Menu

Electricity prices Houston (ERCOT hub), October 31, 2026

October 31, 2026 · Day-ahead wholesale price, excluding taxes, network charges and supplier margin.

Average
4.2¢/kWh
+3% vs. yesterday · +20% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
3.5¢/kWh
Highest
5.3¢/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0

Cheapest hours

Best time to run

Washing machine (2 h)
1 pm–3 pm, average 3.5¢/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
12 pm–3 pm, average 3.5¢/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
11 am–3 pm, average 3.6¢/kWh

Hourly prices

036912151821
Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.
Show the data as a table
HourPrice
03.9¢/kWh
13.8¢/kWh
24.0¢/kWh
33.8¢/kWh
43.7¢/kWh
53.8¢/kWh
64.0¢/kWh
74.2¢/kWh
84.4¢/kWh
94.3¢/kWh
103.8¢/kWh
113.7¢/kWh
123.6¢/kWh
133.5¢/kWh
143.5¢/kWh
153.8¢/kWh
164.0¢/kWh
175.3¢/kWh
185.3¢/kWh
195.1¢/kWh
205.2¢/kWh
215.1¢/kWh
224.5¢/kWh
233.6¢/kWh

Last 7 days, hour by hour

Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.

Previous days

DateAverageLowestHighest
Oct 304.0¢/kWh3.3¢/kWh5.3¢/kWh
Oct 293.8¢/kWh2.7¢/kWh5.2¢/kWh
Oct 282.9¢/kWh1.7¢/kWh5.2¢/kWh
Oct 273.1¢/kWh2.3¢/kWh4.3¢/kWh
Oct 263.4¢/kWh2.0¢/kWh6.7¢/kWh

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