Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in the Netherlands, August 2025
In August 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in the Netherlands cost an average of €0.075/kWh (€74.58/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.237/kWh.
That is 15% less than in July 2025 and 3% less than in August 2024.
The cheapest day was Tuesday, 5 August 2025, averaging €0.032/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 14 August 2025 at €0.104/kWh.
The lowest price came on 10 August 2025 at 13:00 (-€0.065/kWh), the highest on 14 August 2025 at 20:00 (€0.275/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 57 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 27% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2025)
- €0.088 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.077 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.082
- Weekends
- €0.059
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 Aug Friday | €0.091 | €0.043 15:00 | €0.118 20:00 | – | €0.257 |
| 2 Aug Saturday | €0.066 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.116 20:00 | – | €0.227 |
| 3 Aug Sunday | €0.042 | -€0.010 14:00 | €0.101 20:00 | 7 | €0.198 |
| 4 Aug Monday | €0.062 | €0.000 15:00 | €0.107 07:00 | – | €0.222 |
| 5 Aug Tuesday | €0.032 | -€0.029 13:00 | €0.104 21:00 | 8 | €0.186 |
| 6 Aug Wednesday | €0.063 | -€0.011 13:00 | €0.165 20:00 | 6 | €0.224 |
| 7 Aug Thursday | €0.068 | -€0.002 13:00 | €0.126 21:00 | 4 | €0.229 |
| 8 Aug Friday | €0.076 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.152 21:00 | 3 | €0.238 |
| 9 Aug Saturday | €0.059 | -€0.020 14:00 | €0.123 20:00 | 7 | €0.219 |
| 10 Aug Sunday | €0.047 | -€0.065 13:00 | €0.122 21:00 | 8 | €0.204 |
| 11 Aug Monday | €0.083 | €0.000 12:00 | €0.185 20:00 | – | €0.248 |
| 12 Aug Tuesday | €0.084 | €0.003 13:00 | €0.156 20:00 | – | €0.248 |
| 13 Aug Wednesday | €0.099 | €0.029 13:00 | €0.226 20:00 | – | €0.267 |
| 14 Aug Thursday | €0.104 | €0.041 13:00 | €0.275 20:00 | – | €0.273 |
| 15 Aug Friday | €0.073 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.126 20:00 | – | €0.236 |
| 16 Aug Saturday | €0.062 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.106 20:00 | 3 | €0.222 |
| 17 Aug Sunday | €0.066 | €0.001 15:00 | €0.111 20:00 | – | €0.227 |
| 18 Aug Monday | €0.087 | €0.014 13:00 | €0.190 20:00 | – | €0.253 |
| 19 Aug Tuesday | €0.078 | €0.001 14:00 | €0.125 20:00 | – | €0.241 |
| 20 Aug Wednesday | €0.086 | €0.035 13:00 | €0.130 20:00 | – | €0.251 |
| 21 Aug Thursday | €0.086 | €0.037 14:00 | €0.117 20:00 | – | €0.252 |
| 22 Aug Friday | €0.085 | €0.033 15:00 | €0.114 20:00 | – | €0.250 |
| 23 Aug Saturday | €0.069 | €0.002 14:00 | €0.124 20:00 | – | €0.231 |
| 24 Aug Sunday | €0.064 | -€0.007 13:00 | €0.118 20:00 | 6 | €0.224 |
| 25 Aug Monday | €0.086 | €0.006 13:00 | €0.190 20:00 | – | €0.252 |
| 26 Aug Tuesday | €0.092 | €0.026 13:00 | €0.170 20:00 | – | €0.258 |
| 27 Aug Wednesday | €0.099 | €0.050 13:00 | €0.197 20:00 | – | €0.267 |
| 28 Aug Thursday | €0.100 | €0.081 23:00 | €0.135 08:00 | – | €0.268 |
| 29 Aug Friday | €0.084 | €0.045 13:00 | €0.123 19:00 | – | €0.249 |
| 30 Aug Saturday | €0.065 | -€0.001 15:00 | €0.125 20:00 | 3 | €0.225 |
| 31 Aug Sunday | €0.053 | -€0.001 13:00 | €0.129 19:00 | 2 | €0.212 |
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