Wholesale electricity prices

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31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:25 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland9.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland182.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇳🇱 Netherlands426.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, March 4, 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
🇫🇮Finland
9.92.003:0043.005:0041.003:00-06:002.3 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 43.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.0 · High 43.0
2
🇪🇪Estonia
28.16.212:00138.905:00132.812:00-15:007.2 EUR/MWhLow 6.2 · High 138.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 6.2 · High 138.9
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
44.910.412:0071.104:0060.712:00-15:0022.6 EUR/MWhLow 10.4 · High 71.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.4 · High 71.1
4
🇪🇸Spain
57.65.012:00186.604:00181.612:00-15:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 186.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 5.0 · High 186.6
5
🇵🇹Portugal
59.25.011:00186.603:00181.611:00-14:007.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 186.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 5.0 · High 186.6
6
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
62.821.811:00102.200:0080.411:00-14:0027.1 EUR/MWhLow 21.8 · High 102.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 21.8 · High 102.2
7
🇫🇷France
75.85.013:00291.104:00286.113:00-16:0012.6 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 291.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 5.0 · High 291.1
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
79.662.612:0097.804:0035.312:00-15:0071.2 EUR/MWhLow 62.6 · High 97.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 62.6 · High 97.8
9
🇲🇪Montenegro
85.120.011:00169.504:00149.411:00-14:0024.6 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 169.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 20.0 · High 169.5
10
🇱🇹Lithuania
98.515.212:00163.305:00148.112:00-15:0028.8 EUR/MWhLow 15.2 · High 163.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 15.2 · High 163.3
11
🇱🇻Latvia
98.515.212:00163.305:00148.112:00-15:0028.8 EUR/MWhLow 15.2 · High 163.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 15.2 · High 163.3
12
🇷🇸Serbia
104.545.108:00185.004:00140.008:00-11:0058.4 EUR/MWhLow 45.1 · High 185.0Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.1 · High 185.0
13
🇬🇷Greece
110.40.013:00261.805:00261.813:00-16:0010.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 261.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 261.8
14
🇧🇬Bulgaria
125.80.011:00379.605:00379.611:00-14:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 379.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 379.6
15
🇷🇴Romania
125.80.011:00379.605:00379.611:00-14:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 379.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 379.6
16
🇲🇰North Macedonia
127.42.010:00263.304:00261.310:00-13:0024.7 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 263.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.0 · High 263.3
17
🇦🇹Austria
131.343.311:00258.204:00214.811:00-14:0062.1 EUR/MWhLow 43.3 · High 258.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 43.3 · High 258.2
18
🇧🇪Belgium
131.620.612:00405.204:00384.612:00-15:0038.9 EUR/MWhLow 20.6 · High 405.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 20.6 · High 405.2
19
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
133.039.912:00282.604:00242.712:00-15:0054.5 EUR/MWhLow 39.9 · High 282.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 39.9 · High 282.6
20
🇭🇷Croatia
134.65.711:00362.504:00356.811:00-14:0029.9 EUR/MWhLow 5.7 · High 362.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 5.7 · High 362.5
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
137.94.211:00355.304:00351.111:00-14:0035.5 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 355.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.2 · High 355.3
22
🇳🇱Netherlands
142.323.012:00449.504:00426.412:00-15:0043.3 EUR/MWhLow 23.0 · High 449.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 23.0 · High 449.5
23
🇦🇱Albania
142.69.010:00339.804:00330.810:00-13:0012.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.0 · High 339.8Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 9.0 · High 339.8
24
🇭🇺Hungary
142.615.011:00383.504:00368.511:00-14:0043.9 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 383.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 15.0 · High 383.5
25
🇸🇰Slovakia
143.621.011:00383.504:00362.511:00-14:0048.6 EUR/MWhLow 21.0 · High 383.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 21.0 · High 383.5
26
🇨🇭Switzerland
144.6101.612:00244.004:00142.412:00-15:00102.2 EUR/MWhLow 101.6 · High 244.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 101.6 · High 244.0
27
🇨🇿Czechia
144.927.411:00383.504:00356.111:00-14:0051.8 EUR/MWhLow 27.4 · High 383.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 27.4 · High 383.5
28
🇱🇺Luxembourg
147.433.012:00310.904:00277.912:00-15:0047.0 EUR/MWhLow 33.0 · High 310.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.0 · High 310.9
29
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
148.325.112:00429.404:00404.312:00-15:0047.0 EUR/MWhLow 25.1 · High 429.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 25.1 · High 429.4
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
163.5133.102:00258.904:00125.802:00-05:00137.9 EUR/MWhLow 133.1 · High 258.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 133.1 · High 258.9
31
🇮🇪Ireland
182.8116.521:00287.303:00170.821:00-00:00127.5 EUR/MWhLow 116.5 · High 287.3Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 116.5 · High 287.3

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 426.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-04, 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