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Electricity prices in Austria

The day-ahead auction result, interval by interval, in Vienna time.

Average price today
271.62€/MWh
0.272 €/kWh
now
224.12€/MWh
interval 23:45–00:00
Tomorrow
310.42€/MWh
auction published
Last 30 days
210.63€/MWh
average weighted by duration

Today's electricity price, interval by interval

Quarter-hourly Hourly

The resolution ENTSO-E publishes. Since 1 October 2025, the European market works in quarter-hours.

Interval, Vienna time €/MWh€/kWh Against the day's average%
00:00–00:15 230.04 0.230 −15%
00:15–00:30 232.45 0.232 −14%
00:30–00:45 221.27 0.221 −19%
00:45–01:00 221.78 0.222 −18%
01:00–01:15 223.04 0.223 −18%
01:15–01:30 213.39 0.213 −21%
01:30–01:45 215.66 0.216 −21%
01:45–02:00 223.25 0.223 −18%
02:00–02:15 228.64 0.229 −16%
02:15–02:30 222.88 0.223 −18%
02:30–02:45 219.41 0.219 −19%
02:45–03:00 218.49 0.218 −20%
03:00–03:15 215.64 0.216 −21%
03:15–03:30 213.29 0.213 −21%
03:30–03:45 215.06 0.215 −21%
03:45–04:00 214.15 0.214 −21%
04:00–04:15 217.32 0.217 −20%
04:15–04:30 215.53 0.216 −21%
04:30–04:45 213.62 0.214 −21%
04:45–05:00 209.35 0.209 −23%
05:00–05:15 209.04 0.209 −23%
05:15–05:30cheapest 208.82 0.209 −23%
05:30–05:45 224.33 0.224 −17%
05:45–06:00 231.09 0.231 −15%
06:00–06:15 234.38 0.234 −14%
06:15–06:30 262.39 0.262 −3%
06:30–06:45 282.56 0.283 +4%
06:45–07:00 298.41 0.298 +10%
07:00–07:15 298.17 0.298 +10%
07:15–07:30 300.63 0.301 +11%
07:30–07:45 304.79 0.305 +12%
07:45–08:00 297.76 0.298 +10%
08:00–08:15 314.99 0.315 +16%
08:15–08:30 301.81 0.302 +11%
08:30–08:45 298.96 0.299 +10%
08:45–09:00 285.53 0.286 +5%
09:00–09:15 305.21 0.305 +12%
09:15–09:30 298.96 0.299 +10%
09:30–09:45 253.95 0.254 −7%
09:45–10:00 227.02 0.227 −16%
10:00–10:15 270.00 0.270 −1%
10:15–10:30 253.07 0.253 −7%
10:30–10:45 240.99 0.241 −11%
10:45–11:00 235.80 0.236 −13%
11:00–11:15 248.12 0.248 −9%
11:15–11:30 240.76 0.241 −11%
11:30–11:45 252.58 0.253 −7%
11:45–12:00 272.43 0.272 +0%
12:00–12:15 259.94 0.260 −4%
12:15–12:30 263.74 0.264 −3%
12:30–12:45 270.11 0.270 −1%
12:45–13:00 271.58 0.272 −0%
13:00–13:15 264.03 0.264 −3%
13:15–13:30 272.81 0.273 +0%
13:30–13:45 277.38 0.277 +2%
13:45–14:00 281.93 0.282 +4%
14:00–14:15 275.57 0.276 +1%
14:15–14:30 288.09 0.288 +6%
14:30–14:45 300.00 0.300 +10%
14:45–15:00 295.99 0.296 +9%
15:00–15:15 238.95 0.239 −12%
15:15–15:30 293.00 0.293 +8%
15:30–15:45 305.34 0.305 +12%
15:45–16:00 331.93 0.332 +22%
16:00–16:15 293.88 0.294 +8%
16:15–16:30 305.18 0.305 +12%
16:30–16:45 319.83 0.320 +18%
16:45–17:00 339.10 0.339 +25%
17:00–17:15 321.86 0.322 +18%
17:15–17:30 332.00 0.332 +22%
17:30–17:45 340.00 0.340 +25%
17:45–18:00 341.88 0.342 +26%
18:00–18:15 347.38 0.347 +28%
18:15–18:30 350.91 0.351 +29%
18:30–18:45 345.89 0.346 +27%
18:45–19:00 345.65 0.346 +27%
19:00–19:15dearest 350.97 0.351 +29%
19:15–19:30 345.58 0.346 +27%
19:30–19:45 335.86 0.336 +24%
19:45–20:00 323.50 0.324 +19%
20:00–20:15 321.04 0.321 +18%
20:15–20:30 318.24 0.318 +17%
20:30–20:45 310.15 0.310 +14%
20:45–21:00 303.51 0.304 +12%
21:00–21:15 304.83 0.305 +12%
21:15–21:30 299.94 0.300 +10%
21:30–21:45 284.94 0.285 +5%
21:45–22:00 258.00 0.258 −5%
22:00–22:15 286.75 0.287 +6%
22:15–22:30 272.50 0.273 +0%
22:30–22:45 257.00 0.257 −5%
22:45–23:00 246.73 0.247 −9%
23:00–23:15 249.26 0.249 −8%
23:15–23:30 237.93 0.238 −12%
23:30–23:45 233.47 0.233 −14%
23:45–00:00 224.12 0.224 −17%
Average price
271.62€/MWh
0.272 €/kWh · ↑ +9,7%vs yesterday
Cheapest
208.82€/MWh
at 05:15
Dearest
350.97€/MWh
at 19:00
Median
271.58€/MWh
half the day was below this

Tomorrow

Tomorrow's prices are available. The day's average is 310.42 €/MWh, with a minimum of 231.42 at 03:00 and a maximum of 532.81 at 17:30.

