The price of electricity today concentrates its most economical segment between the morning and the first part of the afternoon. The PVPC reference for the Peninsula remains below nine cents per kWh from 10:00 to 16:00.
The daily average stands at 0.1547 euros per kWh. The values correspond to the energy term before taxes and do not represent the full amount of the bill.
The tables published by LuzHoy and CostEEnergía match in the minimum of 0.0544 euros and the maximum of 0.2410 euros. Both providers identify Red Eléctrica as the source of the data.
Price of electricity by hour this Sunday
The table includes the 24 time slots in Peninsula hours. The period of lowest price begins at 10:00, but the minimum does not arrive until 13:00.
| Peninsula hour | PVPC · €/kWh | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–01:00 | 0,1943 | — |
| 01:00–02:00 | 0,1849 | — |
| 02:00–03:00 | 0,1747 | — |
| 03:00–04:00 | 0,1661 | — |
| 04:00–05:00 | 0,1511 | — |
| 05:00–06:00 | 0,1484 | — |
| 06:00–07:00 | 0,1613 | — |
| 07:00–08:00 | 0,1606 | — |
| 08:00–09:00 | 0,1557 | — |
| 09:00–10:00 | 0,1240 | — |
| 10:00–11:00 | 0,0840 | Less than 0,09 €/kWh |
| 11:00–12:00 | 0,0608 | Less than 0,09 €/kWh |
| 12:00–13:00 | 0,0687 | Less than 0,09 €/kWh |
| 13:00–14:00 | 0,0544 | Minimum of the day |
| 14:00–15:00 | 0,0691 | Less than 0,09 €/kWh |
| 15:00–16:00 | 0,0834 | Less than 0,09 €/kWh |
| 16:00–17:00 | 0,1397 | — |
| 17:00–18:00 | 0,2045 | — |
| 18:00–19:00 | 0,2376 | — |
| 19:00–20:00 | 0,2410 | Maximum of the day |
| 20:00–21:00 | 0,2320 | — |
| 21:00–22:00 | 0,2146 | — |
| 22:00–23:00 | 0,2095 | — |
| 23:00–00:00 | 0,1923 | — |
Source: LuzHoy and CostEEnergía, based on Red Eléctrica. PVPC, energy term before taxes. Peninsula hours. Values rounded to four decimals.
How much can be saved between the cheap hour and the expensive one
The difference between the minimum and the maximum amounts to 0,1866 euros per kWh. Consuming one kilowatt-hour in the cheapest time slot costs approximately 77,4% less than doing so in the most expensive one, taking the values rounded from the table.
This percentage does not equal the savings on the entire bill. It only compares two hourly prices and depends on whether consumption can actually be shifted between them.
As an example, moving 2 kWh from the most expensive hour to the cheapest one means a difference of about 0,37 euros before taxes. It does not mean that any washing machine consumes that amount, nor that a complete program runs within a single hour.
The average is lower than on Saturday
The Sunday average, 0,1547 euros per kWh, is below the 0,1828 euros published for Saturday. The reduction calculated from both rounded figures is around 15,4%.
For a home, the effect depends on when you use the energy. A household that concentrates consumption in the afternoon does not necessarily pay the day’s arithmetic average price.
The calculation of your expense must weight each hour by the kWh consumed in it. That is why two households covered by the PVPC can obtain different results with the same total daily consumption.
Why electricity changes price if all of Sunday is off-peak
Weekends are off-peak periods for the tolls of the 2.0TD tariff. That does not turn the energy price into a fixed amount during the 24 hours.
Red Eléctrica explains that PVPC includes the production cost, the tolls, and the charges associated with consumption. Since 2024, it also includes references to forward markets to reduce its exclusive dependence on the day-ahead market.
Who does this table apply to
This reference corresponds to the PVPC. If the contract belongs to the free market, it will be necessary to check whether it has a fixed price, several time bands, or its own review formula.
The energy term also does not include all the concepts on the bill. The contracted power and taxes are part of the billing and must be examined separately.
ESIOS expressly identifies this series as the active energy term of the PVPC: it includes energy tolls and charges, but not taxes.