Wholesale electricity prices

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

29 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇪🇸 Spain14.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland118.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria153.0 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 28, 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
14.3-9.514:0082.004:0091.514:00-17:00-3.2 EUR/MWhLow -9.5 · High 82.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 04:00Low -9.5 · High 82.0
2
🇵🇹Portugal
17.40.007:0067.203:0067.207:00-10:001.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 67.2Lowest at 07:00Highest at 03:00Low 0.0 · High 67.2
3
🇫🇷France
18.7-0.111:0082.004:0082.111:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 82.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.1 · High 82.0
4
🇲🇪Montenegro
31.50.111:0070.004:0070.011:00-14:000.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 70.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 70.0
5
🇧🇪Belgium
46.8-0.111:0093.104:0093.211:00-14:000.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 93.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.1 · High 93.1
6
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
52.038.201:0073.904:0035.701:00-04:0046.5 EUR/MWhLow 38.2 · High 73.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 38.2 · High 73.9
7
🇱🇺Luxembourg
53.4-0.311:0095.204:0095.411:00-14:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.3 · High 95.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.3 · High 95.2
8
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
56.89.810:0098.100:0088.310:00-13:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 98.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 98.1
9
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
58.0-8.311:00104.104:00112.411:00-14:000.4 EUR/MWhLow -8.3 · High 104.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -8.3 · High 104.1
10
🇨🇿Czechia
58.8-0.511:00110.504:00111.011:00-14:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 110.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.5 · High 110.5
11
🇭🇷Croatia
59.9-0.511:00112.904:00113.411:00-14:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 112.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.5 · High 112.9
12
🇸🇰Slovakia
60.3-0.511:00112.004:00112.511:00-14:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 112.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.5 · High 112.0
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
60.50.011:00116.004:00116.011:00-14:000.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 116.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 116.0
14
🇭🇺Hungary
60.8-0.511:00113.204:00113.611:00-14:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 113.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.5 · High 113.2
15
🇸🇮Slovenia
61.2-0.411:00114.704:00115.211:00-14:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 114.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.4 · High 114.7
16
🇦🇹Austria
62.9-44.812:00108.204:00153.012:00-15:00-2.1 EUR/MWhLow -44.8 · High 108.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -44.8 · High 108.2
17
🇧🇬Bulgaria
63.70.010:00105.205:00105.210:00-13:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 105.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 105.2
18
🇷🇴Romania
63.80.010:00106.205:00106.310:00-13:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 106.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 106.2
19
🇬🇷Greece
65.60.010:00105.205:00105.210:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 105.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 105.2
20
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
72.262.102:0085.404:0023.302:00-05:0065.5 EUR/MWhLow 62.1 · High 85.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 62.1 · High 85.4
21
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
73.250.613:00105.004:0054.413:00-16:0055.3 EUR/MWhLow 50.6 · High 105.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 50.6 · High 105.0
22
🇫🇮Finland
79.542.005:00120.805:0078.705:00-08:0060.5 EUR/MWhLow 42.0 · High 120.8Lowest at 05:00Highest at 05:00Low 42.0 · High 120.8
23
🇪🇪Estonia
80.852.300:00120.805:0068.500:00-03:0067.9 EUR/MWhLow 52.3 · High 120.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 52.3 · High 120.8
24
🇱🇹Lithuania
80.852.300:00120.805:0068.500:00-03:0067.9 EUR/MWhLow 52.3 · High 120.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 52.3 · High 120.8
25
🇱🇻Latvia
80.852.300:00120.805:0068.500:00-03:0067.9 EUR/MWhLow 52.3 · High 120.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 52.3 · High 120.8
26
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
92.168.511:00128.803:0060.311:00-14:0072.1 EUR/MWhLow 68.5 · High 128.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 68.5 · High 128.8
27
🇨🇭Switzerland
97.377.212:00109.304:0032.112:00-15:0077.7 EUR/MWhLow 77.2 · High 109.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 77.2 · High 109.3
28
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
108.583.210:00144.304:0061.110:00-13:0095.2 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 144.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 83.2 · High 144.3
29
🇮🇪Ireland
118.680.112:00193.203:00113.112:00-15:0080.6 EUR/MWhLow 80.1 · High 193.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 80.1 · High 193.2

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, Spain ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 153.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-02-28, 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