EuroScrapeCheapest electricity hours in Europe: day-ahead prices for 8 November 2026
The three cheapest consecutive hours of electricity on 8 November 2026 in 28 European bidding zones, from the day-ahead market, with the average, lowest and highest price of the day. Updated every day after the auction. Wholesale prices in EUR/MWh, before taxes and grid fees; times are CET/CEST.
| Zone | Cheapest 3 hours | Average in that window | Day average | Lowest | Highest | Negative hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria (AT) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 247 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 17:45 | 0 |
| Belgium (BE) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 242 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 17:45 | 0 |
| Bulgaria (BG) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 251 | 206 at 15:00 | 330 at 16:30 | 0 |
| Croatia (HR) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 249 | 206 at 15:00 | 324 at 16:30 | 0 |
| Czechia (CZ) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 242 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 16:45 | 0 |
| Denmark West (DK1) | 10:00–13:00 | 213 | 244 | 209 at 11:30 | 324 at 17:45 | 0 |
| Denmark East (DK2) | 02:30–05:30 | 217 | 262 | 214 at 02:45 | 361 at 18:00 | 0 |
| Estonia (EE) | 00:30–03:30 | 83 | 157 | 7.7 at 01:00 | 403 at 17:30 | 0 |
| Finland (FI) | 01:15–04:15 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 5.5 at 02:30 | 16 at 15:45 | 0 |
| France (FR) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 242 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 17:45 | 0 |
| Germany-Luxembourg (DE-LU) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 242 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 17:45 | 0 |
| Greece (GR) | 08:15–11:15 | 12 | 207 | 0 at 09:30 | 330 at 16:30 | 0 |
| Hungary (HU) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 252 | 206 at 15:00 | 334 at 21:00 | 0 |
| Ireland (SEM) (IE(SEM)) | 21:00–00:00 | 310 | 388 | 237 at 23:00 | 490 at 20:00 | 0 |
| Italy North (IT-North) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 243 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 17:45 | 0 |
| Latvia (LV) | 02:15–05:15 | 233 | 291 | 154 at 21:45 | 416 at 18:00 | 0 |
| Lithuania (LT) | 02:15–05:15 | 233 | 297 | 225 at 02:45 | 416 at 18:00 | 0 |
| Netherlands (NL) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 242 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 17:45 | 0 |
| Norway Kristiansand (NO2) | 05:45–08:45 | 193 | 198 | 191 at 07:00 | 223 at 18:00 | 0 |
| Poland (PL) | 10:45–13:45 | 19 | 199 | -0.7 at 13:15 | 389 at 15:30 | 0.25 |
| Portugal (PT) | 10:45–13:45 | 145 | 200 | 140 at 11:30 | 252 at 00:00 | 0 |
| Romania (RO) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 251 | 206 at 15:00 | 330 at 16:30 | 0 |
| Slovakia (SK) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 255 | 206 at 15:00 | 361 at 22:00 | 0 |
| Slovenia (SI) | 11:30–14:30 | 212 | 248 | 206 at 15:00 | 322 at 16:45 | 0 |
| Spain (ES) | 10:30–13:30 | 99 | 179 | 85 at 11:30 | 239 at 00:00 | 0 |
| Sweden Stockholm (SE3) | 02:15–05:15 | 131 | 166 | 126 at 08:45 | 243 at 19:00 | 0 |
| Sweden Malmö (SE4) | 02:15–05:15 | 221 | 270 | 217 at 02:45 | 379 at 18:00 | 0 |
| Switzerland (CH) | 10:30–13:30 | 206 | 249 | 164 at 10:45 | 339 at 17:45 | 0 |
What stands out
- In 18 of 28 zones, the cheapest three hours start between 10:00 and 16:00, not at night.
- Cheapest day on average: Finland (9.9 EUR/MWh). Most expensive: Ireland (SEM) (388 EUR/MWh).
- Negative prices: Poland.
Get these numbers yourself
The table is made with the EU Electricity Prices Actor on Apify: any of 40+ zones, any date, hourly or 15-minute prices, a window of the length you need, and alerts on Telegram, Slack, Discord or a webhook when tomorrow’s prices are out. Ready-made example: tomorrow’s cheapest hours in France.
Machine-readable copy of this table: electricity-cheapest-hours.json. Why the cheap hours moved to lunchtime: Night power is not the cheapest.
Sources: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de via api.energy-charts.info (CC BY 4.0).
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