What does the fall mean for households in the Canary Islands?
The 1.82% fall sounds like good news, but most households will barely notice it. The daily average of 179.02 euros per megawatt hour remains high, as Canarias7 reports.
The source gives no specific saving for a single washing machine or dishwasher cycle. The figures quoted are energy prices, not the final amount on the bill.
Capacity charges, regulated costs, taxes and contract terms come on top. Anyone on a fixed-price contract will not notice the daily fluctuations at all.
When is electricity cheapest on Sunday?
The cheapest hour is between 11:00 and 12:00 at 41.38 euros per megawatt hour. That works out at 0.04138 euros per kilowatt hour, as the data from the Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica shows.
The cheapest continuous three-hour period runs from 10:00 to 13:00. This is the best time to run appliances that can be shifted, such as the washing machine or dishwasher.
Electricity is most expensive between 19:00 and 20:00 at 346.83 euros per megawatt hour. That is more than eight times the cheapest figure on the same day.
Who actually benefits from the hourly prices?
For tenants, residents, expats and visitors there is no special Canarian application deadline or eligibility check. The only thing that matters is which electricity contract is registered at the meter.
At the weekend, the regulated PVPC tariff applies the low-rate "valle" band all day. The time-dependent network charges and levies are therefore not limited to individual hours on Sunday.
Why do prices vary so much on Sunday?
The PVPC electricity price is made up of the energy component and regulated costs. Red Eléctrica de España publishes the next day's prices daily at 20:15, as the source states.
The energy component fluctuates during the day according to demand and generation. Demand rises in the evening, while cheap generation from renewable sources is not always available.
The figures were updated on 24 October 2026 at 19:17. They cover the energy component of the regulated PVPC Tarifa 2.0TD, not the final price for the consumer.
What should residents and visitors do on Sunday?
Anyone on a PVPC contract can shift flexible appliances into the hours between 10:00 and 13:00. Washing machines, dishwashers and other devices will then run in the cheapest period of the day.
The evening hours between 19:00 and 20:00 should be avoided for large appliances. The price then stands at 346.83 euros per megawatt hour, the highest of the day.
For visitors in holiday flats or hotels, practically nothing changes. They do not normally have their own PVPC tariff and cannot influence the hourly prices.
What happens next with electricity prices?
The next scheduled update of the hourly PVPC figures already took place on 24 October 2026 at 20:15 for the following day. The prices for Monday, 26 October 2026, have therefore been published.
Anyone looking to save in the long term should follow the CNMC recommendation: check the contracted capacity and avoid unnecessary simultaneous appliance use. This applies regardless of the daily price level.