Electricity prices in Denmark in August 2026
· prices in øre/kWh (100 øre = 1 DKK) · times in Copenhagen time
In August 2026, the average electricity price was about the same in every price area: 117.04 øre incl. VAT. In August 2026, the average electricity price was about the same in every price area: 93.63 øre excl. VAT.
Average in every price area
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DK1 West Denmark117.0493.63 øre/kWh
23% higher than July 2026 (avg 95.2876.23)
71% higher than August 2025 (avg 68.5554.84)
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DK2 East Denmark118.5994.87 øre/kWh
24% higher than July 2026 (avg 95.9076.72)
69% higher than August 2025 (avg 70.2756.21)
øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
Records
- Cheapest day
- DK2 · 30 Aug · 75.7060.56 øre
- Most expensive day
- DK2 · 17 Aug · 165.37132.29 øre
- Cheapest hour
- DK1 · 9 Aug 15:00–16:00 · −0.01−0.01 øre
- Most expensive hour
- DK2 · 13 Aug 20:00–21:00 · 316.67253.34 øre
- Hours below zero
- 5 h on 3 days all areas together
Daily averages
Average · 117.0493.63 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
Average · 118.5994.87 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT. Each bar is a day's average; its colour compares it with the month average.
Day averages by price area
Tap a price for the day hour by hour. Colours compare each price with the month average of all price areas.
| Day | DK1 | DK2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | 111.689.2 | 112.289.7 |
| 2 Aug | 99.179.3 | 99.179.3 |
| 3 Aug | 118.294.6 | 118.194.5 |
| 4 Aug | 138.8111.0 | 140.4112.4 |
| 5 Aug | 97.578.0 | 101.381.0 |
| 6 Aug | 77.662.1 | 82.866.2 |
| 7 Aug | 111.389.0 | 113.090.4 |
| 8 Aug | 93.975.2 | 94.675.7 |
| 9 Aug | 88.670.8 | 88.670.9 |
| 10 Aug | 98.979.1 | 102.582.0 |
| 11 Aug | 93.374.6 | 93.875.0 |
| 12 Aug | 129.6103.7 | 130.4104.3 |
| 13 Aug | 141.3113.0 | 144.5115.6 |
| 14 Aug | 131.4105.1 | 132.5106.0 |
| 15 Aug | 114.791.8 | 113.790.9 |
| 16 Aug | 129.1103.3 | 129.0103.2 |
| 17 Aug | 165.0132.0 | 165.4132.3 |
| 18 Aug | 152.9122.3 | 153.9123.1 |
| 19 Aug | 155.2124.2 | 155.2124.1 |
| 20 Aug | 141.2112.9 | 141.0112.8 |
| 21 Aug | 156.7125.4 | 158.2126.5 |
| 22 Aug | 89.971.9 | 92.073.6 |
| 23 Aug | 80.464.3 | 80.064.0 |
| 24 Aug | 137.1109.6 | 137.8110.2 |
| 25 Aug | 131.1104.9 | 135.4108.3 |
| 26 Aug | 142.5114.0 | 142.6114.1 |
| 27 Aug | 104.483.6 | 107.586.0 |
| 28 Aug | 125.5100.4 | 127.7102.2 |
| 29 Aug | 80.864.7 | 82.065.6 |
| 30 Aug | 76.261.0 | 75.760.6 |
| 31 Aug | 114.491.5 | 125.5100.4 |
Bold: the cheapest price area of the day.