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 Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 14.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 124.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇧🇪 Belgium 200.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, July 5, 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
14.4 9.7- 27.5- 17.8 00:00-03:00 9.7 EUR/MWh Low 9.7 · High 27.5 High 27.5 Low 9.7 Low 9.7 · High 27.5
2
🇫🇮 Finland
16.8 2.6- 43.8- 41.2 15:00-18:00 3.5 EUR/MWh Low 2.6 · High 43.8 High 43.8 Low 2.6 Low 2.6 · High 43.8
3
🇪🇪 Estonia
27.6 2.6- 118.7- 116.2 15:00-18:00 3.5 EUR/MWh Low 2.6 · High 118.7 High 118.7 Low 2.6 Low 2.6 · High 118.7
4
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
28.2 2.1- 67.7- 65.6 14:00-17:00 2.6 EUR/MWh Low 2.1 · High 67.7 High 67.7 Low 2.1 Low 2.1 · High 67.7
5
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
39.9 3.5- 76.4- 72.9 12:00-15:00 6.8 EUR/MWh Low 3.5 · High 76.4 High 76.4 Low 3.5 Low 3.5 · High 76.4
6
🇫🇷 France
43.9 -1.2- 142.8- 144.0 13:00-16:00 -0.8 EUR/MWh Low -1.2 · High 142.8 High 142.8 Low -1.2 Low -1.2 · High 142.8
7
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
48.1 -21.7- 142.4- 164.1 12:00-15:00 -10.6 EUR/MWh Low -21.7 · High 142.4 High 142.4 Low -21.7 Low -21.7 · High 142.4
8
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
48.4 0.2- 114.6- 114.4 13:00-16:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.2 · High 114.6 High 114.6 Low 0.2 Low 0.2 · High 114.6
9
🇱🇹 Lithuania
50.8 2.0- 118.7- 116.8 14:00-17:00 3.2 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 118.7 High 118.7 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 118.7
10
🇱🇻 Latvia
50.8 2.0- 118.7- 116.8 14:00-17:00 3.2 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 118.7 High 118.7 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 118.7
11
🇨🇭 Switzerland
50.9 -13.7- 134.4- 148.1 13:00-16:00 -11.7 EUR/MWh Low -13.7 · High 134.4 High 134.4 Low -13.7 Low -13.7 · High 134.4
12
🇦🇹 Austria
52.7 -25.5- 144.2- 169.7 12:00-15:00 -15.9 EUR/MWh Low -25.5 · High 144.2 High 144.2 Low -25.5 Low -25.5 · High 144.2
13
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
62.8 -1.2- 139.9- 141.1 13:00-16:00 -0.9 EUR/MWh Low -1.2 · High 139.9 High 139.9 Low -1.2 Low -1.2 · High 139.9
14
🇵🇱 Poland
65.0 -31.5- 143.0- 174.6 15:00-18:00 -6.4 EUR/MWh Low -31.5 · High 143.0 High 143.0 Low -31.5 Low -31.5 · High 143.0
15
🇨🇿 Czechia
66.4 -1.0- 147.4- 148.4 13:00-16:00 -0.7 EUR/MWh Low -1.0 · High 147.4 High 147.4 Low -1.0 Low -1.0 · High 147.4
16
🇪🇸 Spain
67.5 -3.0- 161.2- 164.2 09:00-12:00 -0.2 EUR/MWh Low -3.0 · High 161.2 High 161.2 Low -3.0 Low -3.0 · High 161.2
17
🇳🇱 Netherlands
68.6 -1.3- 164.0- 165.3 13:00-16:00 -0.9 EUR/MWh Low -1.3 · High 164.0 High 164.0 Low -1.3 Low -1.3 · High 164.0
18
🇸🇮 Slovenia
69.5 -0.5- 152.7- 153.2 13:00-16:00 -0.4 EUR/MWh Low -0.5 · High 152.7 High 152.7 Low -0.5 Low -0.5 · High 152.7
19
🇭🇷 Croatia
72.0 -0.4- 154.1- 154.5 13:00-16:00 -0.3 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 154.1 High 154.1 Low -0.4 Low -0.4 · High 154.1
20
🇧🇪 Belgium
76.4 -1.2- 199.1- 200.4 13:00-16:00 -0.9 EUR/MWh Low -1.2 · High 199.1 High 199.1 Low -1.2 Low -1.2 · High 199.1
21
🇸🇰 Slovakia
82.9 0.0- 178.3- 178.4 10:00-13:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 178.3 High 178.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 178.3
22
🇭🇺 Hungary
84.7 -0.1- 166.9- 167.0 13:00-16:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 166.9 High 166.9 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 166.9
23
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
86.7 0.0- 170.5- 170.5 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 170.5 High 170.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 170.5
24
🇷🇴 Romania
89.5 0.0- 172.6- 172.6 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 172.6 High 172.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 172.6
25
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
112.7 69.1- 143.9- 74.8 05:00-08:00 75.3 EUR/MWh Low 69.1 · High 143.9 High 143.9 Low 69.1 Low 69.1 · High 143.9
26
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
117.0 0.0- 187.1- 187.1 12:00-15:00 0.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 187.1 High 187.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 187.1
27
🇮🇪 Ireland
124.1 83.6- 165.6- 82.0 13:00-16:00 87.2 EUR/MWh Low 83.6 · High 165.6 High 165.6 Low 83.6 Low 83.6 · High 165.6

On Sunday, July 5, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Belgium: 200.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-05, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data