Wholesale electricity prices

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31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:23 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil27.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇭🇺 Hungary145.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary208.3 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 9, 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
27.126.211:0028.400:002.111:00-14:0026.4 EUR/MWhLow 26.2 · High 28.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 26.2 · High 28.4
2
🇪🇸Spain
53.66.013:0092.504:0086.513:00-16:0013.2 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 92.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 6.0 · High 92.5
3
🇵🇹Portugal
54.56.012:0092.503:0086.512:00-15:0012.5 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 92.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 6.0 · High 92.5
4
🇫🇷France
70.619.503:0098.804:0079.203:00-06:0027.7 EUR/MWhLow 19.5 · High 98.8Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 19.5 · High 98.8
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
72.758.202:0093.904:0035.702:00-05:0060.5 EUR/MWhLow 58.2 · High 93.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 58.2 · High 93.9
6
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
75.529.303:00117.604:0088.303:00-06:0041.9 EUR/MWhLow 29.3 · High 117.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 29.3 · High 117.6
7
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
75.943.603:0097.204:0053.603:00-06:0048.8 EUR/MWhLow 43.6 · High 97.2Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 43.6 · High 97.2
8
🇧🇪Belgium
77.838.902:0098.004:0059.202:00-05:0045.0 EUR/MWhLow 38.9 · High 98.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 38.9 · High 98.0
9
🇱🇺Luxembourg
78.747.903:0093.904:0046.103:00-06:0051.8 EUR/MWhLow 47.9 · High 93.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 47.9 · High 93.9
10
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
78.745.803:0098.904:0053.103:00-06:0051.9 EUR/MWhLow 45.8 · High 98.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.8 · High 98.9
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
83.142.202:00114.204:0072.002:00-05:0049.7 EUR/MWhLow 42.2 · High 114.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 42.2 · High 114.2
12
🇲🇪Montenegro
86.945.103:00115.104:0070.003:00-06:0050.3 EUR/MWhLow 45.1 · High 115.1Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.1 · High 115.1
13
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
101.687.821:00117.403:0029.621:00-00:0091.5 EUR/MWhLow 87.8 · High 117.4Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 87.8 · High 117.4
14
🇬🇷Greece
110.656.010:00182.305:00126.210:00-13:0078.7 EUR/MWhLow 56.0 · High 182.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 56.0 · High 182.3
15
🇨🇿Czechia
116.363.602:00182.004:00118.402:00-05:0077.4 EUR/MWhLow 63.6 · High 182.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 63.6 · High 182.0
16
🇨🇭Switzerland
121.9106.602:00131.904:0025.302:00-05:00107.0 EUR/MWhLow 106.6 · High 131.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 106.6 · High 131.9
17
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
122.583.501:00163.004:0079.501:00-04:00109.7 EUR/MWhLow 83.5 · High 163.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 83.5 · High 163.0
18
🇪🇪Estonia
123.250.002:00200.205:00150.202:00-05:0075.1 EUR/MWhLow 50.0 · High 200.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 50.0 · High 200.2
19
🇫🇮Finland
123.650.002:00200.005:00150.002:00-05:0075.0 EUR/MWhLow 50.0 · High 200.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 50.0 · High 200.0
20
🇱🇹Lithuania
125.057.402:00200.205:00142.802:00-05:0075.1 EUR/MWhLow 57.4 · High 200.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 57.4 · High 200.2
21
🇱🇻Latvia
125.057.402:00200.205:00142.802:00-05:0075.1 EUR/MWhLow 57.4 · High 200.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 57.4 · High 200.2
22
🇷🇸Serbia
125.652.401:00222.004:00169.601:00-04:0079.5 EUR/MWhLow 52.4 · High 222.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 52.4 · High 222.0
23
🇲🇰North Macedonia
125.970.102:00196.004:00125.902:00-05:0073.7 EUR/MWhLow 70.1 · High 196.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 70.1 · High 196.0
24
🇮🇪Ireland
130.385.003:00194.003:00108.903:00-06:0086.0 EUR/MWhLow 85.0 · High 194.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 85.0 · High 194.0
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
134.692.602:00230.704:00138.102:00-05:0099.2 EUR/MWhLow 92.6 · High 230.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.6 · High 230.7
26
🇭🇷Croatia
135.692.001:00245.004:00153.001:00-04:0097.8 EUR/MWhLow 92.0 · High 245.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.0 · High 245.0
27
🇧🇬Bulgaria
136.088.502:00275.505:00187.002:00-05:0095.3 EUR/MWhLow 88.5 · High 275.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 88.5 · High 275.5
28
🇷🇴Romania
137.288.502:00275.505:00187.002:00-05:0095.3 EUR/MWhLow 88.5 · High 275.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 88.5 · High 275.5
29
🇸🇰Slovakia
137.982.801:00224.204:00141.401:00-04:0091.3 EUR/MWhLow 82.8 · High 224.2Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.8 · High 224.2
30
🇦🇹Austria
138.992.602:00245.904:00153.302:00-05:00109.3 EUR/MWhLow 92.6 · High 245.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.6 · High 245.9
31
🇭🇺Hungary
145.389.501:00297.804:00208.301:00-04:0096.2 EUR/MWhLow 89.5 · High 297.8Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 89.5 · High 297.8

On Friday, January 9, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Hungary ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 208.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-09, 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