Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Switzerland, May 2024
May 2024
Monthly averageCHF 0.061CHF 60.86/MWh
Cheapest day12 MayCHF 0.004/kWh
Most expensive day7 MayCHF 0.091/kWh
Hours below zero48h
In May 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Switzerland cost an average of CHF 0.061/kWh (CHF 60.86/MWh).
The cheapest day was Sunday, 12 May 2024, averaging CHF 0.004/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 7 May 2024 at CHF 0.091/kWh.
The lowest price came on 12 May 2024 at 13:00 (CHF -0.142/kWh), the highest on 7 May 2024 at 20:00 (CHF 0.135/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 48 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 29% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (April 2024)
- CHF 0.061 ▼
- Weekdays
- CHF 0.066
- Weekends
- CHF 0.047
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 May Wednesday | CHF 0.030 | CHF 0.002 17:00 | CHF 0.056 00:00 | – |
| 2 May Thursday | CHF 0.052 | CHF 0.013 03:00 | CHF 0.084 20:00 | – |
| 3 May Friday | CHF 0.067 | CHF 0.050 14:00 | CHF 0.093 20:00 | – |
| 4 May Saturday | CHF 0.069 | CHF 0.018 13:00 | CHF 0.109 20:00 | – |
| 5 May Sunday | CHF 0.047 | CHF -0.012 14:00 | CHF 0.097 20:00 | 4 |
| 6 May Monday | CHF 0.091 | CHF 0.077 03:00 | CHF 0.128 20:00 | – |
| 7 May Tuesday | CHF 0.091 | CHF 0.073 14:00 | CHF 0.135 20:00 | – |
| 8 May Wednesday | CHF 0.085 | CHF 0.065 14:00 | CHF 0.109 07:00 | – |
| 9 May Thursday | CHF 0.056 | CHF -0.003 13:00 | CHF 0.091 22:00 | 4 |
| 10 May Friday | CHF 0.065 | CHF 0.009 14:00 | CHF 0.091 22:00 | – |
| 11 May Saturday | CHF 0.052 | CHF -0.012 13:00 | CHF 0.089 21:00 | 5 |
| 12 May Sunday | CHF 0.004 | CHF -0.142 13:00 | CHF 0.073 20:00 | 10 |
| 13 May Monday | CHF 0.047 | CHF 0.011 13:00 | CHF 0.107 20:00 | – |
| 14 May Tuesday | CHF 0.031 | CHF -0.015 14:00 | CHF 0.083 20:00 | 6 |
| 15 May Wednesday | CHF 0.037 | CHF 0.001 12:00 | CHF 0.079 19:00 | – |
| 16 May Thursday | CHF 0.046 | CHF 0.005 12:00 | CHF 0.076 22:00 | – |
| 17 May Friday | CHF 0.059 | CHF 0.020 13:00 | CHF 0.083 08:00 | – |
| 18 May Saturday | CHF 0.047 | CHF -0.004 14:00 | CHF 0.081 22:00 | 4 |
| 19 May Sunday | CHF 0.040 | CHF -0.023 14:00 | CHF 0.081 22:00 | 7 |
| 20 May Monday | CHF 0.054 | CHF 0.000 13:00 | CHF 0.084 22:00 | 1 |
| 21 May Tuesday | CHF 0.076 | CHF 0.064 13:00 | CHF 0.091 08:00 | – |
| 22 May Wednesday | CHF 0.075 | CHF 0.047 13:00 | CHF 0.093 18:00 | – |
| 23 May Thursday | CHF 0.081 | CHF 0.065 14:00 | CHF 0.098 06:00 | – |
| 24 May Friday | CHF 0.085 | CHF 0.078 14:00 | CHF 0.090 22:00 | – |
| 25 May Saturday | CHF 0.067 | CHF 0.005 14:00 | CHF 0.087 07:00 | – |
| 26 May Sunday | CHF 0.049 | CHF -0.013 14:00 | CHF 0.086 22:00 | 7 |
| 27 May Monday | CHF 0.082 | CHF 0.073 14:00 | CHF 0.085 16:00 | – |
| 28 May Tuesday | CHF 0.078 | CHF 0.062 14:00 | CHF 0.083 09:00 | – |
| 29 May Wednesday | CHF 0.072 | CHF 0.061 12:00 | CHF 0.082 08:00 | – |
| 30 May Thursday | CHF 0.074 | CHF 0.050 14:00 | CHF 0.081 21:00 | – |
| 31 May Friday | CHF 0.077 | CHF 0.071 21:00 | CHF 0.085 11:00 | – |
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