Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 15.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇹 Italy 109.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇭🇺 Hungary 201.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, July 4, 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
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
15.4 9.6- 34.1- 24.5 00:00-03:00 9.6 EUR/MWh Low 9.6 · High 34.1 High 34.1 Low 9.6 Low 9.6 · High 34.1
2
🇫🇮 Finland
21.5 9.2- 46.1- 36.9 14:00-17:00 12.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.2 · High 46.1 High 46.1 Low 9.2 Low 9.2 · High 46.1
3
🇪🇪 Estonia
26.2 9.2- 122.1- 112.9 14:00-17:00 12.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.2 · High 122.1 High 122.1 Low 9.2 Low 9.2 · High 122.1
4
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
27.7 8.9- 73.4- 64.5 13:00-16:00 11.5 EUR/MWh Low 8.9 · High 73.4 High 73.4 Low 8.9 Low 8.9 · High 73.4
5
🇱🇹 Lithuania
33.4 8.9- 122.1- 113.2 14:00-17:00 10.9 EUR/MWh Low 8.9 · High 122.1 High 122.1 Low 8.9 Low 8.9 · High 122.1
6
🇱🇻 Latvia
33.4 8.9- 122.1- 113.2 14:00-17:00 10.9 EUR/MWh Low 8.9 · High 122.1 High 122.1 Low 8.9 Low 8.9 · High 122.1
7
🇫🇷 France
47.6 -9.9- 128.8- 138.8 13:00-16:00 -6.4 EUR/MWh Low -9.9 · High 128.8 High 128.8 Low -9.9 Low -9.9 · High 128.8
8
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
48.9 -4.9- 127.1- 131.9 13:00-16:00 -2.5 EUR/MWh Low -4.9 · High 127.1 High 127.1 Low -4.9 Low -4.9 · High 127.1
9
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
49.7 8.0- 84.1- 76.0 11:00-14:00 21.8 EUR/MWh Low 8.0 · High 84.1 High 84.1 Low 8.0 Low 8.0 · High 84.1
10
🇪🇸 Spain
51.1 -2.8- 128.8- 131.6 13:00-16:00 -0.6 EUR/MWh Low -2.8 · High 128.8 High 128.8 Low -2.8 Low -2.8 · High 128.8
11
🇵🇹 Portugal
57.0 -0.8- 128.8- 129.7 10:00-13:00 -0.6 EUR/MWh Low -0.8 · High 128.8 High 128.8 Low -0.8 Low -0.8 · High 128.8
12
🇷🇸 Serbia
57.8 -0.7- 127.8- 128.5 09:00-12:00 -0.2 EUR/MWh Low -0.7 · High 127.8 High 127.8 Low -0.7 Low -0.7 · High 127.8
13
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
58.5 -19.9- 132.3- 152.2 13:00-16:00 -16.0 EUR/MWh Low -19.9 · High 132.3 High 132.3 Low -19.9 Low -19.9 · High 132.3
14
🇨🇭 Switzerland
58.9 -12.0- 126.5- 138.5 13:00-16:00 -10.5 EUR/MWh Low -12.0 · High 126.5 High 126.5 Low -12.0 Low -12.0 · High 126.5
15
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
61.9 -16.4- 144.2- 160.6 12:00-15:00 -9.2 EUR/MWh Low -16.4 · High 144.2 High 144.2 Low -16.4 Low -16.4 · High 144.2
16
🇦🇹 Austria
61.9 -28.3- 140.8- 169.1 12:00-15:00 -19.2 EUR/MWh Low -28.3 · High 140.8 High 140.8 Low -28.3 Low -28.3 · High 140.8
17
🇧🇪 Belgium
63.4 -10.7- 141.0- 151.7 13:00-16:00 -6.9 EUR/MWh Low -10.7 · High 141.0 High 141.0 Low -10.7 Low -10.7 · High 141.0
18
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
63.4 -10.3- 131.0- 141.3 13:00-16:00 -7.6 EUR/MWh Low -10.3 · High 131.0 High 131.0 Low -10.3 Low -10.3 · High 131.0
19
🇳🇱 Netherlands
64.5 -11.0- 142.5- 153.5 13:00-16:00 -7.0 EUR/MWh Low -11.0 · High 142.5 High 142.5 Low -11.0 Low -11.0 · High 142.5
20
🇵🇱 Poland
64.8 -5.8- 148.8- 154.6 13:00-16:00 -3.4 EUR/MWh Low -5.8 · High 148.8 High 148.8 Low -5.8 Low -5.8 · High 148.8
21
🇨🇿 Czechia
68.3 -4.9- 139.6- 144.5 13:00-16:00 -2.8 EUR/MWh Low -4.9 · High 139.6 High 139.6 Low -4.9 Low -4.9 · High 139.6
22
🇸🇰 Slovakia
75.2 -1.7- 167.1- 168.8 13:00-16:00 -0.8 EUR/MWh Low -1.7 · High 167.1 High 167.1 Low -1.7 Low -1.7 · High 167.1
23
🇸🇮 Slovenia
77.7 0.0- 149.9- 149.9 10:00-13:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 149.9 High 149.9 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 149.9
24
🇲🇪 Montenegro
78.2 5.0- 156.0- 151.0 12:00-15:00 5.1 EUR/MWh Low 5.0 · High 156.0 High 156.0 Low 5.0 Low 5.0 · High 156.0
25
🇭🇷 Croatia
78.8 0.0- 162.6- 162.6 10:00-13:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 162.6 High 162.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 162.6
26
🇭🇺 Hungary
80.4 -0.5- 200.9- 201.4 13:00-16:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.5 · High 200.9 High 200.9 Low -0.5 Low -0.5 · High 200.9
27
🇷🇴 Romania
85.9 -0.2- 198.3- 198.5 13:00-16:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.2 · High 198.3 High 198.3 Low -0.2 Low -0.2 · High 198.3
28
🇮🇪 Ireland
86.2 9.7- 196.5- 186.8 13:00-16:00 10.5 EUR/MWh Low 9.7 · High 196.5 High 196.5 Low 9.7 Low 9.7 · High 196.5
29
🇦🇱 Albania
88.8 36.0- 125.0- 89.0 12:00-15:00 39.3 EUR/MWh Low 36.0 · High 125.0 High 125.0 Low 36.0 Low 36.0 · High 125.0
30
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
109.4 0.0- 187.1- 187.1 13:00-16:00 3.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 187.1 High 187.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 187.1

On Saturday, July 4, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 201.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-04, 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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API