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🇫🇮 Finland9.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland161.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary281.9 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 19, 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
9.31.500:0019.005:0017.500:00-03:002.0 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 19.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.5 · High 19.0
2
🇪🇸Spain
24.3-19.014:0090.604:00109.614:00-17:00-2.8 EUR/MWhLow -19.0 · High 90.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 04:00Low -19.0 · High 90.6
3
🇵🇹Portugal
30.30.009:0090.603:0090.709:00-12:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 90.6Lowest at 09:00Highest at 03:00Low 0.0 · High 90.6
4
🇫🇷France
37.80.010:00113.604:00113.710:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 113.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 113.6
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
52.08.511:00121.104:00112.611:00-14:0013.6 EUR/MWhLow 8.5 · High 121.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 8.5 · High 121.1
6
🇪🇪Estonia
58.01.701:00241.005:00239.301:00-04:002.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.7 · High 241.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.7 · High 241.0
7
🇱🇻Latvia
62.22.003:00241.005:00239.103:00-06:007.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 241.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.0 · High 241.0
8
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
68.823.611:00150.900:00127.411:00-14:0027.5 EUR/MWhLow 23.6 · High 150.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 23.6 · High 150.9
9
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
81.363.913:00122.404:0058.513:00-16:0074.5 EUR/MWhLow 63.9 · High 122.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 63.9 · High 122.4
10
🇲🇪Montenegro
92.836.011:00165.004:00129.011:00-14:0038.0 EUR/MWhLow 36.0 · High 165.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 36.0 · High 165.0
11
🇱🇹Lithuania
96.214.912:00241.005:00226.112:00-15:0021.7 EUR/MWhLow 14.9 · High 241.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 14.9 · High 241.0
12
🇦🇱Albania
99.810.011:00208.004:00198.011:00-14:0016.3 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 208.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 10.0 · High 208.0
13
🇧🇪Belgium
100.30.311:00224.904:00224.711:00-14:003.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.3 · High 224.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.3 · High 224.9
14
🇷🇸Serbia
101.535.011:00175.004:00140.011:00-14:0037.4 EUR/MWhLow 35.0 · High 175.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 35.0 · High 175.0
15
🇬🇷Greece
101.83.312:00219.705:00216.412:00-15:0018.4 EUR/MWhLow 3.3 · High 219.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.3 · High 219.7
16
🇧🇬Bulgaria
103.23.312:00219.705:00216.412:00-15:0013.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.3 · High 219.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.3 · High 219.7
17
🇷🇴Romania
103.23.312:00219.705:00216.412:00-15:0013.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.3 · High 219.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.3 · High 219.7
18
🇳🇱Netherlands
108.00.211:00236.604:00236.411:00-14:003.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 236.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.2 · High 236.6
19
🇲🇰North Macedonia
110.838.011:00191.204:00153.211:00-14:0043.0 EUR/MWhLow 38.0 · High 191.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 38.0 · High 191.2
20
🇭🇷Croatia
112.13.511:00193.404:00189.911:00-14:0012.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.5 · High 193.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.5 · High 193.4
21
🇱🇺Luxembourg
113.80.011:00214.404:00214.411:00-14:003.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 214.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 214.4
22
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
114.0-0.511:00238.604:00239.111:00-14:007.3 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 238.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.5 · High 238.6
23
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
115.713.911:00240.904:00227.011:00-14:0020.5 EUR/MWhLow 13.9 · High 240.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 13.9 · High 240.9
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
116.43.711:00199.704:00196.111:00-14:0012.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.7 · High 199.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.7 · High 199.7
25
🇨🇿Czechia
117.12.111:00231.804:00229.711:00-14:009.9 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 231.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.1 · High 231.8
26
🇸🇰Slovakia
119.63.411:00238.604:00235.211:00-14:0011.5 EUR/MWhLow 3.4 · High 238.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.4 · High 238.6
27
🇦🇹Austria
120.12.411:00210.304:00207.911:00-14:0022.3 EUR/MWhLow 2.4 · High 210.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.4 · High 210.3
28
🇭🇺Hungary
122.13.511:00285.404:00281.911:00-14:0012.1 EUR/MWhLow 3.5 · High 285.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.5 · High 285.4
29
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
135.9111.000:00195.103:0084.100:00-03:00112.0 EUR/MWhLow 111.0 · High 195.1Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 111.0 · High 195.1
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
138.462.811:00191.804:00129.011:00-14:0090.0 EUR/MWhLow 62.8 · High 191.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 62.8 · High 191.8
31
🇨🇭Switzerland
138.9100.012:00179.904:0079.912:00-15:00106.0 EUR/MWhLow 100.0 · High 179.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.0 · High 179.9
32
🇮🇪Ireland
161.7115.911:00280.503:00164.611:00-14:00116.6 EUR/MWhLow 115.9 · High 280.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 115.9 · High 280.5

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 281.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-19, 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