Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Spain, August 2026
In August 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Spain cost an average of €0.118/kWh (€118.24/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.208/kWh.
That is 13% more than in July 2026 and 73% more than in August 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 23 August 2026, averaging €0.085/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 17 August 2026 at €0.157/kWh.
The lowest price came on 23 August 2026 at 12:15 (-€0.002/kWh), the highest on 13 August 2026 at 21:15 (€0.269/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 37.3 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 14:00–17:00. Weekends were on average 17% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2026)
- €0.105 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.068 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.125
- Weekends
- €0.104
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 · 14:00–17:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Saturday | €0.112 | €0.000 14:45 | €0.199 21:30 | – | €0.165 |
| 2 Aug Sunday | €0.106 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.210 22:30 | 4.75 | €0.158 |
| 3 Aug Monday | €0.152 | €0.075 14:45 | €0.223 21:30 | – | €0.267 |
| 4 Aug Tuesday | €0.146 | €0.069 16:00 | €0.213 21:30 | – | €0.260 |
| 5 Aug Wednesday | €0.119 | €0.004 15:15 | €0.199 21:15 | – | €0.225 |
| 6 Aug Thursday | €0.110 | €0.002 13:45 | €0.210 21:30 | – | €0.214 |
| 7 Aug Friday | €0.119 | €0.005 13:45 | €0.220 21:15 | – | €0.226 |
| 8 Aug Saturday | €0.109 | €0.000 11:15 | €0.191 22:00 | – | €0.161 |
| 9 Aug Sunday | €0.094 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.176 20:45 | 4.50 | €0.143 |
| 10 Aug Monday | €0.127 | €0.021 15:30 | €0.234 21:30 | – | €0.235 |
| 11 Aug Tuesday | €0.129 | €0.012 12:30 | €0.236 21:30 | – | €0.238 |
| 12 Aug Wednesday | €0.135 | €0.012 13:45 | €0.250 20:30 | – | €0.246 |
| 13 Aug Thursday | €0.139 | €0.021 12:30 | €0.269 21:15 | – | €0.251 |
| 14 Aug Friday | €0.140 | €0.030 13:30 | €0.253 21:00 | – | €0.252 |
| 15 Aug Saturday | €0.117 | €0.001 12:15 | €0.210 21:30 | – | €0.171 |
| 16 Aug Sunday | €0.116 | €0.000 11:30 | €0.215 22:00 | – | €0.171 |
| 17 Aug Monday | €0.157 | €0.039 12:15 | €0.240 21:15 | – | €0.274 |
| 18 Aug Tuesday | €0.128 | €0.001 11:45 | €0.248 21:15 | – | €0.237 |
| 19 Aug Wednesday | €0.128 | €0.002 12:30 | €0.217 20:45 | – | €0.236 |
| 20 Aug Thursday | €0.139 | €0.047 12:45 | €0.202 20:45 | – | €0.251 |
| 21 Aug Friday | €0.114 | €0.002 11:45 | €0.212 08:00 | – | €0.219 |
| 22 Aug Saturday | €0.095 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.188 20:45 | 4.75 | €0.144 |
| 23 Aug Sunday | €0.085 | -€0.002 12:15 | €0.167 21:15 | 8 | €0.132 |
| 24 Aug Monday | €0.095 | €0.000 15:30 | €0.197 21:00 | – | €0.195 |
| 25 Aug Tuesday | €0.120 | €0.003 15:15 | €0.227 21:15 | – | €0.227 |
| 26 Aug Wednesday | €0.111 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.214 00:45 | – | €0.215 |
| 27 Aug Thursday | €0.111 | €0.001 15:00 | €0.189 22:00 | – | €0.215 |
| 28 Aug Friday | €0.104 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.216 21:15 | – | €0.206 |
| 29 Aug Saturday | €0.103 | -€0.001 15:30 | €0.217 22:00 | 7.50 | €0.155 |
| 30 Aug Sunday | €0.101 | -€0.001 13:45 | €0.213 20:45 | 7.75 | €0.152 |
| 31 Aug Monday | €0.107 | €0.000 10:45 | €0.217 20:45 | – | €0.210 |
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