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, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇪🇸 Spain16.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇧🇬 Bulgaria129.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria271.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, April 3, 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
16.1-5.914:0085.005:0091.014:00-17:00-4.7 EUR/MWhLow -5.9 · High 85.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -5.9 · High 85.0
2
🇵🇹Portugal
21.0-5.009:0085.004:0090.009:00-12:00-2.6 EUR/MWhLow -5.0 · High 85.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low -5.0 · High 85.0
3
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
34.09.810:0052.500:0042.710:00-13:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 52.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 52.5
4
🇫🇮Finland
42.812.114:0088.806:0076.814:00-17:0022.3 EUR/MWhLow 12.1 · High 88.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 12.1 · High 88.8
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
45.811.713:0088.705:0077.013:00-16:0022.4 EUR/MWhLow 11.7 · High 88.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.7 · High 88.7
6
🇪🇪Estonia
46.812.114:0092.906:0080.914:00-17:0022.3 EUR/MWhLow 12.1 · High 92.9Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 12.1 · High 92.9
7
🇱🇻Latvia
53.211.413:0092.906:0081.513:00-16:0019.7 EUR/MWhLow 11.4 · High 92.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 11.4 · High 92.9
8
🇱🇹Lithuania
55.711.413:0092.906:0081.513:00-16:0019.7 EUR/MWhLow 11.4 · High 92.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 11.4 · High 92.9
9
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
65.8-7.115:00131.404:00138.415:00-18:003.9 EUR/MWhLow -7.1 · High 131.4Lowest at 15:00Highest at 04:00Low -7.1 · High 131.4
10
🇫🇷France
75.40.014:00156.605:00156.614:00-17:004.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 156.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 156.6
11
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
76.142.613:00102.405:0059.813:00-16:0052.9 EUR/MWhLow 42.6 · High 102.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 42.6 · High 102.4
12
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
79.18.913:00144.005:00135.013:00-16:0017.0 EUR/MWhLow 8.9 · High 144.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.9 · High 144.0
13
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
81.50.113:00177.005:00176.913:00-16:002.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 177.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.1 · High 177.0
14
🇱🇺Luxembourg
84.61.713:00135.905:00134.213:00-16:004.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.7 · High 135.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.7 · High 135.9
15
🇧🇪Belgium
84.71.113:00156.605:00155.513:00-16:005.7 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 156.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.1 · High 156.6
16
🇳🇱Netherlands
89.60.713:00156.605:00155.913:00-16:005.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.7 · High 156.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.7 · High 156.6
17
🇨🇭Switzerland
90.02.113:00131.005:00128.913:00-16:003.0 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 131.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.1 · High 131.0
18
🇨🇿Czechia
92.52.513:00156.605:00154.113:00-16:008.7 EUR/MWhLow 2.5 · High 156.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.5 · High 156.6
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
94.01.813:00161.905:00160.213:00-16:009.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 161.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.8 · High 161.9
20
🇦🇹Austria
98.5-125.512:00145.905:00271.412:00-15:0012.6 EUR/MWhLow -125.5 · High 145.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -125.5 · High 145.9
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
104.88.812:00171.205:00162.412:00-15:0022.0 EUR/MWhLow 8.8 · High 171.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.8 · High 171.2
22
🇭🇷Croatia
108.911.512:00185.705:00174.312:00-15:0030.0 EUR/MWhLow 11.5 · High 185.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.5 · High 185.7
23
🇭🇺Hungary
109.40.213:00216.005:00215.813:00-16:004.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 216.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.2 · High 216.0
24
🇦🇱Albania
111.571.012:00177.005:00106.012:00-15:0083.0 EUR/MWhLow 71.0 · High 177.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 71.0 · High 177.0
25
🇲🇰North Macedonia
114.566.012:00155.005:0089.012:00-15:0069.3 EUR/MWhLow 66.0 · High 155.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 66.0 · High 155.0
26
🇲🇪Montenegro
116.862.012:00160.005:0098.012:00-15:0067.3 EUR/MWhLow 62.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 62.0 · High 160.0
27
🇮🇪Ireland
117.747.413:00218.904:00171.513:00-16:0052.0 EUR/MWhLow 47.4 · High 218.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 47.4 · High 218.9
28
🇷🇸Serbia
122.063.113:00170.005:00106.913:00-16:0067.4 EUR/MWhLow 63.1 · High 170.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 63.1 · High 170.0
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
122.722.913:00178.305:00155.413:00-16:0042.7 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 178.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 22.9 · High 178.3
30
🇧🇬Bulgaria
129.722.114:00215.506:00193.514:00-17:0094.1 EUR/MWhLow 22.1 · High 215.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 22.1 · High 215.5
31
🇬🇷Greece
129.722.114:00215.506:00193.514:00-17:0094.1 EUR/MWhLow 22.1 · High 215.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 22.1 · High 215.5
32
🇷🇴Romania
129.722.114:00215.506:00193.514:00-17:0094.1 EUR/MWhLow 22.1 · High 215.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 22.1 · High 215.5

On Friday, April 3, 2026, Spain ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Bulgaria ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 271.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-03, 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