Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Germany, January 2026
In January 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Germany cost an average of €0.110/kWh (€110.09/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.344/kWh.
That is 18% more than in December 2025 and 4% less than in January 2025.
The cheapest day was Thursday, 1 January 2026, averaging €0.010/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at €0.156/kWh.
The lowest price came on 1 January 2026 at 10:45 (€0.000/kWh), the highest on 20 January 2026 at 16:45 (€0.359/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 2.5 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 02:00–05:00. Weekends were on average 8% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (December 2025)
- €0.093 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.114 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.113
- Weekends
- €0.103
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 Thursday | €0.010 | €0.000 10:45 | €0.064 00:00 | 2.50 | €0.225 |
| 2 Jan Friday | €0.055 | €0.000 03:45 | €0.095 20:00 | – | €0.278 |
| 3 Jan Saturday | €0.089 | €0.073 06:00 | €0.113 18:00 | – | €0.319 |
| 4 Jan Sunday | €0.094 | €0.082 04:15 | €0.124 19:00 | – | €0.326 |
| 5 Jan Monday | €0.134 | €0.083 00:45 | €0.244 17:30 | – | €0.373 |
| 6 Jan Tuesday | €0.127 | €0.084 23:45 | €0.190 09:00 | – | €0.365 |
| 7 Jan Wednesday | €0.099 | €0.080 03:45 | €0.132 17:45 | – | €0.332 |
| 8 Jan Thursday | €0.154 | €0.069 23:45 | €0.300 16:45 | – | €0.397 |
| 9 Jan Friday | €0.079 | €0.046 04:00 | €0.099 10:30 | – | €0.307 |
| 10 Jan Saturday | €0.098 | €0.066 02:45 | €0.144 18:00 | – | €0.329 |
| 11 Jan Sunday | €0.096 | €0.081 06:00 | €0.121 16:45 | – | €0.327 |
| 12 Jan Monday | €0.104 | €0.075 04:00 | €0.140 11:30 | – | €0.337 |
| 13 Jan Tuesday | €0.106 | €0.074 23:45 | €0.154 10:00 | – | €0.339 |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | €0.118 | €0.083 00:45 | €0.224 17:30 | – | €0.354 |
| 15 Jan Thursday | €0.101 | €0.069 23:45 | €0.155 17:15 | – | €0.334 |
| 16 Jan Friday | €0.110 | €0.067 03:15 | €0.210 16:45 | – | €0.344 |
| 17 Jan Saturday | €0.112 | €0.092 06:15 | €0.146 18:30 | – | €0.347 |
| 18 Jan Sunday | €0.109 | €0.096 13:00 | €0.146 18:30 | – | €0.343 |
| 19 Jan Monday | €0.140 | €0.098 05:00 | €0.218 17:15 | – | €0.380 |
| 20 Jan Tuesday | €0.156 | €0.098 23:45 | €0.359 16:45 | – | €0.399 |
| 21 Jan Wednesday | €0.117 | €0.096 23:45 | €0.199 08:15 | – | €0.353 |
| 22 Jan Thursday | €0.105 | €0.082 12:45 | €0.148 08:15 | – | €0.339 |
| 23 Jan Friday | €0.110 | €0.094 02:45 | €0.163 09:00 | – | €0.345 |
| 24 Jan Saturday | €0.112 | €0.095 00:45 | €0.149 17:30 | – | €0.347 |
| 25 Jan Sunday | €0.112 | €0.099 05:00 | €0.139 18:15 | – | €0.347 |
| 26 Jan Monday | €0.141 | €0.094 05:00 | €0.200 17:45 | – | €0.381 |
| 27 Jan Tuesday | €0.131 | €0.107 23:45 | €0.189 09:00 | – | €0.369 |
| 28 Jan Wednesday | €0.137 | €0.100 00:45 | €0.188 10:00 | – | €0.376 |
| 29 Jan Thursday | €0.132 | €0.096 23:45 | €0.173 09:00 | – | €0.371 |
| 30 Jan Friday | €0.114 | €0.090 23:45 | €0.153 09:00 | – | €0.349 |
| 31 Jan Saturday | €0.109 | €0.090 02:15 | €0.142 19:00 | – | €0.343 |
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