Electricity prices in Switzerland, October 2024
In October 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Switzerland cost an average of CHF 0.078/kWh (CHF 78.39/MWh).
That is 3% more than in September 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 13 October 2024, averaging CHF 0.012/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 29 October 2024 at CHF 0.120/kWh.
The lowest price came on 13 October 2024 at 14:00 (CHF -0.021/kWh), the highest on 29 October 2024 at 17:00 (CHF 0.188/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 16 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 (September 2024)
- CHF 0.076 ▲
- Weekdays
- CHF 0.085
- Weekends
- CHF 0.060
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 Oct Tuesday | CHF 0.084 | CHF 0.047 04:00 | CHF 0.129 19:00 | – |
| 2 Oct Wednesday | CHF 0.091 | CHF 0.067 03:00 | CHF 0.135 19:00 | – |
| 3 Oct Thursday | CHF 0.080 | CHF 0.055 13:00 | CHF 0.121 19:00 | – |
| 4 Oct Friday | CHF 0.091 | CHF 0.069 02:00 | CHF 0.132 19:00 | – |
| 5 Oct Saturday | CHF 0.081 | CHF 0.035 13:00 | CHF 0.130 19:00 | – |
| 6 Oct Sunday | CHF 0.052 | CHF -0.004 14:00 | CHF 0.100 18:00 | 2 |
| 7 Oct Monday | CHF 0.077 | CHF 0.034 02:00 | CHF 0.161 19:00 | – |
| 8 Oct Tuesday | CHF 0.082 | CHF 0.051 04:00 | CHF 0.147 19:00 | – |
| 9 Oct Wednesday | CHF 0.073 | CHF 0.048 03:00 | CHF 0.112 19:00 | – |
| 10 Oct Thursday | CHF 0.053 | CHF 0.022 14:00 | CHF 0.099 19:00 | – |
| 11 Oct Friday | CHF 0.077 | CHF 0.047 13:00 | CHF 0.139 19:00 | – |
| 12 Oct Saturday | CHF 0.056 | CHF 0.020 13:00 | CHF 0.087 19:00 | – |
| 13 Oct Sunday | CHF 0.012 | CHF -0.021 14:00 | CHF 0.066 19:00 | 9 |
| 14 Oct Monday | CHF 0.077 | CHF 0.027 01:00 | CHF 0.107 07:00 | – |
| 15 Oct Tuesday | CHF 0.087 | CHF 0.053 23:00 | CHF 0.155 08:00 | – |
| 16 Oct Wednesday | CHF 0.036 | CHF 0.003 13:00 | CHF 0.080 19:00 | – |
| 17 Oct Thursday | CHF 0.054 | CHF 0.003 03:00 | CHF 0.096 19:00 | – |
| 18 Oct Friday | CHF 0.081 | CHF 0.070 03:00 | CHF 0.114 19:00 | – |
| 19 Oct Saturday | CHF 0.073 | CHF 0.055 13:00 | CHF 0.087 18:00 | – |
| 20 Oct Sunday | CHF 0.033 | CHF -0.003 14:00 | CHF 0.070 18:00 | 3 |
| 21 Oct Monday | CHF 0.068 | CHF 0.000 00:00 | CHF 0.126 19:00 | 2 |
| 22 Oct Tuesday | CHF 0.093 | CHF 0.066 14:00 | CHF 0.148 19:00 | – |
| 23 Oct Wednesday | CHF 0.104 | CHF 0.077 02:00 | CHF 0.177 19:00 | – |
| 24 Oct Thursday | CHF 0.096 | CHF 0.073 13:00 | CHF 0.159 08:00 | – |
| 25 Oct Friday | CHF 0.096 | CHF 0.074 13:00 | CHF 0.141 08:00 | – |
| 26 Oct Saturday | CHF 0.095 | CHF 0.073 13:00 | CHF 0.131 18:00 | – |
| 27 Oct Sunday | CHF 0.077 | CHF 0.025 13:00 | CHF 0.130 18:00 | – |
| 28 Oct Monday | CHF 0.110 | CHF 0.080 03:00 | CHF 0.169 18:00 | – |
| 29 Oct Tuesday | CHF 0.120 | CHF 0.094 03:00 | CHF 0.188 17:00 | – |
| 30 Oct Wednesday | CHF 0.120 | CHF 0.095 03:00 | CHF 0.158 16:00 | – |
| 31 Oct Thursday | CHF 0.099 | CHF 0.082 23:00 | CHF 0.121 18:00 | – |
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