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Electricity prices · Ireland

May 8, 2021 Local time: Europe/Dublin

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Market price only. Supplier fees, network charges and taxes are not included.

Day average

5.34ct/kWh

24 / 24 intervals

Lowest price

-1.13ct/kWh

05:00–06:00

Highest price

10.72ct/kWh

18:00–19:00

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May 8, 2021 ct/kWh

Complete
Electricity prices · Ireland · May 8, 2021 Each bar represents one delivery interval. Negative prices appear below zero. All values are also available in the table. 00:00–01:00 · UTC+01:00 · 2.80 ct/kWh 01:00–02:00 · UTC+01:00 · 0.00 ct/kWh 02:00–03:00 · UTC+01:00 · -1.10 ct/kWh 03:00–04:00 · UTC+01:00 · -1.10 ct/kWh 04:00–05:00 · UTC+01:00 · -1.10 ct/kWh 05:00–06:00 · UTC+01:00 · -1.13 ct/kWh 06:00–07:00 · UTC+01:00 · 0.60 ct/kWh 07:00–08:00 · UTC+01:00 · 5.00 ct/kWh 08:00–09:00 · UTC+01:00 · 6.71 ct/kWh 09:00–10:00 · UTC+01:00 · 7.71 ct/kWh 10:00–11:00 · UTC+01:00 · 8.01 ct/kWh 11:00–12:00 · UTC+01:00 · 7.90 ct/kWh 12:00–13:00 · UTC+01:00 · 8.00 ct/kWh 13:00–14:00 · UTC+01:00 · 6.45 ct/kWh 14:00–15:00 · UTC+01:00 · 5.48 ct/kWh 15:00–16:00 · UTC+01:00 · 4.80 ct/kWh 16:00–17:00 · UTC+01:00 · 6.50 ct/kWh 17:00–18:00 · UTC+01:00 · 9.04 ct/kWh 18:00–19:00 · UTC+01:00 · 10.72 ct/kWh 19:00–20:00 · UTC+01:00 · 10.02 ct/kWh 20:00–21:00 · UTC+01:00 · 9.51 ct/kWh 21:00–22:00 · UTC+01:00 · 9.24 ct/kWh 22:00–23:00 · UTC+01:00 · 7.10 ct/kWh 23:00–24:00 · UTC+01:00 · 7.03 ct/kWh
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Local time · Europe/Dublin

All 24 price intervals
Electricity prices · Ireland · May 8, 2021 · Europe/Dublin
Time intervalUTC offsetMarket price ct/kWh
UTC+01:002.80
UTC+01:000.00
UTC+01:00-1.10
UTC+01:00-1.10
UTC+01:00-1.10
UTC+01:00-1.13
UTC+01:000.60
UTC+01:005.00
UTC+01:006.71
UTC+01:007.71
UTC+01:008.01
UTC+01:007.90
UTC+01:008.00
UTC+01:006.45
UTC+01:005.48
UTC+01:004.80
UTC+01:006.50
UTC+01:009.04
UTC+01:0010.72
UTC+01:0010.02
UTC+01:009.51
UTC+01:009.24
UTC+01:007.10
UTC+01:007.03

Day-ahead market May 8, 2021

Daily price overview

For Ireland on May 8, 2021, the time-weighted day-ahead average is 5.34 ct/kWh.

The lowest interval is -1.13 ct/kWh at 05:00–06:00, while the highest is 10.72 ct/kWh at 18:00–19:00. The difference between the day’s low and high is 11.85 ct/kWh.

The lowest-cost continuous three-hour window runs from 03:00 to 06:00 and averages -1.11 ct/kWh. The highest-cost three-hour window is 18:00–21:00 at 10.08 ct/kWh, a difference of 11.20 ct/kWh in the wholesale component. For market-linked plans, these are useful periods to inspect when scheduling flexible consumption.

Wholesale prices are below zero for 4 h in total. Supplier charges, network fees and taxes can still keep the final customer price positive.

Price history

Averages are weighted by interval duration, not row count. Original hourly and 15-minute prices are retained. All times are local to the market.

How prices work

Wholesale day-ahead prices from official market sources, shown in the market’s local time. Original intervals and negative prices are retained.

EUR/MWh ÷ 10 = ct/kWh. The average is weighted by interval duration. Negative prices and daylight-saving changes are preserved.

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Market and data profile

Your supplier’s markup, network charges, taxes and fixed fees depend on your contract. Use this page to understand the market component, not as a quote for your household tariff.

Exchange
SEMOpx
Bidding zone
IE · 10Y1001A1001A59C
Local timezone
Europe/Dublin
Price resolution
60 minutes
Published history from
2019-01-01