Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Switzerland, March 2024
In March 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Switzerland cost an average of CHF 0.071/kWh (CHF 70.87/MWh).
That is 4% more than in February 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 24 March 2024, averaging CHF 0.024/kWh; the most expensive was Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at CHF 0.088/kWh.
The lowest price came on 23 March 2024 at 13:00 (CHF -0.011/kWh), the highest on 20 March 2024 at 18:00 (CHF 0.145/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 13 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 27% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (February 2024)
- CHF 0.068 ▲
- Weekdays
- CHF 0.078
- Weekends
- CHF 0.057
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar Friday | CHF 0.071 | CHF 0.062 02:00 | CHF 0.092 18:00 | – |
| 2 Mar Saturday | CHF 0.065 | CHF 0.052 13:00 | CHF 0.080 18:00 | – |
| 3 Mar Sunday | CHF 0.064 | CHF 0.048 13:00 | CHF 0.086 19:00 | – |
| 4 Mar Monday | CHF 0.078 | CHF 0.064 02:00 | CHF 0.103 08:00 | – |
| 5 Mar Tuesday | CHF 0.077 | CHF 0.065 00:00 | CHF 0.103 19:00 | – |
| 6 Mar Wednesday | CHF 0.085 | CHF 0.071 04:00 | CHF 0.119 18:00 | – |
| 7 Mar Thursday | CHF 0.078 | CHF 0.070 14:00 | CHF 0.095 07:00 | – |
| 8 Mar Friday | CHF 0.075 | CHF 0.068 23:00 | CHF 0.086 07:00 | – |
| 9 Mar Saturday | CHF 0.071 | CHF 0.062 13:00 | CHF 0.076 18:00 | – |
| 10 Mar Sunday | CHF 0.069 | CHF 0.059 06:00 | CHF 0.075 19:00 | – |
| 11 Mar Monday | CHF 0.082 | CHF 0.066 01:00 | CHF 0.132 19:00 | – |
| 12 Mar Tuesday | CHF 0.082 | CHF 0.069 03:00 | CHF 0.122 18:00 | – |
| 13 Mar Wednesday | CHF 0.073 | CHF 0.064 00:00 | CHF 0.092 18:00 | – |
| 14 Mar Thursday | CHF 0.073 | CHF 0.065 13:00 | CHF 0.097 18:00 | – |
| 15 Mar Friday | CHF 0.070 | CHF 0.067 23:00 | CHF 0.080 18:00 | – |
| 16 Mar Saturday | CHF 0.067 | CHF 0.046 13:00 | CHF 0.080 19:00 | – |
| 17 Mar Sunday | CHF 0.059 | CHF 0.035 13:00 | CHF 0.086 19:00 | – |
| 18 Mar Monday | CHF 0.080 | CHF 0.059 03:00 | CHF 0.130 18:00 | – |
| 19 Mar Tuesday | CHF 0.082 | CHF 0.057 12:00 | CHF 0.133 18:00 | – |
| 20 Mar Wednesday | CHF 0.088 | CHF 0.060 12:00 | CHF 0.145 18:00 | – |
| 21 Mar Thursday | CHF 0.082 | CHF 0.068 13:00 | CHF 0.124 19:00 | – |
| 22 Mar Friday | CHF 0.074 | CHF 0.061 14:00 | CHF 0.112 18:00 | – |
| 23 Mar Saturday | CHF 0.057 | CHF -0.011 13:00 | CHF 0.072 18:00 | 3 |
| 24 Mar Sunday | CHF 0.024 | CHF -0.007 13:00 | CHF 0.074 19:00 | 8 |
| 25 Mar Monday | CHF 0.078 | CHF 0.058 12:00 | CHF 0.139 19:00 | – |
| 26 Mar Tuesday | CHF 0.075 | CHF 0.060 12:00 | CHF 0.096 19:00 | – |
| 27 Mar Wednesday | CHF 0.084 | CHF 0.075 04:00 | CHF 0.121 18:00 | – |
| 28 Mar Thursday | CHF 0.074 | CHF 0.064 03:00 | CHF 0.082 06:00 | – |
| 29 Mar Friday | CHF 0.065 | CHF 0.053 13:00 | CHF 0.090 19:00 | – |
| 30 Mar Saturday | CHF 0.045 | CHF 0.002 13:00 | CHF 0.081 19:00 | – |
| 31 Mar Sunday | CHF 0.047 | CHF -0.002 14:00 | CHF 0.073 20:00 | 2 |
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