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 -43.7 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale 112.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇧🇪 Belgium 695.6 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 26, 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
-43.7 -478.812:00 98.605:00 577.4 12:00-15:00 -361.4 EUR/MWh Low -478.8 · High 98.6 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 148.9 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 178.5 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 178.8 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 157.8 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 133.8 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 20.1 Lowest at 14:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -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 20.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -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 20.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -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 20.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -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 29.8 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 183.1 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 199.1 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 216.3 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 127.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -207.9 · High 127.1
16
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
22.9 9.809:00 34.200:00 24.4 09:00-12:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 34.2 Lowest at 09:00 Highest at 00:00 Low 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 101.0 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 137.7 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -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 137.7 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -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 150.3 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 185.0 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -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 98.6 Lowest at 08:00 Highest at 04:00 Low -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 137.7 Lowest at 09:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -50.0 · High 137.7
24
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
64.9 37.313:00 106.305:00 69.0 13:00-16:00 42.3 EUR/MWh Low 37.3 · High 106.3 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 37.3 · High 106.3
25
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
69.5 0.013:00 189.305:00 189.3 13:00-16:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 189.3 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 0.0 · High 189.3
26
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
109.4 16.013:00 183.605:00 167.6 13:00-16:00 19.7 EUR/MWh Low 16.0 · High 183.6 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 16.0 · High 183.6
27
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
112.8 86.311:00 142.504:00 56.2 11:00-14:00 93.4 EUR/MWh Low 86.3 · High 142.5 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 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.

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