Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇪🇸 Spain29.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇱🇹 Lithuania116.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇧🇬 Bulgaria229.3 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, February 20, 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
29.3-4.312:00102.704:00107.012:00-15:00-1.0 EUR/MWhLow -4.3 · High 102.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -4.3 · High 102.7
2
🇵🇹Portugal
37.76.502:00102.703:0096.102:00-05:008.0 EUR/MWhLow 6.5 · High 102.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 6.5 · High 102.7
3
🇦🇱Albania
46.93.202:00140.004:00136.802:00-05:0016.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 140.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.2 · High 140.0
4
🇫🇷France
47.12.902:00123.304:00120.502:00-05:0021.9 EUR/MWhLow 2.9 · High 123.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.9 · High 123.3
5
🇷🇸Serbia
49.515.002:00104.904:0089.902:00-05:0015.0 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 104.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 15.0 · High 104.9
6
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
53.318.921:00111.504:0092.621:00-00:0031.2 EUR/MWhLow 18.9 · High 111.5Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 18.9 · High 111.5
7
🇲🇪Montenegro
61.535.009:00105.004:0070.009:00-12:0041.0 EUR/MWhLow 35.0 · High 105.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 35.0 · High 105.0
8
🇲🇰North Macedonia
65.725.502:00109.004:0083.502:00-05:0027.9 EUR/MWhLow 25.5 · High 109.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 25.5 · High 109.0
9
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
72.565.910:00100.300:0034.410:00-13:0066.3 EUR/MWhLow 65.9 · High 100.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 65.9 · High 100.3
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
74.560.021:0098.104:0038.121:00-00:0067.6 EUR/MWhLow 60.0 · High 98.1Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 60.0 · High 98.1
11
🇧🇪Belgium
78.934.521:00123.004:0088.521:00-00:0057.9 EUR/MWhLow 34.5 · High 123.0Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 34.5 · High 123.0
12
🇬🇷Greece
86.10.011:00132.405:00132.411:00-14:0030.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 132.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 132.4
13
🇮🇪Ireland
86.365.521:00106.503:0041.021:00-00:0073.1 EUR/MWhLow 65.5 · High 106.5Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 65.5 · High 106.5
14
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
86.933.221:00144.604:00111.421:00-00:0059.8 EUR/MWhLow 33.2 · High 144.6Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.2 · High 144.6
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
87.046.821:00116.104:0069.321:00-00:0059.8 EUR/MWhLow 46.8 · High 116.1Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 46.8 · High 116.1
16
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
87.860.421:00102.803:0042.421:00-00:0073.9 EUR/MWhLow 60.4 · High 102.8Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 60.4 · High 102.8
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
88.139.021:00122.804:0083.821:00-00:0064.5 EUR/MWhLow 39.0 · High 122.8Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 39.0 · High 122.8
18
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
89.542.621:00138.304:0095.721:00-00:0062.2 EUR/MWhLow 42.6 · High 138.3Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 42.6 · High 138.3
19
🇫🇮Finland
96.415.621:00219.705:00204.121:00-00:0026.4 EUR/MWhLow 15.6 · High 219.7Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 15.6 · High 219.7
20
🇭🇷Croatia
96.937.721:00137.404:0099.721:00-00:0074.8 EUR/MWhLow 37.7 · High 137.4Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 37.7 · High 137.4
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
98.638.721:00136.104:0097.521:00-00:0075.7 EUR/MWhLow 38.7 · High 136.1Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 38.7 · High 136.1
22
🇨🇿Czechia
99.038.421:00143.604:00105.321:00-00:0069.6 EUR/MWhLow 38.4 · High 143.6Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 38.4 · High 143.6
23
🇧🇬Bulgaria
102.635.202:00264.605:00229.302:00-05:0069.3 EUR/MWhLow 35.2 · High 264.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 35.2 · High 264.6
24
🇷🇴Romania
102.635.202:00264.605:00229.302:00-05:0069.3 EUR/MWhLow 35.2 · High 264.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 35.2 · High 264.6
25
🇦🇹Austria
104.278.901:00142.704:0063.801:00-04:0091.1 EUR/MWhLow 78.9 · High 142.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 78.9 · High 142.7
26
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
105.753.511:00135.904:0082.311:00-14:0090.3 EUR/MWhLow 53.5 · High 135.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 53.5 · High 135.9
27
🇭🇺Hungary
105.838.821:00169.204:00130.421:00-00:0074.8 EUR/MWhLow 38.8 · High 169.2Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 38.8 · High 169.2
28
🇸🇰Slovakia
106.638.421:00196.004:00157.721:00-00:0073.3 EUR/MWhLow 38.4 · High 196.0Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 38.4 · High 196.0
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
107.794.902:00118.004:0023.102:00-05:0095.1 EUR/MWhLow 94.9 · High 118.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 94.9 · High 118.0
30
🇪🇪Estonia
115.415.621:00219.905:00204.321:00-00:0047.2 EUR/MWhLow 15.6 · High 219.9Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 15.6 · High 219.9
31
🇱🇹Lithuania
116.132.021:00219.905:00187.921:00-00:0052.4 EUR/MWhLow 32.0 · High 219.9Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 32.0 · High 219.9
32
🇱🇻Latvia
116.132.021:00219.905:00187.921:00-00:0052.4 EUR/MWhLow 32.0 · High 219.9Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 32.0 · High 219.9

On Friday, February 20, 2026, Spain ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Lithuania ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Bulgaria: 229.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-20, 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