Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇵🇹 Portugal4.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇱🇹 Lithuania138.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇩🇰 Denmark216.1 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, February 18, 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
🇵🇹Portugal
4.80.212:0023.003:0022.812:00-15:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 23.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 0.2 · High 23.0
2
🇪🇸Spain
16.5-7.413:0090.004:0097.413:00-16:00-2.8 EUR/MWhLow -7.4 · High 90.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low -7.4 · High 90.0
3
🇫🇷France
30.00.013:0090.004:0090.013:00-16:006.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 90.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 90.0
4
🇲🇪Montenegro
52.60.009:00110.004:00110.009:00-12:001.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 110.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 110.0
5
🇷🇸Serbia
61.221.012:00120.004:0099.012:00-15:0022.9 EUR/MWhLow 21.0 · High 120.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 21.0 · High 120.0
6
🇬🇷Greece
62.5-1.011:00173.305:00174.311:00-14:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -1.0 · High 173.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.0 · High 173.3
7
🇲🇰North Macedonia
67.10.113:00125.004:00124.913:00-16:0021.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 125.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 125.0
8
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
69.753.709:00101.900:0048.209:00-12:0055.8 EUR/MWhLow 53.7 · High 101.9Lowest at 09:00Highest at 00:00Low 53.7 · High 101.9
9
🇧🇬Bulgaria
70.40.001:00173.305:00173.301:00-04:0013.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 173.3Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 173.3
10
🇷🇴Romania
70.40.001:00173.305:00173.301:00-04:0013.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 173.3Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 173.3
11
🇧🇪Belgium
86.958.412:00155.304:0096.912:00-15:0072.9 EUR/MWhLow 58.4 · High 155.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 58.4 · High 155.3
12
🇮🇪Ireland
91.465.803:00135.103:0069.403:00-06:0065.9 EUR/MWhLow 65.8 · High 135.1Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 65.8 · High 135.1
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
96.937.512:00193.704:00156.212:00-15:0079.6 EUR/MWhLow 37.5 · High 193.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 37.5 · High 193.7
14
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
108.580.000:00188.504:00108.500:00-03:0086.4 EUR/MWhLow 80.0 · High 188.5Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 80.0 · High 188.5
15
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
112.276.612:00140.304:0063.712:00-15:0090.3 EUR/MWhLow 76.6 · High 140.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 76.6 · High 140.3
16
🇦🇹Austria
113.360.100:00170.004:00109.900:00-03:0089.0 EUR/MWhLow 60.1 · High 170.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 60.1 · High 170.0
17
🇭🇷Croatia
113.875.701:00179.704:00104.001:00-04:0080.7 EUR/MWhLow 75.7 · High 179.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 75.7 · High 179.7
18
🇱🇺Luxembourg
114.289.502:00186.104:0096.602:00-05:0093.1 EUR/MWhLow 89.5 · High 186.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 89.5 · High 186.1
19
🇨🇭Switzerland
114.494.801:00161.504:0066.601:00-04:0095.5 EUR/MWhLow 94.8 · High 161.5Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 94.8 · High 161.5
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
120.689.701:00187.004:0097.301:00-04:0093.3 EUR/MWhLow 89.7 · High 187.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 89.7 · High 187.0
21
🇨🇿Czechia
122.591.101:00203.204:00112.201:00-04:0097.8 EUR/MWhLow 91.1 · High 203.2Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 91.1 · High 203.2
22
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
127.478.100:00207.104:00129.000:00-03:0087.8 EUR/MWhLow 78.1 · High 207.1Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 78.1 · High 207.1
23
🇸🇰Slovakia
127.695.301:00205.604:00110.301:00-04:00101.6 EUR/MWhLow 95.3 · High 205.6Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.3 · High 205.6
24
🇫🇮Finland
128.648.501:00209.605:00161.201:00-04:0064.6 EUR/MWhLow 48.5 · High 209.6Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 48.5 · High 209.6
25
🇭🇺Hungary
128.795.101:00207.804:00112.701:00-04:00104.0 EUR/MWhLow 95.1 · High 207.8Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.1 · High 207.8
26
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
130.657.800:00209.704:00151.900:00-03:0071.1 EUR/MWhLow 57.8 · High 209.7Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 57.8 · High 209.7
27
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
136.486.102:00302.104:00216.102:00-05:0093.1 EUR/MWhLow 86.1 · High 302.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.1 · High 302.1
28
🇪🇪Estonia
138.377.201:00209.705:00132.501:00-04:0084.7 EUR/MWhLow 77.2 · High 209.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 77.2 · High 209.7
29
🇱🇹Lithuania
138.477.201:00209.705:00132.501:00-04:0085.5 EUR/MWhLow 77.2 · High 209.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 77.2 · High 209.7
30
🇱🇻Latvia
138.477.201:00209.705:00132.501:00-04:0085.5 EUR/MWhLow 77.2 · High 209.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 77.2 · High 209.7

On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Portugal ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Lithuania ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Denmark: 216.1 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-18, 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