Wholesale electricity prices

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31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇪🇸 Spain14.7 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇱🇹 Lithuania184.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇱🇹 Lithuania389.2 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, February 19, 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
14.7-10.013:0088.004:0098.013:00-16:00-3.1 EUR/MWhLow -10.0 · High 88.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low -10.0 · High 88.0
2
🇵🇹Portugal
21.60.001:0088.003:0088.001:00-04:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 88.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 03:00Low 0.0 · High 88.0
3
🇫🇷France
40.30.002:00130.104:00130.102:00-05:000.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 130.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 130.1
4
🇲🇪Montenegro
53.910.710:0097.004:0086.310:00-13:0014.1 EUR/MWhLow 10.7 · High 97.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.7 · High 97.0
5
🇷🇸Serbia
54.52.510:00110.304:00107.910:00-13:004.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.5 · High 110.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.5 · High 110.3
6
🇲🇰North Macedonia
65.60.108:00113.004:00112.908:00-11:0023.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 113.0Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 113.0
7
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
78.056.511:00156.700:00100.211:00-14:0063.3 EUR/MWhLow 56.5 · High 156.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 56.5 · High 156.7
8
🇧🇬Bulgaria
80.08.411:00161.705:00153.211:00-14:0012.6 EUR/MWhLow 8.4 · High 161.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.4 · High 161.7
9
🇷🇴Romania
80.08.411:00161.705:00153.211:00-14:0012.6 EUR/MWhLow 8.4 · High 161.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.4 · High 161.7
10
🇧🇪Belgium
81.756.102:00131.604:0075.602:00-05:0060.5 EUR/MWhLow 56.1 · High 131.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 56.1 · High 131.6
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
84.464.802:00119.504:0054.702:00-05:0069.7 EUR/MWhLow 64.8 · High 119.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 64.8 · High 119.5
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
89.971.802:00112.004:0040.202:00-05:0075.1 EUR/MWhLow 71.8 · High 112.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 71.8 · High 112.0
13
🇬🇷Greece
91.90.009:00161.705:00161.709:00-12:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 161.7Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 161.7
14
🇱🇺Luxembourg
92.977.702:00113.504:0035.902:00-05:0080.3 EUR/MWhLow 77.7 · High 113.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 77.7 · High 113.5
15
🇮🇪Ireland
102.887.712:00135.003:0047.312:00-15:0088.8 EUR/MWhLow 87.7 · High 135.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 87.7 · High 135.0
16
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
105.147.412:00140.804:0093.412:00-15:0075.0 EUR/MWhLow 47.4 · High 140.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 47.4 · High 140.8
17
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
106.383.402:00155.103:0071.702:00-05:0085.5 EUR/MWhLow 83.4 · High 155.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 83.4 · High 155.1
18
🇭🇷Croatia
108.685.402:00153.504:0068.002:00-05:0092.6 EUR/MWhLow 85.4 · High 153.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 85.4 · High 153.5
19
🇨🇭Switzerland
108.794.701:00120.004:0025.401:00-04:0095.4 EUR/MWhLow 94.7 · High 120.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 94.7 · High 120.0
20
🇦🇹Austria
111.378.502:00148.104:0069.502:00-05:0095.9 EUR/MWhLow 78.5 · High 148.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 78.5 · High 148.1
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
112.787.202:00157.204:0070.102:00-05:0092.7 EUR/MWhLow 87.2 · High 157.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 87.2 · High 157.2
22
🇨🇿Czechia
115.585.002:00160.604:0075.702:00-05:0088.5 EUR/MWhLow 85.0 · High 160.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 85.0 · High 160.6
23
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
119.684.421:00296.404:00212.021:00-00:0093.3 EUR/MWhLow 84.4 · High 296.4Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.4 · High 296.4
24
🇭🇺Hungary
121.086.802:00184.704:0097.902:00-05:0091.8 EUR/MWhLow 86.8 · High 184.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.8 · High 184.7
25
🇸🇰Slovakia
122.086.001:00190.104:00104.001:00-04:0091.7 EUR/MWhLow 86.0 · High 190.1Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.0 · High 190.1
26
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
132.483.902:00309.104:00225.202:00-05:0091.3 EUR/MWhLow 83.9 · High 309.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 83.9 · High 309.1
27
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
162.489.101:00467.304:00378.301:00-04:00100.8 EUR/MWhLow 89.1 · High 467.3Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 89.1 · High 467.3
28
🇫🇮Finland
181.7100.002:00477.505:00377.502:00-05:00100.7 EUR/MWhLow 100.0 · High 477.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 100.0 · High 477.5
29
🇪🇪Estonia
183.1100.102:00478.105:00378.002:00-05:00100.8 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 478.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 100.1 · High 478.1
30
🇱🇻Latvia
183.1100.102:00478.105:00378.002:00-05:00100.8 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 478.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 100.1 · High 478.1
31
🇱🇹Lithuania
184.4100.102:00489.305:00389.202:00-05:00100.8 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 489.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 100.1 · High 489.3

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, Spain ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Lithuania ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Lithuania: 389.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-19, 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