The average price of electricity for this Tuesday, March 17, 2026, is 49.05 euros per megawatt hour (euros/MWh). Electricity rises 31.93% compared to Monday, when its price was 37.18 euros, so you pay 11.87 euros more, according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE).
When is electricity most expensive this Tuesday?
The highest price of the day will be from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a price of 133.96 euros/MWh. The most expensive hours will be concentrated at the beginning and end of the day.
What time is electricity cheaper this Tuesday?
The cheapest amount at which electricity will be paid this Tuesday is -1.37 euros per megawatt hour from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The rest of the economic hours are concentrated at noon, since their value will be in negative amounts.
Hourly electricity price, Tuesday, March 17, 2026
This Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the price of electricity is distributed unevenly throughout the day. Both in the early morning and in the early morning and in the evening the prices shoot up compared to midday, where values are concentrated for negative amounts, according to the data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE) collected in this graph and listed:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 108.50 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 84.69 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 63.89 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 51.72 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 48.18 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 59.50 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 66.43 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 107.88 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 46.06 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 2.20 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: -0.13 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: -0.76 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: -0.96 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: -1.13 euros/MWh
- 14:00 to 15:00: -1.37 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: -0.96 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: -0.53 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: 3.28 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 60.25 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 133.96 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 129.40 euros/MWh
- 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 98.95 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 69.97 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 48.18 euros/MWh
Evolution of the price of electricity during the first 17 days of March
During the first 17 days of March, the average price of electricity has been 58.20 euros/MWh. This means that, on average, electricity is now 14.90 euros cheaper than just a year ago, when the average price was 73.12 euros/MWh.
Compared to a year ago, today electricity is 80.73% cheaper, that is, it costs 39.60 euros less, since on March 17, 2025 the pool price was set at 88.65 euros/MWh.
| Date | 2025 | 2026 | Difference in euros/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 65.83 | 15.00 | -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 |
| March 10 | 92.99 | 136.86 | +43.87 |
| March 11 | 96.94 | 104.03 | +7.09 |
| March 12 | 93.06 | 71.20 | -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 | -23.40 |
| March 17 | 88.65 | 49.05 | -39.60 |