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🇫🇮 Finland21.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇦🇱 Albania175.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇱 Albania258.9 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, March 17, 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
21.01.521:0074.605:0073.121:00-00:003.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 74.6Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.5 · High 74.6
2
🇵🇹Portugal
47.0-1.511:00112.203:00113.711:00-14:00-1.2 EUR/MWhLow -1.5 · High 112.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low -1.5 · High 112.2
3
🇪🇸Spain
50.4-6.013:00146.204:00152.213:00-16:00-1.8 EUR/MWhLow -6.0 · High 146.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low -6.0 · High 146.2
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
55.013.121:00116.604:00103.621:00-00:0026.8 EUR/MWhLow 13.1 · High 116.6Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 13.1 · High 116.6
5
🇪🇪Estonia
56.71.501:00212.205:00210.701:00-04:0017.2 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 212.2Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.5 · High 212.2
6
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
59.625.310:00116.000:0090.710:00-13:0030.1 EUR/MWhLow 25.3 · High 116.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 25.3 · High 116.0
7
🇱🇻Latvia
82.713.013:00212.205:00199.213:00-16:0017.7 EUR/MWhLow 13.0 · High 212.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 13.0 · High 212.2
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
83.664.912:00101.404:0036.412:00-15:0079.5 EUR/MWhLow 64.9 · High 101.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 64.9 · High 101.4
9
🇫🇷France
84.80.010:00192.704:00192.710:00-13:003.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 192.7Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 192.7
10
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
98.133.311:00156.403:00123.111:00-14:0040.4 EUR/MWhLow 33.3 · High 156.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 33.3 · High 156.4
11
🇮🇪Ireland
100.355.403:00174.403:00119.003:00-06:0056.7 EUR/MWhLow 55.4 · High 174.4Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 55.4 · High 174.4
12
🇲🇪Montenegro
105.341.012:00173.004:00132.012:00-15:0046.7 EUR/MWhLow 41.0 · High 173.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 41.0 · High 173.0
13
🇷🇸Serbia
109.590.011:00170.004:0080.011:00-14:0090.0 EUR/MWhLow 90.0 · High 170.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 90.0 · High 170.0
14
🇱🇹Lithuania
112.726.613:00212.205:00185.713:00-16:0060.2 EUR/MWhLow 26.6 · High 212.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 26.6 · High 212.2
15
🇧🇪Belgium
113.870.312:00219.204:00149.012:00-15:0071.7 EUR/MWhLow 70.3 · High 219.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 70.3 · High 219.2
16
🇬🇷Greece
116.940.410:00212.105:00171.710:00-13:0089.6 EUR/MWhLow 40.4 · High 212.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.4 · High 212.1
17
🇲🇰North Macedonia
116.970.009:00173.004:00103.009:00-12:0072.8 EUR/MWhLow 70.0 · High 173.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 70.0 · High 173.0
18
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
119.386.412:00206.304:00119.912:00-15:0089.2 EUR/MWhLow 86.4 · High 206.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.4 · High 206.3
19
🇳🇱Netherlands
121.382.512:00222.604:00140.112:00-15:0084.6 EUR/MWhLow 82.5 · High 222.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.5 · High 222.6
20
🇧🇬Bulgaria
122.240.410:00212.105:00171.710:00-13:0089.6 EUR/MWhLow 40.4 · High 212.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.4 · High 212.1
21
🇷🇴Romania
126.040.410:00226.505:00186.110:00-13:00104.4 EUR/MWhLow 40.4 · High 226.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.4 · High 226.5
22
🇱🇺Luxembourg
126.295.212:00207.304:00112.112:00-15:0097.1 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 207.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.2 · High 207.3
23
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
127.089.612:00232.504:00143.012:00-15:0095.1 EUR/MWhLow 89.6 · High 232.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 89.6 · High 232.5
24
🇦🇹Austria
129.088.811:00194.104:00105.311:00-14:0097.1 EUR/MWhLow 88.8 · High 194.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 88.8 · High 194.1
25
🇨🇿Czechia
130.298.612:00217.704:00119.112:00-15:00104.0 EUR/MWhLow 98.6 · High 217.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 98.6 · High 217.7
26
🇭🇷Croatia
130.6102.401:00216.904:00114.401:00-04:00107.9 EUR/MWhLow 102.4 · High 216.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 102.4 · High 216.9
27
🇸🇮Slovenia
130.8102.901:00218.004:00115.101:00-04:00107.9 EUR/MWhLow 102.9 · High 218.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 102.9 · High 218.0
28
🇸🇰Slovakia
132.399.912:00248.504:00148.512:00-15:00106.0 EUR/MWhLow 99.9 · High 248.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 99.9 · High 248.5
29
🇭🇺Hungary
137.3100.712:00353.904:00253.212:00-15:00107.1 EUR/MWhLow 100.7 · High 353.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.7 · High 353.9
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
142.2105.010:00197.104:0092.110:00-13:00110.3 EUR/MWhLow 105.0 · High 197.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 105.0 · High 197.1
31
🇨🇭Switzerland
144.8117.710:00190.004:0072.310:00-13:00127.1 EUR/MWhLow 117.7 · High 190.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 117.7 · High 190.0
32
🇦🇱Albania
175.468.621:00327.504:00258.921:00-00:00116.2 EUR/MWhLow 68.6 · High 327.5Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 68.6 · High 327.5

On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Albania ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Albania: 258.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-17, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur