Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in the Netherlands, August 2026
In August 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in the Netherlands cost an average of €0.125/kWh (€125.41/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.287/kWh.
That is 18% more than in July 2026 and 68% more than in August 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 30 August 2026, averaging €0.075/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 17 August 2026 at €0.177/kWh.
The lowest price came on 8 August 2026 at 14:00 (-€0.015/kWh), the highest on 13 August 2026 at 19:45 (€0.487/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 58.3 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 25% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2026)
- €0.106 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.075 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.136
- Weekends
- €0.102
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 Saturday | €0.117 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.190 22:00 | – | €0.277 |
| 2 Aug Sunday | €0.105 | -€0.005 13:45 | €0.192 20:45 | 5.75 | €0.262 |
| 3 Aug Monday | €0.123 | -€0.002 13:45 | €0.237 19:45 | 1.25 | €0.284 |
| 4 Aug Tuesday | €0.143 | €0.071 13:45 | €0.218 20:45 | – | €0.308 |
| 5 Aug Wednesday | €0.103 | -€0.002 15:30 | €0.185 21:45 | 5 | €0.260 |
| 6 Aug Thursday | €0.100 | -€0.003 12:30 | €0.179 20:45 | 5.75 | €0.256 |
| 7 Aug Friday | €0.122 | €0.014 13:45 | €0.207 21:00 | – | €0.283 |
| 8 Aug Saturday | €0.099 | -€0.015 14:00 | €0.190 19:45 | 5.75 | €0.254 |
| 9 Aug Sunday | €0.094 | -€0.003 12:45 | €0.186 19:45 | 4.75 | €0.249 |
| 10 Aug Monday | €0.119 | €0.004 14:15 | €0.200 21:00 | – | €0.279 |
| 11 Aug Tuesday | €0.112 | -€0.003 14:45 | €0.206 19:45 | 2.75 | €0.270 |
| 12 Aug Wednesday | €0.135 | -€0.008 14:00 | €0.461 19:45 | 3.25 | €0.298 |
| 13 Aug Thursday | €0.148 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.487 19:45 | – | €0.314 |
| 14 Aug Friday | €0.142 | €0.015 14:00 | €0.302 19:45 | – | €0.307 |
| 15 Aug Saturday | €0.123 | €0.004 13:45 | €0.199 19:45 | – | €0.284 |
| 16 Aug Sunday | €0.138 | €0.023 12:45 | €0.215 22:00 | – | €0.302 |
| 17 Aug Monday | €0.177 | €0.134 16:00 | €0.219 19:45 | – | €0.349 |
| 18 Aug Tuesday | €0.162 | €0.129 13:45 | €0.209 21:15 | – | €0.331 |
| 19 Aug Wednesday | €0.166 | €0.125 13:45 | €0.222 19:45 | – | €0.336 |
| 20 Aug Thursday | €0.148 | €0.057 13:45 | €0.202 20:45 | – | €0.314 |
| 21 Aug Friday | €0.168 | €0.126 13:45 | €0.212 08:00 | – | €0.338 |
| 22 Aug Saturday | €0.103 | €0.000 15:15 | €0.190 20:45 | 2.50 | €0.260 |
| 23 Aug Sunday | €0.087 | -€0.005 13:45 | €0.188 21:00 | 6.50 | €0.240 |
| 24 Aug Monday | €0.142 | €0.020 13:45 | €0.242 19:45 | – | €0.307 |
| 25 Aug Tuesday | €0.126 | €0.000 12:30 | €0.220 19:30 | 0.75 | €0.288 |
| 26 Aug Wednesday | €0.148 | €0.040 12:30 | €0.226 19:45 | – | €0.314 |
| 27 Aug Thursday | €0.127 | €0.000 12:30 | €0.222 19:45 | – | €0.289 |
| 28 Aug Friday | €0.147 | €0.095 14:15 | €0.194 19:45 | – | €0.313 |
| 29 Aug Saturday | €0.084 | -€0.002 13:00 | €0.207 20:00 | 4.25 | €0.236 |
| 30 Aug Sunday | €0.075 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.212 20:45 | 6.50 | €0.226 |
| 31 Aug Monday | €0.107 | -€0.003 12:45 | €0.209 19:45 | 3.50 | €0.265 |
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