The average price of electricity for this Tuesday, October 21, 2025, is €138.97/MWh for consumers who have contracted a regulated or indexed rate in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. This represents a slight drop in electricity of 2.42% compared to Mondaythe difference being just 3.44 euros.
It is important to keep in mind that this amount refers to the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC) and is different from the one published the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE) at noon. The latter indicates what the average price costs within the wholesale market.
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Price of electricity tomorrow Tuesday, October 21, by hour: when is it cheapest and most expensive on the day
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For its part, the PVPC, which 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 marks a higher price.
What time is electricity cheaper today, Tuesday, October 21?
The cheapest hour of electricity takes place from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m., in the middle of the morning, at a price of 76.34 euros/MWh. That way, it will be more difficult to take advantage of. To keep in mind is that the cheapest slots occur dispersed throughout the day, and some can be found at less than 90 euros/MWh between midday and early afternoon.
When is electricity most expensive?
The maximum price of electricity occurs from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., when it reaches 251.83 euros/MWh. In this case there is no change and the most expensive hours of electricity are recorded towards the end of the afternoon and at night, with some peaks in the morning.
Hourly electricity price, Tuesday, October 21 (PVPC)
Although the electricity goes down, the decrease is minimal, in addition to the fact that the cheapest and most expensive sections occur at different times of the day. Therefore, it is more important than usual to pay attention to the price of electricity hour by hour on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, which will be as follows for consumers with a regulated or indexed rate in the free market:
- From 00:00 to 01:00: 102.81 euros/MWh
- From 01:00 to 02:00: 91.98 euros/MWh
- From 02:00 to 03:00: 81.54 euros/MWh
- From 03:00 to 04:00: 76.34 euros/MWh
- From 04:00 to 05:00: 79.54 euros/MWh
- From 05:00 to 06:00: 83.15 euros/MWh
- From 06:00 to 07:00: 98.41 euros/MWh
- From 07:00 to 08:00: 121.56 euros/MWh
- From 08:00 to 09:00: 184.88 euros/MWh
- From 09:00 to 10:00: 165.36 euros/MWh
- From 10:00 to 11:00: 195.18 euros/MWh
- From 11:00 to 12:00: 171.75 euros/MWh
- From 12:00 to 13:00: 156.76 euros/MWh
- From 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 151.53 euros/MWh
- From 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: 87.05 euros/MWh
- From 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: 86.49 euros/MWh
- From 16:00 to 17:00: 88.27 euros/MWh
- From 17:00 to 18:00: 100.31 euros/MWh
- From 18:00 to 19:00: 203.39 euros/MWh
- From 19:00 to 20:00: 229.88 euros/MWh
- From 20:00 to 21:00: 251.83 euros/MWh
- From 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 231.30 euros/MWh
- From 22:00 to 23:00: 165.80 euros/MWh
- From 23:00 to 24:00: 138.97 euros/MWh