Wholesale electricity prices

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32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇷 France29.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇪🇪 Estonia125.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇪🇸 Spain188.6 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, February 23, 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
29.60.013:00116.304:00116.313:00-16:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 116.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 116.3
2
🇪🇸Spain
34.7-1.511:00187.104:00188.611:00-14:00-0.7 EUR/MWhLow -1.5 · High 187.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -1.5 · High 187.1
3
🇵🇹Portugal
35.65.311:00187.103:00181.811:00-14:009.3 EUR/MWhLow 5.3 · High 187.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 5.3 · High 187.1
4
🇲🇪Montenegro
41.45.610:00103.004:0097.410:00-13:005.6 EUR/MWhLow 5.6 · High 103.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 5.6 · High 103.0
5
🇲🇰North Macedonia
50.00.109:00103.504:00103.409:00-12:007.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 103.5Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 103.5
6
🇷🇸Serbia
50.98.910:00136.004:00127.110:00-13:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 8.9 · High 136.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 8.9 · High 136.0
7
🇬🇷Greece
51.1-25.010:00145.005:00170.010:00-13:00-12.6 EUR/MWhLow -25.0 · High 145.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low -25.0 · High 145.0
8
🇦🇱Albania
52.13.007:00154.004:00151.007:00-10:0013.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 154.0Lowest at 07:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.0 · High 154.0
9
🇧🇪Belgium
58.44.112:00115.304:00111.312:00-15:0013.6 EUR/MWhLow 4.1 · High 115.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.1 · High 115.3
10
🇳🇱Netherlands
64.43.012:00114.804:00111.812:00-15:0015.1 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 114.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.0 · High 114.8
11
🇱🇺Luxembourg
68.12.912:00110.904:00108.012:00-15:0015.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.9 · High 110.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.9 · High 110.9
12
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
70.564.610:0093.200:0028.610:00-13:0065.1 EUR/MWhLow 64.6 · High 93.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 64.6 · High 93.2
13
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
73.133.501:00122.104:0088.601:00-04:0038.3 EUR/MWhLow 33.5 · High 122.1Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.5 · High 122.1
14
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
73.8-6.203:00116.503:00122.703:00-06:000.9 EUR/MWhLow -6.2 · High 116.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low -6.2 · High 116.5
15
🇧🇬Bulgaria
79.810.211:00165.305:00155.111:00-14:0029.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.2 · High 165.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.2 · High 165.3
16
🇮🇪Ireland
81.020.101:00122.803:00102.701:00-04:0022.7 EUR/MWhLow 20.1 · High 122.8Lowest at 01:00Highest at 03:00Low 20.1 · High 122.8
17
🇨🇿Czechia
83.136.802:00122.804:0086.002:00-05:0046.7 EUR/MWhLow 36.8 · High 122.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 36.8 · High 122.8
18
🇷🇴Romania
83.710.211:00173.705:00163.511:00-14:0029.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.2 · High 173.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.2 · High 173.7
19
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
83.745.902:00113.704:0067.802:00-05:0049.7 EUR/MWhLow 45.9 · High 113.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.9 · High 113.7
20
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
84.545.402:00113.704:0068.302:00-05:0046.8 EUR/MWhLow 45.4 · High 113.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.4 · High 113.7
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
85.437.700:00137.704:00100.000:00-03:0048.6 EUR/MWhLow 37.7 · High 137.7Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 37.7 · High 137.7
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
86.439.802:00132.904:0093.002:00-05:0047.2 EUR/MWhLow 39.8 · High 132.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 39.8 · High 132.9
23
🇭🇷Croatia
87.040.401:00146.004:00105.601:00-04:0048.3 EUR/MWhLow 40.4 · High 146.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 40.4 · High 146.0
24
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
89.767.802:00113.804:0046.002:00-05:0070.6 EUR/MWhLow 67.8 · High 113.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 67.8 · High 113.8
25
🇭🇺Hungary
95.040.102:00184.404:00144.402:00-05:0047.5 EUR/MWhLow 40.1 · High 184.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 40.1 · High 184.4
26
🇦🇹Austria
98.647.902:00142.304:0094.402:00-05:0071.3 EUR/MWhLow 47.9 · High 142.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 47.9 · High 142.3
27
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
104.658.611:00138.604:0080.011:00-14:0068.9 EUR/MWhLow 58.6 · High 138.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 58.6 · High 138.6
28
🇨🇭Switzerland
105.593.502:00119.004:0025.502:00-05:0093.8 EUR/MWhLow 93.5 · High 119.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 93.5 · High 119.0
29
🇫🇮Finland
123.750.902:00226.005:00175.202:00-05:0067.8 EUR/MWhLow 50.9 · High 226.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 50.9 · High 226.0
30
🇪🇪Estonia
125.150.902:00226.205:00175.302:00-05:0067.8 EUR/MWhLow 50.9 · High 226.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 50.9 · High 226.2
31
🇱🇹Lithuania
125.150.902:00226.205:00175.302:00-05:0067.8 EUR/MWhLow 50.9 · High 226.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 50.9 · High 226.2
32
🇱🇻Latvia
125.150.902:00226.205:00175.302:00-05:0067.8 EUR/MWhLow 50.9 · High 226.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 50.9 · High 226.2

On Monday, February 23, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Estonia ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Spain: 188.6 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-23, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, CCEE Open Data, Elexon BMRS Open Data