Pulse
The daily rhythm — how the price of electricity rises and falls across the hours of an average day.
On an average German weekday over the 12 months to 14 August 2026, the day-ahead price traced a duck curve: a trough of about €56/MWh around 13:00, when solar floods the grid, and an evening peak of about €160/MWh around 19:00 after the sun sets.
That midday-to-evening swing is the signal a battery lives on.
Questions
When is electricity cheapest during the day in Germany?
On an average weekday, the day-ahead price troughs around 13:00 (about €56/MWh), when solar floods the grid, and peaks around 19:00 (about €160/MWh) after dark.
Average day-ahead price by hour of day — Germany
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