Wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:23 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil33.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland106.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇨🇿 Czechia161.2 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

Average wholesale price; multi-area countries use a simple area average.

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, January 2, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
33.031.009:0036.300:005.309:00-12:0031.1 EUR/MWhLow 31.0 · High 36.3Lowest at 09:00Highest at 00:00Low 31.0 · High 36.3
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
36.07.002:0059.204:0052.102:00-05:008.4 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 59.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.0 · High 59.2
3
🇫🇮Finland
37.27.203:0067.505:0060.303:00-06:008.5 EUR/MWhLow 7.2 · High 67.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 7.2 · High 67.5
4
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
51.0-12.502:0091.804:00104.302:00-05:002.1 EUR/MWhLow -12.5 · High 91.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low -12.5 · High 91.8
5
🇪🇪Estonia
51.17.203:00104.505:0097.303:00-06:008.5 EUR/MWhLow 7.2 · High 104.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 7.2 · High 104.5
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
51.17.203:00104.505:0097.303:00-06:008.5 EUR/MWhLow 7.2 · High 104.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 7.2 · High 104.5
7
🇱🇻Latvia
51.17.203:00104.505:0097.303:00-06:008.5 EUR/MWhLow 7.2 · High 104.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 7.2 · High 104.5
8
🇱🇺Luxembourg
54.70.302:0089.204:0088.902:00-05:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.3 · High 89.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.3 · High 89.2
9
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
56.57.202:0095.004:0087.802:00-05:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 7.2 · High 95.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.2 · High 95.0
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
58.639.103:0076.904:0037.703:00-06:0041.1 EUR/MWhLow 39.1 · High 76.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 39.1 · High 76.9
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
64.37.602:00120.004:00112.402:00-05:0011.2 EUR/MWhLow 7.6 · High 120.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.6 · High 120.0
12
🇫🇷France
67.04.803:00106.204:00101.403:00-06:0017.7 EUR/MWhLow 4.8 · High 106.2Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.8 · High 106.2
13
🇧🇪Belgium
72.24.004:00115.004:00110.904:00-07:0023.1 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 115.0Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.0 · High 115.0
14
🇷🇸Serbia
78.859.010:00107.804:0048.810:00-13:0059.7 EUR/MWhLow 59.0 · High 107.8Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 59.0 · High 107.8
15
🇪🇸Spain
81.020.103:00108.504:0088.403:00-06:0041.5 EUR/MWhLow 20.1 · High 108.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 20.1 · High 108.5
16
🇦🇹Austria
82.014.602:00118.604:00104.002:00-05:0030.2 EUR/MWhLow 14.6 · High 118.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.6 · High 118.6
17
🇷🇴Romania
83.616.403:00125.905:00109.503:00-06:0032.3 EUR/MWhLow 16.4 · High 125.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 16.4 · High 125.9
18
🇸🇮Slovenia
83.616.302:00122.004:00105.702:00-05:0032.4 EUR/MWhLow 16.3 · High 122.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 16.3 · High 122.0
19
🇭🇷Croatia
83.916.402:00122.604:00106.202:00-05:0032.6 EUR/MWhLow 16.4 · High 122.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 16.4 · High 122.6
20
🇵🇹Portugal
84.855.002:00108.503:0053.502:00-05:0055.4 EUR/MWhLow 55.0 · High 108.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 55.0 · High 108.5
21
🇭🇺Hungary
85.717.402:00129.404:00112.002:00-05:0034.1 EUR/MWhLow 17.4 · High 129.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 17.4 · High 129.4
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
86.518.302:00126.304:00108.002:00-05:0035.7 EUR/MWhLow 18.3 · High 126.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 18.3 · High 126.3
23
🇲🇰North Macedonia
89.065.102:00115.904:0050.902:00-05:0068.7 EUR/MWhLow 65.1 · High 115.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 65.1 · High 115.9
24
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
92.845.000:00128.303:0083.300:00-03:0054.7 EUR/MWhLow 45.0 · High 128.3Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 45.0 · High 128.3
25
🇧🇬Bulgaria
94.740.503:00125.905:0085.403:00-06:0078.3 EUR/MWhLow 40.5 · High 125.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.5 · High 125.9
26
🇬🇷Greece
95.126.712:00125.905:0099.212:00-15:0075.1 EUR/MWhLow 26.7 · High 125.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 26.7 · High 125.9
27
🇲🇪Montenegro
99.466.003:00125.004:0059.003:00-06:0071.8 EUR/MWhLow 66.0 · High 125.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 66.0 · High 125.0
28
🇦🇱Albania
102.355.002:00129.004:0074.002:00-05:0057.3 EUR/MWhLow 55.0 · High 129.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 55.0 · High 129.0
29
🇨🇿Czechia
102.620.402:00181.704:00161.202:00-05:0053.6 EUR/MWhLow 20.4 · High 181.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 20.4 · High 181.7
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
103.471.611:00125.004:0053.411:00-14:0087.9 EUR/MWhLow 71.6 · High 125.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 71.6 · High 125.0
31
🇨🇭Switzerland
106.095.001:00118.004:0023.001:00-04:0096.8 EUR/MWhLow 95.0 · High 118.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.0 · High 118.0
32
🇮🇪Ireland
106.872.403:00169.603:0097.103:00-06:0077.7 EUR/MWhLow 72.4 · High 169.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 72.4 · High 169.6

On Friday, January 2, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Czechia: 161.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-02, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

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Methodology and source caveats

Included
Current wholesale reference markets only. Multi-area countries use a simple price-area average, not a load-weighted national average.
Excluded
Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
Sources
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data