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Today's electricity price in Germany is € 83.00 /MWh (€ 0.0830 /kWh). The day-ahead price for Germany is € 139.73 /MWh.

Germany avg today
€ 0.0830 /kWh
Yesterday
€ 0.0783 /kWh
Last 7 days
€ 0.0980 /kWh
Last 30 days
€ 0.0844 /kWh
€ 138.95€ -2.08€/MWh58,61144,689MW2026-04-182026-05-182026-04-18: € 84.59 /MWh · 48,309 MW2026-04-19: € 80.81 /MWh · 47,498 MW2026-04-20: € 97.71 /MWh · 57,786 MW2026-04-21: € 82.57 /MWh · 58,611 MW2026-04-22: € 78.67 /MWh · 56,832 MW2026-04-23: € 64.21 /MWh · 55,122 MW2026-04-24: € 76.11 /MWh · 54,490 MW2026-04-25: € 16.13 /MWh · 48,126 MW2026-04-26: € 2.99 /MWh · 46,303 MW2026-04-27: € 98.35 /MWh · 55,142 MW2026-04-28: € 70.65 /MWh · 55,891 MW2026-04-29: € 65.36 /MWh · 56,742 MW2026-04-30: € 72.06 /MWh · 55,075 MW2026-05-01: € -2.08 /MWh · 46,449 MW2026-05-02: € 58.85 /MWh · 46,153 MW2026-05-03: € 74.97 /MWh · 44,689 MW2026-05-04: € 131.06 /MWh · 55,653 MW2026-05-05: € 128.73 /MWh · 56,951 MW2026-05-06: € 122.44 /MWh · 56,031 MW2026-05-07: € 136.03 /MWh · 55,129 MW2026-05-08: € 113.81 /MWh · 54,764 MW2026-05-09: € 88.33 /MWh · 45,410 MW2026-05-10: € 77.09 /MWh · 44,993 MW2026-05-11: € 119.26 /MWh · 55,580 MW2026-05-12: € 93.31 /MWh · 56,236 MW2026-05-13: € 113.54 /MWh · 56,633 MW2026-05-14: € 94.85 /MWh · 45,920 MW2026-05-15: € 109.81 /MWh · 51,128 MW2026-05-16: € 78.30 /MWh · 46,764 MW2026-05-17: € 83.00 /MWh · 44,931 MW2026-05-18: € 138.95 /MWh · 55,068 MW

Today's electricity price hour by hour

Hourly spot prices for Germany on 2026-05-17. Updated automatically every night at midnight and refreshed again when ENTSO-E publishes new day-ahead data. Times are shown in CEST.

Hour€/MWh€/kWh
02:00€ 115.57€ 0.1156
03:00€ 113.90€ 0.1139
04:00€ 109.17€ 0.1092
05:00€ 105.45€ 0.1054
06:00€ 98.79€ 0.0988
07:00€ 80.80€ 0.0808
08:00€ 53.84€ 0.0538
09:00€ 18.97€ 0.0190
10:00€ 3.49€ 0.0035
11:00€ 0.56€ 0.0006
12:00€ 0.82€ 0.0008
13:00€ 0.00€ 0.0000
14:00€ 0.98€ 0.0010
15:00€ 11.31€ 0.0113
16:00€ 52.44€ 0.0524
17:00€ 100.32€ 0.1003
18:00€ 129.39€ 0.1294
19:00€ 143.07€ 0.1431
20:00€ 155.80€ 0.1558
21:00€ 156.71€ 0.1567
22:00€ 151.37€ 0.1514
23:00€ 142.58€ 0.1426
00:00€ 134.66€ 0.1347
01:00€ 125.97€ 0.1260
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Germany's electricity grid combines the most ambitious renewables expansion in the EU with the fastest fossil retirement: by 2025, wind and solar together delivered 56% of public-grid generation. The country shut its last three nuclear reactors in April 2023 and is phasing out coal by 2038 (or earlier under coalition agreements). Bundesnetzagentur, the federal regulator, oversees four TSOs — TenneT, 50Hertz, Amprion and TransnetBW — that together operate the joint DE-LU bidding zone.

