The average price of electricity for this Monday, April 6, 2026 is €133.33/MWh for consumers with a regulated or indexed tariff contracted in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. The week begins like this with an increase of 34.88% compared to Sundaywhich translates into about 34.48 euros more.
To understand its impact, it is important to know that this amount refers to the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC), which is different published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE) at noon and that shows what the average price costs within the wholesale market.
What is the difference? The PVPC, which affects consumers with a regulated or indexed rate, includes concepts such as access tolls, system charges or electrical system adjustment costs, although it uses the wholesale market price as a base. Thus, to make it understandable, it can be said that the wholesale market is the “factory” price of electricity while the PVPC is the “public sale” price, which is regulated by the Government.
What time is electricity cheaper today, Monday, April 6?
The cheapest hour of electricity takes place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at a price of 96.60 euros/MWh. This time, the cheapest slots occur at two different times of the day: early in the morning and early in the morning, and between noon and mid-afternoon.
When is electricity most expensive?
The maximum price of electricity occurs from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., at which time it reaches 196.78 euros/MWh, approaching the 200-euro barrier. The most expensive hours of electricity also occur in two different sections: in the morning and between mid-afternoon and night.
Hourly electricity price, Monday, April 6 (PVPC)
The rise in electricity, together with its once again irregular behavior, make it a priority to adjust consumption according to its evolution so that the bill does not become more expensive. This is the price of electricity hour by hour on Monday, April 6, 2026 if you have a regulated or indexed rate in the free market:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 123.74 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 119.06 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 118.34 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 118.10 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 119.24 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 116.84 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 111.92 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 105.18 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 126.72 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 101.48 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: 162.84 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: 163.19 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: 162.47 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 164.58 euros/MWh
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: 96.60 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: 98.97 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: 100.87 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: 103.46 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 171.99 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 183.48 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 192.26 euros/MWh
- 21:00 to 22:00: 196.78 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 120.68 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 121.08 euros/MWh
The impact of the war on the price of energy
The escalation of instability in the Middle East has once again shaken the energy market, triggering the price of natural gas and oil due to fear of supply cuts. Although Spain has a robust renewable generation park, the European marginalist pricing system means that the country is not immune to this crisis. When the wind or the sun are not enough to cover national demand, it is necessary to resort to combined cycle plants; By using gas that is now highly expensive due to the conflict, these plants end up pushing up the cost of the wholesale market and setting the final price of electricity in those time slots.
For consumers covered by the regulated tariff (PVPC), the impact of this increase in prices will be less abrupt than in previous crises, although equally real. Thanks to its recent reform, the calculation of this rate no longer depends exclusively on the volatility of the daily market, but rather incorporates a basket of future prices that acts as a buffer against sudden peaks. However, if the war becomes chronic and gas remains structurally expensive at a global level, the markets will end up assimilating this increase, which will translate into an increase in the electricity bill in a more gradual and staggered manner, but inevitable in the medium term.
Given this scenario, in which citizens face an imminent increase in their costs while companies in the sector register extraordinary profits, The Government of Spain has decided to make a move in Brussels. Together with Germany, Italy, Austria and Portugal, the Executive has formally requested the European Commission to create a new tax on energy companies. This measure seeks to establish a temporary solidarity instrument that allows the profits of these companies to be taxed in order to distribute the burden of the crisis and prevent the economic effects of the war from falling exclusively on the pockets of families and the public budgets of the States.