Wholesale electricity prices

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32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:25 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇪🇸 Spain4.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland154.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary327.1 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 26, 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
🇪🇸Spain
4.0-11.011:0050.004:0061.011:00-14:00-5.8 EUR/MWhLow -11.0 · High 50.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -11.0 · High 50.0
2
🇵🇹Portugal
4.5-3.012:0035.003:0038.012:00-15:00-2.7 EUR/MWhLow -3.0 · High 35.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low -3.0 · High 35.0
3
🇫🇮Finland
12.35.013:0019.205:0014.213:00-16:007.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 19.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.0 · High 19.2
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
27.64.212:0066.104:0061.812:00-15:007.1 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 66.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.2 · High 66.1
5
🇱🇻Latvia
31.45.002:00153.305:00148.402:00-05:006.5 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 153.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.0 · High 153.3
6
🇪🇪Estonia
32.65.002:00153.305:00148.402:00-05:005.0 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 153.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.0 · High 153.3
7
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
43.521.811:0071.900:0050.211:00-14:0024.0 EUR/MWhLow 21.8 · High 71.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 21.8 · High 71.9
8
🇱🇹Lithuania
49.25.002:00153.305:00148.402:00-05:006.5 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 153.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.0 · High 153.3
9
🇷🇸Serbia
65.61.110:00153.004:00151.910:00-13:008.7 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 153.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.1 · High 153.0
10
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
66.43.412:00164.404:00161.112:00-15:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 3.4 · High 164.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 3.4 · High 164.4
11
🇫🇷France
76.20.010:00178.504:00178.510:00-13:005.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 178.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 178.5
12
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
76.840.613:0098.304:0057.713:00-16:0057.0 EUR/MWhLow 40.6 · High 98.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 40.6 · High 98.3
13
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
77.1-2.011:00165.004:00166.911:00-14:001.1 EUR/MWhLow -2.0 · High 165.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low -2.0 · High 165.0
14
🇲🇰North Macedonia
86.00.210:00148.004:00147.910:00-13:001.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 148.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.2 · High 148.0
15
🇧🇪Belgium
87.54.212:00180.004:00175.812:00-15:008.2 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 180.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 4.2 · High 180.0
16
🇲🇪Montenegro
88.532.012:00139.004:00107.012:00-15:0041.3 EUR/MWhLow 32.0 · High 139.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 32.0 · High 139.0
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
90.82.912:00181.204:00178.312:00-15:006.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.9 · High 181.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.9 · High 181.2
18
🇱🇺Luxembourg
91.50.612:00167.204:00166.612:00-15:003.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.6 · High 167.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.6 · High 167.2
19
🇧🇬Bulgaria
94.40.011:00175.705:00175.711:00-14:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 175.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 175.7
20
🇷🇴Romania
97.60.011:00175.705:00175.711:00-14:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 175.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 175.7
21
🇦🇹Austria
105.945.410:00161.404:00115.910:00-13:0068.3 EUR/MWhLow 45.4 · High 161.4Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 45.4 · High 161.4
22
🇬🇷Greece
111.00.008:00175.705:00175.708:00-11:0049.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 175.7Lowest at 08:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 175.7
23
🇨🇿Czechia
113.859.911:00188.604:00128.711:00-14:0077.5 EUR/MWhLow 59.9 · High 188.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 59.9 · High 188.6
24
🇸🇰Slovakia
120.759.511:00224.604:00165.111:00-14:0069.0 EUR/MWhLow 59.5 · High 224.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 59.5 · High 224.6
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
122.488.001:00156.704:0068.701:00-04:0099.0 EUR/MWhLow 88.0 · High 156.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 88.0 · High 156.7
26
🇦🇱Albania
126.319.010:00239.204:00220.210:00-13:0021.7 EUR/MWhLow 19.0 · High 239.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 19.0 · High 239.2
27
🇭🇷Croatia
130.883.201:00227.104:00143.901:00-04:0099.0 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 227.1Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 83.2 · High 227.1
28
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
132.651.702:00183.704:00132.002:00-05:00111.6 EUR/MWhLow 51.7 · High 183.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 51.7 · High 183.7
29
🇭🇺Hungary
132.752.411:00379.404:00327.111:00-14:0065.0 EUR/MWhLow 52.4 · High 379.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 52.4 · High 379.4
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
137.5105.114:00172.903:0067.814:00-17:00109.3 EUR/MWhLow 105.1 · High 172.9Lowest at 14:00Highest at 03:00Low 105.1 · High 172.9
31
🇨🇭Switzerland
138.4117.102:00160.004:0042.902:00-05:00118.3 EUR/MWhLow 117.1 · High 160.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 117.1 · High 160.0
32
🇮🇪Ireland
154.3114.712:00227.803:00113.112:00-15:00123.6 EUR/MWhLow 114.7 · High 227.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 114.7 · High 227.8

On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Spain ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 327.1 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-26, 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