The country's north hosts vast offshore wind clusters in the North and Baltic Seas, while the south depends on imports and hydropower from Austria/Switzerland; the proposed bidding-zone split has been politically deferred. Day-ahead prices on EPEX SPOT show extreme intraday volatility — solar overproduction frequently drives midday prices below zero in spring, while late-winter dunkelflauten push them above €500/MWh.

DateMW€/MWh€/kWh
2026-05-18day-ahead55,068▲67%€ 138.95€ 0.1389
2026-05-1744,931▲6%€ 83.00€ 0.0830
2026-05-1646,764▼29%€ 78.30€ 0.0783
2026-05-1551,128▲16%€ 109.81€ 0.1098
2026-05-1445,920▼16%€ 94.85€ 0.0949
2026-05-1356,633▲22%€ 113.54€ 0.1135
2026-05-1256,236▼22%€ 93.31€ 0.0933
2026-05-1155,580▲55%€ 119.26€ 0.1193
2026-05-1044,993▼13%€ 77.09€ 0.0771
2026-05-0945,410▼22%€ 88.33€ 0.0883
2026-05-0854,764▼16%€ 113.81€ 0.1138
2026-05-0755,129▲11%€ 136.03€ 0.1360
2026-05-0656,031▼5%€ 122.44€ 0.1224
2026-05-0556,951▼2%€ 128.73€ 0.1287
2026-05-0455,653▲75%€ 131.06€ 0.1311
2026-05-0344,689▲27%€ 74.97€ 0.0750
2026-05-0246,153▼2931%€ 58.85€ 0.0589
2026-05-0146,449▼103%€ -2.08€ -0.0021
2026-04-3055,075▲16%€ 72.06€ 0.0721
2026-04-2956,742▼10%€ 65.36€ 0.0654
2026-04-2855,891▼31%€ 70.65€ 0.0706
2026-04-2755,142▼9120%€ 98.35€ 0.0984
2026-04-2646,303▼85%€ 2.99€ 0.0030
2026-04-2548,126▼79%€ 16.13€ 0.0161
2026-04-2454,490▲17%€ 76.11€ 0.0761
2026-04-2355,122▼20%€ 64.21€ 0.0642
2026-04-2256,832▼11%€ 78.67€ 0.0787
2026-04-2158,611▼18%€ 82.57€ 0.0826
2026-04-2057,786▲15%€ 97.71€ 0.0977
2026-04-1947,498▼5%€ 80.81€ 0.0808
2026-04-1848,309▼20%€ 84.59€ 0.0846

Price comparison — Germany

PeriodAveragevs today
Today€ 0.0830 /kWh—
Yesterday€ 0.0783 /kWh▼ 6%
Last 7 days€ 0.0980 /kWh▲ 18%
Last 30 days€ 0.0844 /kWh▲ 2%
Current month€ 0.0954 /kWh▲ 15%
Previous month€ 0.0785 /kWh▼ 5%
Same month last year€ 0.0687 /kWh▼ 17%

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FAQ — Germany

How is the electricity price determined?
Day-ahead prices in Germany are auctioned each morning around 13:00 CEST on Nord Pool / EPEX. The cheapest mix of generation that meets demand wins; that price applies for the next 24 hours.
When is electricity cheapest?
Today's average wholesale price in Germany is € 0.0830 /kWh. Cheapest hours typically fall between 00:00–04:00 CEST and around midday on sunny / windy days.
Why is my electricity bill higher than the spot price?
The wholesale spot price you see here is one component. Your retail bill in Germany also adds electricity tax, grid fees, VAT and a supplier markup — total roughly 30–60 % above wholesale.
How accurate is this data?
Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, the EU regulator's data feed. Updated every 10–20 minutes.
Are tomorrow's prices already known?
Tomorrow's day-ahead prices for Germany appear on this page automatically once Nord Pool / EPEX closes the auction around 13:00 CEST each day.

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