Interval, Vienna time €/MWh€/kWh Against the day's average%
00:00–00:15 240.83 0.241 −22%
00:15–00:30 242.29 0.242 −22%
00:30–00:45 238.62 0.239 −23%
00:45–01:00 234.54 0.235 −24%
01:00–01:15 240.63 0.241 −22%
01:15–01:30 236.85 0.237 −24%
01:30–01:45 235.91 0.236 −24%
01:45–02:00 233.74 0.234 −25%
02:00–02:15 233.81 0.234 −25%
02:15–02:30 231.55 0.232 −25%
02:30–02:45 231.76 0.232 −25%
02:45–03:00 231.60 0.232 −25%
03:00–03:15cheapest 231.42 0.231 −25%
03:15–03:30 233.20 0.233 −25%
03:30–03:45 237.72 0.238 −23%
03:45–04:00 237.79 0.238 −23%
04:00–04:15 233.15 0.233 −25%
04:15–04:30 234.99 0.235 −24%
04:30–04:45 241.46 0.241 −22%
04:45–05:00 237.16 0.237 −24%
05:00–05:15 238.30 0.238 −23%
05:15–05:30 237.55 0.238 −23%
05:30–05:45 243.86 0.244 −21%
05:45–06:00 264.94 0.265 −15%
06:00–06:15 270.03 0.270 −13%
06:15–06:30 293.51 0.294 −5%
06:30–06:45 319.77 0.320 +3%
06:45–07:00 340.72 0.341 +10%
07:00–07:15 321.65 0.322 +4%
07:15–07:30 335.93 0.336 +8%
07:30–07:45 350.16 0.350 +13%
07:45–08:00 359.80 0.360 +16%
08:00–08:15 383.53 0.384 +24%
08:15–08:30 374.60 0.375 +21%
08:30–08:45 368.14 0.368 +19%
08:45–09:00 323.49 0.323 +4%
09:00–09:15 355.46 0.355 +15%
09:15–09:30 324.09 0.324 +4%
09:30–09:45 299.59 0.300 −3%
09:45–10:00 284.65 0.285 −8%
10:00–10:15 309.43 0.309 −0%
10:15–10:30 300.82 0.301 −3%
10:30–10:45 289.43 0.289 −7%
10:45–11:00 271.99 0.272 −12%
11:00–11:15 289.63 0.290 −7%
11:15–11:30 284.29 0.284 −8%
11:30–11:45 260.71 0.261 −16%
11:45–12:00 261.36 0.261 −16%
12:00–12:15 262.73 0.263 −15%
12:15–12:30 256.58 0.257 −17%
12:30–12:45 260.91 0.261 −16%
12:45–13:00 262.45 0.262 −15%
13:00–13:15 263.56 0.264 −15%
13:15–13:30 268.17 0.268 −14%
13:30–13:45 259.82 0.260 −16%
13:45–14:00 260.63 0.261 −16%
14:00–14:15 250.99 0.251 −19%
14:15–14:30 265.27 0.265 −15%
14:30–14:45 305.50 0.306 −2%
14:45–15:00 345.49 0.345 +11%
15:00–15:15 263.88 0.264 −15%
15:15–15:30 306.70 0.307 −1%
15:30–15:45 358.23 0.358 +15%
15:45–16:00 381.99 0.382 +23%
16:00–16:15 354.79 0.355 +14%
16:15–16:30 377.62 0.378 +22%
16:30–16:45 408.13 0.408 +31%
16:45–17:00 431.18 0.431 +39%
17:00–17:15 496.48 0.496 +60%
17:15–17:30 529.99 0.530 +71%
17:30–17:45dearest 532.81 0.533 +72%
17:45–18:00 519.08 0.519 +67%
18:00–18:15 478.46 0.478 +54%
18:15–18:30 454.45 0.454 +46%
18:30–18:45 455.14 0.455 +47%
18:45–19:00 444.69 0.445 +43%
19:00–19:15 451.14 0.451 +45%
19:15–19:30 426.67 0.427 +37%
19:30–19:45 410.75 0.411 +32%
19:45–20:00 390.06 0.390 +26%
20:00–20:15 373.43 0.373 +20%
20:15–20:30 359.38 0.359 +16%
20:30–20:45 337.61 0.338 +9%
20:45–21:00 318.33 0.318 +3%
21:00–21:15 335.31 0.335 +8%
21:15–21:30 316.95 0.317 +2%
21:30–21:45 304.00 0.304 −2%
21:45–22:00 282.93 0.283 −9%
22:00–22:15 307.92 0.308 −1%
22:15–22:30 289.89 0.290 −7%
22:30–22:45 275.74 0.276 −11%
22:45–23:00 261.98 0.262 −16%
23:00–23:15 270.00 0.270 −13%
23:15–23:30 259.02 0.259 −17%
23:30–23:45 254.30 0.254 −18%
23:45–00:00 243.08 0.243 −22%

