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🇫🇮 Finland7.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy166.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇱🇻 Latvia287.8 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 23, 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
7.82.601:0015.005:0012.401:00-04:002.8 EUR/MWhLow 2.6 · High 15.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.6 · High 15.0
2
🇪🇪Estonia
10.24.213:0096.605:0092.413:00-16:005.0 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 96.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.2 · High 96.6
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
34.32.700:0095.904:0093.200:00-03:004.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.7 · High 95.9Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.7 · High 95.9
4
🇪🇸Spain
36.6-0.211:00156.804:00157.011:00-14:000.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 156.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.2 · High 156.8
5
🇵🇹Portugal
47.10.000:00156.803:00156.800:00-03:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 156.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 0.0 · High 156.8
6
🇱🇻Latvia
52.84.213:00291.905:00287.813:00-16:005.0 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 291.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.2 · High 291.9
7
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
68.521.510:00162.600:00141.110:00-13:0026.8 EUR/MWhLow 21.5 · High 162.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 21.5 · High 162.6
8
🇱🇹Lithuania
79.34.201:00291.905:00287.801:00-04:005.6 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 291.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.2 · High 291.9
9
🇫🇷France
87.20.013:00240.004:00240.013:00-16:008.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 240.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 240.0
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
87.370.011:00105.504:0035.511:00-14:0076.4 EUR/MWhLow 70.0 · High 105.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 70.0 · High 105.5
11
🇲🇪Montenegro
122.676.010:00170.104:0094.110:00-13:0083.8 EUR/MWhLow 76.0 · High 170.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 76.0 · High 170.1
12
🇧🇪Belgium
125.430.311:00276.904:00246.611:00-14:0048.3 EUR/MWhLow 30.3 · High 276.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 30.3 · High 276.9
13
🇦🇱Albania
130.066.011:00230.004:00164.011:00-14:0080.7 EUR/MWhLow 66.0 · High 230.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 66.0 · High 230.0
14
🇲🇰North Macedonia
131.052.110:00232.504:00180.510:00-13:0060.0 EUR/MWhLow 52.1 · High 232.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 52.1 · High 232.5
15
🇳🇱Netherlands
134.633.011:00302.904:00269.911:00-14:0052.8 EUR/MWhLow 33.0 · High 302.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.0 · High 302.9
16
🇷🇸Serbia
137.580.010:00225.004:00145.010:00-13:0085.0 EUR/MWhLow 80.0 · High 225.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 80.0 · High 225.0
17
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
137.831.611:00295.604:00264.011:00-14:0041.9 EUR/MWhLow 31.6 · High 295.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 31.6 · High 295.6
18
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
139.736.111:00306.504:00270.411:00-14:0057.4 EUR/MWhLow 36.1 · High 306.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 36.1 · High 306.5
19
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
141.141.321:00189.203:00147.921:00-00:0088.8 EUR/MWhLow 41.3 · High 189.2Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 41.3 · High 189.2
20
🇱🇺Luxembourg
141.948.111:00263.004:00214.911:00-14:0057.4 EUR/MWhLow 48.1 · High 263.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 48.1 · High 263.0
21
🇮🇪Ireland
142.987.521:00199.203:00111.621:00-00:00102.2 EUR/MWhLow 87.5 · High 199.2Lowest at 21:00Highest at 03:00Low 87.5 · High 199.2
22
🇦🇹Austria
145.756.611:00300.004:00243.411:00-14:0073.5 EUR/MWhLow 56.6 · High 300.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 56.6 · High 300.0
23
🇬🇷Greece
147.363.711:00281.705:00218.011:00-14:0092.4 EUR/MWhLow 63.7 · High 281.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 63.7 · High 281.7
24
🇨🇿Czechia
151.759.610:00305.904:00246.210:00-13:0086.4 EUR/MWhLow 59.6 · High 305.9Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 59.6 · High 305.9
25
🇧🇬Bulgaria
151.863.711:00281.705:00218.011:00-14:0092.4 EUR/MWhLow 63.7 · High 281.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 63.7 · High 281.7
26
🇭🇷Croatia
154.864.910:00299.304:00234.410:00-13:0093.5 EUR/MWhLow 64.9 · High 299.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 64.9 · High 299.3
27
🇸🇮Slovenia
154.965.310:00298.204:00232.910:00-13:0094.1 EUR/MWhLow 65.3 · High 298.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 65.3 · High 298.2
28
🇷🇴Romania
156.163.711:00304.305:00240.611:00-14:0092.4 EUR/MWhLow 63.7 · High 304.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 63.7 · High 304.3
29
🇸🇰Slovakia
156.262.810:00305.904:00243.010:00-13:0096.5 EUR/MWhLow 62.8 · High 305.9Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 62.8 · High 305.9
30
🇨🇭Switzerland
156.3125.112:00223.704:0098.612:00-15:00126.0 EUR/MWhLow 125.1 · High 223.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 125.1 · High 223.7
31
🇭🇺Hungary
159.463.710:00323.504:00259.810:00-13:0093.2 EUR/MWhLow 63.7 · High 323.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 63.7 · High 323.5
32
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
166.8128.911:00237.104:00108.311:00-14:00137.2 EUR/MWhLow 128.9 · High 237.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 128.9 · High 237.1

On Monday, March 23, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Latvia: 287.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-23, 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