Electricity prices in Netherlands 2022
In 2022, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Netherlands was € 0.2413 /kWh. Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2022
| Month | €/MWh | €/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | € 189.06 | € 0.1891 | 13,188 |
| February 2022 | € 168.89 | € 0.1689 | 13,019 |
| March 2022 | € 260.80 | € 0.2608 | 11,531 |
| April 2022 | € 195.20 | € 0.1952 | 10,815 |
| May 2022 | € 181.24 | € 0.1812 | 9,885 |
| June 2022 | € 210.64 | € 0.2106 | 9,871 |
| July 2022 | € 306.79 | € 0.3068 | 10,216 |
| August 2022 | € 447.11 | € 0.4471 | 10,379 |
| September 2022 | € 341.46 | € 0.3415 | 10,708 |
| October 2022 | € 155.74 | € 0.1557 | 10,932 |
| November 2022 | € 179.66 | € 0.1797 | 11,076 |
| December 2022 | € 258.88 | € 0.2589 | 12,588 |
The Netherlands runs one of Europe's most gas-dependent electricity grids — gas-fired CCGTs covered ~50% of generation in 2024 — but is also the EU's fastest renewables-deployer per capita. TenneT operates the joint Netherlands TSO role and the German DE-LU bidding zone, making the country one of Europe's most electrically integrated. Solar PV expanded explosively after the 2018 SDE++ reform: by 2024, over 22 GW was installed — roughly one panel per resident — covering ~17% of annual demand and frequently driving midday prices below zero in spring.
Offshore wind in the North Sea has grown to ~5 GW with another 21 GW contracted by 2032. The single Borssele nuclear reactor (~3% of supply) will be joined by 2–4 new units in the 2030s under the 2024 government plan.
Coal generation ends in 2030; the Maasvlakte 3 plant is among the youngest coal units in Europe to be retired prematurely.