Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Italy, March 2026
March 2026
Monthly average€0.144€144.15/MWh
Cheapest day1 Mar€0.105/kWh
Most expensive day10 Mar€0.169/kWh
Hours below zero0h
In March 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Italy cost an average of €0.144/kWh (€144.15/MWh).
That is 24% more than in February 2026 and 19% more than in March 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 1 March 2026, averaging €0.105/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at €0.169/kWh.
The lowest price came on 29 March 2026 at 15:30 (€0.009/kWh), the highest on 4 March 2026 at 08:00 (€0.291/kWh).
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 9% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (February 2026)
- €0.116 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.121 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.148
- Weekends
- €0.134
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 · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar Sunday | €0.105 | €0.072 14:00 | €0.136 17:45 | – |
| 2 Mar Monday | €0.120 | €0.091 05:00 | €0.163 18:45 | – |
| 3 Mar Tuesday | €0.125 | €0.095 13:00 | €0.193 18:45 | – |
| 4 Mar Wednesday | €0.166 | €0.136 02:45 | €0.291 08:00 | – |
| 5 Mar Thursday | €0.152 | €0.120 12:45 | €0.189 18:45 | – |
| 6 Mar Friday | €0.141 | €0.116 02:30 | €0.185 19:00 | – |
| 7 Mar Saturday | €0.142 | €0.107 16:00 | €0.185 18:45 | – |
| 8 Mar Sunday | €0.142 | €0.079 13:45 | €0.180 18:45 | – |
| 9 Mar Monday | €0.156 | €0.119 12:45 | €0.233 18:45 | – |
| 10 Mar Tuesday | €0.169 | €0.142 21:45 | €0.240 18:45 | – |
| 11 Mar Wednesday | €0.147 | €0.123 13:00 | €0.185 18:45 | – |
| 12 Mar Thursday | €0.143 | €0.123 02:30 | €0.175 21:00 | – |
| 13 Mar Friday | €0.146 | €0.114 12:30 | €0.180 18:45 | – |
| 14 Mar Saturday | €0.143 | €0.118 13:45 | €0.190 18:45 | – |
| 15 Mar Sunday | €0.127 | €0.065 14:30 | €0.166 17:45 | – |
| 16 Mar Monday | €0.144 | €0.113 12:45 | €0.185 18:45 | – |
| 17 Mar Tuesday | €0.143 | €0.119 11:00 | €0.195 18:45 | – |
| 18 Mar Wednesday | €0.149 | €0.122 01:45 | €0.195 17:45 | – |
| 19 Mar Thursday | €0.139 | €0.068 12:15 | €0.190 18:45 | – |
| 20 Mar Friday | €0.157 | €0.066 12:45 | €0.219 18:45 | – |
| 21 Mar Saturday | €0.149 | €0.050 11:45 | €0.206 20:00 | – |
| 22 Mar Sunday | €0.161 | €0.127 08:45 | €0.196 20:00 | – |
| 23 Mar Monday | €0.164 | €0.129 13:00 | €0.240 18:45 | – |
| 24 Mar Tuesday | €0.142 | €0.027 12:15 | €0.196 18:45 | – |
| 25 Mar Wednesday | €0.142 | €0.036 12:45 | €0.193 18:45 | – |
| 26 Mar Thursday | €0.154 | €0.121 04:15 | €0.190 09:00 | – |
| 27 Mar Friday | €0.154 | €0.133 12:30 | €0.209 18:45 | – |
| 28 Mar Saturday | €0.119 | €0.017 12:15 | €0.176 18:45 | – |
| 29 Mar Sunday | €0.120 | €0.009 15:30 | €0.190 21:00 | – |
| 30 Mar Monday | €0.150 | €0.118 12:45 | €0.205 18:45 | – |
| 31 Mar Tuesday | €0.156 | €0.125 15:45 | €0.211 07:45 | – |
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