Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Germany, January 2025
In January 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in Germany cost an average of €0.114/kWh (€114.14/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.366/kWh.
That is 5% more than in December 2024 and 49% more than in January 2024.
The cheapest day was Wednesday, 1 January 2025, averaging €0.001/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 20 January 2025 at €0.231/kWh.
The lowest price came on 1 January 2025 at 14:00 (-€0.001/kWh), the highest on 20 January 2025 at 17:00 (€0.583/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 14 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 02:00–05:00. Weekends were on average 6% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (December 2024)
- €0.108 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.077 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.116
- Weekends
- €0.109
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 Jan Wednesday | €0.001 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.010 22:00 | 14 | €0.231 |
| 2 Jan Thursday | €0.093 | €0.002 01:00 | €0.153 18:00 | – | €0.340 |
| 3 Jan Friday | €0.090 | €0.070 12:00 | €0.117 17:00 | – | €0.337 |
| 4 Jan Saturday | €0.121 | €0.090 02:00 | €0.151 17:00 | – | €0.374 |
| 5 Jan Sunday | €0.072 | €0.028 23:00 | €0.114 00:00 | – | €0.316 |
| 6 Jan Monday | €0.025 | €0.009 03:00 | €0.041 08:00 | – | €0.260 |
| 7 Jan Tuesday | €0.058 | €0.005 03:00 | €0.101 18:00 | – | €0.299 |
| 8 Jan Wednesday | €0.105 | €0.057 03:00 | €0.155 17:00 | – | €0.354 |
| 9 Jan Thursday | €0.122 | €0.088 23:00 | €0.165 08:00 | – | €0.375 |
| 10 Jan Friday | €0.112 | €0.069 03:00 | €0.144 18:00 | – | €0.364 |
| 11 Jan Saturday | €0.102 | €0.088 06:00 | €0.122 18:00 | – | €0.351 |
| 12 Jan Sunday | €0.110 | €0.084 00:00 | €0.147 18:00 | – | €0.361 |
| 13 Jan Monday | €0.129 | €0.100 04:00 | €0.223 08:00 | – | €0.384 |
| 14 Jan Tuesday | €0.127 | €0.098 03:00 | €0.184 08:00 | – | €0.381 |
| 15 Jan Wednesday | €0.222 | €0.108 01:00 | €0.378 17:00 | – | €0.494 |
| 16 Jan Thursday | €0.148 | €0.115 03:00 | €0.200 08:00 | – | €0.406 |
| 17 Jan Friday | €0.146 | €0.115 03:00 | €0.208 08:00 | – | €0.404 |
| 18 Jan Saturday | €0.134 | €0.115 13:00 | €0.168 19:00 | – | €0.390 |
| 19 Jan Sunday | €0.129 | €0.108 13:00 | €0.159 18:00 | – | €0.383 |
| 20 Jan Monday | €0.231 | €0.114 03:00 | €0.583 17:00 | – | €0.505 |
| 21 Jan Tuesday | €0.168 | €0.114 04:00 | €0.301 17:00 | – | €0.430 |
| 22 Jan Wednesday | €0.161 | €0.115 23:00 | €0.239 08:00 | – | €0.422 |
| 23 Jan Thursday | €0.104 | €0.058 23:00 | €0.159 08:00 | – | €0.354 |
| 24 Jan Friday | €0.079 | €0.041 03:00 | €0.116 08:00 | – | €0.324 |
| 25 Jan Saturday | €0.099 | €0.059 00:00 | €0.151 18:00 | – | €0.348 |
| 26 Jan Sunday | €0.101 | €0.024 23:00 | €0.133 17:00 | – | €0.351 |
| 27 Jan Monday | €0.060 | €0.010 04:00 | €0.119 18:00 | – | €0.302 |
| 28 Jan Tuesday | €0.106 | €0.057 02:00 | €0.150 17:00 | – | €0.357 |
| 29 Jan Wednesday | €0.108 | €0.076 03:00 | €0.150 18:00 | – | €0.359 |
| 30 Jan Thursday | €0.132 | €0.092 00:00 | €0.180 17:00 | – | €0.386 |
| 31 Jan Friday | €0.141 | €0.113 03:00 | €0.185 17:00 | – | €0.398 |
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