Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| Rank | Country | Avg EUR/MWh | Low EUR/MWh | High EUR/MWh | Spread EUR/MWh | Cheapest 3h | Mobile summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇮Finland | 26.5 | 8.000:00 | 41.005:00 | 33.0 | 00:00-03:0015.6 EUR/MWh | Low 8.0 · High 41.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.0 · High 41.0 |
| 2 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 36.8 | 9.808:00 | 103.300:00 | 93.5 | 08:00-11:009.8 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 103.3Lowest at 08:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 103.3 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas | 53.1 | 19.511:00 | 87.704:00 | 68.2 | 11:00-14:0026.7 EUR/MWh | Low 19.5 · High 87.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 19.5 · High 87.7 |
| 4 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 70.6 | 11.011:00 | 123.603:00 | 112.6 | 11:00-14:0016.2 EUR/MWh | Low 11.0 · High 123.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 11.0 · High 123.6 |
| 5 | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 75.3 | 0.209:00 | 127.004:00 | 126.8 | 09:00-12:004.1 EUR/MWh | Low 0.2 · High 127.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.2 · High 127.0 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸Spain | 78.6 | 0.012:00 | 170.804:00 | 170.8 | 12:00-15:0014.6 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 170.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 170.8 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷France | 78.9 | 0.012:00 | 170.804:00 | 170.8 | 12:00-15:007.9 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 170.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 170.8 |
| 8 | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 79.3 | 0.108:00 | 140.004:00 | 139.9 | 08:00-11:0011.2 EUR/MWh | Low 0.1 · High 140.0Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 140.0 |
| 9 | 🇦🇹Austria | 83.9 | -68.012:00 | 149.004:00 | 217.0 | 12:00-15:00-14.4 EUR/MWh | Low -68.0 · High 149.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -68.0 · High 149.0 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 85.5 | 73.011:00 | 105.704:00 | 32.7 | 11:00-14:0077.3 EUR/MWh | Low 73.0 · High 105.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 73.0 · High 105.7 |
| 11 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 90.2 | 19.612:00 | 179.905:00 | 160.4 | 12:00-15:0026.4 EUR/MWh | Low 19.6 · High 179.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 19.6 · High 179.9 |
| 12 | 🇩🇪Germany / Lux. | 92.8 | -0.212:00 | 185.004:00 | 185.1 | 12:00-15:009.7 EUR/MWh | Low -0.2 · High 185.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.2 · High 185.0 |
| 13 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 93.4 | 0.110:00 | 176.004:00 | 175.9 | 10:00-13:006.7 EUR/MWh | Low 0.1 · High 176.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 176.0 |
| 14 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 98.7 | -2.710:00 | 173.304:00 | 176.1 | 10:00-13:00-0.7 EUR/MWh | Low -2.7 · High 173.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low -2.7 · High 173.3 |
| 15 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 98.7 | -2.011:00 | 172.404:00 | 174.4 | 11:00-14:00-0.7 EUR/MWh | Low -2.0 · High 172.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -2.0 · High 172.4 |
| 16 | 🇬🇷Greece | 98.9 | -1.812:00 | 172.005:00 | 173.9 | 12:00-15:00-0.6 EUR/MWh | Low -1.8 · High 172.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.8 · High 172.0 |
| 17 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 99.9 | -0.811:00 | 175.204:00 | 176.1 | 11:00-14:001.8 EUR/MWh | Low -0.8 · High 175.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.8 · High 175.2 |
| 18 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 100.0 | -1.711:00 | 170.804:00 | 172.5 | 11:00-14:00-0.2 EUR/MWh | Low -1.7 · High 170.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -1.7 · High 170.8 |
| 19 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 100.2 | 24.112:00 | 203.305:00 | 179.2 | 12:00-15:0026.4 EUR/MWh | Low 24.1 · High 203.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.1 · High 203.3 |
| 20 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 100.2 | 24.112:00 | 203.305:00 | 179.2 | 12:00-15:0026.4 EUR/MWh | Low 24.1 · High 203.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.1 · High 203.3 |
| 21 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 100.2 | -2.211:00 | 170.804:00 | 173.0 | 11:00-14:00-0.4 EUR/MWh | Low -2.2 · High 170.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -2.2 · High 170.8 |
| 22 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 100.7 | -1.812:00 | 172.005:00 | 173.9 | 12:00-15:00-0.6 EUR/MWh | Low -1.8 · High 172.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.8 · High 172.0 |
| 23 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 100.9 | 1.512:00 | 160.404:00 | 158.9 | 12:00-15:004.7 EUR/MWh | Low 1.5 · High 160.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.5 · High 160.4 |
| 24 | 🇷🇴Romania | 101.0 | -1.812:00 | 172.005:00 | 173.9 | 12:00-15:00-0.6 EUR/MWh | Low -1.8 · High 172.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.8 · High 172.0 |
| 25 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 103.1 | 0.012:00 | 160.304:00 | 160.3 | 12:00-15:004.9 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 160.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 160.3 |
| 26 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 103.9 | 0.012:00 | 259.904:00 | 259.9 | 12:00-15:007.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 259.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 259.9 |
| 27 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 107.6 | 0.012:00 | 205.104:00 | 205.1 | 12:00-15:007.6 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 205.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 205.1 |
| 28 | 🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas | 112.1 | 33.012:00 | 182.204:00 | 149.2 | 12:00-15:0054.1 EUR/MWh | Low 33.0 · High 182.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.0 · High 182.2 |
| 29 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 140.9 | 79.412:00 | 185.704:00 | 106.4 | 12:00-15:00104.3 EUR/MWh | Low 79.4 · High 185.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 79.4 · High 185.7 |
| 30 | 🇮🇪Ireland | 144.6 | 119.805:00 | 205.003:00 | 85.2 | 05:00-08:00121.4 EUR/MWh | Low 119.8 · High 205.0Lowest at 05:00Highest at 03:00Low 119.8 · High 205.0 |
| 31 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 147.4 | 121.702:00 | 183.503:00 | 61.8 | 02:00-05:00126.2 EUR/MWh | Low 121.7 · High 183.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 121.7 · High 183.5 |
On Sunday, March 8, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Belgium: 259.9 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-08, 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.
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- Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
- Sources
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