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Electricity prices in Austria

Hourly wholesale prices from the European day-ahead auction, in euros per megawatt-hour. Tomorrow’s prices are published around 13:00 CET.

Average today, 15 Oct 2026

€228.25

per MWh, about ₦339.9 per kWh

Cheapest and dearest hour

€190–€289

03:00 and 19:00 CET

Rank in Europe today

18 of 27

1 is the cheapest

Hour by hour

Today, 15 Oct 2026 €/MWh, Central European Time
  1. 00:00: €199.01 per MWh
  2. 01:00: €193.10 per MWh
  3. 02:00: €191.07 per MWh
  4. 03:00: €189.99 per MWh
  5. 04:00: €191.04 per MWh
  6. 05:00: €197.25 per MWh
  7. 06:00: €259.57 per MWh
  8. 07:00: €283.79 per MWh
  9. 08:00: €273.94 per MWh
  10. 09:00: €254.00 per MWh
  11. 10:00: €221.93 per MWh
  12. 11:00: €195.90 per MWh
  13. 12:00: €190.00 per MWh
  14. 13:00: €190.10 per MWh
  15. 14:00: €191.05 per MWh
  16. 15:00: €207.68 per MWh
  17. 16:00: €239.80 per MWh
  18. 17:00: €263.29 per MWh
  19. 18:00: €282.24 per MWh
  20. 19:00: €289.06 per MWh
  21. 20:00: €273.94 per MWh
  22. 21:00: €245.36 per MWh
  23. 22:00: €235.22 per MWh
  24. 23:00: €219.64 per MWh
Prices as a table
Hour (CET)Today €/MWhToday €/kWh
00:00199.010.1990
01:00193.100.1931
02:00191.070.1911
03:00189.990.1900
04:00191.040.1910
05:00197.250.1973
06:00259.570.2596
07:00283.790.2838
08:00273.940.2739
09:00254.000.2540
10:00221.930.2219
11:00195.900.1959
12:00190.000.1900
13:00190.100.1901
14:00191.050.1911
15:00207.680.2077
16:00239.800.2398
17:00263.290.2633
18:00282.240.2822
19:00289.060.2891
20:00273.940.2739
21:00245.360.2454
22:00235.220.2352
23:00219.640.2196

Daily average, last 32 days

Day-ahead electricity price, Austria, € per MWh
  • Austria daily average
View data table
Day-ahead electricity price, Austria, € per MWh
DateAustria daily average
15 Oct 2026 228.25
14 Oct 2026 223.28
13 Oct 2026 209.22
12 Oct 2026 217.70
11 Oct 2026 174.77
10 Oct 2026 207.33
9 Oct 2026 196.49
8 Oct 2026 188.88
7 Oct 2026 194.85
6 Oct 2026 216.65
5 Oct 2026 200.33
4 Oct 2026 157.14
3 Oct 2026 152.72
2 Oct 2026 198.68
1 Oct 2026 177.22
30 Sept 2026 155.21
29 Sept 2026 180.55
28 Sept 2026 174.51
27 Sept 2026 121.78
26 Sept 2026 153.81
25 Sept 2026 197.64
24 Sept 2026 211.00
23 Sept 2026 187.79
22 Sept 2026 221.87
21 Sept 2026 137.98
20 Sept 2026 117.72
19 Sept 2026 145.09
18 Sept 2026 162.05
17 Sept 2026 189.48
16 Sept 2026 183.73
15 Sept 2026 189.81
14 Sept 2026 246.98

Over the period the daily average was €185.02 per MWh (about US$206.85). Austria’s electricity came mainly from hydro (52%), solar (14%), gas (12%), wind (11%) in 2025; how much gas sets the marginal price is a large part of why prices differ across Europe.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, updated 15 Oct 2026. Wholesale day-ahead prices in euros per megawatt-hour, before network charges, taxes and retail margins. Not the price households pay.

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