Day-ahead market · 15-minute pricesElectricity price today in the Netherlands
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 the Netherlands costs an average of €0.202/kWh before taxes and network costs; with all taxes, network costs and a sample supplier margin the average works out at roughly €0.380/kWh.
The cheapest quarter-hour runs from 13:00 to 13:15 at €0.137/kWh; the most expensive is 08:00–08:15 at €0.276/kWh.
Anything you can move by three hours runs cheapest between 01:30 and 04:30: on average €0.342/kWh all-in, which is 10% below the day's average.
The wholesale average is 9% more than the day before and 5% above the seven-day average.
Tomorrow's prices are already out: the average for tomorrow is €0.150/kWh wholesale.
From now on, the cheapest two hours are tomorrow 12:15–14:15 (€0.233/kWh).
What makes up a kWh
Average final price today, split into its parts.
Compared with
- Yesterday
- €0.186 ▲
- 7-day average
- €0.192 ▲
- 30-day average
- €0.169 ▲
- Same day last year
- €0.116 ▲
Wholesale price · /kWh
Cheapest windows
The cheapest uninterrupted time windows of the day, for loads you can schedule.
Most expensive 3 hours: 07:15–10:15 · €0.440/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 | €0.178 | €0.178 | €0.172 | €0.169 | €0.174 | €0.346 |
| 01:00 | €0.179 | €0.177 | €0.174 | €0.172 | €0.175 | €0.347 |
| 02:00 | €0.176 | €0.167 | €0.167 | €0.168 | €0.169 | €0.340 |
| 03:00 | €0.172 | €0.171 | €0.173 | €0.173 | €0.172 | €0.344 |
| 04:00 | €0.168 | €0.175 | €0.177 | €0.179 | €0.175 | €0.346 |
| 05:00 | €0.168 | €0.171 | €0.180 | €0.194 | €0.178 | €0.351 |
| 06:00 | €0.180 | €0.213 | €0.231 | €0.235 | €0.215 | €0.395 |
| 07:00 | €0.224 | €0.240 | €0.250 | €0.264 | €0.244 | €0.431 |
| 08:00 | €0.276 | €0.269 | €0.265 | €0.247 | €0.264 | €0.455 |
| 09:00 | €0.274 | €0.249 | €0.233 | €0.220 | €0.244 | €0.430 |
| 10:00 | €0.242 | €0.230 | €0.221 | €0.202 | €0.224 | €0.406 |
| 11:00 | €0.216 | €0.203 | €0.195 | €0.200 | €0.203 | €0.381 |
| 12:00 | €0.190 | €0.185 | €0.188 | €0.172 | €0.184 | €0.357 |
| 13:00 | €0.137 | €0.170 | €0.171 | €0.167 | €0.161 | €0.330 |
| 14:00 | €0.171 | €0.179 | €0.186 | €0.188 | €0.181 | €0.354 |
| 15:00 | €0.176 | €0.184 | €0.198 | €0.210 | €0.192 | €0.367 |
| 16:00 | €0.211 | €0.212 | €0.212 | €0.220 | €0.214 | €0.394 |
| 17:00 | €0.233 | €0.243 | €0.234 | €0.242 | €0.238 | €0.423 |
| 18:00 | €0.242 | €0.239 | €0.235 | €0.230 | €0.237 | €0.421 |
| 19:00 | €0.244 | €0.251 | €0.248 | €0.240 | €0.246 | €0.432 |
| 20:00 | €0.246 | €0.234 | €0.220 | €0.191 | €0.223 | €0.405 |
| 21:00 | €0.214 | €0.200 | €0.190 | €0.177 | €0.195 | €0.371 |
| 22:00 | €0.194 | €0.183 | €0.184 | €0.175 | €0.184 | €0.358 |
| 23:00 | €0.172 | €0.166 | €0.162 | €0.155 | €0.164 | €0.333 |
Neighbouring markets today
- Belgium
- €0.196
- Germany & Luxembourg
- €0.212
- West Denmark (DK1)
- €0.198
- Great Britain
- €0.208
Wholesale price · /kWh
How the Dutch price is set
The Netherlands is a single bidding zone in the European day-ahead market. Every day at noon the auction sets a price for each quarter-hour of the following day.
With a dynamic contract you pay that price plus your supplier's purchasing fee, energy tax (in 2026 € 0.09161 per kWh before VAT in the first band) and 21% VAT. Fixed delivery and network charges are billed per day and do not change with the hour.
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