Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Germany, December 2024
In December 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Germany cost an average of €0.108/kWh (€108.32/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.353/kWh.
That is 5% less than in November 2024.
The cheapest day was Saturday, 21 December 2024, averaging €0.022/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 12 December 2024 at €0.395/kWh.
The lowest price came on 22 December 2024 at 04:00 (-€0.002/kWh), the highest on 12 December 2024 at 17:00 (€0.936/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 8 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 02:00–05:00. Weekends were on average 37% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (November 2024)
- €0.114 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.121
- Weekends
- €0.076
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 · 02:00–05:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec Sunday | €0.095 | €0.082 11:00 | €0.122 16:00 | – | €0.337 |
| 2 Dec Monday | €0.109 | €0.046 03:00 | €0.148 18:00 | – | €0.354 |
| 3 Dec Tuesday | €0.144 | €0.093 03:00 | €0.210 17:00 | – | €0.395 |
| 4 Dec Wednesday | €0.182 | €0.110 03:00 | €0.288 17:00 | – | €0.441 |
| 5 Dec Thursday | €0.106 | €0.043 23:00 | €0.144 07:00 | – | €0.350 |
| 6 Dec Friday | €0.086 | €0.002 03:00 | €0.151 18:00 | – | €0.327 |
| 7 Dec Saturday | €0.072 | €0.039 06:00 | €0.096 16:00 | – | €0.309 |
| 8 Dec Sunday | €0.099 | €0.075 23:00 | €0.121 15:00 | – | €0.342 |
| 9 Dec Monday | €0.100 | €0.034 03:00 | €0.130 10:00 | – | €0.343 |
| 10 Dec Tuesday | €0.150 | €0.084 03:00 | €0.202 17:00 | – | €0.402 |
| 11 Dec Wednesday | €0.267 | €0.106 03:00 | €0.445 17:00 | – | €0.541 |
| 12 Dec Thursday | €0.395 | €0.107 03:00 | €0.936 17:00 | – | €0.694 |
| 13 Dec Friday | €0.178 | €0.115 03:00 | €0.284 17:00 | – | €0.436 |
| 14 Dec Saturday | €0.101 | €0.074 23:00 | €0.125 09:00 | – | €0.344 |
| 15 Dec Sunday | €0.047 | €0.002 23:00 | €0.074 00:00 | – | €0.280 |
| 16 Dec Monday | €0.049 | €0.000 04:00 | €0.085 12:00 | 1 | €0.282 |
| 17 Dec Tuesday | €0.086 | €0.021 02:00 | €0.127 17:00 | – | €0.327 |
| 18 Dec Wednesday | €0.055 | €0.021 23:00 | €0.078 08:00 | – | €0.289 |
| 19 Dec Thursday | €0.052 | €0.000 04:00 | €0.093 18:00 | – | €0.286 |
| 20 Dec Friday | €0.076 | €0.016 02:00 | €0.110 17:00 | – | €0.315 |
| 21 Dec Saturday | €0.022 | €0.001 23:00 | €0.031 10:00 | – | €0.250 |
| 22 Dec Sunday | €0.023 | -€0.002 04:00 | €0.065 17:00 | 7 | €0.251 |
| 23 Dec Monday | €0.059 | €0.009 03:00 | €0.108 21:00 | – | €0.294 |
| 24 Dec Tuesday | €0.102 | €0.078 03:00 | €0.121 09:00 | – | €0.346 |
| 25 Dec Wednesday | €0.099 | €0.076 04:00 | €0.121 17:00 | – | €0.341 |
| 26 Dec Thursday | €0.113 | €0.090 03:00 | €0.138 18:00 | – | €0.358 |
| 27 Dec Friday | €0.122 | €0.100 04:00 | €0.158 18:00 | – | €0.369 |
| 28 Dec Saturday | €0.123 | €0.103 04:00 | €0.152 17:00 | – | €0.370 |
| 29 Dec Sunday | €0.105 | €0.072 23:00 | €0.127 00:00 | – | €0.349 |
| 30 Dec Monday | €0.078 | €0.036 23:00 | €0.110 17:00 | – | €0.317 |
| 31 Dec Tuesday | €0.062 | €0.001 23:00 | €0.084 16:00 | – | €0.298 |
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