Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:23 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil27.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale169.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale229.7 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, January 6, 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
27.626.811:0028.300:001.611:00-14:0026.9 EUR/MWhLow 26.8 · High 28.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 26.8 · High 28.3
2
🇲🇰North Macedonia
60.710.002:0090.004:0080.002:00-05:0015.7 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 90.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.0 · High 90.0
3
🇪🇸Spain
64.90.012:00123.804:00123.812:00-15:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 123.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 123.8
4
🇵🇹Portugal
71.51.510:00123.803:00122.310:00-13:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 123.8Lowest at 10:00Highest at 03:00Low 1.5 · High 123.8
5
🇷🇸Serbia
75.320.102:00132.504:00112.402:00-05:0032.7 EUR/MWhLow 20.1 · High 132.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 20.1 · High 132.5
6
🇦🇱Albania
81.95.000:00121.704:00116.700:00-03:0047.5 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 121.7Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 5.0 · High 121.7
7
🇬🇷Greece
85.641.811:0098.605:0056.911:00-14:0069.7 EUR/MWhLow 41.8 · High 98.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 41.8 · High 98.6
8
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
114.999.202:00136.004:0036.802:00-05:00102.6 EUR/MWhLow 99.2 · High 136.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 99.2 · High 136.0
9
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
118.665.921:00187.004:00121.021:00-00:0075.8 EUR/MWhLow 65.9 · High 187.0Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 65.9 · High 187.0
10
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
119.153.921:00189.304:00135.421:00-00:0071.6 EUR/MWhLow 53.9 · High 189.3Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 53.9 · High 189.3
11
🇮🇪Ireland
119.386.421:00156.803:0070.421:00-00:0090.0 EUR/MWhLow 86.4 · High 156.8Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 86.4 · High 156.8
12
🇨🇭Switzerland
122.1100.001:00148.104:0048.101:00-04:00102.2 EUR/MWhLow 100.0 · High 148.1Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.0 · High 148.1
13
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
123.590.102:00168.504:0078.502:00-05:0098.3 EUR/MWhLow 90.1 · High 168.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 90.1 · High 168.5
14
🇳🇱Netherlands
124.767.421:00189.904:00122.521:00-00:0083.8 EUR/MWhLow 67.4 · High 189.9Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 67.4 · High 189.9
15
🇫🇷France
127.486.202:00189.904:00103.702:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 86.2 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.2 · High 189.9
16
🇱🇺Luxembourg
127.492.821:00168.804:0076.021:00-00:00101.2 EUR/MWhLow 92.8 · High 168.8Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.8 · High 168.8
17
🇧🇪Belgium
127.987.502:00189.904:00102.402:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 87.5 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 87.5 · High 189.9
18
🇨🇿Czechia
128.084.602:00189.904:00105.302:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 84.6 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.6 · High 189.9
19
🇸🇮Slovenia
128.284.802:00189.904:00105.102:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 84.8 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.8 · High 189.9
20
🇭🇷Croatia
128.384.802:00189.904:00105.102:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 84.8 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.8 · High 189.9
21
🇸🇰Slovakia
128.484.602:00189.904:00105.302:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 84.6 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.6 · High 189.9
22
🇭🇺Hungary
128.584.702:00189.904:00105.202:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 84.7 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.7 · High 189.9
23
🇦🇹Austria
128.984.802:00189.904:00105.102:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 84.8 · High 189.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.8 · High 189.9
24
🇧🇬Bulgaria
129.295.703:00189.905:0094.203:00-06:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 95.7 · High 189.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 95.7 · High 189.9
25
🇷🇴Romania
129.295.703:00189.905:0094.203:00-06:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 95.7 · High 189.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 95.7 · High 189.9
26
🇫🇮Finland
129.376.621:00189.305:00112.721:00-00:00103.7 EUR/MWhLow 76.6 · High 189.3Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 76.6 · High 189.3
27
🇪🇪Estonia
129.876.721:00189.305:00112.621:00-00:00104.9 EUR/MWhLow 76.7 · High 189.3Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 76.7 · High 189.3
28
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
130.584.221:00211.804:00127.621:00-00:00101.2 EUR/MWhLow 84.2 · High 211.8Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.2 · High 211.8
29
🇱🇹Lithuania
132.1100.103:00189.605:0089.403:00-06:00107.7 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 189.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 100.1 · High 189.6
30
🇱🇻Latvia
132.1100.103:00189.605:0089.403:00-06:00107.7 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 189.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 100.1 · High 189.6
31
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
169.685.921:00315.503:00229.721:00-00:0090.0 EUR/MWhLow 85.9 · High 315.5Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 85.9 · High 315.5

On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Great Britain wholesale: 229.7 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-06, 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