Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Switzerland, April 2024
In April 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Switzerland cost an average of CHF 0.061/kWh (CHF 60.87/MWh).
That is 14% less than in March 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 14 April 2024, averaging CHF 0.004/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 23 April 2024 at CHF 0.093/kWh.
The lowest price came on 14 April 2024 at 14:00 (CHF -0.090/kWh), the highest on 23 April 2024 at 07:00 (CHF 0.146/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 50 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 52% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (March 2024)
- CHF 0.071 ▼
- Weekdays
- CHF 0.071
- Weekends
- CHF 0.034
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr Monday | CHF 0.030 | CHF -0.005 14:00 | CHF 0.048 20:00 | 3 |
| 2 Apr Tuesday | CHF 0.051 | CHF 0.005 03:00 | CHF 0.080 20:00 | – |
| 3 Apr Wednesday | CHF 0.081 | CHF 0.070 23:00 | CHF 0.115 07:00 | – |
| 4 Apr Thursday | CHF 0.066 | CHF 0.055 15:00 | CHF 0.083 19:00 | – |
| 5 Apr Friday | CHF 0.059 | CHF 0.035 14:00 | CHF 0.082 07:00 | – |
| 6 Apr Saturday | CHF 0.031 | CHF -0.052 13:00 | CHF 0.064 19:00 | 6 |
| 7 Apr Sunday | CHF 0.018 | CHF -0.061 13:00 | CHF 0.076 20:00 | 8 |
| 8 Apr Monday | CHF 0.073 | CHF 0.051 13:00 | CHF 0.106 07:00 | – |
| 9 Apr Tuesday | CHF 0.066 | CHF 0.054 23:00 | CHF 0.081 07:00 | – |
| 10 Apr Wednesday | CHF 0.072 | CHF 0.056 15:00 | CHF 0.119 20:00 | – |
| 11 Apr Thursday | CHF 0.063 | CHF 0.010 14:00 | CHF 0.125 20:00 | – |
| 12 Apr Friday | CHF 0.055 | CHF -0.004 13:00 | CHF 0.089 20:00 | 3 |
| 13 Apr Saturday | CHF 0.027 | CHF -0.051 14:00 | CHF 0.079 20:00 | 7 |
| 14 Apr Sunday | CHF 0.004 | CHF -0.090 14:00 | CHF 0.083 22:00 | 10 |
| 15 Apr Monday | CHF 0.067 | CHF 0.018 14:00 | CHF 0.105 07:00 | – |
| 16 Apr Tuesday | CHF 0.066 | CHF 0.011 03:00 | CHF 0.138 20:00 | – |
| 17 Apr Wednesday | CHF 0.085 | CHF 0.072 14:00 | CHF 0.101 07:00 | – |
| 18 Apr Thursday | CHF 0.089 | CHF 0.065 15:00 | CHF 0.126 20:00 | – |
| 19 Apr Friday | CHF 0.067 | CHF 0.023 13:00 | CHF 0.083 07:00 | – |
| 20 Apr Saturday | CHF 0.057 | CHF 0.018 14:00 | CHF 0.087 21:00 | – |
| 21 Apr Sunday | CHF 0.054 | CHF -0.001 14:00 | CHF 0.088 20:00 | 1 |
| 22 Apr Monday | CHF 0.084 | CHF 0.071 14:00 | CHF 0.105 07:00 | – |
| 23 Apr Tuesday | CHF 0.093 | CHF 0.077 14:00 | CHF 0.146 07:00 | – |
| 24 Apr Wednesday | CHF 0.084 | CHF 0.069 14:00 | CHF 0.112 07:00 | – |
| 25 Apr Thursday | CHF 0.084 | CHF 0.070 14:00 | CHF 0.111 07:00 | – |
| 26 Apr Friday | CHF 0.078 | CHF 0.063 13:00 | CHF 0.098 07:00 | – |
| 27 Apr Saturday | CHF 0.056 | CHF -0.003 14:00 | CHF 0.086 20:00 | 3 |
| 28 Apr Sunday | CHF 0.023 | CHF -0.051 14:00 | CHF 0.081 20:00 | 9 |
| 29 Apr Monday | CHF 0.078 | CHF 0.043 13:00 | CHF 0.137 20:00 | – |
| 30 Apr Tuesday | CHF 0.067 | CHF 0.014 13:00 | CHF 0.104 20:00 | – |
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