Electricity prices Saturday, 12 Apr 2025

Today's and Tomorrow's Electricity Prices in Sweden

Today, April 12, 2025, features varying electricity prices throughout the day. During the night and early morning hours, prices are relatively low, but an interesting development occurs in the middle of the day when electricity prices drop to negative levels. A similar pattern is expected tomorrow, April 13, 2025, with prices ranging from lower cents to negative values.

Today's Electricity Prices: April 12, 2025

Today, electricity prices start at 18 öre per kWh at midnight and gradually decrease to around 14 öre until 9 AM. During the morning, around 11 AM, electricity becomes free, and between 12:00 and 15:00, you are even paid to use electricity. The cheapest hour occurs between 14:00 and 14:59 with a price of -18 öre per kWh. In the afternoon, prices rise again, peaking at 64 öre per kWh between 19:00 and 19:59.

Free Electricity Usage in the Middle of the Day

During the cheapest hours of the day, between 11:00 and 15:59, it's an excellent opportunity to charge your electric car, do the dishes, or take a bath at no cost. In fact, you will be paid to use electricity during these hours. Charging an electric car during the cheapest hour would actually give you 10 kronor back.

Tomorrow's Electricity Prices: April 13, 2025

Tomorrow starts with prices around 24 öre per kWh at midnight and drops to negative levels between 12:00 and 15:59. The cheapest hour occurs between 13:00 and 13:59 with a price of -3 öre per kWh. The afternoon sees a return to positive prices, but they remain relatively low compared to today's highest levels.

Plan Your Electricity Usage

To optimize your electricity usage tomorrow, plan activities that require a lot of energy for the hours when electricity is free or even generates a small income. Charging your electric car or using other energy-intensive appliances during these hours can lead to significant savings.

Curiosities and Facts about Electricity Prices

It's fascinating how electricity prices can vary so much throughout a day. Today, during the cheapest hour, it costs nothing to take a shower, do the dishes, or play games on the computer. In fact, you would be paid for these activities. If we had today's lowest electricity price all year round, it would have cost -3215 kronor to heat a normal-sized house of 160 square meters.

Costs During the Most Expensive Hour

During the most expensive hour today, between 19:00 and 19:59, it costs 38 kronor to charge an electric car, 4 kronor to take a bath, and 1 krona to do the dishes with a dishwasher. It serves as a reminder of how important it is to plan your electricity usage to avoid high costs.