Electricity prices Thursday, 8 Aug 2024

Today's and Tomorrow's Electricity Prices in Sweden

Electricity prices in Sweden vary greatly throughout the day and the next day, which can affect when it is most cost-effective to use electricity. Here is a summary of today's and tomorrow's electricity prices along with some tips on how you can optimize your electricity consumption.

Electricity Prices Today, 2024-08-08

Throughout the day, electricity prices have varied from 15 öre per kWh to 62 öre per kWh. Here is an hour-by-hour summary:

• 00:00-00:59: 29 öre
• 01:00-01:59: 27 öre
• 02:00-02:59: 27 öre
• 03:00-03:59: 27 öre
• 04:00-04:59: 27 öre
• 05:00-05:59: 31 öre
• 06:00-06:59: 39 öre
• 07:00-07:59: 48 öre
• 08:00-08:59: 47 öre
• 09:00-09:59: 45 öre
• 10:00-10:59: 37 öre
• 11:00-11:59: 30 öre
• 12:00-12:59: 26 öre
• 13:00-13:59: 20 öre
• 14:00-14:59: 16 öre
• 15:00-15:59: 18 öre
• 16:00-16:59: 23 öre
• 17:00-17:59: 31 öre
• 18:00-18:59: 39 öre
• 19:00-19:59: 48 öre
• 20:00-20:59: 62 öre
• 21:00-21:59: 43 öre
• 22:00-22:59: 32 öre
• 23:00-23:59: 26 öre

Electricity Prices Tomorrow, 2024-08-09

Tomorrow's electricity prices show a wider variation with several hours where electricity is free or even negatively priced, which means you actually get paid to use electricity during those hours. Here is a summary of tomorrow's electricity prices:

• 00:00-00:59: 31 öre
• 01:00-01:59: 26 öre
• 02:00-02:59: 21 öre
• 03:00-03:59: 20 öre
• 04:00-04:59: 18 öre
• 05:00-05:59: 15 öre
• 06:00-06:59: 29 öre
• 07:00-07:59: 39 öre
• 08:00-08:59: 31 öre
• 09:00-09:59: 23 öre
• 10:00-10:59: 10 öre
• 11:00-11:59: 3 öre
• 12:00-12:59: free
• 13:00-13:59: get paid to use electricity
• 14:00-14:59: get paid to use electricity
• 15:00-15:59: get paid to use electricity
• 16:00-16:59: get paid to use electricity
• 17:00-17:59: 3 öre
• 18:00-18:59: 6 öre
• 19:00-19:59: 5 öre
• 20:00-20:59: 4 öre
• 21:00-21:59: 2 öre
• 22:00-22:59: get paid to use electricity
• 23:00-23:59: get paid to use electricity

Optimize Your Electricity Consumption

To take advantage of the lower electricity prices and even get paid to use electricity during certain hours, you can plan your electricity consumption as follows:

• Shower: During the cheapest hour today, taking a shower costs -5 öre, which means you get paid to shower.
• Bath: During the cheapest hour today, taking a bath costs -8 öre, which means you get paid to bathe.
• Dishwasher: During the cheapest hour today, running the dishwasher costs -2 öre, which means you get paid to do the dishes.
• Charge your electric car: During the cheapest hour today, it costs -87 öre to charge your car, which means you get paid to charge your electric car.
• Play games: During the cheapest hour today, it costs nothing to play games on a computer consuming 500 Wh.

Fun Fact

If we had the lowest electricity price all year round, it would cost -263 kronor to heat up a medium-sized house of 160 sqm, which means you would get paid to heat up your house.

Electricity Prices during the Most Expensive Hour Today

During the most expensive hour today, 20:00-20:59, the electricity price is 62 öre per kWh. Here is what it would cost to perform different activities during the most expensive hour:

• Shower: 248 öre
• Bath: 372 öre
• Dishwasher: 93 öre
• Charge your electric car: 3727 öre
• Play games: 31 öre

It is clear that there are significant savings to be made by planning your electricity consumption around the cheapest hours of the day.