The average price of electricity tomorrow, Monday, March 9, 2026, will be 119.42 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) in the wholesale market, according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE). The week thus begins with an important increase of 51.77% compared to Sundaypaying about 40.73 euros more for the ‘pool’.
This amount refers to the price in the wholesale market, which does not include items such as taxes or tolls. These, to avoid mistakes, 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 is published late in the afternoon by Red Eléctrica.
When is electricity cheaper this Monday?
The cheapest hour of electricity will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a price of 80.28 euros/MWh. On this occasion, the cheapest slots occur at two different times of the day: early morning and between mid-morning and early afternoon. Despite being the lowest, it stands out that all of them exceed 80 euros/MWh.
When is electricity most expensive tomorrow, Monday?
The maximum price of electricity will occur from 7 to 8 p.m., when 202.11 euros/MWh will be reached. The most expensive hours of electricity are also divided into two: some occur early in the morning and the rest (most) between mid-afternoon and evening.
Hourly electricity price, Monday, March 9
Electricity continues to rise and it will be very important to make an efficient adjustment to consumption. This will be the price of electricity hour by hour on Monday, March 9, 2026 in the wholesale market:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 115.50 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 110.08 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 97.10 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 80.34 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 82.47 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 104.38 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 115.26 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 152.77 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 156.80 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 122.19 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: 109.19 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: 93.51 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: 84.13 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 80.28 euros/MWh
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: 82.30 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: 93.29 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: 98.10 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: 114.05 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 135.36 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 202.11 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 197.12 euros/MWh
- 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 164.80 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 144.02 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 131.03 euros/MWh
Evolution of the price of electricity during the first 9 days of March
The average price during these first 9 days of March has been 59.15 euros/MWh, which means that electricity is now 6.69 euros cheaper than compared to a year ago, when the average price was €65.84/MWh.
If you compare today’s day with that of just a year ago, you can see a great rebound of 156.77%. It is so because March 9, 2025 The price of electricity stood at €46.51/MWh, while the price today stands at €119.42/MWh, which represents an increase of €72.91 compared to the same date last year.
| Date | 2025 | 2026 | Difference in euros/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 65.83 | 15 | -50.83 |
| March 2 | 65.56 | 18.36 | -47.20 |
| 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 | +13.50 |
| March 8 | 15.22 | 78.69 | +63.47 |
| March 9 | 46.51 | 119.42 | +72.91 |