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 | -43.7 | -478.812:00 | 98.605:00 | 577.4 | 12:00-15:00-361.4 EUR/MWh | Low -478.8 · High 98.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -478.8 · High 98.6 |
| 2 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | -5.4 | -465.112:00 | 148.905:00 | 614.0 | 12:00-15:00-352.5 EUR/MWh | Low -465.1 · High 148.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -465.1 · High 148.9 |
| 3 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | -4.6 | -500.012:00 | 178.505:00 | 678.5 | 12:00-15:00-386.7 EUR/MWh | Low -500.0 · High 178.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -500.0 · High 178.5 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿Czechia | -3.5 | -489.312:00 | 178.805:00 | 668.1 | 12:00-15:00-369.2 EUR/MWh | Low -489.3 · High 178.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -489.3 · High 178.8 |
| 5 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 3.0 | -413.812:00 | 157.805:00 | 571.6 | 12:00-15:00-362.3 EUR/MWh | Low -413.8 · High 157.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -413.8 · High 157.8 |
| 6 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 4.8 | -363.513:00 | 133.805:00 | 497.3 | 13:00-16:00-282.7 EUR/MWh | Low -363.5 · High 133.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -363.5 · High 133.8 |
| 7 | 🇫🇮Finland | 5.8 | -0.814:00 | 20.106:00 | 21.0 | 14:00-17:00-0.7 EUR/MWh | Low -0.8 · High 20.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.8 · High 20.1 |
| 8 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 6.3 | -0.813:00 | 20.106:00 | 21.0 | 13:00-16:00-0.7 EUR/MWh | Low -0.8 · High 20.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.8 · High 20.1 |
| 9 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 6.6 | -1.013:00 | 20.106:00 | 21.1 | 13:00-16:00-0.7 EUR/MWh | Low -1.0 · High 20.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -1.0 · High 20.1 |
| 10 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 6.6 | -1.013:00 | 20.106:00 | 21.1 | 13:00-16:00-0.7 EUR/MWh | Low -1.0 · High 20.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -1.0 · High 20.1 |
| 11 | 🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas | 9.3 | -0.913:00 | 29.805:00 | 30.7 | 13:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWh | Low -0.9 · High 29.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.9 · High 29.8 |
| 12 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 11.6 | -500.012:00 | 183.105:00 | 683.1 | 12:00-15:00-438.9 EUR/MWh | Low -500.0 · High 183.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -500.0 · High 183.1 |
| 13 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 12.0 | -479.612:00 | 199.105:00 | 678.7 | 12:00-15:00-362.0 EUR/MWh | Low -479.6 · High 199.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -479.6 · High 199.1 |
| 14 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 15.1 | -479.312:00 | 216.305:00 | 695.6 | 12:00-15:00-361.8 EUR/MWh | Low -479.3 · High 216.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -479.3 · High 216.3 |
| 15 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 18.7 | -207.913:00 | 127.105:00 | 335.0 | 13:00-16:00-196.6 EUR/MWh | Low -207.9 · High 127.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -207.9 · High 127.1 |
| 16 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 22.9 | 9.809:00 | 34.200:00 | 24.4 | 09:00-12:009.8 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 34.2Lowest at 09:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 34.2 |
| 17 | 🇪🇸Spain | 34.4 | -15.011:00 | 101.005:00 | 116.0 | 11:00-14:00-8.9 EUR/MWh | Low -15.0 · High 101.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low -15.0 · High 101.0 |
| 18 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 41.0 | -99.812:00 | 137.706:00 | 237.5 | 12:00-15:00-69.3 EUR/MWh | Low -99.8 · High 137.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low -99.8 · High 137.7 |
| 19 | 🇷🇴Romania | 44.3 | -99.813:00 | 137.706:00 | 237.5 | 13:00-16:00-89.2 EUR/MWh | Low -99.8 · High 137.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -99.8 · High 137.7 |
| 20 | 🇦🇹Austria | 44.7 | -170.113:00 | 150.305:00 | 320.4 | 13:00-16:00-92.7 EUR/MWh | Low -170.1 · High 150.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -170.1 · High 150.3 |
| 21 | 🇩🇪Germany / Lux. | 44.9 | -213.412:00 | 185.005:00 | 398.4 | 12:00-15:00-105.6 EUR/MWh | Low -213.4 · High 185.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -213.4 · High 185.0 |
| 22 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 47.7 | -3.008:00 | 98.604:00 | 101.6 | 08:00-11:00-1.3 EUR/MWh | Low -3.0 · High 98.6Lowest at 08:00Highest at 04:00Low -3.0 · High 98.6 |
| 23 | 🇬🇷Greece | 62.6 | -50.009:00 | 137.706:00 | 187.7 | 09:00-12:00-11.8 EUR/MWh | Low -50.0 · High 137.7Lowest at 09:00Highest at 06:00Low -50.0 · High 137.7 |
| 24 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 64.9 | 37.313:00 | 106.305:00 | 69.0 | 13:00-16:0042.3 EUR/MWh | Low 37.3 · High 106.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 37.3 · High 106.3 |
| 25 | 🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas | 69.5 | 0.013:00 | 189.305:00 | 189.3 | 13:00-16:000.1 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 189.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 189.3 |
| 26 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 109.4 | 16.013:00 | 183.605:00 | 167.6 | 13:00-16:0019.7 EUR/MWh | Low 16.0 · High 183.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 16.0 · High 183.6 |
| 27 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 112.8 | 86.311:00 | 142.504:00 | 56.2 | 11:00-14:0093.4 EUR/MWh | Low 86.3 · High 142.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.3 · High 142.5 |
On Sunday, April 26, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Belgium: 695.6 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-26, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, CCEE Open Data, Elexon BMRS Open Data
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