Wholesale electricity prices

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31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇷 France13.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland127.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria171.7 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 27, 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
13.90.011:0064.004:0064.011:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 64.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 64.0
2
🇪🇸Spain
18.7-7.511:0075.004:0082.511:00-14:00-0.5 EUR/MWhLow -7.5 · High 75.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -7.5 · High 75.0
3
🇵🇹Portugal
23.92.011:0075.003:0073.011:00-14:003.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 75.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 2.0 · High 75.0
4
🇦🇱Albania
32.40.111:00106.004:00105.911:00-14:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 106.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 106.0
5
🇲🇪Montenegro
34.40.109:0075.004:0074.909:00-12:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 75.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 75.0
6
🇧🇪Belgium
55.34.711:00101.804:0097.211:00-14:0012.1 EUR/MWhLow 4.7 · High 101.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.7 · High 101.8
7
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
62.241.900:0096.204:0054.400:00-03:0044.1 EUR/MWhLow 41.9 · High 96.2Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 41.9 · High 96.2
8
🇲🇰North Macedonia
64.60.107:00116.104:00116.007:00-10:0031.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 116.1Lowest at 07:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 116.1
9
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
64.757.310:0073.500:0016.210:00-13:0058.9 EUR/MWhLow 57.3 · High 73.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 57.3 · High 73.5
10
🇱🇺Luxembourg
64.90.011:00118.104:00118.111:00-14:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 118.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 118.1
11
🇬🇷Greece
65.30.012:00146.205:00146.212:00-15:001.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 146.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 146.2
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
65.8-0.511:00136.604:00137.111:00-14:005.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 136.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.5 · High 136.6
13
🇫🇮Finland
67.538.500:00102.605:0064.000:00-03:0042.5 EUR/MWhLow 38.5 · High 102.6Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 38.5 · High 102.6
14
🇧🇬Bulgaria
67.80.012:00163.405:00163.412:00-15:001.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 163.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 163.4
15
🇷🇴Romania
67.80.012:00163.405:00163.412:00-15:001.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 163.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 163.4
16
🇳🇱Netherlands
71.313.911:00114.404:00100.511:00-14:0036.1 EUR/MWhLow 13.9 · High 114.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 13.9 · High 114.4
17
🇨🇿Czechia
72.51.211:00134.804:00133.611:00-14:003.7 EUR/MWhLow 1.2 · High 134.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.2 · High 134.8
18
🇪🇪Estonia
73.840.801:00114.405:0073.601:00-04:0043.1 EUR/MWhLow 40.8 · High 114.4Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.8 · High 114.4
19
🇭🇷Croatia
73.90.411:00151.104:00150.711:00-14:001.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.4 · High 151.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.4 · High 151.1
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
74.50.411:00145.904:00145.511:00-14:002.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.4 · High 145.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.4 · High 145.9
21
🇱🇹Lithuania
74.844.300:00114.405:0070.100:00-03:0048.1 EUR/MWhLow 44.3 · High 114.4Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 44.3 · High 114.4
22
🇱🇻Latvia
74.844.300:00114.405:0070.100:00-03:0048.1 EUR/MWhLow 44.3 · High 114.4Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 44.3 · High 114.4
23
🇸🇰Slovakia
75.20.111:00152.104:00152.011:00-14:001.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 152.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 152.1
24
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
75.750.500:00125.304:0074.800:00-03:0056.1 EUR/MWhLow 50.5 · High 125.3Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 50.5 · High 125.3
25
🇦🇹Austria
76.2-32.812:00139.004:00171.712:00-15:0016.7 EUR/MWhLow -32.8 · High 139.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -32.8 · High 139.0
26
🇭🇺Hungary
77.00.111:00168.204:00168.111:00-14:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 168.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 168.2
27
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
78.360.701:00101.704:0041.001:00-04:0063.6 EUR/MWhLow 60.7 · High 101.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 60.7 · High 101.7
28
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
84.332.000:00123.303:0091.300:00-03:0033.9 EUR/MWhLow 32.0 · High 123.3Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 32.0 · High 123.3
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
100.983.412:00114.104:0030.712:00-15:0085.0 EUR/MWhLow 83.4 · High 114.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 83.4 · High 114.1
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
107.685.012:00142.804:0057.812:00-15:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 85.0 · High 142.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 85.0 · High 142.8
31
🇮🇪Ireland
127.678.302:00199.803:00121.502:00-05:0080.0 EUR/MWhLow 78.3 · High 199.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 78.3 · High 199.8

On Friday, February 27, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 171.7 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-27, 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