After a difficult closing of the 2021 academic year, in which the main energies increased considerably, the start of 2022 has not brought better news and thus, gas, gasoline, butane or electricity continue to increase. The latter, being of great concern to , due to the hard blow it represents for his pocket. For this reason, it is vital to know when it is more profitable to use certain electrical appliances (iron, washing machine, dishwasher, oven…) since their consumption can vary, assuming significant savings over the days.
As shown by the data from (OMIE), the organization that manages the electricity markets of Spain and Portugal and collects their rates, the average price of electricity in Spain during this Thursday, February 24, is 205.6 euros/ MWh. Very high figures when compared to the price set a year ago, when the MWh cost 41.37 euros.
At what time is electricity cheaper?
Regarding the daily variation, marked by a kWh price, according to data from , the cheapest sections are concentrated in the early hours and at noon. However, it is at the last minute (between 23:00 and 24:00) when the lowest price will be registered, with 0.23573 euros/kWh.
At what time is electricity more expensive?
On the contrary, the hours around the afternoon present the highest costs, being between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., the moment with a higher price (0.37322 euros/kWh).
Electricity prices per hour on February 21
– From 00 to 01 hours: 0.26949 euros/KWh.
– From 01 to 02 hours: 0.27056 euros/KWh.
– From 02 to 03 hours: 0.26704 euros/KWh.
– From 03 to 04 hours: 0.26472 euros/KWh.
– From 04 to 05 hours: 0.26869 euros/KWh.
– From 05 to 06 hours: 0.26708 euros/KWh.
– From 06 to 07 hours: 0.27099 euros/KWh.
– From 07 to 08 hours: 0.27378 euros/KWh.
– From 08 to 09 hours: 0.31751 euros/KWh.
– From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.: 0.30016 euros/KWh.
– From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: 0.36094 euros/KWh.
– From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: 0.35893 euros/KWh.
– From 12 to 1:00 p.m.: 0.35863 euros/KWh.
– From 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 0.35461 euros/KWh.
– From 2 to 3 p.m.: 0.2863 euros/KWh.
– From 3 to 4 pm: 0.27049 euros/KWh.
– From 4 to 5 p.m.: 0.25255 euros/KWh.
– From 5 to 6 p.m.: 0.26693 euros/KWh.
– From 6 to 7 p.m.: 0.35596 euros/KWh.
– From 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: 0.37322 euros/KWh.
– From 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: 0.36636 euros/KWh.
– From 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: 0.36003 euros/KWh.
– From 10 to 11 p.m.: 0.26894 euros/KWh.
– From 11 pm to 12 midnight: 0.23573 euros/KWh.
Why does the price of electricity vary so much?
This constant increase in prices, as well as their variation, is due to the increase in the cost of gas in international markets, which is used in combined cycle plants. As these are the most expensive, they are the ones that generally mark the price at most hours.
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