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 | 🇫🇮Finland | 14.7 | 1.914:00 | 58.306:00 | 56.4 | 14:00-17:002.0 EUR/MWh | Low 1.9 · High 58.3Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 1.9 · High 58.3 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas | 19.8 | 1.413:00 | 59.805:00 | 58.4 | 13:00-16:001.9 EUR/MWh | Low 1.4 · High 59.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.4 · High 59.8 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷France | 21.0 | -56.312:00 | 100.205:00 | 156.5 | 12:00-15:00-41.6 EUR/MWh | Low -56.3 · High 100.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -56.3 · High 100.2 |
| 4 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 22.8 | 1.215:00 | 112.306:00 | 111.1 | 15:00-18:002.0 EUR/MWh | Low 1.2 · High 112.3Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 1.2 · High 112.3 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 23.4 | 1.215:00 | 112.306:00 | 111.1 | 15:00-18:002.0 EUR/MWh | Low 1.2 · High 112.3Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 1.2 · High 112.3 |
| 6 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 23.4 | 1.215:00 | 112.306:00 | 111.1 | 15:00-18:002.0 EUR/MWh | Low 1.2 · High 112.3Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 1.2 · High 112.3 |
| 7 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 29.5 | 16.711:00 | 54.300:00 | 37.6 | 11:00-14:0017.0 EUR/MWh | Low 16.7 · High 54.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 16.7 · High 54.3 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸Spain | 49.5 | -5.813:00 | 100.205:00 | 106.0 | 13:00-16:00-1.6 EUR/MWh | Low -5.8 · High 100.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -5.8 · High 100.2 |
| 9 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 57.5 | 0.010:00 | 100.204:00 | 100.2 | 10:00-13:001.9 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 100.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 100.2 |
| 10 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 61.6 | -56.612:00 | 160.005:00 | 216.6 | 12:00-15:00-41.9 EUR/MWh | Low -56.6 · High 160.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -56.6 · High 160.0 |
| 11 | 🇩🇪Germany / Lux. | 63.1 | -51.513:00 | 159.405:00 | 210.9 | 13:00-16:00-39.9 EUR/MWh | Low -51.5 · High 159.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -51.5 · High 159.4 |
| 12 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 64.2 | -49.612:00 | 137.005:00 | 186.5 | 12:00-15:00-42.5 EUR/MWh | Low -49.6 · High 137.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -49.6 · High 137.0 |
| 13 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 64.3 | 26.213:00 | 86.805:00 | 60.6 | 13:00-16:0045.4 EUR/MWh | Low 26.2 · High 86.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 26.2 · High 86.8 |
| 14 | 🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas | 65.4 | 0.512:00 | 138.205:00 | 137.7 | 12:00-15:001.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.5 · High 138.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.5 · High 138.2 |
| 15 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 66.8 | -60.312:00 | 151.505:00 | 211.8 | 12:00-15:00-43.7 EUR/MWh | Low -60.3 · High 151.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -60.3 · High 151.5 |
| 16 | 🇦🇹Austria | 67.2 | -83.813:00 | 149.105:00 | 232.9 | 13:00-16:00-43.9 EUR/MWh | Low -83.8 · High 149.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -83.8 · High 149.1 |
| 17 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 67.8 | -58.912:00 | 147.305:00 | 206.2 | 12:00-15:00-42.7 EUR/MWh | Low -58.9 · High 147.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -58.9 · High 147.3 |
| 18 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 69.2 | -36.112:00 | 125.005:00 | 161.1 | 12:00-15:00-31.3 EUR/MWh | Low -36.1 · High 125.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -36.1 · High 125.0 |
| 19 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 73.4 | -51.212:00 | 159.505:00 | 210.7 | 12:00-15:00-37.0 EUR/MWh | Low -51.2 · High 159.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -51.2 · High 159.5 |
| 20 | 🇦🇱Albania | 74.0 | 0.110:00 | 182.005:00 | 181.9 | 10:00-13:001.0 EUR/MWh | Low 0.1 · High 182.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.1 · High 182.0 |
| 21 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 74.9 | -56.712:00 | 178.305:00 | 235.0 | 12:00-15:00-41.9 EUR/MWh | Low -56.7 · High 178.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -56.7 · High 178.3 |
| 22 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 77.3 | -45.112:00 | 187.505:00 | 232.6 | 12:00-15:00-32.6 EUR/MWh | Low -45.1 · High 187.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -45.1 · High 187.5 |
| 23 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 94.1 | -74.112:00 | 500.005:00 | 574.1 | 12:00-15:00-52.8 EUR/MWh | Low -74.1 · High 500.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -74.1 · High 500.0 |
| 24 | 🇷🇴Romania | 105.8 | -3.913:00 | 258.306:00 | 262.2 | 13:00-16:00-1.1 EUR/MWh | Low -3.9 · High 258.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -3.9 · High 258.3 |
| 25 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 106.2 | 1.415:00 | 159.505:00 | 158.1 | 15:00-18:0029.6 EUR/MWh | Low 1.4 · High 159.5Lowest at 15:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.4 · High 159.5 |
| 26 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 116.6 | 0.009:00 | 238.106:00 | 238.1 | 09:00-12:0048.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 238.1Lowest at 09:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 238.1 |
| 27 | 🇬🇷Greece | 117.1 | 0.009:00 | 238.106:00 | 238.1 | 09:00-12:0048.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 238.1Lowest at 09:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 238.1 |
| 28 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 123.0 | 98.412:00 | 153.604:00 | 55.3 | 12:00-15:00101.1 EUR/MWh | Low 98.4 · High 153.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 98.4 · High 153.6 |
On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 574.1 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-23, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data
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