Wholesale electricity prices

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32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:23 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇪🇸 Spain1.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇪🇪 Estonia158.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇱🇹 Lithuania150.4 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 31, 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
🇪🇸Spain
1.0-13.403:0035.004:0048.403:00-06:00-7.1 EUR/MWhLow -13.4 · High 35.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low -13.4 · High 35.0
2
🇵🇹Portugal
5.9-0.509:0035.003:0035.509:00-12:00-0.4 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 35.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 03:00Low -0.5 · High 35.0
3
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
54.119.810:0068.100:0048.310:00-13:0019.9 EUR/MWhLow 19.8 · High 68.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 19.8 · High 68.1
4
🇦🇱Albania
71.821.211:00165.504:00144.311:00-14:0023.6 EUR/MWhLow 21.2 · High 165.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 21.2 · High 165.5
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
74.652.721:00101.404:0048.721:00-00:0064.6 EUR/MWhLow 52.7 · High 101.4Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 52.7 · High 101.4
6
🇷🇸Serbia
93.659.503:00131.504:0072.003:00-06:0063.8 EUR/MWhLow 59.5 · High 131.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 59.5 · High 131.5
7
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
94.573.104:00121.204:0048.204:00-07:0078.7 EUR/MWhLow 73.1 · High 121.2Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 73.1 · High 121.2
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
94.884.604:00107.604:0022.904:00-07:0090.7 EUR/MWhLow 84.6 · High 107.6Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.6 · High 107.6
9
🇲🇪Montenegro
97.157.002:00133.004:0076.002:00-05:0060.0 EUR/MWhLow 57.0 · High 133.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 57.0 · High 133.0
10
🇲🇰North Macedonia
99.865.003:00133.004:0068.003:00-06:0069.7 EUR/MWhLow 65.0 · High 133.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 65.0 · High 133.0
11
🇬🇷Greece
106.647.512:00155.005:00107.512:00-15:0075.3 EUR/MWhLow 47.5 · High 155.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 47.5 · High 155.0
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
107.284.603:00140.704:0056.103:00-06:0089.8 EUR/MWhLow 84.6 · High 140.7Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.6 · High 140.7
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
109.492.905:00138.004:0045.105:00-08:0093.5 EUR/MWhLow 92.9 · High 138.0Lowest at 05:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.9 · High 138.0
14
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
110.998.800:00130.903:0032.000:00-03:00101.3 EUR/MWhLow 98.8 · High 130.9Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 98.8 · High 130.9
15
🇫🇷France
111.691.002:00145.504:0054.502:00-05:0096.0 EUR/MWhLow 91.0 · High 145.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 91.0 · High 145.5
16
🇧🇪Belgium
112.890.602:00146.504:0055.902:00-05:0096.6 EUR/MWhLow 90.6 · High 146.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 90.6 · High 146.5
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
113.190.102:00152.704:0062.602:00-05:0094.7 EUR/MWhLow 90.1 · High 152.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 90.1 · High 152.7
18
🇨🇿Czechia
113.392.701:00144.404:0051.701:00-04:0097.0 EUR/MWhLow 92.7 · High 144.4Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.7 · High 144.4
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
116.095.101:00149.204:0054.201:00-04:0097.6 EUR/MWhLow 95.1 · High 149.2Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.1 · High 149.2
20
🇧🇬Bulgaria
117.595.802:00155.005:0059.302:00-05:0097.9 EUR/MWhLow 95.8 · High 155.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 95.8 · High 155.0
21
🇷🇴Romania
117.595.802:00155.005:0059.302:00-05:0097.9 EUR/MWhLow 95.8 · High 155.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 95.8 · High 155.0
22
🇭🇺Hungary
117.695.901:00152.104:0056.201:00-04:0097.9 EUR/MWhLow 95.9 · High 152.1Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.9 · High 152.1
23
🇭🇷Croatia
117.896.201:00150.004:0053.801:00-04:0098.1 EUR/MWhLow 96.2 · High 150.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 96.2 · High 150.0
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
118.296.201:00148.804:0052.601:00-04:0098.2 EUR/MWhLow 96.2 · High 148.8Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 96.2 · High 148.8
25
🇦🇹Austria
124.676.101:00158.704:0082.701:00-04:00103.2 EUR/MWhLow 76.1 · High 158.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 76.1 · High 158.7
26
🇨🇭Switzerland
129.6120.003:00144.204:0024.203:00-06:00121.0 EUR/MWhLow 120.0 · High 144.2Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 120.0 · High 144.2
27
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
131.2116.212:00150.504:0034.412:00-15:00120.4 EUR/MWhLow 116.2 · High 150.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 116.2 · High 150.5
28
🇱🇹Lithuania
134.371.100:00221.505:00150.400:00-03:0093.7 EUR/MWhLow 71.1 · High 221.5Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 71.1 · High 221.5
29
🇱🇻Latvia
134.371.100:00221.505:00150.400:00-03:0093.7 EUR/MWhLow 71.1 · High 221.5Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 71.1 · High 221.5
30
🇮🇪Ireland
148.6102.903:00231.003:00128.103:00-06:00104.6 EUR/MWhLow 102.9 · High 231.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 102.9 · High 231.0
31
🇫🇮Finland
158.690.221:00221.405:00131.221:00-00:00115.9 EUR/MWhLow 90.2 · High 221.4Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 90.2 · High 221.4
32
🇪🇪Estonia
158.890.221:00221.505:00131.321:00-00:00116.0 EUR/MWhLow 90.2 · High 221.5Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 90.2 · High 221.5

On Saturday, January 31, 2026, Spain ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Estonia ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Lithuania: 150.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-31, 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