Wholesale electricity prices

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

28 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇱🇺 Luxembourg-16.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy100.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria319.7 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, April 5, 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
🇱🇺Luxembourg
-16.3-105.212:0033.405:00138.512:00-15:00-96.3 EUR/MWhLow -105.2 · High 33.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -105.2 · High 33.4
2
🇫🇷France
-3.7-90.813:0079.005:00169.813:00-16:00-73.3 EUR/MWhLow -90.8 · High 79.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -90.8 · High 79.0
3
🇧🇪Belgium
0.1-86.913:00103.305:00190.213:00-16:00-69.7 EUR/MWhLow -86.9 · High 103.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -86.9 · High 103.3
4
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
1.6-18.913:0027.005:0045.813:00-16:00-14.5 EUR/MWhLow -18.9 · High 27.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -18.9 · High 27.0
5
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
2.2-110.412:0089.305:00199.712:00-15:00-72.8 EUR/MWhLow -110.4 · High 89.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -110.4 · High 89.3
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
3.0-6.815:0030.206:0037.015:00-18:00-3.9 EUR/MWhLow -6.8 · High 30.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low -6.8 · High 30.2
7
🇱🇻Latvia
3.0-6.815:0030.206:0037.015:00-18:00-3.9 EUR/MWhLow -6.8 · High 30.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low -6.8 · High 30.2
8
🇨🇭Switzerland
4.1-103.712:0086.005:00189.712:00-15:00-100.5 EUR/MWhLow -103.7 · High 86.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -103.7 · High 86.0
9
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
4.8-0.814:0011.805:0012.514:00-17:00-0.4 EUR/MWhLow -0.8 · High 11.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.8 · High 11.8
10
🇪🇪Estonia
9.13.815:0030.206:0026.315:00-18:004.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.8 · High 30.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 3.8 · High 30.2
11
🇨🇿Czechia
9.2-83.013:00109.005:00192.013:00-16:00-57.0 EUR/MWhLow -83.0 · High 109.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -83.0 · High 109.0
12
🇫🇮Finland
9.23.815:0030.106:0026.315:00-18:004.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.8 · High 30.1Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 3.8 · High 30.1
13
🇸🇰Slovakia
10.3-76.313:00109.005:00185.313:00-16:00-57.2 EUR/MWhLow -76.3 · High 109.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -76.3 · High 109.0
14
🇳🇱Netherlands
15.1-53.214:00144.905:00198.114:00-17:00-43.3 EUR/MWhLow -53.2 · High 144.9Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -53.2 · High 144.9
15
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
17.29.803:0028.900:0019.103:00-06:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 28.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 28.9
16
🇪🇸Spain
18.6-29.514:0079.005:00108.514:00-17:00-19.4 EUR/MWhLow -29.5 · High 79.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -29.5 · High 79.0
17
🇸🇮Slovenia
19.0-73.813:00107.805:00181.613:00-16:00-60.5 EUR/MWhLow -73.8 · High 107.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -73.8 · High 107.8
18
🇭🇷Croatia
22.5-69.313:00114.805:00184.113:00-16:00-58.1 EUR/MWhLow -69.3 · High 114.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -69.3 · High 114.8
19
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
24.1-67.513:00131.504:00199.113:00-16:00-60.4 EUR/MWhLow -67.5 · High 131.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low -67.5 · High 131.5
20
🇵🇹Portugal
26.2-7.512:0079.004:0086.512:00-15:00-6.7 EUR/MWhLow -7.5 · High 79.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -7.5 · High 79.0
21
🇭🇺Hungary
34.6-83.113:00158.205:00241.313:00-16:00-61.8 EUR/MWhLow -83.1 · High 158.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -83.1 · High 158.2
22
🇦🇹Austria
36.5-213.012:00106.705:00319.712:00-15:00-39.8 EUR/MWhLow -213.0 · High 106.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -213.0 · High 106.7
23
🇧🇬Bulgaria
41.3-50.012:00141.006:00191.012:00-15:00-41.1 EUR/MWhLow -50.0 · High 141.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low -50.0 · High 141.0
24
🇬🇷Greece
41.3-50.012:00141.006:00191.012:00-15:00-41.1 EUR/MWhLow -50.0 · High 141.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low -50.0 · High 141.0
25
🇷🇴Romania
41.3-50.012:00141.006:00191.012:00-15:00-41.1 EUR/MWhLow -50.0 · High 141.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low -50.0 · High 141.0
26
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
57.945.201:0080.705:0035.501:00-04:0052.7 EUR/MWhLow 45.2 · High 80.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 45.2 · High 80.7
27
🇮🇪Ireland
100.50.008:00274.904:00274.908:00-11:0013.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 274.9Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 274.9
28
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
100.50.012:00173.105:00173.112:00-15:002.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 173.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 173.1

On Sunday, April 5, 2026, Luxembourg ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 319.7 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-05, 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
SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, Elexon BMRS Open Data