The price of electricity for this Monday, March 30, 2026, is 10.58 euros per megawatt hour (MWh). According to data from the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE), electricity increases by 5,780.79% compared to this Sunday’s electricity price, which is 0.18 euros/MWh.
When is electricity cheaper?
The cheapest price of the day is from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with -1.88 euros/MWh. The sections from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., with -1.51 euros/MWh, and from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with -1.25 euros/MWh, also stand out for their minimum values. Therefore, the middle hours of the day will be the most advisable to use the washing machine, dishwasher or ironing.
When is electricity most expensive?
In fact, the highest price is recorded from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with 64.02 euros/MWh. Along with this time, the sections from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with 45.14 euros/MWh, and from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with 35.38 euros/MWh, also stand out for their high cost. In this sense, the most expensive time of day is between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Price of electricity March 30 by hour
This Monday, March 30, the electricity not only drops sharply in the central hours, but also reaches negative prices between 10:00 and 18:00, an unusual circumstance that allows consumption to be planned with a greater margin of savings. On the other hand, the cost rises clearly from the afternoon and reaches its maximum between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., which will be the least advisable stretch to concentrate electricity expenditure.
- 00:00 to 01:00, 7.82 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00, 5.72 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00, 4.68 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00, 2.90 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00, 2.41 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00, 4.23 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00, 11.04 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00, 32.76 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00, 21.74 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00, 2.80 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00, -0.23 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00, -0.86 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00, -1.00 euros/MWh
- 13:00 to 14:00, -1.28 euros/MWh
- 14:00 to 15:00, -1.51 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00, -1.88 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00, -1.25 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00, -0.77 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00, 0.07 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00, 6.37 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00, 45.14 euros/MWh
- 21:00 to 22:00, 64.02 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00, 35.38 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00, 15.75 euros/MWh
Evolution of the price of electricity during the 30 days of March
With one day left until the end of the month of March, we can say that the average price of electricity has been 42.84 euros, which is 11.48 euros less than last year, which was set at 53.82 euros.
If we compare it by day, a year ago the average price was 3.03 euros/MWh, so now we pay “relatively” more expensive electricity, since if we look at the table, we see that the price is much lower than other days.
| Date | 2025 | 2026 | Difference in euros/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 65.83 | 15 | -50.83 |
| March 2 | 65.56 | 18.36 | -47.2 |
| March 3 | 96.99 | 28.43 | -68.56 |
| March 4 | 96.44 | 56.51 | -39.93 |
| March 5 | 78.88 | 90.14 | 11.26 |
| March 6 | 78.06 | 63.24 | -14.82 |
| March 7 | 49.07 | 62.57 | 13.5 |
| March 8 | 15.22 | 78.69 | 63.47 |
| March 9 | 46.51 | 119.42 | 72.91 |
| March 10 | 92.99 | 136.86 | 43.87 |
| March 11 | 96.94 | 104.03 | 7.09 |
| March 12 | 93.06 | 71.2 | -21.86 |
| March 13 | 111.73 | 37.89 | -73.84 |
| March 14 | 57.68 | 14.39 | -43.29 |
| March 15 | 48.89 | 6.44 | -42.45 |
| March 16 | 60.58 | 37.18 | -23.4 |
| March 17 | 88.65 | 49.05 | -39.6 |
| March 18 | 57.68 | 28.88 | -28.8 |
| March 19 | 29.11 | 24.95 | -4.16 |
| March 20 | 22.69 | 37.57 | 14.88 |
| March 21 | 10.75 | 41.47 | 30.72 |
| March 22 | 11.23 | 28.15 | 16.92 |
| March 23 | 29.13 | 33.81 | 4.68 |
| March 24 | 44.46 | 54.34 | 9.88 |
| March 25 | 42.41 | 19.05 | -23.36 |
| March 26 | 36.21 | 5.02 | -31.19 |
| March 27 | 54.59 | 9.04 | -45.55 |
| March 28 | 25.71 | 3.03 | -22.68 |
| March 29 | 4.71 | 0.18 | -4.53 |
| March 30 |
3.03 |
10.58 | -7.55 |