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🇫🇷 France24.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy105.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria157.5 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 26, 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
24.50.013:0096.804:0096.813:00-16:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 96.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 96.8
2
🇪🇸Spain
28.1-13.012:00103.004:00116.012:00-15:00-3.1 EUR/MWhLow -13.0 · High 103.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -13.0 · High 103.0
3
🇵🇹Portugal
31.91.410:00103.003:00101.610:00-13:002.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.4 · High 103.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 03:00Low 1.4 · High 103.0
4
🇷🇸Serbia
48.70.008:00123.004:00123.008:00-11:0010.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 123.0Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 123.0
5
🇲🇪Montenegro
50.31.111:00133.004:00131.911:00-14:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 133.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.1 · High 133.0
6
🇫🇮Finland
51.726.800:0086.105:0059.300:00-03:0032.5 EUR/MWhLow 26.8 · High 86.1Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 26.8 · High 86.1
7
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
56.89.803:0095.003:0085.203:00-06:0018.1 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 95.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 9.8 · High 95.0
8
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
57.239.301:0090.904:0051.501:00-04:0043.9 EUR/MWhLow 39.3 · High 90.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 39.3 · High 90.9
9
🇧🇪Belgium
65.75.612:00109.404:00103.812:00-15:0019.9 EUR/MWhLow 5.6 · High 109.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 5.6 · High 109.4
10
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
66.659.010:0084.000:0025.010:00-13:0060.4 EUR/MWhLow 59.0 · High 84.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 59.0 · High 84.0
11
🇧🇬Bulgaria
69.00.012:00141.905:00141.912:00-15:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 141.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 141.9
12
🇷🇴Romania
69.00.012:00141.905:00141.912:00-15:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 141.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 141.9
13
🇪🇪Estonia
70.427.403:00130.105:00102.703:00-06:0049.8 EUR/MWhLow 27.4 · High 130.1Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 27.4 · High 130.1
14
🇱🇹Lithuania
72.444.003:00130.105:0086.103:00-06:0049.8 EUR/MWhLow 44.0 · High 130.1Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 44.0 · High 130.1
15
🇱🇻Latvia
72.444.003:00130.105:0086.103:00-06:0049.8 EUR/MWhLow 44.0 · High 130.1Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 44.0 · High 130.1
16
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
75.910.112:00121.904:00111.812:00-15:0021.4 EUR/MWhLow 10.1 · High 121.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.1 · High 121.9
17
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
76.260.502:0095.004:0034.502:00-05:0065.5 EUR/MWhLow 60.5 · High 95.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 60.5 · High 95.0
18
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
76.446.812:00108.204:0061.412:00-15:0053.3 EUR/MWhLow 46.8 · High 108.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 46.8 · High 108.2
19
🇬🇷Greece
76.50.009:00129.705:00129.709:00-12:008.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 129.7Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 129.7
20
🇱🇺Luxembourg
76.914.112:00113.104:0099.112:00-15:0026.2 EUR/MWhLow 14.1 · High 113.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.1 · High 113.1
21
🇳🇱Netherlands
77.06.612:00150.904:00144.312:00-15:0023.4 EUR/MWhLow 6.6 · High 150.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 6.6 · High 150.9
22
🇨🇿Czechia
81.27.912:00126.704:00118.812:00-15:0028.0 EUR/MWhLow 7.9 · High 126.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.9 · High 126.7
23
🇭🇷Croatia
81.68.212:00131.004:00122.812:00-15:0025.1 EUR/MWhLow 8.2 · High 131.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 8.2 · High 131.0
24
🇸🇰Slovakia
82.58.012:00130.304:00122.412:00-15:0028.9 EUR/MWhLow 8.0 · High 130.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 8.0 · High 130.3
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
84.08.212:00131.704:00123.512:00-15:0027.9 EUR/MWhLow 8.2 · High 131.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 8.2 · High 131.7
26
🇦🇹Austria
84.0-11.811:00145.704:00157.511:00-14:0034.1 EUR/MWhLow -11.8 · High 145.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -11.8 · High 145.7
27
🇭🇺Hungary
87.18.012:00153.504:00145.412:00-15:0029.9 EUR/MWhLow 8.0 · High 153.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 8.0 · High 153.5
28
🇮🇪Ireland
90.268.603:00153.503:0084.903:00-06:0069.4 EUR/MWhLow 68.6 · High 153.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 68.6 · High 153.5
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
99.678.012:00115.104:0037.112:00-15:0080.9 EUR/MWhLow 78.0 · High 115.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 78.0 · High 115.1
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
105.080.411:00136.804:0056.411:00-14:0085.3 EUR/MWhLow 80.4 · High 136.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 80.4 · High 136.8

On Thursday, February 26, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 157.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-26, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur