Wholesale electricity prices

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

27 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇷 France 1.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale 117.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇳🇱 Netherlands 486.1 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, April 25, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇫🇷 France
1.3 -200.113:00 87.505:00 287.6 13:00-16:00 -165.6 EUR/MWh Low -200.1 · High 87.5 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -200.1 · High 87.5
2
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
8.9 -1.212:00 28.905:00 30.0 12:00-15:00 -0.5 EUR/MWh Low -1.2 · High 28.9 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -1.2 · High 28.9
3
🇫🇮 Finland
11.1 0.012:00 68.906:00 68.9 12:00-15:00 0.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 68.9 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 06:00 Low 0.0 · High 68.9
4
🇸🇰 Slovakia
13.2 -215.413:00 111.205:00 326.6 13:00-16:00 -180.8 EUR/MWh Low -215.4 · High 111.2 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -215.4 · High 111.2
5
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
16.1 -190.913:00 100.605:00 291.5 13:00-16:00 -167.0 EUR/MWh Low -190.9 · High 100.6 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -190.9 · High 100.6
6
🇪🇪 Estonia
17.6 0.012:00 93.606:00 93.6 12:00-15:00 0.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 93.6 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 06:00 Low 0.0 · High 93.6
7
🇱🇹 Lithuania
17.9 -0.413:00 93.606:00 94.0 13:00-16:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 93.6 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -0.4 · High 93.6
8
🇱🇻 Latvia
18.5 0.012:00 93.606:00 93.6 12:00-15:00 0.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 93.6 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 06:00 Low 0.0 · High 93.6
9
🇨🇿 Czechia
18.8 -205.313:00 110.505:00 315.7 13:00-16:00 -170.5 EUR/MWh Low -205.3 · High 110.5 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -205.3 · High 110.5
10
🇨🇭 Switzerland
24.1 -121.812:00 104.805:00 226.5 12:00-15:00 -113.6 EUR/MWh Low -121.8 · High 104.8 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -121.8 · High 104.8
11
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
25.2 -193.512:00 112.105:00 305.6 12:00-15:00 -111.2 EUR/MWh Low -193.5 · High 112.1 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -193.5 · High 112.1
12
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
25.4 -17.413:00 90.305:00 107.7 13:00-16:00 -15.7 EUR/MWh Low -17.4 · High 90.3 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -17.4 · High 90.3
13
🇸🇮 Slovenia
28.5 -188.513:00 123.105:00 311.6 13:00-16:00 -154.9 EUR/MWh Low -188.5 · High 123.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -188.5 · High 123.1
14
🇧🇪 Belgium
29.2 -200.813:00 213.705:00 414.5 13:00-16:00 -166.2 EUR/MWh Low -200.8 · High 213.7 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -200.8 · High 213.7
15
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
29.9 19.411:00 60.700:00 41.3 11:00-14:00 19.6 EUR/MWh Low 19.4 · High 60.7 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 00:00 Low 19.4 · High 60.7
16
🇭🇷 Croatia
33.0 -177.013:00 138.505:00 315.5 13:00-16:00 -144.7 EUR/MWh Low -177.0 · High 138.5 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -177.0 · High 138.5
17
🇦🇹 Austria
37.2 -192.613:00 122.505:00 315.1 13:00-16:00 -104.7 EUR/MWh Low -192.6 · High 122.5 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -192.6 · High 122.5
18
🇭🇺 Hungary
39.8 -257.013:00 209.205:00 466.2 13:00-16:00 -215.2 EUR/MWh Low -257.0 · High 209.2 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -257.0 · High 209.2
19
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
50.7 18.013:00 78.605:00 60.7 13:00-16:00 22.7 EUR/MWh Low 18.0 · High 78.6 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 18.0 · High 78.6
20
🇪🇸 Spain
51.2 -7.112:00 100.005:00 107.1 12:00-15:00 -3.1 EUR/MWh Low -7.1 · High 100.0 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -7.1 · High 100.0
21
🇳🇱 Netherlands
52.0 -201.313:00 284.805:00 486.1 13:00-16:00 -166.6 EUR/MWh Low -201.3 · High 284.8 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -201.3 · High 284.8
22
🇵🇹 Portugal
60.7 0.010:00 90.704:00 90.7 10:00-13:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 90.7 Lowest at 10:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 0.0 · High 90.7
23
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
72.0 -57.511:00 186.506:00 243.9 11:00-14:00 -29.9 EUR/MWh Low -57.5 · High 186.5 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -57.5 · High 186.5
24
🇷🇴 Romania
73.3 -57.511:00 186.506:00 243.9 11:00-14:00 -29.9 EUR/MWh Low -57.5 · High 186.5 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -57.5 · High 186.5
25
🇬🇷 Greece
77.4 -50.011:00 186.506:00 236.5 11:00-14:00 -30.2 EUR/MWh Low -50.0 · High 186.5 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -50.0 · High 186.5
26
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
106.6 3.013:00 183.605:00 180.6 13:00-16:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 3.0 · High 183.6 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 3.0 · High 183.6
27
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
117.6 96.403:00 145.704:00 49.3 03:00-06:00 103.2 EUR/MWh Low 96.4 · High 145.7 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 96.4 · High 145.7

On Saturday, April 25, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 486.1 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-25, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, CCEE Open Data, Elexon BMRS Open Data