Electricity prices in Austria 2023
In 2023, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Austria was € 0.1025 /kWh (▼61% vs 2022). Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2023
| Month | €/MWh | €/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | € 144.87 | € 0.1449 | 7,334 |
| February 2023 | € 144.60 | € 0.1446 | 7,679 |
| March 2023 | € 113.31 | € 0.1133 | 7,164 |
| April 2023 | € 104.79 | € 0.1048 | 6,675 |
| May 2023 | € 82.39 | € 0.0824 | 6,104 |
| June 2023 | € 94.83 | € 0.0948 | 5,909 |
| July 2023 | € 84.87 | € 0.0849 | 6,007 |
| August 2023 | € 92.67 | € 0.0927 | 5,944 |
| September 2023 | € 101.38 | € 0.1014 | 6,108 |
| October 2023 | € 99.22 | € 0.0992 | 6,342 |
| November 2023 | € 93.48 | € 0.0935 | 7,013 |
| December 2023 | € 73.16 | € 0.0732 | 7,405 |
Austria runs one of Europe's cleanest electricity systems — hydropower covered 60–65% of generation in 2024, with the rest spread across wind (~10%), gas (~13%), biomass and rapidly-growing solar. Austrian Power Grid (APG), the national TSO, manages a single bidding zone tightly coupled to Germany via the synchronous Continental European grid. Day-ahead trading clears on EXAA in Vienna and EPEX SPOT, with results published just after midday CET.
Austria is a structural importer in winter when river flows drop and a net exporter in spring snowmelt. The Mur, Drau, Inn and Danube valleys host the bulk of run-of-river hydro; the Tauern range adds large pumped storage.
Coal-fired generation ended in 2020, and the government targets 100% renewable electricity by 2030 — a goal that requires roughly 27 TWh of new wind, solar and hydro capacity over the decade.