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 98.6 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