The average price of electricity tomorrow, Wednesday, February 18, 2026, will be 18.24 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) in the wholesale market, according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE). Electricity changes dynamics and shows a decrease of 31.87% compared to Tuesday. Specifically, about 8.54 euros less will be paid for the ‘pool’.
As a reminder, indicate that this amount refers to the price in the wholesale market, which does not include concepts such as taxes or tolls. These are included in the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC), which is the one that affects consumers with a regulated or indexed rate in the free market and will be published late in the afternoon by Red Eléctrica.
When is electricity cheaper this Wednesday?
The cheapest hour of electricity will be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a price of 0 euros/MWh. Not only is the most economical band repeated for 3 consecutive sections, but for 8 bands, electricity will have a price of less than 5 euros.
When is electricity most expensive tomorrow, Wednesday?
The maximum price of electricity will occur from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at which time it will reach 72.05 euros/MWh. We will have to be careful with the most expensive hours of light, because they occur very dispersed throughout the day.
Price of electricity by hour, Wednesday, February 18
The drop in electricity is a reason in itself to adjust consumption well, which is the greatest savings trick. But, also, this day will be very important because its evolution throughout the day is irregular. This will be the price of electricity hour by hour on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 in the wholesale market:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 35.01 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 28.33 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 24.62 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 23.30 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 21.65 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 23.00 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 27.54 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 59.67 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 72.05 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 23.65 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: 5.66 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: 1.67 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: 0.19 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 0.00 euros/MWh
- 14:00 to 15:00: 0.00 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: 0.00 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: 0.26 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: 2.55 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 10.66 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 24.95 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 25.54 euros/MWh
- 21:00 to 22:00: 20.02 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 6.17 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 1.39 euros/MWh
Evolution of the price of electricity during the first 17 days of February
With only 10 days left until the end of the month, the average price during these first 18 days of February has been 11.66 euros/MWh, which means that electricity is now 106.47 euros cheaper than compared to a year ago, when the average price was €118.14/MWh.
If today’s day is compared to just a year ago, there is a significant drop of 77.12%. This is because on February 18, 2025 the price of electricity stood at €79.73/MWh, while the price today stands at €18.24/MWh, which represents a decrease of €61.48 compared to the same date last year.
| Date | 2025 | 2026 | Difference in euros/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 95.26 | 24.58 | -70.68 |
| February 2 | 124.74 | 13.83 | -110.91 |
| February 3 | 133.05 | 32.74 | -100.31 |
| February 4 | 143.39 | 17.22 | -126.17 |
| February 5 | 117.51 | 6.3 | -111.21 |
| February 6 | 138.6 | 9.39 | -129.21 |
| February 7 | 117.87 | 6.86 | -111.01 |
| February 8 | 105.1 | 5.92 | -99.18 |
| February 9 | 109.6 | 20.95 | -88.65 |
| February 10 | 139.74 | 4.7 | -135.04 |
| February 11 | 133.16 | 4.23 | -128.93 |
| February 12 | 119.86 | 5.7 | -114.16 |
| February 13 | 130.98 | 4.42 | -126.46 |
| February 14 | 121.07 | 2.13 | -118.94 |
| February 15 | 90.43 | 1.55 | -88.88 |
| February 16 | 88.22 | 4.4 | -83.82 |
| February 17 | 138.17 | 26.78 | -111.39 |
| February 18 | 79.73 | 18.24 | -61.47 |