Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Germany, February 2026
In February 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Germany cost an average of €0.097/kWh (€96.58/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.328/kWh.
That is 12% less than in January 2026 and 25% less than in February 2025.
The cheapest day was Saturday, 28 February 2026, averaging €0.053/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 9 February 2026 at €0.139/kWh.
The lowest price came on 28 February 2026 at 12:45 (-€0.001/kWh), the highest on 9 February 2026 at 17:30 (€0.245/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 5.8 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 02:00–05:00. Weekends were on average 16% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (January 2026)
- €0.110 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.129 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.101
- Weekends
- €0.085
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 Feb Sunday | €0.109 | €0.093 01:45 | €0.142 18:30 | – | €0.343 |
| 2 Feb Monday | €0.108 | €0.086 23:45 | €0.154 09:00 | – | €0.342 |
| 3 Feb Tuesday | €0.098 | €0.076 04:15 | €0.133 17:45 | – | €0.331 |
| 4 Feb Wednesday | €0.103 | €0.080 23:45 | €0.137 08:15 | – | €0.336 |
| 5 Feb Thursday | €0.111 | €0.086 01:45 | €0.151 17:45 | – | €0.345 |
| 6 Feb Friday | €0.122 | €0.097 23:45 | €0.148 09:00 | – | €0.358 |
| 7 Feb Saturday | €0.108 | €0.090 06:00 | €0.141 17:45 | – | €0.341 |
| 8 Feb Sunday | €0.104 | €0.090 06:00 | €0.134 17:45 | – | €0.337 |
| 9 Feb Monday | €0.139 | €0.093 04:00 | €0.245 17:30 | – | €0.379 |
| 10 Feb Tuesday | €0.117 | €0.093 23:45 | €0.150 08:15 | – | €0.352 |
| 11 Feb Wednesday | €0.113 | €0.089 23:45 | €0.141 08:30 | – | €0.347 |
| 12 Feb Thursday | €0.105 | €0.082 23:45 | €0.132 19:00 | – | €0.338 |
| 13 Feb Friday | €0.107 | €0.081 03:00 | €0.145 19:00 | – | €0.340 |
| 14 Feb Saturday | €0.104 | €0.087 05:15 | €0.135 19:00 | – | €0.337 |
| 15 Feb Sunday | €0.084 | €0.037 23:45 | €0.108 00:00 | – | €0.314 |
| 16 Feb Monday | €0.095 | €0.060 05:00 | €0.140 17:45 | – | €0.326 |
| 17 Feb Tuesday | €0.098 | €0.079 13:30 | €0.134 18:45 | – | €0.329 |
| 18 Feb Wednesday | €0.114 | €0.081 23:45 | €0.206 08:00 | – | €0.349 |
| 19 Feb Thursday | €0.093 | €0.074 04:00 | €0.124 19:00 | – | €0.324 |
| 20 Feb Friday | €0.087 | €0.033 23:45 | €0.122 09:00 | – | €0.317 |
| 21 Feb Saturday | €0.063 | €0.025 06:00 | €0.110 18:30 | – | €0.288 |
| 22 Feb Sunday | €0.054 | €0.031 23:45 | €0.089 17:45 | – | €0.277 |
| 23 Feb Monday | €0.068 | €0.001 12:45 | €0.114 18:45 | – | €0.294 |
| 24 Feb Tuesday | €0.115 | €0.078 00:45 | €0.243 17:45 | – | €0.350 |
| 25 Feb Wednesday | €0.094 | €0.045 14:00 | €0.146 17:45 | – | €0.325 |
| 26 Feb Thursday | €0.077 | €0.007 12:45 | €0.122 17:45 | – | €0.305 |
| 27 Feb Friday | €0.065 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.132 17:45 | 2.25 | €0.291 |
| 28 Feb Saturday | €0.053 | -€0.001 12:45 | €0.105 17:45 | 3.50 | €0.277 |
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