Good news for households that have contracted the regulated electricity rate, the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC), or an indexed rate in the free market. The average price of electricity for this Sunday, March 15, 2026, plummets to 6.44 euros per megawatt hour (euros/MWh).
Compared to the rate set for Saturday, March 14, electricity is 55.25% cheaper, that is, 7.95 euros less, since that day the price was 14.39 euros/MWh, according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE).
When is electricity most expensive this Saturday?
The maximum peak of the day will be reached from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., when the price of electricity will be 35.01 euros/MWh. Along with this band, the sections from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with 34.80 euros/MWh and from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. with 33.78 euros/MWh also stand out for their higher cost. Therefore, the least advisable period to concentrate electricity consumption is between 7:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m.
What time is electricity cheaper this Saturday?
The lowest price on Sunday will be between 11:00 and 17:00, with a minimum of -2.10 euros/MWh, a figure that will be repeated for six consecutive hours. It will also be a good time to save between 10:00 and 11:00, when the price will be -1.83 euros/MWh, and from 9:00 to 10:00, with -0.61 euros/MWh.
Price of electricity per hour, Sunday, March 15, 2026
This Sunday, March 15, the light leaves a very favorable day for consumers, with extremely low prices for almost the entire day and several negative hours in the central section. In fact, the best savings opportunities will be concentrated between mid-morning and afternoon, while the increase in prices will arrive at the end of the day, although with levels much lower than those recorded in other recent days.
- 00:00 to 01:00: 4.36 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 2.43 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 3.78 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 1.94 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 1.07 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 0.82 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 0.94 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 1.63 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 0.37 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: -0.61 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: -1.83 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: -2.10 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: -2.10 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: -2.10 euros/MWh
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: -2.10 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: -2.10 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: -2.10 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: -0.96 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 4.62 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 19.34 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 34.80 euros/MWh
- 21:00 to 22:00: 35.01 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 33.78 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 25.80 euros/MWh
Evolution of the price of electricity during the first 15 days of March
In the first half of March, the average price of electricity was 60.21 euros/MWh. This means that, on average, electricity is now 12.71 euros cheaper than just a year ago, when the average price was 72.92 euros/MWh.
Compared to a year ago, today electricity is 86.83% cheaper, that is, 42.45 euros less, since March 15, 2025 The pool price was set at 48.89 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 |