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Electricity prices Northern California (CAISO NP15), November 3, 2026

November 3, 2026 · Day-ahead wholesale price, excluding taxes, network charges and supplier margin.

Average
5.5¢/kWh
+9% vs. yesterday · +13% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
4.6¢/kWh
Highest
6.5¢/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0

Cheapest hours

Best time to run

Washing machine (2 h)
12 pm–2 pm, average 4.6¢/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
11 am–2 pm, average 4.7¢/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
10 am–2 pm, average 4.7¢/kWh

Hourly prices

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Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.
Show the data as a table
HourPrice
05.6¢/kWh
15.5¢/kWh
25.4¢/kWh
35.3¢/kWh
45.7¢/kWh
56.1¢/kWh
66.4¢/kWh
75.5¢/kWh
85.0¢/kWh
94.8¢/kWh
104.7¢/kWh
114.7¢/kWh
124.6¢/kWh
134.6¢/kWh
145.2¢/kWh
155.8¢/kWh
166.5¢/kWh
176.2¢/kWh
185.9¢/kWh
195.8¢/kWh
205.4¢/kWh
215.8¢/kWh
225.6¢/kWh
235.4¢/kWh

Last 7 days, hour by hour

Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.

Previous days

DateAverageLowestHighest
Nov 25.0¢/kWh3.7¢/kWh6.3¢/kWh
Nov 14.3¢/kWh2.9¢/kWh5.2¢/kWh
Oct 315.0¢/kWh4.3¢/kWh5.8¢/kWh
Oct 305.4¢/kWh4.1¢/kWh6.7¢/kWh
Oct 295.4¢/kWh4.6¢/kWh6.7¢/kWh
Oct 284.6¢/kWh3.3¢/kWh5.8¢/kWh
Oct 274.3¢/kWh2.6¢/kWh5.6¢/kWh
Oct 264.9¢/kWh3.0¢/kWh6.6¢/kWh
Oct 254.7¢/kWh2.8¢/kWh5.8¢/kWh
Oct 244.4¢/kWh2.1¢/kWh5.6¢/kWh

Source: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)