Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:25 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland33.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland217.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary296.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, March 20, 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
33.68.321:00114.405:00106.221:00-00:0011.2 EUR/MWhLow 8.3 · High 114.4Lowest at 21:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.3 · High 114.4
2
🇪🇸Spain
38.11.013:00105.004:00104.013:00-16:002.5 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 105.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.0 · High 105.0
3
🇵🇹Portugal
41.01.012:00105.003:00104.012:00-15:002.3 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 105.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 1.0 · High 105.0
4
🇫🇷France
57.01.013:00169.204:00168.213:00-16:002.3 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 169.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.0 · High 169.2
5
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
59.725.111:0093.000:0068.011:00-14:0029.0 EUR/MWhLow 25.1 · High 93.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 25.1 · High 93.0
6
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
65.415.111:00124.504:00109.411:00-14:0034.2 EUR/MWhLow 15.1 · High 124.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 15.1 · High 124.5
7
🇪🇪Estonia
67.510.301:00213.305:00203.001:00-04:0015.2 EUR/MWhLow 10.3 · High 213.3Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.3 · High 213.3
8
🇦🇱Albania
71.00.111:00186.004:00186.011:00-14:002.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 186.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 186.0
9
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
86.071.013:00125.104:0054.213:00-16:0079.6 EUR/MWhLow 71.0 · High 125.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 71.0 · High 125.1
10
🇲🇪Montenegro
96.030.011:00135.004:00105.011:00-14:0035.7 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 135.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 30.0 · High 135.0
11
🇷🇸Serbia
97.142.711:00164.004:00121.311:00-14:0044.2 EUR/MWhLow 42.7 · High 164.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 42.7 · High 164.0
12
🇱🇻Latvia
105.711.813:00240.005:00228.213:00-16:0020.3 EUR/MWhLow 11.8 · High 240.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.8 · High 240.0
13
🇬🇷Greece
111.713.010:00250.705:00237.710:00-13:0073.3 EUR/MWhLow 13.0 · High 250.7Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 13.0 · High 250.7
14
🇧🇬Bulgaria
116.913.010:00250.705:00237.710:00-13:0073.3 EUR/MWhLow 13.0 · High 250.7Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 13.0 · High 250.7
15
🇷🇴Romania
116.913.010:00250.705:00237.710:00-13:0073.3 EUR/MWhLow 13.0 · High 250.7Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 13.0 · High 250.7
16
🇧🇪Belgium
118.740.911:00206.604:00165.811:00-14:0051.1 EUR/MWhLow 40.9 · High 206.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 40.9 · High 206.6
17
🇱🇹Lithuania
129.424.512:00240.005:00215.512:00-15:0051.7 EUR/MWhLow 24.5 · High 240.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.5 · High 240.0
18
🇳🇱Netherlands
131.449.011:00219.204:00170.211:00-14:0061.4 EUR/MWhLow 49.0 · High 219.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 49.0 · High 219.2
19
🇭🇷Croatia
141.962.111:00222.804:00160.711:00-14:0077.0 EUR/MWhLow 62.1 · High 222.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 62.1 · High 222.8
20
🇱🇺Luxembourg
143.065.611:00212.304:00146.711:00-14:0069.9 EUR/MWhLow 65.6 · High 212.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 65.6 · High 212.3
21
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
143.256.311:00238.904:00182.711:00-14:0069.9 EUR/MWhLow 56.3 · High 238.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 56.3 · High 238.9
22
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
145.0122.912:00174.603:0051.712:00-15:00124.9 EUR/MWhLow 122.9 · High 174.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 122.9 · High 174.6
23
🇨🇿Czechia
148.259.311:00251.704:00192.511:00-14:0073.6 EUR/MWhLow 59.3 · High 251.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 59.3 · High 251.7
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
148.262.511:00235.304:00172.811:00-14:0077.5 EUR/MWhLow 62.5 · High 235.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 62.5 · High 235.3
25
🇦🇹Austria
148.567.311:00251.404:00184.211:00-14:0081.7 EUR/MWhLow 67.3 · High 251.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 67.3 · High 251.4
26
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
149.850.112:00261.104:00211.012:00-15:0065.7 EUR/MWhLow 50.1 · High 261.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 50.1 · High 261.1
27
🇸🇰Slovakia
152.360.311:00281.104:00220.911:00-14:0074.8 EUR/MWhLow 60.3 · High 281.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 60.3 · High 281.1
28
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
153.060.612:00225.704:00165.112:00-15:0091.6 EUR/MWhLow 60.6 · High 225.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 60.6 · High 225.7
29
🇭🇺Hungary
157.760.911:00357.404:00296.511:00-14:0075.5 EUR/MWhLow 60.9 · High 357.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 60.9 · High 357.4
30
🇨🇭Switzerland
158.590.112:00214.304:00124.212:00-15:00103.0 EUR/MWhLow 90.1 · High 214.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 90.1 · High 214.3
31
🇮🇪Ireland
217.5140.512:00348.903:00208.412:00-15:00143.1 EUR/MWhLow 140.5 · High 348.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 140.5 · High 348.9

On Friday, March 20, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 296.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-20, 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