Electricity price in Czechia today
The spot price of electricity hour by hour in CZ (CZ), Friday, 23 October 2026.
Two technologies carry Czech electricity: the six reactors at Dukovany and Temelín, and lignite plants in the north-west of Bohemia. Together they make the country a traditional exporter of power, yet the Czech day-ahead price rarely strays far from Germany's, because the two markets are tightly linked and are calculated together every day.
For a household, the wholesale price is only one slice of the bill. A large regulated block set each year by the energy regulator covers networks, system services and the cost of past support for renewables.
Many Czech homes also live by two clocks: a high tariff and a low tariff, switched by a ripple-control signal from the distribution company.
Today electricity costs 4.31 Kč/kWh in CZ (CZ) on average.
LiveSource: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.deRate: ECB 22/10/2026
Hour by hour
The three cheapest hours in a row are 12–15 (average 3.25 Kč/kWh). The dearest hour is 07–08.
Show every hour as a table
| Hour | Spot price (Kč/kWh) | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 00–01 | 4.29 | Middle |
| 01–02 | 4.09 | Cheap |
| 02–03 | 4.14 | Middle |
| 03–04 | 4.11 | Middle |
| 04–05 | 4.17 | Middle |
| 05–06 | 4.51 | Dear |
| 06–07 | 5.49 | Dear |
| 07–08 | 6.07 | Dear |
| 08–09 | 5.69 | Dear |
| 09–10 | 5.02 | Dear |
| 10–11 | 4.19 | Middle |
| 11–12 | 3.56 | Cheap |
| 12–13 | 3.13 | Cheap |
| 13–14 | 3.20 | Cheap |
| 14–15 | 3.44 | Cheap |
| 15–16 | 3.74 | Cheap |
| 16–17 | 4.32 | Middle |
| 17–18 | 5.12 | Dear |
| 18–19 | 5.07 | Dear |
| 19–20 | 5.36 | Dear |
| 20–21 | 4.29 | Middle |
| 21–22 | 3.77 | Cheap |
| 22–23 | 3.47 | Cheap |
| 23–00 | 3.13 | Cheap |
The spot price is the exchange price, the average of the hour's four quarter-hour prices, before taxes, network tariffs and VAT. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 22/10/2026: 1 EUR = 24.2600 CZK. The ECB's rates are free to use.
Where does the electricity in Czechia come from?
Gross electricity generation in 2024 by energy source. Source: Eurostat (nrg_bal_peh).
Household price since 2023
Average price per kWh, all-in, for a household using 2,500–5,000 kWh a year. Source: Eurostat (nrg_pc_204).
A household in Czechia using 2,500–5,000 kWh a year paid 7.01 Kč/kWh on average, all-in, in H1 2026, 12% less than a year before (Eurostat).
Eurostat's figure for each half-year, with taxes, levies, network costs and VAT. Updated twice a year.
How the electricity price works in Czechia
OTE, ČEPS and ERÚ: who does what
Czechia is a single bidding zone. The market operator OTE runs the day-ahead and intraday auctions, which are coupled with the rest of the EU, so the hourly Czech price comes out of the same European algorithm as its neighbours'. ČEPS operates the high-voltage grid, while three distribution companies (ČEZ Distribuce, EG.D and PREdistribuce in Prague) deliver power to homes.
The retail market is fully open: suppliers set their own price for the power itself. The Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ) sets the regulated components each year. During the energy crisis the government capped the household power price for 2023; the cap was not renewed for the following year.
Power price, regulated part and the circuit breaker fee
Czech bills separate the power price (silová elektřina), which the supplier sets, from the regulated part. The regulated part includes distribution, with a monthly fee that depends on the size of the main circuit breaker and a charge per MWh, plus fees for system services, for supporting renewable sources (known as POZE) and for the market operator.
A small electricity tax and VAT come on top. The distribution rate is identified by a code such as D02d for an ordinary home or D57d for a house with a heat pump; codes with a low tariff give cheaper hours for storage heaters, boilers and heat pumps.
German wind, French reactors and Czech winters
Because Czechia sits in the middle of the coupled market, its price is shaped by events far beyond its borders. Strong wind in northern Germany often pulls the Czech price down with it; a still, cold week across central Europe lifts it. Planned outages at Dukovany or Temelín tighten the domestic supply and show up in the price.
The carbon price matters through the lignite plants, and gas sets the price in the most expensive hours. Demand peaks in winter, when heating and industry run at full tilt, while sunny summer middays are increasingly cheap as rooftop solar has spread.
Nuclear power and coal from northern Bohemia
Dukovany, with four smaller units, and Temelín, with two large ones, provide the steady base. Lignite comes from open-pit mines near Most and fuels plants that also supply district heating, which makes closing them a question of heat as well as electricity. Coal's role is shrinking, and new nuclear units are planned at Dukovany.
Solar first boomed around 2010, when generous support led to large ground-mounted parks whose cost is still paid through the POZE fee; a second wave came with rooftop panels after 2022. Hydro is small and concentrated on the Vltava, while the pumped-storage plant at Dlouhé Stráně helps balance the grid. Wind plays only a minor role.
In the middle of central Europe
The Czech price usually follows Germany, whose wind and solar swings echo across the border. Poland, dominated by coal, is often more expensive. To the east, Slovakia, with which Czechia once shared a grid, also relies on nuclear power, and Austria to the south brings hydropower from the Alps.
Large flows of German wind power have at times passed through the Czech grid on their way south; ČEPS installed phase-shifting transformers on the German border to keep those loop flows under control.
Czechia compared with its neighbours
In 2024, nuclear made 41%, coal, lignite and peat made 36% and bioenergy made 7% of the electricity generated in Czechia. Wind, solar, hydro, nuclear and bioenergy together made 56% of generation in Czechia.
Gross electricity generation in 2024 by energy source. Source: Eurostat (nrg_bal_peh). Pumped hydro is left out.
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Questions about the electricity price in Czechia
- What does electricity cost in Czechia today?
- In CZ (CZ) the spot price averages 4.31 Kč/kWh today. It is cheapest at 12–13 with 3.13 Kč/kWh and dearest at 07–08 with 6.07 Kč/kWh. Network tariffs, taxes and VAT come on top.
- What does an ordinary household in Czechia pay for electricity?
- A household in Czechia using 2,500–5,000 kWh a year paid 7.01 Kč/kWh per kWh on average, all-in, in H1 2026, according to Eurostat (about 28.8 c/kWh at today's rate). The price varies with the network company and the contract.
- How much of the electricity in Czechia comes from nuclear?
- 41% of the electricity generated in Czechia came from nuclear in 2024 (Eurostat), the largest single source.
- What is the low tariff on Czech electricity bills?
- Some distribution rates have a high tariff and a low tariff. During the low-tariff hours, which the distribution company switches by a ripple-control signal (HDO), both power and distribution are cheaper. It is intended for storage heaters, hot-water boilers and heat pumps; the number of low-tariff hours depends on the rate.
- Why is the Czech day-ahead price often identical to Germany's?
- The two markets are coupled and well connected. When the cross-border lines are not full, the European algorithm gives both areas the same price for that hour. Only when the interconnectors are congested do the prices split.
- How many nuclear reactors does Czechia have?
- Six: four units at Dukovany in Moravia and two at Temelín in South Bohemia. New units are planned at Dukovany to replace the older ones over time.