Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in the Netherlands, August 2024
In August 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in the Netherlands cost an average of €0.077/kWh (€77.10/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.249/kWh.
That is 19% more than in July 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 25 August 2024, averaging €0.021/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 29 August 2024 at €0.111/kWh.
The lowest price came on 11 August 2024 at 13:00 (-€0.060/kWh), the highest on 29 August 2024 at 20:00 (€0.278/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 80 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 28% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2024)
- €0.065 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.084
- Weekends
- €0.060
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 · 13:00–16:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Thursday | €0.093 | €0.060 13:00 | €0.140 20:00 | – | €0.268 |
| 2 Aug Friday | €0.091 | €0.050 15:00 | €0.146 20:00 | – | €0.265 |
| 3 Aug Saturday | €0.073 | €0.004 14:00 | €0.131 21:00 | – | €0.244 |
| 4 Aug Sunday | €0.060 | -€0.002 14:00 | €0.123 21:00 | 3 | €0.229 |
| 5 Aug Monday | €0.094 | €0.003 14:00 | €0.245 20:00 | – | €0.269 |
| 6 Aug Tuesday | €0.085 | €0.003 13:00 | €0.228 20:00 | – | €0.259 |
| 7 Aug Wednesday | €0.078 | -€0.010 14:00 | €0.134 21:00 | 3 | €0.250 |
| 8 Aug Thursday | €0.089 | €0.030 14:00 | €0.139 20:00 | – | €0.263 |
| 9 Aug Friday | €0.050 | -€0.010 15:00 | €0.132 21:00 | 6 | €0.216 |
| 10 Aug Saturday | €0.051 | -€0.052 14:00 | €0.137 21:00 | 8 | €0.217 |
| 11 Aug Sunday | €0.057 | -€0.060 13:00 | €0.139 20:00 | 7 | €0.225 |
| 12 Aug Monday | €0.083 | -€0.010 14:00 | €0.220 20:00 | 2 | €0.257 |
| 13 Aug Tuesday | €0.099 | €0.041 13:00 | €0.193 20:00 | – | €0.276 |
| 14 Aug Wednesday | €0.108 | €0.075 14:00 | €0.205 20:00 | – | €0.286 |
| 15 Aug Thursday | €0.073 | -€0.010 16:00 | €0.127 20:00 | 4 | €0.244 |
| 16 Aug Friday | €0.105 | €0.048 14:00 | €0.219 20:00 | – | €0.283 |
| 17 Aug Saturday | €0.088 | €0.019 14:00 | €0.142 20:00 | – | €0.262 |
| 18 Aug Sunday | €0.073 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.112 20:00 | – | €0.244 |
| 19 Aug Monday | €0.105 | €0.078 13:00 | €0.201 20:00 | – | €0.283 |
| 20 Aug Tuesday | €0.084 | €0.008 14:00 | €0.145 20:00 | – | €0.258 |
| 21 Aug Wednesday | €0.049 | -€0.032 13:00 | €0.137 20:00 | 8 | €0.215 |
| 22 Aug Thursday | €0.045 | -€0.029 13:00 | €0.115 20:00 | 7 | €0.211 |
| 23 Aug Friday | €0.034 | -€0.010 15:00 | €0.124 21:00 | 8 | €0.197 |
| 24 Aug Saturday | €0.048 | -€0.045 14:00 | €0.103 05:00 | 8 | €0.214 |
| 25 Aug Sunday | €0.021 | -€0.020 14:00 | €0.122 20:00 | 12 | €0.181 |
| 26 Aug Monday | €0.083 | €0.005 12:00 | €0.224 20:00 | – | €0.256 |
| 27 Aug Tuesday | €0.089 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.225 19:00 | – | €0.263 |
| 28 Aug Wednesday | €0.095 | €0.005 14:00 | €0.199 20:00 | – | €0.271 |
| 29 Aug Thursday | €0.111 | €0.045 13:00 | €0.278 20:00 | – | €0.290 |
| 30 Aug Friday | €0.105 | €0.079 14:00 | €0.147 07:00 | – | €0.283 |
| 31 Aug Saturday | €0.073 | -€0.020 15:00 | €0.137 19:00 | 4 | €0.244 |
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