What does electricity cost on 18 October in each hour?

On Sunday 18 October 2026, the day begins at €0.19287/kWh between 00:00 and 01:00, according to Canarias7. The price then falls to €0.13503/kWh by 05:00 and rises again to €0.16097/kWh at 06:00.

The cheapest phase starts at 09:00 with €0.05440/kWh. Canarias7 reports the daily minimum for 13:00 to 14:00 at €0.04683/kWh. The 14:00 to 15:00 slot also remains very low at €0.04858/kWh, and 15:00 to 16:00 is €0.0502/kWh.

From 17:00 the price rises sharply: €0.13715/kWh from 17:00 to 18:00, €0.23843/kWh from 18:00 to 19:00. The daily maximum, according to Canarias7, is €0.25902/kWh between 19:00 and 20:00.

The evening hours remain expensive: €0.24822/kWh from 20:00 to 21:00, €0.23804/kWh from 21:00 to 22:00 and €0.22083/kWh from 22:00 to 23:00.

Who benefits from the cheap midday hours?

The PVPC is the regulated electricity tariff for households and micro-businesses with a contracted power of up to 10 kW. Only customers with such a contract automatically pay the published hourly rates.

For residents and long-term renters on a PVPC contract, washing machines, dishwashers or water heating are cheapest between 10:00 and 18:00, according to Canarias7. The hour from 13:00 to 14:00 in particular offers the lowest price of the day at €0.0468/kWh.

The high prices are in the evening between roughly 18:00 and 23:00. Anyone who can shift flexible consumption should avoid this period.

What applies to expats and visitors?

For expats, according to background research, what matters is not nationality but the electricity contract and the type of tariff chosen. With a free-market contract, the individual terms and conditions apply, not automatically the PVPC hourly rates.

Visitors in holiday rentals and hotels normally pay for electricity as a flat rate or through the accommodation price. The published PVPC rate does not automatically lead to a direct saving for them.

The published figures are energy prices per kilowatt hour. Taxes, network charges and other components of the bill may be added on top.

How is the hourly electricity price calculated?

The price includes production costs, transmission and distribution network charges, regulated levies and supply costs.

Since the 2023 reform, the PVPC combines day-ahead and intraday market references with forward prices. The aim is lower volatility in the regulated tariff.

The methodology is set by the Spanish government through state regulation. The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia oversees the electricity market, and Red Eléctrica calculates and publishes the hourly rates.

Are there differences between the islands?

According to background research, the PVPC is a single regulated tariff across the whole of Spain, including the Canary Islands. There is no separate tariff curve for each island.

The official sources do not offer a consolidated statistical series for individual islands such as Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera or El Hierro for the last one to three years. A quantified price trend per island is therefore not verifiable.

Differences in the final bill can arise from consumption, contracted power, taxes, discounts or the chosen contract.

What is known about the following day?

For Monday 19 October 2026, the official PVPC hourly rates were not yet available at the time of publication. According to background research, they are usually published in the afternoon of the previous day.

The sources contain no information on a monthly or annual comparison figure, new deadlines, closures, application procedures or changes specifically for residents, expats or visitors. No such change can be inferred from them.

Anyone on a PVPC contract can check the official rates for the following day once they have been published by Red Eléctrica.