €0.085 | €0.058 14:00 | €0.150 07:00 | – | €0.325 |
| 9 Apr Tuesday | €0.058 | €0.010 13:00 | €0.091 07:00 | – | €0.293 |
| 10 Apr Wednesday | €0.070 | €0.006 01:00 | €0.191 20:00 | – | €0.307 |
| 11 Apr Thursday | €0.059 | €0.001 14:00 | €0.138 20:00 | – | €0.294 |
| 12 Apr Friday | €0.061 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.126 19:00 | 1 | €0.297 |
| 13 Apr Saturday | €0.014 | -€0.055 14:00 | €0.073 19:00 | 8 | €0.240 |
| 14 Apr Sunday | €0.017 | -€0.060 14:00 | €0.120 20:00 | 7 | €0.244 |
| 15 Apr Monday | €0.070 | €0.008 15:00 | €0.169 07:00 | – | €0.308 |
| 16 Apr Tuesday | €0.056 | €0.000 01:00 | €0.125 20:00 | – | €0.291 |
| 17 Apr Wednesday | €0.102 | €0.077 15:00 | €0.170 07:00 | – | €0.345 |
| 18 Apr Thursday | €0.096 | €0.071 15:00 | €0.156 07:00 | – | €0.338 |
| 19 Apr Friday | €0.059 | €0.045 15:00 | €0.077 00:00 | – | €0.294 |
| 20 Apr Saturday | €0.058 | €0.011 14:00 | €0.097 20:00 | – | €0.293 |
| 21 Apr Sunday | €0.055 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.095 20:00 | 1 | €0.290 |
| 22 Apr Monday | €0.099 | €0.074 13:00 | €0.171 20:00 | – | €0.341 |
| 23 Apr Tuesday | €0.098 | €0.077 11:00 | €0.181 07:00 | – | €0.340 |
| 24 Apr Wednesday | €0.094 | €0.075 03:00 | €0.143 20:00 | – | €0.336 |
| 25 Apr Thursday | €0.091 | €0.066 14:00 | €0.152 20:00 | – | €0.332 |
| 26 Apr Friday | €0.086 | €0.065 14:00 | €0.142 20:00 | – | €0.327 |
| 27 Apr Saturday | €0.062 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.120 19:00 | 1 | €0.298 |
| 28 Apr Sunday | €0.013 | -€0.065 14:00 | €0.079 21:00 | 10 | €0.239 |
| 29 Apr Monday | €0.081 | €0.034 14:00 | €0.205 20:00 | – | €0.320 |
| 30 Apr Tuesday | €0.069 | €0.010 14:00 | €0.132 20:00 | – | €0.307 |
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