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Nord Pool Electricity Price
Live Nord Pool spot prices for Estonia — find the cheapest hours and decide when to run your appliances.
On July 9, 2026 electricity averaged 4.47 c/kWh. The cheapest hour was 01:00 at 0.62 c/kWh; the peak was 22:00 at 25.97 c/kWh.
Today's low
0.62
c/kWh
Average
4.47
c/kWh
Today's peak
25.97
c/kWh
Spread
25.36
c/kWh
Hour by hour
00:00
0.80
01:00
0.62
02:00
0.62
03:00
0.63
04:00
0.65
05:00
0.75
06:00
1.20
07:00
1.88
08:00
2.37
09:00
2.93
10:00
3.03
11:00
2.96
12:00
3.02
13:00
3.00
14:00
3.11
15:00
3.13
16:00
3.15
17:00
2.96
18:00
3.48
19:00
3.60
20:00
20.70
21:00
3.60
22:00
25.97
23:00
13.05
incl. 24% VAT
Results are informational. Calculation is based on your input and public rules, official accounting may differ. For accuracy, confirm the final result if needed from the appropriate official source or specialist.
How it works?
Electricity prices in Estonia follow the Nord Pool spot market. Prices are set hourly (00:00–24:00) for the following day, published around 14:00 Estonian time each day.
Prices are in c/kWh (euro cents per kilowatt-hour). The Elering API provides the official hourly prices for the Estonian bidding area (EE).
Price levels are classified based on today's price distribution: the bottom 20% are "very cheap", and the top 20% are "very expensive". This is a relative measure — on a generally expensive day, "cheap" still means cheaper than most hours that day.
The cheapest window calculation uses a sliding-window algorithm to find the consecutive N hours with the lowest average price — useful for appliances that run for multiple hours.
Frequently asked questions
Why do electricity prices change every hour?
Nord Pool is a day-ahead electricity market. Producers and buyers submit bids for each hour of the following day. The market clears at the price where supply meets demand for each hour. Prices vary because electricity cannot be efficiently stored at scale, and demand patterns (morning/evening peaks) and supply availability (wind, solar, imports) change throughout the day.
What is included in my final electricity bill?
The spot price shown here is only the energy component. Your total bill also includes a network fee (paid to the grid operator), renewable energy subsidies (taastuvenergia tasu), excise duty, and VAT. These fixed components typically make up 40–60% of a household bill. A spot-priced contract means your energy component follows Nord Pool hourly prices, while the other charges remain fixed.
When are tomorrow's prices published?
Nord Pool publishes tomorrow's prices around 14:00 Estonian time (13:00 CET). Before that time, only today's prices are available. This calculator always shows the most recent 24-hour set of prices. Data is cached for 30 minutes before 14:00 EET and 2 hours afterwards.
Is a spot-price contract a good deal?
It depends on your flexibility. If you can shift dishwasher cycles, EV charging, and washing machine use to cheap hours, spot pricing often beats a fixed contract. If your consumption pattern is rigid (e.g. electric heating with fixed hours), a fixed contract may offer more predictability. The average annual spot price has historically been lower than most fixed contract offers, but with higher volatility.
How accurate is the appliance savings estimate?
The estimates use typical consumption figures (washing machine 1.0 kWh/cycle, dishwasher 1.2 kWh/cycle, EV ~10 kWh for 60 km). Actual consumption varies by appliance model, load, temperature, and programme. The comparison is always current hour vs. today's cheapest single hour — so savings are realistic only if you can shift consumption to exactly that hour.