Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in the Netherlands, January 2026
In January 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in the Netherlands cost an average of €0.108/kWh (€107.59/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.265/kWh.
That is 23% more than in December 2025 and 8% less than in January 2025.
The cheapest day was Thursday, 1 January 2026, averaging €0.047/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 8 January 2026 at €0.150/kWh.
The lowest price came on 1 January 2026 at 06:00 (€0.002/kWh), the highest on 8 January 2026 at 16:45 (€0.286/kWh).
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 03:00–06:00. Weekends were on average 6% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (December 2025)
- €0.088 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.117 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.110
- Weekends
- €0.103
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 · 03:00–06:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan Thursday | €0.047 | €0.002 06:00 | €0.097 17:45 | – | €0.192 |
| 2 Jan Friday | €0.063 | €0.008 03:45 | €0.120 17:45 | – | €0.212 |
| 3 Jan Saturday | €0.089 | €0.073 06:00 | €0.113 18:00 | – | €0.242 |
| 4 Jan Sunday | €0.094 | €0.082 04:15 | €0.124 19:00 | – | €0.249 |
| 5 Jan Monday | €0.134 | €0.083 00:45 | €0.244 17:30 | – | €0.297 |
| 6 Jan Tuesday | €0.125 | €0.067 22:45 | €0.190 09:00 | – | €0.286 |
| 7 Jan Wednesday | €0.095 | €0.077 02:45 | €0.131 17:45 | – | €0.250 |
| 8 Jan Thursday | €0.150 | €0.069 23:45 | €0.286 16:45 | – | €0.316 |
| 9 Jan Friday | €0.083 | €0.042 03:45 | €0.114 11:00 | – | €0.235 |
| 10 Jan Saturday | €0.095 | €0.066 02:45 | €0.137 18:00 | – | €0.250 |
| 11 Jan Sunday | €0.093 | €0.072 23:45 | €0.117 16:45 | – | €0.247 |
| 12 Jan Monday | €0.089 | €0.069 03:45 | €0.116 18:00 | – | €0.242 |
| 13 Jan Tuesday | €0.098 | €0.074 23:45 | €0.141 09:00 | – | €0.254 |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | €0.114 | €0.083 00:45 | €0.215 17:30 | – | €0.273 |
| 15 Jan Thursday | €0.098 | €0.069 23:45 | €0.144 17:15 | – | €0.253 |
| 16 Jan Friday | €0.108 | €0.067 03:15 | €0.200 16:45 | – | €0.265 |
| 17 Jan Saturday | €0.110 | €0.090 06:15 | €0.146 18:30 | – | €0.268 |
| 18 Jan Sunday | €0.108 | €0.096 13:00 | €0.146 18:30 | – | €0.266 |
| 19 Jan Monday | €0.139 | €0.098 05:00 | €0.211 17:30 | – | €0.303 |
| 20 Jan Tuesday | €0.123 | €0.075 15:00 | €0.250 16:45 | – | €0.284 |
| 21 Jan Wednesday | €0.107 | €0.087 07:00 | €0.153 08:30 | – | €0.265 |
| 22 Jan Thursday | €0.102 | €0.081 00:45 | €0.143 08:15 | – | €0.259 |
| 23 Jan Friday | €0.109 | €0.090 04:15 | €0.160 09:00 | – | €0.267 |
| 24 Jan Saturday | €0.111 | €0.095 00:45 | €0.145 17:45 | – | €0.270 |
| 25 Jan Sunday | €0.111 | €0.096 05:00 | €0.139 18:00 | – | €0.269 |
| 26 Jan Monday | €0.138 | €0.094 05:00 | €0.200 17:45 | – | €0.302 |
| 27 Jan Tuesday | €0.117 | €0.096 05:00 | €0.162 10:00 | – | €0.277 |
| 28 Jan Wednesday | €0.136 | €0.099 00:45 | €0.189 10:00 | – | €0.299 |
| 29 Jan Thursday | €0.126 | €0.087 00:00 | €0.167 09:00 | – | €0.288 |
| 30 Jan Friday | €0.111 | €0.090 23:45 | €0.152 09:00 | – | €0.269 |
| 31 Jan Saturday | €0.113 | €0.090 02:15 | €0.153 19:00 | – | €0.272 |
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