Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:25 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland11.7 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy142.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary360.7 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, March 12, 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
11.72.721:0031.505:0028.821:00-00:004.8 EUR/MWhLow 2.7 · High 31.5Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.7 · High 31.5
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
18.00.821:0047.704:0046.921:00-00:004.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.8 · High 47.7Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.8 · High 47.7
3
🇪🇪Estonia
27.15.603:00101.705:0096.103:00-06:007.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.6 · High 101.7Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.6 · High 101.7
4
🇱🇹Lithuania
39.86.013:00196.805:00190.813:00-16:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 196.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 6.0 · High 196.8
5
🇱🇻Latvia
39.86.013:00196.805:00190.813:00-16:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 196.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 6.0 · High 196.8
6
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
47.224.202:0093.800:0069.602:00-05:0025.3 EUR/MWhLow 24.2 · High 93.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 00:00Low 24.2 · High 93.8
7
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
51.9-0.112:00131.004:00131.212:00-15:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 131.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.1 · High 131.0
8
🇫🇷France
58.80.014:00124.504:00124.514:00-17:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 124.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 124.5
9
🇧🇪Belgium
66.60.011:00137.004:00137.011:00-14:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 137.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 137.0
10
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
69.0-3.012:00164.304:00167.312:00-15:00-1.5 EUR/MWhLow -3.0 · High 164.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -3.0 · High 164.3
11
🇱🇺Luxembourg
69.0-2.512:00137.104:00139.612:00-15:00-1.5 EUR/MWhLow -2.5 · High 137.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -2.5 · High 137.1
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
69.2-0.411:00149.204:00149.611:00-14:000.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 149.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.4 · High 149.2
13
🇪🇸Spain
69.8-7.811:00180.004:00187.811:00-14:00-0.8 EUR/MWhLow -7.8 · High 180.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -7.8 · High 180.0
14
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
70.847.121:0087.704:0040.621:00-00:0063.3 EUR/MWhLow 47.1 · High 87.7Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 47.1 · High 87.7
15
🇮🇪Ireland
73.115.121:00126.003:00110.921:00-00:0034.4 EUR/MWhLow 15.1 · High 126.0Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 15.1 · High 126.0
16
🇵🇹Portugal
81.60.011:00180.003:00180.011:00-14:000.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 180.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 0.0 · High 180.0
17
🇲🇪Montenegro
88.15.111:00186.204:00181.111:00-14:005.1 EUR/MWhLow 5.1 · High 186.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 5.1 · High 186.2
18
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
99.0-1.221:00161.503:00162.721:00-00:0042.1 EUR/MWhLow -1.2 · High 161.5Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low -1.2 · High 161.5
19
🇦🇹Austria
99.812.811:00165.204:00152.411:00-14:0022.6 EUR/MWhLow 12.8 · High 165.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 12.8 · High 165.2
20
🇨🇿Czechia
101.96.810:00173.204:00166.410:00-13:0024.5 EUR/MWhLow 6.8 · High 173.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 6.8 · High 173.2
21
🇲🇰North Macedonia
104.50.113:00217.004:00216.913:00-16:0017.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 217.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 217.0
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
109.87.711:00231.704:00224.011:00-14:0017.0 EUR/MWhLow 7.7 · High 231.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.7 · High 231.7
23
🇭🇷Croatia
113.57.911:00243.204:00235.311:00-14:0016.3 EUR/MWhLow 7.9 · High 243.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.9 · High 243.2
24
🇷🇸Serbia
116.244.811:00210.004:00165.211:00-14:0044.9 EUR/MWhLow 44.8 · High 210.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 44.8 · High 210.0
25
🇦🇱Albania
120.83.007:00237.104:00234.107:00-10:0024.0 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 237.1Lowest at 07:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.0 · High 237.1
26
🇸🇰Slovakia
123.69.211:00317.404:00308.211:00-14:0021.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.2 · High 317.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 9.2 · High 317.4
27
🇧🇬Bulgaria
124.43.512:00278.805:00275.312:00-15:007.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.5 · High 278.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.5 · High 278.8
28
🇬🇷Greece
124.90.014:00247.505:00247.514:00-17:0038.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 247.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 247.5
29
🇷🇴Romania
126.93.512:00289.905:00286.412:00-15:007.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.5 · High 289.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.5 · High 289.9
30
🇭🇺Hungary
134.78.811:00369.504:00360.711:00-14:0021.4 EUR/MWhLow 8.8 · High 369.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 8.8 · High 369.5
31
🇨🇭Switzerland
140.4130.012:00150.704:0020.712:00-15:00134.1 EUR/MWhLow 130.0 · High 150.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 130.0 · High 150.7
32
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
142.8106.402:00181.804:0075.402:00-05:00128.0 EUR/MWhLow 106.4 · High 181.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 106.4 · High 181.8

On Thursday, March 12, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 360.7 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-12, 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