Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Germany, March 2026
In March 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Germany cost an average of €0.099/kWh (€99.29/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.331/kWh.
That is 3% more than in February 2026 and 5% more than in March 2025.
The cheapest day was Wednesday, 25 March 2026, averaging €0.038/kWh; the most expensive was Wednesday, 4 March 2026 at €0.147/kWh.
The lowest price came on 22 March 2026 at 12:45 (-€0.013/kWh), the highest on 4 March 2026 at 17:45 (€0.429/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 34.8 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 11:00–14:00. Weekends were on average 9% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (February 2026)
- €0.097 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.095 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.102
- Weekends
- €0.093
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 · 11:00–14:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar Sunday | €0.053 | -€0.001 13:15 | €0.113 18:30 | 3.50 | €0.276 |
| 2 Mar Monday | €0.093 | €0.015 14:00 | €0.292 17:45 | – | €0.324 |
| 3 Mar Tuesday | €0.107 | €0.022 12:45 | €0.246 17:45 | – | €0.340 |
| 4 Mar Wednesday | €0.147 | €0.025 12:45 | €0.429 17:45 | – | €0.389 |
| 5 Mar Thursday | €0.111 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.245 17:45 | – | €0.345 |
| 6 Mar Friday | €0.124 | €0.046 14:00 | €0.249 17:45 | – | €0.361 |
| 7 Mar Saturday | €0.110 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.197 17:45 | – | €0.344 |
| 8 Mar Sunday | €0.103 | €0.000 13:15 | €0.182 17:45 | 0.50 | €0.336 |
| 9 Mar Monday | €0.136 | €0.064 13:00 | €0.260 17:45 | – | €0.375 |
| 10 Mar Tuesday | €0.140 | €0.077 23:45 | €0.237 19:00 | – | €0.380 |
| 11 Mar Wednesday | €0.079 | €0.000 10:45 | €0.169 18:45 | – | €0.308 |
| 12 Mar Thursday | €0.069 | -€0.003 13:45 | €0.164 17:45 | 3.50 | €0.295 |
| 13 Mar Friday | €0.048 | -€0.010 12:00 | €0.185 18:45 | 5.25 | €0.271 |
| 14 Mar Saturday | €0.121 | €0.099 03:00 | €0.183 19:00 | – | €0.357 |
| 15 Mar Sunday | €0.100 | €0.026 14:00 | €0.155 18:45 | – | €0.333 |
| 16 Mar Monday | €0.073 | €0.010 12:45 | €0.185 18:45 | – | €0.301 |
| 17 Mar Tuesday | €0.126 | €0.094 23:45 | €0.215 18:30 | – | €0.363 |
| 18 Mar Wednesday | €0.089 | -€0.003 13:00 | €0.193 19:00 | 4.25 | €0.319 |
| 19 Mar Thursday | €0.114 | €0.000 12:30 | €0.241 19:00 | 0.25 | €0.349 |
| 20 Mar Friday | €0.143 | €0.056 13:00 | €0.238 19:00 | – | €0.384 |
| 21 Mar Saturday | €0.114 | €0.020 12:45 | €0.190 19:00 | – | €0.349 |
| 22 Mar Sunday | €0.083 | -€0.013 12:45 | €0.185 18:45 | 5.25 | €0.312 |
| 23 Mar Monday | €0.142 | €0.036 11:45 | €0.310 18:45 | – | €0.382 |
| 24 Mar Tuesday | €0.077 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.149 00:00 | 2.75 | €0.305 |
| 25 Mar Wednesday | €0.038 | €0.000 09:45 | €0.175 19:00 | 6.75 | €0.258 |
| 26 Mar Thursday | €0.091 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.182 18:45 | – | €0.322 |
| 27 Mar Friday | €0.119 | €0.057 12:45 | €0.204 07:00 | – | €0.354 |
| 28 Mar Saturday | €0.081 | €0.005 12:15 | €0.162 20:00 | – | €0.310 |
| 29 Mar Sunday | €0.069 | -€0.003 14:45 | €0.126 00:00 | 2.75 | €0.295 |
| 30 Mar Monday | €0.058 | €0.000 01:45 | €0.136 21:00 | – | €0.283 |
| 31 Mar Tuesday | €0.118 | €0.040 13:45 | €0.203 08:00 | – | €0.354 |
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