The average price of electricity for the last day of the month, Saturday, February 28, 2026, plummets to 95.37 euros/MWh for consumers with a regulated or indexed rate in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. With this reduction, electricity is only 30.36% cheaper, that is, about 41.59 euros less than on Friday, February 27, when its price was 136.96 euros/MWh.
It is necessary to remember that the prices that appear here belong to the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC) and this means that they are different from those published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE), which reflect the price in the wholesale market and they are usually lower because it does not include concepts such as taxes and tolls.
When is electricity cheaper this Saturday?
The cheapest hour will be from 10:00 to 11:00, with a price of 73.79 euros/MWh. The next section in which electricity will have a lower cost will be between 11:00 and 12:00, with a price of €74.64/MWh.
When is electricity most expensive this Saturday?
As for the maximum price of electricity, this occurs from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a price of 167.94 euros/MWh. It is also advisable to avoid the late afternoon and evening periods. Following this period, another period in which it is also important to avoid turning on the appliances is between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., where the cost will be €156.54/MWh.
Price of electricity per hour, Saturday, February 28 (PVPC)
With the drop in the price of electricity, the difference in amounts between sections changes compared to the previous day, and adjusting consumption to the cheapest times of the day can make a big difference in the bill. The following list shows the PVPC hour by daylight hour for Saturday, February 28:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 88.90 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 81.32 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 88.00 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 84.36 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 84.03 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 84.44 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 83.69 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 78.13 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 76.69 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 76.83 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: 73.79 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: 74.64 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: 76.52 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 76.64 euros/MWh
- 14:00 to 15:00: 76.91 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: 77.57 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: 79.79 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: 82.64 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 108.55 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 167.94 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 156.54 euros/MWh
- 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 149.40 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 136.76 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 124.88 euros/MWh