Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in the Netherlands, July 2026
In July 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in the Netherlands cost an average of €0.106/kWh (€105.86/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.263/kWh.
That is 4% less than in June 2026 and 21% more than in July 2025.
The cheapest day was Saturday, 4 July 2026, averaging €0.062/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 16 July 2026 at €0.151/kWh.
The lowest price came on 12 July 2026 at 13:45 (-€0.025/kWh), the highest on 29 July 2026 at 19:45 (€0.339/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 59.3 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 32% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (June 2026)
- €0.110 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.088 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.115
- Weekends
- €0.079
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 Jul Wednesday | €0.149 | €0.085 16:00 | €0.280 20:45 | – | €0.315 |
| 2 Jul Thursday | €0.076 | -€0.001 15:15 | €0.163 01:00 | 0.75 | €0.227 |
| 3 Jul Friday | €0.070 | -€0.004 14:45 | €0.191 08:00 | 5.75 | €0.219 |
| 4 Jul Saturday | €0.062 | -€0.011 14:00 | €0.143 00:00 | 6.50 | €0.211 |
| 5 Jul Sunday | €0.067 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.164 21:45 | 5 | €0.216 |
| 6 Jul Monday | €0.103 | €0.002 14:45 | €0.165 08:00 | – | €0.260 |
| 7 Jul Tuesday | €0.087 | -€0.002 13:45 | €0.183 20:45 | 2.50 | €0.241 |
| 8 Jul Wednesday | €0.112 | €0.044 15:00 | €0.175 20:45 | – | €0.271 |
| 9 Jul Thursday | €0.130 | €0.030 13:45 | €0.261 20:45 | – | €0.292 |
| 10 Jul Friday | €0.124 | €0.030 13:45 | €0.189 20:45 | – | €0.285 |
| 11 Jul Saturday | €0.094 | -€0.002 13:45 | €0.160 00:00 | 3.75 | €0.249 |
| 12 Jul Sunday | €0.073 | -€0.025 13:45 | €0.150 22:00 | 7.50 | €0.224 |
| 13 Jul Monday | €0.113 | €0.000 13:45 | €0.179 20:45 | – | €0.271 |
| 14 Jul Tuesday | €0.109 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.183 20:45 | 0.50 | €0.267 |
| 15 Jul Wednesday | €0.123 | €0.015 14:45 | €0.200 22:00 | – | €0.284 |
| 16 Jul Thursday | €0.151 | €0.083 13:45 | €0.300 20:45 | – | €0.318 |
| 17 Jul Friday | €0.139 | €0.098 13:45 | €0.175 00:00 | – | €0.304 |
| 18 Jul Saturday | €0.083 | -€0.004 15:45 | €0.168 00:00 | 4.50 | €0.236 |
| 19 Jul Sunday | €0.070 | -€0.005 15:00 | €0.160 22:00 | 6.50 | €0.219 |
| 20 Jul Monday | €0.106 | €0.003 13:45 | €0.192 20:45 | – | €0.263 |
| 21 Jul Tuesday | €0.112 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.177 21:00 | – | €0.271 |
| 22 Jul Wednesday | €0.106 | €0.003 15:15 | €0.171 22:00 | – | €0.263 |
| 23 Jul Thursday | €0.120 | €0.001 15:00 | €0.198 20:45 | – | €0.280 |
| 24 Jul Friday | €0.132 | €0.004 15:00 | €0.213 20:45 | – | €0.295 |
| 25 Jul Saturday | €0.091 | -€0.013 14:00 | €0.176 00:00 | 7 | €0.245 |
| 26 Jul Sunday | €0.089 | -€0.001 15:30 | €0.160 22:00 | 5.25 | €0.243 |
| 27 Jul Monday | €0.076 | -€0.001 14:15 | €0.187 20:45 | 3.75 | €0.227 |
| 28 Jul Tuesday | €0.118 | €0.000 13:45 | €0.237 20:45 | – | €0.277 |
| 29 Jul Wednesday | €0.125 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.339 19:45 | – | €0.287 |
| 30 Jul Thursday | €0.125 | €0.009 13:00 | €0.217 20:45 | – | €0.286 |
| 31 Jul Friday | €0.146 | €0.080 14:00 | €0.200 22:00 | – | €0.312 |
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