Day-ahead market · 15-minute pricesElectricity price today in Luxembourg
Price curve
Each bar is one quarter-hour. Colours compare every slot with the rest of the same day.
In brief
Today, Wednesday, 21 October 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Luxembourg costs an average of €0.212/kWh before taxes and network costs; with all taxes, network costs and a sample supplier margin the average works out at roughly €0.267/kWh.
The cheapest quarter-hour runs from 23:45 to 00:00 at €0.153/kWh; the most expensive is 08:00–08:15 at €0.280/kWh.
Anything you can move by three hours runs cheapest between 00:30 and 03:30: on average €0.222/kWh all-in, which is 17% below the day's average.
The wholesale average is 8% more than the day before and 12% above the seven-day average.
Tomorrow's prices are already out: the average for tomorrow is €0.149/kWh wholesale.
From now on, the cheapest two hours are tomorrow 11:45–13:45 (€0.115/kWh).
What makes up a kWh
Average final price today, split into its parts.
Compared with
- Yesterday
- €0.196 ▲
- 7-day average
- €0.189 ▲
- 30-day average
- €0.165 ▲
- Same day last year
- €0.125 ▲
Wholesale price · /kWh
Cheapest windows
The cheapest uninterrupted time windows of the day, for loads you can schedule.
Most expensive 3 hours: 06:30–09:30 · €0.318/kWh
When to switch on
Best start time for typical appliances, with the cost of one run at the best and at the worst moment.
Electric water heater
Costs include taxes and network charges (estimate).
Prices hour by hour
Wholesale price per quarter-hour and hourly average; the last column is the estimated final price.
| Hour | :00 | :15 | :30 | :45 | Average | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | €0.175 | €0.175 | €0.170 | €0.167 | €0.172 | €0.223 |
| 01:00 | €0.177 | €0.175 | €0.172 | €0.170 | €0.174 | €0.225 |
| 02:00 | €0.174 | €0.165 | €0.167 | €0.168 | €0.168 | €0.219 |
| 03:00 | €0.172 | €0.172 | €0.174 | €0.174 | €0.173 | €0.224 |
| 04:00 | €0.168 | €0.176 | €0.178 | €0.181 | €0.176 | €0.227 |
| 05:00 | €0.168 | €0.171 | €0.182 | €0.196 | €0.179 | €0.231 |
| 06:00 | €0.179 | €0.214 | €0.238 | €0.268 | €0.225 | €0.281 |
| 07:00 | €0.242 | €0.256 | €0.263 | €0.268 | €0.257 | €0.316 |
| 08:00 | €0.280 | €0.270 | €0.265 | €0.246 | €0.265 | €0.324 |
| 09:00 | €0.274 | €0.249 | €0.233 | €0.220 | €0.244 | €0.301 |
| 10:00 | €0.242 | €0.232 | €0.226 | €0.214 | €0.228 | €0.284 |
| 11:00 | €0.226 | €0.224 | €0.216 | €0.215 | €0.220 | €0.276 |
| 12:00 | €0.193 | €0.192 | €0.197 | €0.206 | €0.197 | €0.251 |
| 13:00 | €0.205 | €0.208 | €0.208 | €0.203 | €0.206 | €0.260 |
| 14:00 | €0.201 | €0.206 | €0.211 | €0.223 | €0.210 | €0.265 |
| 15:00 | €0.210 | €0.223 | €0.240 | €0.253 | €0.231 | €0.288 |
| 16:00 | €0.234 | €0.252 | €0.258 | €0.263 | €0.252 | €0.310 |
| 17:00 | €0.267 | €0.267 | €0.250 | €0.252 | €0.259 | €0.317 |
| 18:00 | €0.248 | €0.241 | €0.240 | €0.245 | €0.244 | €0.301 |
| 19:00 | €0.244 | €0.251 | €0.249 | €0.241 | €0.246 | €0.304 |
| 20:00 | €0.246 | €0.234 | €0.218 | €0.189 | €0.222 | €0.277 |
| 21:00 | €0.213 | €0.199 | €0.189 | €0.175 | €0.194 | €0.247 |
| 22:00 | €0.193 | €0.182 | €0.182 | €0.173 | €0.183 | €0.235 |
| 23:00 | €0.169 | €0.164 | €0.160 | €0.153 | €0.161 | €0.212 |
How the Luxembourg price is set
Luxembourg shares a bidding zone with Germany, so the day-ahead price is identical in both countries: every day at noon the auction sets a price for each quarter-hour of the next day, 96 prices a day since 1 October 2025.
Most Luxembourg households have a fixed-price contract. Smart meters (Smarty) are installed almost everywhere, so quarter-hourly metering is technically possible.
Our final price is an estimate for a contract whose energy price follows the market. On top of the wholesale price we add a sample supplier margin of €0.02, the network charge per kWh – the same across the country, €0.0510 in 2026 because the state now covers part of the grid costs –, the electricity tax of €0.001 and 8% VAT. For households using less than 25 MWh a year, the contribution to the renewables compensation mechanism is negative: since 1 August 2026 it takes €0.0371 off every kWh, about 4 cents including VAT until the end of 2026. The fixed monthly fee based on reference power, meter rental and the surcharge for power above the reference level are not included.
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