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🇫🇮 Finland8.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland168.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇱 Albania202.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, March 21, 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
8.34.013:0016.505:0012.513:00-16:004.9 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 16.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.0 · High 16.5
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
29.44.211:0065.704:0061.611:00-14:007.3 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 65.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.2 · High 65.7
3
🇪🇪Estonia
30.74.013:00109.005:00105.013:00-16:004.9 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 109.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.0 · High 109.0
4
🇫🇷France
40.00.013:00103.704:00103.713:00-16:002.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 103.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 103.7
5
🇪🇸Spain
41.71.014:00103.704:00102.714:00-17:007.0 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 103.7Lowest at 14:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.0 · High 103.7
6
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
45.618.012:0071.800:0053.812:00-15:0018.2 EUR/MWhLow 18.0 · High 71.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 00:00Low 18.0 · High 71.8
7
🇵🇹Portugal
45.74.209:00103.703:0099.509:00-12:0010.5 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 103.7Lowest at 09:00Highest at 03:00Low 4.2 · High 103.7
8
🇱🇻Latvia
48.14.013:00149.905:00145.913:00-16:004.9 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 149.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.0 · High 149.9
9
🇱🇹Lithuania
56.45.212:00149.905:00144.712:00-15:009.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.2 · High 149.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.2 · High 149.9
10
🇲🇪Montenegro
84.121.011:00141.004:00120.011:00-14:0025.0 EUR/MWhLow 21.0 · High 141.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 21.0 · High 141.0
11
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
84.465.913:0097.004:0031.113:00-16:0072.8 EUR/MWhLow 65.9 · High 97.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 65.9 · High 97.0
12
🇲🇰North Macedonia
91.219.011:00159.604:00140.611:00-14:0023.3 EUR/MWhLow 19.0 · High 159.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 19.0 · High 159.6
13
🇧🇪Belgium
96.115.111:00184.604:00169.511:00-14:0023.6 EUR/MWhLow 15.1 · High 184.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 15.1 · High 184.6
14
🇦🇱Albania
97.91.907:00204.304:00202.407:00-10:003.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.9 · High 204.3Lowest at 07:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.9 · High 204.3
15
🇷🇸Serbia
104.150.311:00168.104:00117.911:00-14:0056.8 EUR/MWhLow 50.3 · High 168.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 50.3 · High 168.1
16
🇳🇱Netherlands
106.818.111:00189.704:00171.711:00-14:0027.9 EUR/MWhLow 18.1 · High 189.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 18.1 · High 189.7
17
🇧🇬Bulgaria
107.111.012:00176.605:00165.612:00-15:0034.6 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 176.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.0 · High 176.6
18
🇬🇷Greece
108.30.012:00176.605:00176.612:00-15:0014.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 176.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 176.6
19
🇷🇴Romania
110.311.012:00194.405:00183.412:00-15:0034.6 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 194.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.0 · High 194.4
20
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
114.320.011:00189.704:00169.711:00-14:0031.2 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 189.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 20.0 · High 189.7
21
🇱🇺Luxembourg
114.323.511:00171.604:00148.111:00-14:0031.2 EUR/MWhLow 23.5 · High 171.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 23.5 · High 171.6
22
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
117.036.211:00180.004:00143.811:00-14:0049.0 EUR/MWhLow 36.2 · High 180.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 36.2 · High 180.0
23
🇨🇭Switzerland
122.67.711:00168.704:00161.011:00-14:0013.0 EUR/MWhLow 7.7 · High 168.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.7 · High 168.7
24
🇭🇷Croatia
123.829.811:00195.604:00165.811:00-14:0044.7 EUR/MWhLow 29.8 · High 195.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 29.8 · High 195.6
25
🇨🇿Czechia
124.331.611:00192.404:00160.811:00-14:0050.3 EUR/MWhLow 31.6 · High 192.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 31.6 · High 192.4
26
🇦🇹Austria
125.632.011:00177.804:00145.911:00-14:0046.6 EUR/MWhLow 32.0 · High 177.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 32.0 · High 177.8
27
🇸🇮Slovenia
126.929.711:00196.004:00166.311:00-14:0046.5 EUR/MWhLow 29.7 · High 196.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 29.7 · High 196.0
28
🇭🇺Hungary
127.130.511:00194.104:00163.711:00-14:0049.4 EUR/MWhLow 30.5 · High 194.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 30.5 · High 194.1
29
🇸🇰Slovakia
127.433.611:00193.504:00159.911:00-14:0054.2 EUR/MWhLow 33.6 · High 193.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.6 · High 193.5
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
144.0117.213:00171.503:0054.313:00-16:00121.4 EUR/MWhLow 117.2 · High 171.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 03:00Low 117.2 · High 171.5
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
146.347.110:00210.504:00163.310:00-13:0072.0 EUR/MWhLow 47.1 · High 210.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 47.1 · High 210.5
32
🇮🇪Ireland
168.5132.512:00242.903:00110.412:00-15:00133.0 EUR/MWhLow 132.5 · High 242.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 132.5 · High 242.9

On Saturday, March 21, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Albania: 202.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-21, 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