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🇫🇷 France18.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇨🇭 Switzerland99.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇱 Albania120.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, February 21, 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
🇫🇷France
18.50.011:0091.704:0091.711:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 91.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 91.7
2
🇵🇹Portugal
23.80.512:0091.503:0091.012:00-15:000.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 91.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 0.5 · High 91.5
3
🇪🇸Spain
25.1-13.211:00102.204:00115.311:00-14:00-5.3 EUR/MWhLow -13.2 · High 102.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -13.2 · High 102.2
4
🇦🇱Albania
27.53.002:00123.004:00120.002:00-05:0019.5 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 123.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.0 · High 123.0
5
🇷🇸Serbia
34.915.002:0079.004:0064.002:00-05:0015.0 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 79.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 15.0 · High 79.0
6
🇲🇰North Macedonia
38.01.010:0099.004:0098.010:00-13:002.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 99.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.0 · High 99.0
7
🇲🇪Montenegro
44.917.802:0099.004:0081.202:00-05:0018.3 EUR/MWhLow 17.8 · High 99.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 17.8 · High 99.0
8
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
46.19.600:0094.604:0085.000:00-03:0014.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.6 · High 94.6Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 9.6 · High 94.6
9
🇫🇮Finland
49.410.301:0098.705:0088.401:00-04:0013.2 EUR/MWhLow 10.3 · High 98.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.3 · High 98.7
10
🇪🇪Estonia
49.410.301:0098.705:0088.401:00-04:0013.2 EUR/MWhLow 10.3 · High 98.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.3 · High 98.7
11
🇱🇹Lithuania
51.310.301:0098.705:0088.401:00-04:0016.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.3 · High 98.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.3 · High 98.7
12
🇱🇻Latvia
51.310.301:0098.705:0088.401:00-04:0016.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.3 · High 98.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.3 · High 98.7
13
🇧🇪Belgium
55.026.003:00101.804:0075.903:00-06:0034.8 EUR/MWhLow 26.0 · High 101.8Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 26.0 · High 101.8
14
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
59.225.610:0075.500:0049.910:00-13:0026.9 EUR/MWhLow 25.6 · High 75.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 25.6 · High 75.5
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
62.019.403:00114.904:0095.603:00-06:0025.3 EUR/MWhLow 19.4 · High 114.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 19.4 · High 114.9
16
🇱🇺Luxembourg
62.535.904:00108.304:0072.504:00-07:0038.1 EUR/MWhLow 35.9 · High 108.3Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 35.9 · High 108.3
17
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
63.624.904:00109.704:0084.804:00-07:0039.0 EUR/MWhLow 24.9 · High 109.7Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 24.9 · High 109.7
18
🇳🇱Netherlands
70.825.203:00131.804:00106.603:00-06:0042.0 EUR/MWhLow 25.2 · High 131.8Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 25.2 · High 131.8
19
🇬🇷Greece
75.90.014:00116.605:00116.614:00-17:0047.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 116.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 116.6
20
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
75.962.500:00102.904:0040.400:00-03:0066.2 EUR/MWhLow 62.5 · High 102.9Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 62.5 · High 102.9
21
🇧🇬Bulgaria
80.035.200:00116.605:0081.400:00-03:0059.6 EUR/MWhLow 35.2 · High 116.6Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 35.2 · High 116.6
22
🇷🇴Romania
80.035.200:00116.605:0081.400:00-03:0059.6 EUR/MWhLow 35.2 · High 116.6Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 35.2 · High 116.6
23
🇸🇰Slovakia
80.445.300:00115.104:0069.800:00-03:0060.0 EUR/MWhLow 45.3 · High 115.1Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.3 · High 115.1
24
🇭🇺Hungary
81.545.400:00116.204:0070.800:00-03:0061.3 EUR/MWhLow 45.4 · High 116.2Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.4 · High 116.2
25
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
81.830.804:00115.003:0084.304:00-07:0045.5 EUR/MWhLow 30.8 · High 115.0Lowest at 04:00Highest at 03:00Low 30.8 · High 115.0
26
🇭🇷Croatia
82.144.100:00118.604:0074.500:00-03:0062.1 EUR/MWhLow 44.1 · High 118.6Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 44.1 · High 118.6
27
🇨🇿Czechia
82.146.101:00120.504:0074.401:00-04:0058.0 EUR/MWhLow 46.1 · High 120.5Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 46.1 · High 120.5
28
🇸🇮Slovenia
82.743.700:00119.504:0075.700:00-03:0062.8 EUR/MWhLow 43.7 · High 119.5Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 43.7 · High 119.5
29
🇮🇪Ireland
85.961.100:00106.703:0045.500:00-03:0063.6 EUR/MWhLow 61.1 · High 106.7Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 61.1 · High 106.7
30
🇦🇹Austria
90.444.702:00118.704:0074.002:00-05:0072.2 EUR/MWhLow 44.7 · High 118.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 44.7 · High 118.7
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
95.216.411:00129.104:00112.711:00-14:0024.2 EUR/MWhLow 16.4 · High 129.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 16.4 · High 129.1
32
🇨🇭Switzerland
99.177.112:00115.504:0038.412:00-15:0079.3 EUR/MWhLow 77.1 · High 115.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 77.1 · High 115.5

On Saturday, February 21, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Switzerland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Albania: 120.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-21, 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