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🇫🇮 Finland37.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland160.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇮🇪 Ireland135.3 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, January 17, 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
🇫🇮Finland
37.817.500:0059.005:0041.500:00-03:0021.4 EUR/MWhLow 17.5 · High 59.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 17.5 · High 59.0
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
49.641.810:0055.000:0013.210:00-13:0042.4 EUR/MWhLow 41.8 · High 55.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 41.8 · High 55.0
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
64.726.901:0092.304:0065.401:00-04:0036.4 EUR/MWhLow 26.9 · High 92.3Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 26.9 · High 92.3
4
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
83.369.202:00111.504:0042.302:00-05:0071.9 EUR/MWhLow 69.2 · High 111.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 69.2 · High 111.5
5
🇬🇷Greece
97.375.910:00145.505:0069.610:00-13:0080.6 EUR/MWhLow 75.9 · High 145.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 75.9 · High 145.5
6
🇪🇪Estonia
100.924.602:00145.605:00121.002:00-05:0046.8 EUR/MWhLow 24.6 · High 145.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.6 · High 145.6
7
🇱🇹Lithuania
105.740.002:00145.605:00105.602:00-05:0058.1 EUR/MWhLow 40.0 · High 145.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.0 · High 145.6
8
🇱🇻Latvia
105.740.002:00145.605:00105.602:00-05:0058.1 EUR/MWhLow 40.0 · High 145.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.0 · High 145.6
9
🇲🇪Montenegro
106.184.703:00135.104:0050.403:00-06:0085.2 EUR/MWhLow 84.7 · High 135.1Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.7 · High 135.1
10
🇳🇱Netherlands
109.790.204:00145.604:0055.404:00-07:0094.5 EUR/MWhLow 90.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 90.2 · High 145.6
11
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
111.992.104:00145.604:0053.504:00-07:0095.4 EUR/MWhLow 92.1 · High 145.6Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.1 · High 145.6
12
🇱🇺Luxembourg
112.395.204:00142.904:0047.704:00-07:0095.4 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 142.9Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 142.9
13
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
112.493.504:00152.404:0058.904:00-07:0099.4 EUR/MWhLow 93.5 · High 152.4Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 93.5 · High 152.4
14
🇫🇷France
112.593.603:00145.604:0052.103:00-06:0095.7 EUR/MWhLow 93.6 · High 145.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 93.6 · High 145.6
15
🇧🇪Belgium
113.792.903:00145.604:0052.803:00-06:0095.4 EUR/MWhLow 92.9 · High 145.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.9 · High 145.6
16
🇨🇿Czechia
115.095.202:00145.604:0050.402:00-05:0098.8 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 145.6
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
117.595.202:00145.604:0050.402:00-05:00100.9 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 145.6
18
🇲🇰North Macedonia
118.786.003:00149.004:0063.003:00-06:0089.7 EUR/MWhLow 86.0 · High 149.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.0 · High 149.0
19
🇧🇬Bulgaria
118.895.202:00145.605:0050.402:00-05:00101.6 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 95.2 · High 145.6
20
🇷🇸Serbia
119.097.003:00146.904:0049.803:00-06:0098.1 EUR/MWhLow 97.0 · High 146.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.0 · High 146.9
21
🇷🇴Romania
119.095.202:00145.605:0050.402:00-05:00101.6 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 95.2 · High 145.6
22
🇭🇺Hungary
119.095.201:00146.404:0051.201:00-04:00101.6 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 146.4Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 146.4
23
🇭🇷Croatia
119.095.201:00145.604:0050.401:00-04:00101.7 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 145.6
24
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
119.2102.211:00146.303:0044.211:00-14:00104.2 EUR/MWhLow 102.2 · High 146.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 102.2 · High 146.3
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
119.395.201:00145.604:0050.401:00-04:00101.9 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 145.6
26
🇦🇹Austria
123.195.201:00145.604:0050.401:00-04:00103.3 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 145.6Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 145.6
27
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
125.7112.612:00148.804:0036.212:00-15:00116.6 EUR/MWhLow 112.6 · High 148.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 112.6 · High 148.8
28
🇪🇸Spain
125.8100.003:00166.704:0066.703:00-06:00109.0 EUR/MWhLow 100.0 · High 166.7Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.0 · High 166.7
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
126.1113.302:00144.104:0030.802:00-05:00114.9 EUR/MWhLow 113.3 · High 144.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 113.3 · High 144.1
30
🇵🇹Portugal
127.8110.711:00166.703:0056.011:00-14:00115.4 EUR/MWhLow 110.7 · High 166.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 110.7 · High 166.7
31
🇮🇪Ireland
160.5110.504:00245.703:00135.304:00-07:00113.8 EUR/MWhLow 110.5 · High 245.7Lowest at 04:00Highest at 03:00Low 110.5 · High 245.7

On Saturday, January 17, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Ireland: 135.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-17, 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
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data