Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:25 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland18.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland185.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary395.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, March 6, 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
18.87.920:0054.505:0046.620:00-23:0011.7 EUR/MWhLow 7.9 · High 54.5Lowest at 20:00Highest at 05:00Low 7.9 · High 54.5
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
53.926.910:0092.500:0065.610:00-13:0027.6 EUR/MWhLow 26.9 · High 92.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 26.9 · High 92.5
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
56.623.312:00105.904:0082.512:00-15:0034.7 EUR/MWhLow 23.3 · High 105.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 23.3 · High 105.9
4
🇪🇸Spain
63.133.403:00102.304:0068.903:00-06:0038.7 EUR/MWhLow 33.4 · High 102.3Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.4 · High 102.3
5
🇵🇹Portugal
63.934.702:00102.303:0067.702:00-05:0038.8 EUR/MWhLow 34.7 · High 102.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 34.7 · High 102.3
6
🇫🇷France
72.434.703:00151.004:00116.403:00-06:0046.9 EUR/MWhLow 34.7 · High 151.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 34.7 · High 151.0
7
🇪🇪Estonia
79.510.021:00246.005:00236.021:00-00:0012.3 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 246.0Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.0 · High 246.0
8
🇷🇸Serbia
90.23.011:00197.104:00194.111:00-14:0010.0 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 197.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.0 · High 197.1
9
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
90.870.611:00148.204:0077.611:00-14:0079.4 EUR/MWhLow 70.6 · High 148.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 70.6 · High 148.2
10
🇭🇷Croatia
98.9-62.810:00209.604:00272.410:00-13:00-26.0 EUR/MWhLow -62.8 · High 209.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low -62.8 · High 209.6
11
🇸🇮Slovenia
100.5-69.910:00213.604:00283.510:00-13:00-29.5 EUR/MWhLow -69.9 · High 213.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low -69.9 · High 213.6
12
🇲🇰North Macedonia
106.00.108:00228.004:00227.908:00-11:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 228.0Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 228.0
13
🇲🇪Montenegro
108.545.009:00156.104:00111.109:00-12:0062.7 EUR/MWhLow 45.0 · High 156.1Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.0 · High 156.1
14
🇬🇷Greece
111.30.008:00203.105:00203.108:00-11:0027.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 203.1Lowest at 08:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 203.1
15
🇸🇰Slovakia
112.83.411:00258.604:00255.211:00-14:009.2 EUR/MWhLow 3.4 · High 258.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.4 · High 258.6
16
🇧🇬Bulgaria
112.90.008:00203.105:00203.108:00-11:0027.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 203.1Lowest at 08:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 203.1
17
🇷🇴Romania
112.90.008:00203.105:00203.108:00-11:0027.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 203.1Lowest at 08:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 203.1
18
🇧🇪Belgium
113.249.111:00226.504:00177.411:00-14:0061.4 EUR/MWhLow 49.1 · High 226.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 49.1 · High 226.5
19
🇭🇺Hungary
113.71.411:00396.904:00395.511:00-14:003.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.4 · High 396.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.4 · High 396.9
20
🇨🇿Czechia
116.416.011:00236.604:00220.611:00-14:0024.9 EUR/MWhLow 16.0 · High 236.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 16.0 · High 236.6
21
🇦🇹Austria
116.6-24.711:00225.204:00249.911:00-14:0022.8 EUR/MWhLow -24.7 · High 225.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -24.7 · High 225.2
22
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
121.112.011:00261.204:00249.211:00-14:0026.6 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 261.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 12.0 · High 261.2
23
🇳🇱Netherlands
121.748.011:00248.904:00200.911:00-14:0059.8 EUR/MWhLow 48.0 · High 248.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 48.0 · High 248.9
24
🇱🇺Luxembourg
123.848.711:00229.604:00180.911:00-14:0056.0 EUR/MWhLow 48.7 · High 229.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 48.7 · High 229.6
25
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
124.446.912:00248.904:00202.012:00-15:0060.6 EUR/MWhLow 46.9 · High 248.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 46.9 · High 248.9
26
🇱🇹Lithuania
126.943.412:00251.405:00208.012:00-15:0056.7 EUR/MWhLow 43.4 · High 251.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 43.4 · High 251.4
27
🇱🇻Latvia
126.943.412:00251.405:00208.012:00-15:0056.7 EUR/MWhLow 43.4 · High 251.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 43.4 · High 251.4
28
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
128.4103.302:00181.103:0077.802:00-05:00110.7 EUR/MWhLow 103.3 · High 181.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 103.3 · High 181.1
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
138.3113.512:00171.904:0058.512:00-15:00115.8 EUR/MWhLow 113.5 · High 171.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 113.5 · High 171.9
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
140.3116.411:00184.804:0068.411:00-14:00124.9 EUR/MWhLow 116.4 · High 184.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 116.4 · High 184.8
31
🇮🇪Ireland
185.0127.621:00302.003:00174.321:00-00:00135.4 EUR/MWhLow 127.6 · High 302.0Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 127.6 · High 302.0

On Friday, March 6, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 395.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-06, 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