Wholesale electricity prices

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

27 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil14.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland124.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇧🇪 Belgium200.4 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
14.49.7-27.5-17.800:00-03:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.7 · High 27.5High 27.5Low 9.7Low 9.7 · High 27.5
2
🇫🇮Finland
16.82.6-43.8-41.215:00-18:003.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.6 · High 43.8High 43.8Low 2.6Low 2.6 · High 43.8
3
🇪🇪Estonia
27.62.6-118.7-116.215:00-18:003.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.6 · High 118.7High 118.7Low 2.6Low 2.6 · High 118.7
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
28.22.1-67.7-65.614:00-17:002.6 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 67.7High 67.7Low 2.1Low 2.1 · High 67.7
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
39.93.5-76.4-72.912:00-15:006.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.5 · High 76.4High 76.4Low 3.5Low 3.5 · High 76.4
6
🇫🇷France
43.9-1.2-142.8-144.013:00-16:00-0.8 EUR/MWhLow -1.2 · High 142.8High 142.8Low -1.2Low -1.2 · High 142.8
7
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
48.1-21.7-142.4-164.112:00-15:00-10.6 EUR/MWhLow -21.7 · High 142.4High 142.4Low -21.7Low -21.7 · High 142.4
8
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
48.40.2-114.6-114.413:00-16:000.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 114.6High 114.6Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 114.6
9
🇱🇹Lithuania
50.82.0-118.7-116.814:00-17:003.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 118.7High 118.7Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 118.7
10
🇱🇻Latvia
50.82.0-118.7-116.814:00-17:003.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 118.7High 118.7Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 118.7
11
🇨🇭Switzerland
50.9-13.7-134.4-148.113:00-16:00-11.7 EUR/MWhLow -13.7 · High 134.4High 134.4Low -13.7Low -13.7 · High 134.4
12
🇦🇹Austria
52.7-25.5-144.2-169.712:00-15:00-15.9 EUR/MWhLow -25.5 · High 144.2High 144.2Low -25.5Low -25.5 · High 144.2
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
62.8-1.2-139.9-141.113:00-16:00-0.9 EUR/MWhLow -1.2 · High 139.9High 139.9Low -1.2Low -1.2 · High 139.9
14
🇵🇱Poland
65.0-31.5-143.0-174.615:00-18:00-6.4 EUR/MWhLow -31.5 · High 143.0High 143.0Low -31.5Low -31.5 · High 143.0
15
🇨🇿Czechia
66.4-1.0-147.4-148.413:00-16:00-0.7 EUR/MWhLow -1.0 · High 147.4High 147.4Low -1.0Low -1.0 · High 147.4
16
🇪🇸Spain
67.5-3.0-161.2-164.209:00-12:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -3.0 · High 161.2High 161.2Low -3.0Low -3.0 · High 161.2
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
68.6-1.3-164.0-165.313:00-16:00-0.9 EUR/MWhLow -1.3 · High 164.0High 164.0Low -1.3Low -1.3 · High 164.0
18
🇸🇮Slovenia
69.5-0.5-152.7-153.213:00-16:00-0.4 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 152.7High 152.7Low -0.5Low -0.5 · High 152.7
19
🇭🇷Croatia
72.0-0.4-154.1-154.513:00-16:00-0.3 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 154.1High 154.1Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 154.1
20
🇧🇪Belgium
76.4-1.2-199.1-200.413:00-16:00-0.9 EUR/MWhLow -1.2 · High 199.1High 199.1Low -1.2Low -1.2 · High 199.1
21
🇸🇰Slovakia
82.90.0-178.3-178.410:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 178.3High 178.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 178.3
22
🇭🇺Hungary
84.7-0.1-166.9-167.013:00-16:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 166.9High 166.9Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 166.9
23
🇧🇬Bulgaria
86.70.0-170.5-170.511:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 170.5High 170.5Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 170.5
24
🇷🇴Romania
89.50.0-172.6-172.611:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 172.6High 172.6Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 172.6
25
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
112.769.1-143.9-74.805:00-08:0075.3 EUR/MWhLow 69.1 · High 143.9High 143.9Low 69.1Low 69.1 · High 143.9
26
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
117.00.0-187.1-187.112:00-15:000.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 187.1High 187.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 187.1
27
🇮🇪Ireland
124.183.6-165.6-82.013:00-16:0087.2 EUR/MWhLow 83.6 · High 165.6High 165.6Low 83.6Low 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.

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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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data