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Germany day-ahead power price, August 2026
The average day-ahead power price in the Germany bidding zone (DE) in August 2026 was 126.89 EUR/MWh, up 20.4 % from July 2026 (105.36 EUR/MWh).
126.89 EUR/MWh · August 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
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Average day-ahead price, Germany, August 2026
126.89 EUR/MWh
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Germany (DE)
- Period
- 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31
- Average price
- 126.89 EUR/MWh
- Minimum hourly price
- -18.49 EUR/MWh
- Maximum hourly price
- 487.38 EUR/MWh
- Hourly observations
- 2976
What was the average Germany day-ahead power price in August 2026?
The average day-ahead power price in the Germany bidding zone (DE) in August 2026 was 126.89 EUR/MWh, up 20.4 % from July 2026 (105.36 EUR/MWh). 126.89 EUR/MWh · August 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does August 2026 compare with July 2026?
In Germany, August 2026 was up 20.4 % from July 2026 (105.36 EUR/MWh). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Germany compare with other zones in August 2026?
Germany ranked 10th of 25 published zones for the average day-ahead power price in August 2026. The lowest value was Finland at 41.30 EUR/MWh; the highest was Italy Sicily at 198.75 EUR/MWh.
| Zone | Day-ahead price average |
|---|---|
| Finland | 41.30 EUR/MWh |
| Estonia | 59.00 EUR/MWh |
| Latvia | 79.94 EUR/MWh |
| Lithuania | 80.00 EUR/MWh |
| Spain | 117.92 EUR/MWh |
| Portugal | 121.36 EUR/MWh |
| France | 122.80 EUR/MWh |
| Denmark West | 125.25 EUR/MWh |
| Netherlands | 125.41 EUR/MWh |
| Germany | 126.89 EUR/MWh |
| Belgium | 129.32 EUR/MWh |
| Norway NO2 | 129.62 EUR/MWh |
| Poland | 134.40 EUR/MWh |
| Czechia | 138.21 EUR/MWh |
| Switzerland | 139.63 EUR/MWh |
| Austria | 148.06 EUR/MWh |
| Romania | 151.16 EUR/MWh |
| Hungary | 152.17 EUR/MWh |
| Italy North | 176.89 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Sardinia | 178.43 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Centre-South | 180.01 EUR/MWh |
| Italy South | 180.01 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Centre-North | 180.04 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Calabria | 180.63 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Sicily | 198.75 EUR/MWh |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies takes every hourly day-ahead auction price for the Germany bidding zone (DE) published on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), assigns each hour to its CET/CEST wall-clock day, and averages all hours from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31. Minimum and maximum are the single lowest and highest hourly prices in that window. The same aggregation serves the Vantage Insights charts and the Vantage API.
How should this figure be cited?
Cite it as "Vantage Energies, Germany day-ahead power price, August 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/de-da-average-2026-08". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to August 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/de-da-average-2026-08