Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| Rank | Country | Avg EUR/MWh | Low EUR/MWh | High EUR/MWh | Spread EUR/MWh | Cheapest 3h | Mobile summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷France | 26.4 | -6.014:00 | 86.305:00 | 92.3 | 14:00-17:00-3.3 EUR/MWh | Low -6.0 · High 86.3Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.0 · High 86.3 |
| 2 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 30.0 | 9.809:00 | 63.000:00 | 53.2 | 09:00-12:009.8 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 63.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 63.0 |
| 3 | 🇪🇸Spain | 35.6 | -14.512:00 | 88.005:00 | 102.5 | 12:00-15:00-7.3 EUR/MWh | Low -14.5 · High 88.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -14.5 · High 88.0 |
| 4 | 🇫🇮Finland | 39.4 | 7.213:00 | 96.706:00 | 89.5 | 13:00-16:0013.7 EUR/MWh | Low 7.2 · High 96.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 7.2 · High 96.7 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas | 39.8 | 8.613:00 | 95.605:00 | 87.0 | 13:00-16:0012.4 EUR/MWh | Low 8.6 · High 95.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.6 · High 95.6 |
| 6 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 41.4 | 8.013:00 | 96.806:00 | 88.8 | 13:00-16:0013.7 EUR/MWh | Low 8.0 · High 96.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 8.0 · High 96.8 |
| 7 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 41.7 | -6.013:00 | 88.004:00 | 94.0 | 13:00-16:00-3.5 EUR/MWh | Low -6.0 · High 88.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low -6.0 · High 88.0 |
| 8 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 46.3 | 8.013:00 | 96.806:00 | 88.8 | 13:00-16:0013.7 EUR/MWh | Low 8.0 · High 96.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 8.0 · High 96.8 |
| 9 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 48.4 | 9.913:00 | 96.806:00 | 86.9 | 13:00-16:0014.5 EUR/MWh | Low 9.9 · High 96.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 9.9 · High 96.8 |
| 10 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 75.8 | -4.413:00 | 126.705:00 | 131.1 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 126.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.4 · High 126.7 |
| 11 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 76.9 | -3.913:00 | 123.105:00 | 127.1 | 13:00-16:00-2.3 EUR/MWh | Low -3.9 · High 123.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -3.9 · High 123.1 |
| 12 | 🇩🇪Germany / Lux. | 77.9 | -7.913:00 | 129.805:00 | 137.7 | 13:00-16:00-0.4 EUR/MWh | Low -7.9 · High 129.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -7.9 · High 129.8 |
| 13 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 78.3 | -4.413:00 | 146.305:00 | 150.7 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 146.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.4 · High 146.3 |
| 14 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 79.4 | -4.413:00 | 129.605:00 | 134.0 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 129.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.4 · High 129.6 |
| 15 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 79.4 | -4.413:00 | 139.205:00 | 143.6 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 139.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.4 · High 139.2 |
| 16 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 80.2 | -4.413:00 | 140.005:00 | 144.4 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 140.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.4 · High 140.0 |
| 17 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 80.8 | -3.013:00 | 124.105:00 | 127.1 | 13:00-16:00-2.0 EUR/MWh | Low -3.0 · High 124.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -3.0 · High 124.1 |
| 18 | 🇦🇹Austria | 80.9 | -5.012:00 | 140.005:00 | 145.0 | 12:00-15:001.0 EUR/MWh | Low -5.0 · High 140.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -5.0 · High 140.0 |
| 19 | 🇬🇷Greece | 81.1 | -8.313:00 | 166.506:00 | 174.8 | 13:00-16:00-5.2 EUR/MWh | Low -8.3 · High 166.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -8.3 · High 166.5 |
| 20 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 81.9 | -4.413:00 | 128.605:00 | 133.0 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 128.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.4 · High 128.6 |
| 21 | 🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas | 85.5 | 20.013:00 | 129.705:00 | 109.7 | 13:00-16:0022.2 EUR/MWh | Low 20.0 · High 129.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 20.0 · High 129.7 |
| 22 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 85.6 | -4.413:00 | 176.905:00 | 181.3 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 176.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.4 · High 176.9 |
| 23 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 86.6 | -4.414:00 | 166.506:00 | 170.8 | 14:00-17:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 166.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -4.4 · High 166.5 |
| 24 | 🇷🇴Romania | 86.6 | -4.414:00 | 166.506:00 | 170.8 | 14:00-17:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.4 · High 166.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -4.4 · High 166.5 |
| 25 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 89.6 | 55.313:00 | 122.305:00 | 66.9 | 13:00-16:0063.1 EUR/MWh | Low 55.3 · High 122.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 55.3 · High 122.3 |
| 26 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 102.9 | 15.013:00 | 162.405:00 | 147.4 | 13:00-16:0027.8 EUR/MWh | Low 15.0 · High 162.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 15.0 · High 162.4 |
| 27 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 106.2 | 56.010:00 | 138.004:00 | 82.0 | 10:00-13:0070.6 EUR/MWh | Low 56.0 · High 138.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 56.0 · High 138.0 |
On Sunday, April 19, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 181.3 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-19, 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
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