Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in the Netherlands, March 2026
In March 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in the Netherlands cost an average of €0.099/kWh (€98.90/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.255/kWh.
That is 6% more than in February 2026 and 8% more than in March 2025.
The cheapest day was Wednesday, 25 March 2026, averaging €0.042/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at €0.144/kWh.
The lowest price came on 22 March 2026 at 12:45 (-€0.018/kWh), the highest on 4 March 2026 at 17:45 (€0.449/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 19 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 10% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (February 2026)
- €0.093 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.092 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.102
- Weekends
- €0.092
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 Mar Sunday | €0.061 | -€0.001 13:15 | €0.150 01:00 | 3.75 | €0.209 |
| 2 Mar Monday | €0.087 | €0.013 14:00 | €0.265 17:45 | – | €0.240 |
| 3 Mar Tuesday | €0.105 | €0.019 12:45 | €0.250 17:45 | – | €0.262 |
| 4 Mar Wednesday | €0.142 | €0.023 12:45 | €0.449 17:45 | – | €0.307 |
| 5 Mar Thursday | €0.110 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.255 17:45 | – | €0.268 |
| 6 Mar Friday | €0.122 | €0.048 14:00 | €0.249 17:45 | – | €0.282 |
| 7 Mar Saturday | €0.106 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.194 18:30 | – | €0.263 |
| 8 Mar Sunday | €0.105 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.205 17:45 | 0.25 | €0.263 |
| 9 Mar Monday | €0.138 | €0.070 13:00 | €0.260 17:45 | – | €0.302 |
| 10 Mar Tuesday | €0.144 | €0.076 23:45 | €0.243 17:45 | – | €0.309 |
| 11 Mar Wednesday | €0.082 | €0.024 14:00 | €0.169 18:45 | – | €0.234 |
| 12 Mar Thursday | €0.068 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.149 17:45 | 2 | €0.218 |
| 13 Mar Friday | €0.074 | €0.000 03:45 | €0.176 18:45 | – | €0.224 |
| 14 Mar Saturday | €0.125 | €0.098 15:00 | €0.183 19:00 | – | €0.286 |
| 15 Mar Sunday | €0.096 | €0.022 14:00 | €0.150 18:45 | – | €0.251 |
| 16 Mar Monday | €0.073 | €0.011 13:00 | €0.185 18:45 | – | €0.224 |
| 17 Mar Tuesday | €0.121 | €0.083 12:45 | €0.223 18:30 | – | €0.282 |
| 18 Mar Wednesday | €0.091 | -€0.002 13:00 | €0.184 19:00 | 3.25 | €0.245 |
| 19 Mar Thursday | €0.108 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.237 18:45 | – | €0.266 |
| 20 Mar Friday | €0.131 | €0.049 13:00 | €0.219 07:00 | – | €0.294 |
| 21 Mar Saturday | €0.107 | €0.018 13:00 | €0.190 19:00 | – | €0.264 |
| 22 Mar Sunday | €0.078 | -€0.018 12:45 | €0.178 19:00 | 5 | €0.229 |
| 23 Mar Monday | €0.135 | €0.033 11:45 | €0.303 18:45 | – | €0.298 |
| 24 Mar Tuesday | €0.078 | €0.001 12:00 | €0.158 19:00 | – | €0.230 |
| 25 Mar Wednesday | €0.042 | €0.000 02:45 | €0.173 20:00 | 1.75 | €0.186 |
| 26 Mar Thursday | €0.091 | €0.003 13:45 | €0.181 18:45 | – | €0.245 |
| 27 Mar Friday | €0.118 | €0.057 13:30 | €0.204 07:00 | – | €0.278 |
| 28 Mar Saturday | €0.078 | -€0.002 15:00 | €0.162 20:00 | 0.25 | €0.230 |
| 29 Mar Sunday | €0.068 | -€0.002 14:45 | €0.126 00:00 | 2.75 | €0.217 |
| 30 Mar Monday | €0.059 | €0.001 13:45 | €0.150 22:00 | – | €0.207 |
| 31 Mar Tuesday | €0.121 | €0.041 13:45 | €0.203 08:00 | – | €0.282 |
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