Electricity prices West Texas (ERCOT hub), October 31, 2026

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

Average
5.0¢/kWh
+18% vs. yesterday · +43% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
3.6¢/kWh
Highest
7.0¢/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0

Cheapest hours

Best time to run

Washing machine (2 h)
1 pm–3 pm, average 3.6¢/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
12 pm–3 pm, average 3.7¢/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
12 pm–4 pm, average 3.8¢/kWh

Hourly prices

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Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.
Show the data as a table
HourPrice
04.8¢/kWh
14.6¢/kWh
24.7¢/kWh
34.8¢/kWh
45.0¢/kWh
55.1¢/kWh
64.9¢/kWh
75.3¢/kWh
85.6¢/kWh
95.2¢/kWh
104.5¢/kWh
114.1¢/kWh
123.8¢/kWh
133.6¢/kWh
143.6¢/kWh
154.1¢/kWh
164.4¢/kWh
176.7¢/kWh
187.0¢/kWh
196.4¢/kWh
206.5¢/kWh
216.2¢/kWh
225.5¢/kWh
234.4¢/kWh

Last 7 days, hour by hour

Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.

Previous days

DateAverageLowestHighest
Oct 304.3¢/kWh3.0¢/kWh6.0¢/kWh
Oct 294.0¢/kWh2.8¢/kWh5.7¢/kWh
Oct 282.4¢/kWh0.7¢/kWh5.3¢/kWh
Oct 273.3¢/kWh1.4¢/kWh4.8¢/kWh
Oct 263.6¢/kWh1.7¢/kWh7.3¢/kWh

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