What an electric oven costs to run in Spain
The oven usually goes on at the dearest time of day, dinner time. Work out what it costs and how much the hour changes it.
A 65-litre class A electric oven uses at most 0.877 kWh on the standard cycle behind its energy label, which consists of heating a reference load. On today’s PVPC, 17 October, that cycle costs €0.22 including taxes at 9 pm, right in the weekday peak, and €0.02 at 13:00, the day’s best time. A class A++ oven of the same size uses at most 0.508 kWh. A long roast or a high temperature uses more than the label cycle: if you know your oven’s power, the general calculator on the home page works from watts and hours. The oven is also one of the appliances that draws most power at once, worth keeping in mind when choosing your contracted power. All prices on this page are PVPC prices with electricity tax and VAT.
Running the oven at 20:00 (17 October 2026)
€0.22
with taxes · 0.252 €/kWh on average
Some hours use the estimated average price (Red Eléctrica has not published that day yet): not the exact price.
| Energy (standard cycle, 65 litres, class A) | 0.88 kWh |
| Duration | 1.00 h |
| Best start time: 13:00 | €0.02 |
| Worst start time: 0:00 | €0.28 |
| With a fixed price of 0.187 €/kWh before taxes | €0.21 |
| Per year, 3 times a week at your chosen time | €34.54 |
| Per year, always at the best time | €3.11 |
Assumptions
Energy spread evenly over the programme, PVPC price of each hour with electricity tax and VAT. If the programme runs past midnight, the next day’s price is used. Power and meter are not included: you pay them whether or not you use the appliance. Method and sources
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
Reference consumption by class
| Class | Maximum index | kWh per cycle (65 litres) |
|---|---|---|
| A+++ | 45 | 0.369 |
| A++ | 62 | 0.508 |
| A+ | 82 | 0.672 |
| A | 107 | 0.877 |
| B | 132 | 1.082 |
| C | 159 | 1.304 |
The oven is the opposite of the dishwasher: you cannot set it for 3 am, because you use it when you eat. What you can do is keep long bakes for the weekend, when Saturday and Sunday pay off-peak tolls, or for the middle of a sunny day. The calculator’s chart shows the day you pick and marks the best slot for the length you enter.
Watch the power too: oven and induction hob together can exceed your contracted power and trip the switch. The contracted power page works out what moving up or down a step costs.