The average price of electricity for this Thursday, April 2, 2026 is €124.40/MWh for consumers with a regulated or indexed tariff contracted in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. It represents only a slight decrease of 0.17% compared to Wednesday, the difference being only 0.22 euros.
As a reminder, it should be noted that this amount refers to the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC), which is different published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE) at noon and that shows what the average price costs within the wholesale market.
To understand the difference, it is enough to know that the PVPC, which is the one that affects consumers with a regulated or indexed rate, includes concepts such as access tolls, system charges or electrical system adjustment costs. For this reason, it usually registers higher amounts.
What time is electricity cheaper today, Thursday, April 2?
The cheapest hour of electricity is from 01:00 to 02:00, at a price of 81.32 euros/MWh. Again, the cheapest stretches occur in the middle of the night, making it difficult for consumers to take advantage of them unless they can program the appliances.
When is electricity most expensive?
The maximum price of electricity occurs from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., when it reaches 196.67 euros/MWh. The most expensive hours of electricity occur at two different times of the day: between morning and noon, and between mid-afternoon and early evening.
Hourly electricity price, Thursday, April 2 (PVPC)
Although the electricity goes down again, the decrease is minimal and the cheapest stretches occur at dawn. To adjust consumption, and opt for the intermediate ones, this is the price of electricity hour by hour on Thursday, April 2, 2026 if you have a regulated or indexed rate in the free market:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 81.88 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 81.32 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 82.13 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 83.06 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 84.24 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 83.68 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 83.14 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 83.27 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 105.92 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 109.21 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: 174.19 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: 174.43 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: 175.73 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 174.92 euros/MWh
- 14:00 to 15:00: 107.15 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: 111.43 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: 112.65 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: 114.34 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 183.86 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 175.93 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 175.68 euros/MWh
- 21:00 to 22:00: 196.67 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 122.57 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 108.29 euros/MWh