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🇫🇮 Finland28.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy140.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary269.2 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, March 16, 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
28.111.803:0054.805:0043.003:00-06:0017.2 EUR/MWhLow 11.8 · High 54.8Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.8 · High 54.8
2
🇪🇸Spain
39.9-1.811:00200.004:00201.811:00-14:00-1.3 EUR/MWhLow -1.8 · High 200.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -1.8 · High 200.0
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
41.710.711:00100.704:0089.911:00-14:0016.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.7 · High 100.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.7 · High 100.7
4
🇵🇹Portugal
48.2-1.810:00200.003:00201.810:00-13:00-1.5 EUR/MWhLow -1.8 · High 200.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 03:00Low -1.8 · High 200.0
5
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
54.917.911:0095.400:0077.511:00-14:0026.5 EUR/MWhLow 17.9 · High 95.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 17.9 · High 95.4
6
🇫🇷France
63.90.002:00185.204:00185.202:00-05:006.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 185.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 185.2
7
🇲🇪Montenegro
67.60.010:00120.004:00120.010:00-13:005.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 120.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 120.0
8
🇧🇪Belgium
72.511.111:00185.104:00174.011:00-14:0015.5 EUR/MWhLow 11.1 · High 185.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 11.1 · High 185.1
9
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
72.810.711:00183.104:00172.511:00-14:0015.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.7 · High 183.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.7 · High 183.1
10
🇳🇱Netherlands
73.310.711:00185.104:00174.411:00-14:0015.4 EUR/MWhLow 10.7 · High 185.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.7 · High 185.1
11
🇱🇺Luxembourg
73.512.011:00179.904:00167.911:00-14:0015.1 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 179.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 12.0 · High 179.9
12
🇪🇪Estonia
73.912.112:00187.205:00175.212:00-15:0017.5 EUR/MWhLow 12.1 · High 187.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 12.1 · High 187.2
13
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
77.049.702:00111.004:0061.402:00-05:0056.6 EUR/MWhLow 49.7 · High 111.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 49.7 · High 111.0
14
🇱🇹Lithuania
81.012.112:00191.305:00179.212:00-15:0017.5 EUR/MWhLow 12.1 · High 191.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 12.1 · High 191.3
15
🇱🇻Latvia
81.012.112:00191.305:00179.212:00-15:0017.5 EUR/MWhLow 12.1 · High 191.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 12.1 · High 191.3
16
🇦🇱Albania
82.91.009:00215.004:00214.009:00-12:003.0 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 215.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.0 · High 215.0
17
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
91.511.902:00185.004:00173.102:00-05:0043.5 EUR/MWhLow 11.9 · High 185.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 11.9 · High 185.0
18
🇷🇸Serbia
95.810.010:00185.504:00175.510:00-13:0015.0 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 185.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.0 · High 185.5
19
🇨🇿Czechia
98.014.410:00198.604:00184.210:00-13:0031.9 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 198.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.4 · High 198.6
20
🇮🇪Ireland
98.217.501:00163.603:00146.101:00-04:0018.2 EUR/MWhLow 17.5 · High 163.6Lowest at 01:00Highest at 03:00Low 17.5 · High 163.6
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
98.814.410:00184.304:00170.010:00-13:0027.1 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 184.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.4 · High 184.3
22
🇭🇷Croatia
99.914.410:00188.904:00174.510:00-13:0023.9 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 188.9Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.4 · High 188.9
23
🇲🇰North Macedonia
100.30.108:00180.004:00179.908:00-11:0026.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 180.0Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 180.0
24
🇧🇬Bulgaria
100.511.011:00199.205:00188.211:00-14:0021.8 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 199.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.0 · High 199.2
25
🇬🇷Greece
100.511.011:00199.205:00188.211:00-14:0021.8 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 199.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.0 · High 199.2
26
🇷🇴Romania
103.911.011:00218.405:00207.311:00-14:0021.8 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 218.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.0 · High 218.4
27
🇸🇰Slovakia
105.414.410:00218.804:00204.510:00-13:0029.6 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 218.8Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.4 · High 218.8
28
🇭🇺Hungary
110.814.410:00283.504:00269.210:00-13:0028.6 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 283.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.4 · High 283.5
29
🇦🇹Austria
115.555.101:00202.504:00147.401:00-04:0067.6 EUR/MWhLow 55.1 · High 202.5Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 55.1 · High 202.5
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
117.928.000:00169.703:00141.700:00-03:0041.3 EUR/MWhLow 28.0 · High 169.7Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 28.0 · High 169.7
31
🇨🇭Switzerland
140.4120.002:00176.404:0056.402:00-05:00125.3 EUR/MWhLow 120.0 · High 176.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 120.0 · High 176.4
32
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
140.697.111:00184.704:0087.611:00-14:00114.8 EUR/MWhLow 97.1 · High 184.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.1 · High 184.7

On Monday, March 16, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 269.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-16, 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