Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in the Netherlands, May 2025
In May 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in the Netherlands cost an average of €0.064/kWh (€64.21/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.225/kWh.
That is 14% less than in April 2025 and 2% less than in May 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 11 May 2025, averaging €0.005/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 8 May 2025 at €0.098/kWh.
The lowest price came on 11 May 2025 at 13:00 (-€0.350/kWh), the highest on 13 May 2025 at 20:00 (€0.213/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 145 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 36% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (April 2025)
- €0.075 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.066 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.072
- Weekends
- €0.046
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 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May Thursday | €0.045 | -€0.142 13:00 | €0.165 20:00 | 7 | €0.201 |
| 2 May Friday | €0.065 | -€0.004 14:00 | €0.140 20:00 | 5 | €0.225 |
| 3 May Saturday | €0.057 | -€0.003 13:00 | €0.102 06:00 | 5 | €0.216 |
| 4 May Sunday | €0.033 | -€0.005 14:00 | €0.118 21:00 | 7 | €0.187 |
| 5 May Monday | €0.072 | -€0.002 13:00 | €0.119 21:00 | 3 | €0.234 |
| 6 May Tuesday | €0.088 | €0.032 13:00 | €0.168 20:00 | – | €0.254 |
| 7 May Wednesday | €0.096 | €0.056 13:00 | €0.151 20:00 | – | €0.263 |
| 8 May Thursday | €0.098 | €0.050 13:00 | €0.186 20:00 | – | €0.265 |
| 9 May Friday | €0.080 | -€0.001 12:00 | €0.153 20:00 | 4 | €0.244 |
| 10 May Saturday | €0.049 | -€0.127 13:00 | €0.145 20:00 | 7 | €0.207 |
| 11 May Sunday | €0.005 | -€0.350 13:00 | €0.125 20:00 | 9 | €0.154 |
| 12 May Monday | €0.063 | -€0.057 13:00 | €0.169 20:00 | 7 | €0.223 |
| 13 May Tuesday | €0.075 | -€0.022 13:00 | €0.213 20:00 | 5 | €0.238 |
| 14 May Wednesday | €0.065 | -€0.046 14:00 | €0.163 20:00 | 6 | €0.226 |
| 15 May Thursday | €0.064 | -€0.030 13:00 | €0.131 20:00 | 6 | €0.225 |
| 16 May Friday | €0.071 | -€0.020 14:00 | €0.153 20:00 | 6 | €0.233 |
| 17 May Saturday | €0.059 | -€0.011 14:00 | €0.138 21:00 | 7 | €0.218 |
| 18 May Sunday | €0.063 | -€0.015 14:00 | €0.128 21:00 | 6 | €0.223 |
| 19 May Monday | €0.090 | €0.005 13:00 | €0.193 20:00 | – | €0.256 |
| 20 May Tuesday | €0.085 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.172 20:00 | 2 | €0.250 |
| 21 May Wednesday | €0.073 | -€0.006 14:00 | €0.130 21:00 | 4 | €0.235 |
| 22 May Thursday | €0.064 | -€0.018 14:00 | €0.127 21:00 | 8 | €0.224 |
| 23 May Friday | €0.076 | -€0.001 15:00 | €0.132 21:00 | 3 | €0.239 |
| 24 May Saturday | €0.057 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.106 19:00 | 4 | €0.216 |
| 25 May Sunday | €0.019 | -€0.032 14:00 | €0.115 21:00 | 9 | €0.170 |
| 26 May Monday | €0.065 | -€0.003 12:00 | €0.150 20:00 | 6 | €0.225 |
| 27 May Tuesday | €0.055 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.141 20:00 | 2 | €0.214 |
| 28 May Wednesday | €0.083 | €0.037 15:00 | €0.167 21:00 | – | €0.247 |
| 29 May Thursday | €0.060 | -€0.003 15:00 | €0.112 00:00 | 4 | €0.220 |
| 30 May Friday | €0.048 | -€0.003 14:00 | €0.150 21:00 | 6 | €0.205 |
| 31 May Saturday | €0.069 | -€0.013 13:00 | €0.192 21:00 | 7 | €0.231 |
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