Average electricity price in Denmark in 2026
· prices in øre/kWh (100 øre = 1 DKK) · times in Copenhagen time
So far in 2026, the average electricity price is about the same in every price area: 103.01 øre incl. VAT. So far in 2026, the average electricity price is about the same in every price area: 82.41 øre excl. VAT.
Average 1 January – 27 October in every price area
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DK1 West Denmark103.0182.41 øre/kWh
38% higher than 1 January – 27 October 2025 (avg 74.4859.59)
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DK2 East Denmark105.0784.06 øre/kWh
38% higher than 1 January – 27 October 2025 (avg 75.9760.77)
øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
Records 1 January – 27 October
- Cheapest month
- DK2 · April 2026 · 74.1359.30 øre
- Most expensive month
- DK2 · October 2026 · 138.37110.70 øre
- Cheapest day
- DK1 · 5 Apr · 0.940.76 øre
- Most expensive day
- DK2 · 14 Sep · 241.43193.14 øre
- Cheapest hour
- DK1 · 25 Apr 13:00–14:00 · −29.22−23.37 øre
- Most expensive hour
- DK1 · 14 Sep 19:00–20:00 · 689.72551.77 øre
- Hours below zero
- 296 h on 64 days all areas together
Monthly averages
Average · 103.0182.41 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
Average · 105.0784.06 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT. Each bar is a month's average; its colour compares it with the average of all months shown.
Monthly averages by price area
Colours compare each month with the area's average of all months shown.
| Month | DK1 | DK2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||
| January 2026 | 98.678.9 | 102.682.1 |
| February 2026 | 89.771.8 | 105.984.7 |
| March 2026 | 91.172.9 | 90.672.5 |
| April 2026 | 77.762.1 | 74.159.3 |
| May 2026 | 93.474.7 | 93.074.4 |
| June 2026 | 102.982.3 | 101.881.4 |
| July 2026 | 95.376.2 | 95.976.7 |
| August 2026 | 117.093.6 | 118.694.9 |
| September 2026 | 131.7105.3 | 133.9107.1 |
| October 2026 | 135.8108.6 | 138.4110.7 |