Electricity price today: Illinois (MISO hub)

November 9, 2026 · Day-ahead wholesale price, excluding taxes, network charges and supplier margin.

Average
3.1¢/kWh
+40% vs. yesterday · +7% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
1.0¢/kWh
Highest
8.6¢/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0

Cheapest hours

Best time to run

Washing machine (2 h)
12 pm–2 pm, average 1.2¢/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
12 pm–3 pm, average 1.3¢/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
11 am–3 pm, average 1.4¢/kWh

Hourly prices · Today

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Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.
Show the data as a table
HourPrice
02.6¢/kWh
12.5¢/kWh
22.5¢/kWh
32.8¢/kWh
43.3¢/kWh
54.9¢/kWh
66.4¢/kWh
72.7¢/kWh
81.9¢/kWh
92.0¢/kWh
102.0¢/kWh
111.7¢/kWh
121.3¢/kWh
131.0¢/kWh
141.5¢/kWh
153.6¢/kWh
168.6¢/kWh
175.2¢/kWh
183.6¢/kWh
193.1¢/kWh
202.7¢/kWh
212.3¢/kWh
222.2¢/kWh

Hourly prices · Tomorrow

Not published yet. Tomorrow's prices are usually published in the early afternoon.

Last 7 days, hour by hour

Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.

Previous days

DateAverageLowestHighest
Nov 82.2¢/kWh0.8¢/kWh6.0¢/kWh
Nov 73.0¢/kWh1.9¢/kWh6.2¢/kWh
Nov 64.1¢/kWh2.6¢/kWh10.3¢/kWh
Nov 52.7¢/kWh1.3¢/kWh6.5¢/kWh
Nov 42.5¢/kWh1.3¢/kWh5.3¢/kWh
Nov 32.6¢/kWh1.6¢/kWh5.3¢/kWh
Nov 22.9¢/kWh1.7¢/kWh4.6¢/kWh
Nov 13.2¢/kWh2.4¢/kWh6.4¢/kWh
Oct 313.4¢/kWh2.6¢/kWh5.5¢/kWh
Oct 303.6¢/kWh2.7¢/kWh7.1¢/kWh
Oct 294.0¢/kWh1.9¢/kWh13.7¢/kWh
Oct 283.7¢/kWh1.5¢/kWh12.3¢/kWh
Oct 274.3¢/kWh2.6¢/kWh10.2¢/kWh
Oct 264.1¢/kWh2.7¢/kWh9.7¢/kWh

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