Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| Rank | Country | Avg EUR/MWh | Low EUR/MWh | High EUR/MWh | Spread EUR/MWh | Cheapest 3h | Mobile summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil 4 price areas | 33.0 | 31.009:00 | 36.300:00 | 5.3 | 09:00-12:00 31.1 EUR/MWh | Low 31.0 · High 36.3 Lowest at 09:00 Highest at 00:00 Low 31.0 · High 36.3 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪 Sweden 4 price areas | 36.0 | 7.002:00 | 59.204:00 | 52.1 | 02:00-05:00 8.4 EUR/MWh | Low 7.0 · High 59.2 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 7.0 · High 59.2 |
| 3 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 37.2 | 7.203:00 | 67.505:00 | 60.3 | 03:00-06:00 8.5 EUR/MWh | Low 7.2 · High 67.5 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 7.2 · High 67.5 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪 Germany / Lux. | 51.0 | -12.502:00 | 91.804:00 | 104.3 | 02:00-05:00 2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -12.5 · High 91.8 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low -12.5 · High 91.8 |
| 5 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 51.1 | 7.203:00 | 104.505:00 | 97.3 | 03:00-06:00 8.5 EUR/MWh | Low 7.2 · High 104.5 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 7.2 · High 104.5 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 51.1 | 7.203:00 | 104.505:00 | 97.3 | 03:00-06:00 8.5 EUR/MWh | Low 7.2 · High 104.5 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 7.2 · High 104.5 |
| 7 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 51.1 | 7.203:00 | 104.505:00 | 97.3 | 03:00-06:00 8.5 EUR/MWh | Low 7.2 · High 104.5 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 7.2 · High 104.5 |
| 8 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 54.7 | 0.302:00 | 89.204:00 | 88.9 | 02:00-05:00 1.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.3 · High 89.2 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 0.3 · High 89.2 |
| 9 | 🇩🇰 Denmark 2 price areas | 56.5 | 7.202:00 | 95.004:00 | 87.8 | 02:00-05:00 9.7 EUR/MWh | Low 7.2 · High 95.0 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 7.2 · High 95.0 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴 Norway 5 price areas | 58.6 | 39.103:00 | 76.904:00 | 37.7 | 03:00-06:00 41.1 EUR/MWh | Low 39.1 · High 76.9 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 39.1 · High 76.9 |
| 11 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 64.3 | 7.602:00 | 120.004:00 | 112.4 | 02:00-05:00 11.2 EUR/MWh | Low 7.6 · High 120.0 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 7.6 · High 120.0 |
| 12 | 🇫🇷 France | 67.0 | 4.803:00 | 106.204:00 | 101.4 | 03:00-06:00 17.7 EUR/MWh | Low 4.8 · High 106.2 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 4.8 · High 106.2 |
| 13 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 72.2 | 4.004:00 | 115.004:00 | 110.9 | 04:00-07:00 23.1 EUR/MWh | Low 4.0 · High 115.0 Lowest at 04:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 4.0 · High 115.0 |
| 14 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 78.8 | 59.010:00 | 107.804:00 | 48.8 | 10:00-13:00 59.7 EUR/MWh | Low 59.0 · High 107.8 Lowest at 10:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 59.0 · High 107.8 |
| 15 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 81.0 | 20.103:00 | 108.504:00 | 88.4 | 03:00-06:00 41.5 EUR/MWh | Low 20.1 · High 108.5 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 20.1 · High 108.5 |
| 16 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 82.0 | 14.602:00 | 118.604:00 | 104.0 | 02:00-05:00 30.2 EUR/MWh | Low 14.6 · High 118.6 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 14.6 · High 118.6 |
| 17 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 83.6 | 16.403:00 | 125.905:00 | 109.5 | 03:00-06:00 32.3 EUR/MWh | Low 16.4 · High 125.9 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 16.4 · High 125.9 |
| 18 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 83.6 | 16.302:00 | 122.004:00 | 105.7 | 02:00-05:00 32.4 EUR/MWh | Low 16.3 · High 122.0 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 16.3 · High 122.0 |
| 19 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 83.9 | 16.402:00 | 122.604:00 | 106.2 | 02:00-05:00 32.6 EUR/MWh | Low 16.4 · High 122.6 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 16.4 · High 122.6 |
| 20 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 84.8 | 55.002:00 | 108.503:00 | 53.5 | 02:00-05:00 55.4 EUR/MWh | Low 55.0 · High 108.5 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 03:00 Low 55.0 · High 108.5 |
| 21 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 85.7 | 17.402:00 | 129.404:00 | 112.0 | 02:00-05:00 34.1 EUR/MWh | Low 17.4 · High 129.4 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 17.4 · High 129.4 |
| 22 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 86.5 | 18.302:00 | 126.304:00 | 108.0 | 02:00-05:00 35.7 EUR/MWh | Low 18.3 · High 126.3 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 18.3 · High 126.3 |
| 23 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 89.0 | 65.102:00 | 115.904:00 | 50.9 | 02:00-05:00 68.7 EUR/MWh | Low 65.1 · High 115.9 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 65.1 · High 115.9 |
| 24 | 🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale | 92.8 | 45.000:00 | 128.303:00 | 83.3 | 00:00-03:00 54.7 EUR/MWh | Low 45.0 · High 128.3 Lowest at 00:00 Highest at 03:00 Low 45.0 · High 128.3 |
| 25 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 94.7 | 40.503:00 | 125.905:00 | 85.4 | 03:00-06:00 78.3 EUR/MWh | Low 40.5 · High 125.9 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 40.5 · High 125.9 |
| 26 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 95.1 | 26.712:00 | 125.905:00 | 99.2 | 12:00-15:00 75.1 EUR/MWh | Low 26.7 · High 125.9 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 26.7 · High 125.9 |
| 27 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 99.4 | 66.003:00 | 125.004:00 | 59.0 | 03:00-06:00 71.8 EUR/MWh | Low 66.0 · High 125.0 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 66.0 · High 125.0 |
| 28 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 102.3 | 55.002:00 | 129.004:00 | 74.0 | 02:00-05:00 57.3 EUR/MWh | Low 55.0 · High 129.0 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 55.0 · High 129.0 |
| 29 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 102.6 | 20.402:00 | 181.704:00 | 161.2 | 02:00-05:00 53.6 EUR/MWh | Low 20.4 · High 181.7 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 20.4 · High 181.7 |
| 30 | 🇮🇹 Italy 7 price areas | 103.4 | 71.611:00 | 125.004:00 | 53.4 | 11:00-14:00 87.9 EUR/MWh | Low 71.6 · High 125.0 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 71.6 · High 125.0 |
| 31 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 106.0 | 95.001:00 | 118.004:00 | 23.0 | 01:00-04:00 96.8 EUR/MWh | Low 95.0 · High 118.0 Lowest at 01:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 95.0 · High 118.0 |
| 32 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 106.8 | 72.403:00 | 169.603:00 | 97.1 | 03:00-06:00 77.7 EUR/MWh | Low 72.4 · High 169.6 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 03:00 Low 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.
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