Comparison across periods

Period€/MWh€/kWh Against today
Today 271.62 0.272 0%
Tomorrow 310.42 0.310 ↓ −12,5%
Yesterday 247.66 0.248 ↑ +9,7%
Last 7 days 237.72 0.238 ↑ +14,3%
Last 30 days 210.63 0.211 ↑ +29,0%
Month to date 213.68 0.214 ↑ +27,1%
Last month 173.66 0.174 ↑ +56,4%
Same month last year 108.92 0.109 ↑ +149,4%

The right-hand column compares today with the period on that row. All averages are weighted by interval duration, so the days before 1 October 2025 — when the market worked hourly — do not weigh wrongly.


Comparison with the neighbours

Country€/MWh today Difference%Link
Czechia 260.01 −11.61 ↓ −4,3% interconnected
Germany 249.21 −22.41 ↓ −8,3% interconnected
Hungary 303.34 +31.73 ↑ +11,7% interconnected
Italy 189.63—278.45 — — interconnected
Slovenia 278.86 +7.24 ↑ +2,7% interconnected
Switzerland 272.40 +0.79 ↑ +0,3% interconnected

interconnected means ENTSO-E publishes physical flow between the two countries' zones — that is, there really is a cable with energy running through it. neighbour on the map means only a shared border. The two do not coincide: Norway and the Netherlands do not touch, yet have a subsea cable.


Daily history

DateAverage price €/MWh€/kWh MinMaxChangeStatus
29 October 2026 310.42 0.310 231.42 532.81 ↑ +14,3% complete
28 October 2026 271.62 0.272 208.82 350.97 ↑ +9,7% complete
27 October 2026 247.66 0.248 197.02 300.51 ↑ +2,4% complete
26 October 2026 241.97 0.242 128.39 333.56 ↑ +9,2% complete
25 October 2026 221.64 0.222 129.70 294.96 ↓ −7,9% complete
24 October 2026 240.67 0.241 190.97 294.96 ↑ +10,1% complete
23 October 2026 218.69 0.219 121.47 297.97 ↓ −1,7% complete
22 October 2026 222.49 0.222 159.58 288.94 ↓ −5,6% complete
21 October 2026 235.67 0.236 180.00 300.22 ↓ −2,9% complete
20 October 2026 242.74 0.243 183.56 312.68 ↑ +2,5% complete
19 October 2026 236.72 0.237 178.82 309.18 ↑ +17,1% complete
18 October 2026 202.21 0.202 155.25 258.89 ↓ −11,3% complete
17 October 2026 227.98 0.228 180.23 285.00 ↓ −0,5% complete
16 October 2026 229.20 0.229 166.53 310.39 ↑ +0,4% complete
15 October 2026 228.25 0.228 172.14 303.14 ↑ +2,2% complete
14 October 2026 223.28 0.223 157.46 343.00 ↑ +6,7% complete
13 October 2026 209.22 0.209 152.47 314.12 ↓ −3,9% complete
12 October 2026 217.70 0.218 159.62 292.15 ↑ +24,6% complete
11 October 2026 174.77 0.175 14.87 243.90 ↓ −15,7% complete
10 October 2026 207.33 0.207 140.54 254.90 ↑ +5,5% complete
9 October 2026 196.49 0.196 125.02 266.53 ↑ +4,0% complete
8 October 2026 188.88 0.189 134.83 274.51 ↓ −3,1% complete
7 October 2026 194.85 0.195 98.46 280.42 ↓ −10,1% complete
6 October 2026 216.65 0.217 98.68 406.00 ↑ +8,1% complete
5 October 2026 200.33 0.200 56.12 290.95 ↑ +27,5% complete
4 October 2026 157.14 0.157 5.08 245.14 ↑ +2,9% complete
3 October 2026 152.72 0.153 5.80 243.06 ↓ −23,1% complete
2 October 2026 198.68 0.199 95.17 324.10 ↑ +12,1% complete
1 October 2026 177.22 0.177 0.00 314.78 ↑ +14,2% complete
30 September 2026 155.21 0.155 8.62 261.03 ↓ −14,0% complete

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How to read the figures on this page

The price shown is the wholesale day-ahead price: what electricity costs on the exchange, before network tariffs, levies, VAT and the supplier's margin. A household bill is higher, and the ratio between them differs from country to country and from contract to contract.

“Average price” means the average weighted by the duration of each interval. Until 30 September 2025 the intervals were an hour; from 1 October 2025 they are a quarter of an hour. A plain average across that boundary would weigh a quarter of an hour like an hour.

The days when the clocks change have 23 or 25 hours, and the summary computes them with their real length, not with an assumed 24.

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