Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇮 Finland 16.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 183.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇭🇺 Hungary 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 Wednesday, July 8, 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
🇫🇮 Finland
16.6 7.2- 34.9- 27.7 21:00-00:00 13.6 EUR/MWh Low 7.2 · High 34.9 High 34.9 Low 7.2 Low 7.2 · High 34.9
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
23.2 9.7- 39.9- 30.2 09:00-12:00 9.7 EUR/MWh Low 9.7 · High 39.9 High 39.9 Low 9.7 Low 9.7 · High 39.9
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
29.8 6.0- 63.8- 57.7 14:00-17:00 13.5 EUR/MWh Low 6.0 · High 63.8 High 63.8 Low 6.0 Low 6.0 · High 63.8
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
34.4 7.2- 123.3- 116.1 15:00-18:00 14.0 EUR/MWh Low 7.2 · High 123.3 High 123.3 Low 7.2 Low 7.2 · High 123.3
5
🇱🇹 Lithuania
43.4 10.0- 123.3- 113.3 15:00-18:00 13.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 123.3 High 123.3 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 123.3
6
🇱🇻 Latvia
43.4 10.0- 123.3- 113.3 15:00-18:00 13.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 123.3 High 123.3 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 123.3
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
67.0 42.7- 83.9- 41.2 13:00-16:00 48.7 EUR/MWh Low 42.7 · High 83.9 High 83.9 Low 42.7 Low 42.7 · High 83.9
8
🇵🇱 Poland
80.1 -11.8- 187.0- 198.8 10:00-13:00 -2.2 EUR/MWh Low -11.8 · High 187.0 High 187.0 Low -11.8 Low -11.8 · High 187.0
9
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
92.4 7.0- 168.0- 160.9 13:00-16:00 13.9 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 168.0 High 168.0 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 168.0
10
🇫🇷 France
94.3 0.0- 167.1- 167.1 13:00-16:00 3.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 167.1 High 167.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 167.1
11
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
98.3 8.3- 187.5- 179.3 13:00-16:00 16.5 EUR/MWh Low 8.3 · High 187.5 High 187.5 Low 8.3 Low 8.3 · High 187.5
12
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
99.0 7.9- 160.6- 152.7 13:00-16:00 11.6 EUR/MWh Low 7.9 · High 160.6 High 160.6 Low 7.9 Low 7.9 · High 160.6
13
🇷🇸 Serbia
103.8 47.0- 151.9- 104.9 12:00-15:00 57.0 EUR/MWh Low 47.0 · High 151.9 High 151.9 Low 47.0 Low 47.0 · High 151.9
14
🇪🇸 Spain
108.5 14.1- 175.4- 161.4 12:00-15:00 35.0 EUR/MWh Low 14.1 · High 175.4 High 175.4 Low 14.1 Low 14.1 · High 175.4
15
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
109.7 48.0- 150.7- 102.7 11:00-14:00 49.0 EUR/MWh Low 48.0 · High 150.7 High 150.7 Low 48.0 Low 48.0 · High 150.7
16
🇦🇹 Austria
111.1 28.6- 185.0- 156.4 12:00-15:00 36.7 EUR/MWh Low 28.6 · High 185.0 High 185.0 Low 28.6 Low 28.6 · High 185.0
17
🇳🇱 Netherlands
112.4 44.0- 174.8- 130.8 13:00-16:00 57.3 EUR/MWh Low 44.0 · High 174.8 High 174.8 Low 44.0 Low 44.0 · High 174.8
18
🇨🇭 Switzerland
113.8 45.1- 176.2- 131.2 12:00-15:00 48.7 EUR/MWh Low 45.1 · High 176.2 High 176.2 Low 45.1 Low 45.1 · High 176.2
19
🇦🇱 Albania
115.3 43.4- 175.5- 132.2 12:00-15:00 46.0 EUR/MWh Low 43.4 · High 175.5 High 175.5 Low 43.4 Low 43.4 · High 175.5
20
🇨🇿 Czechia
116.8 21.9- 176.2- 154.4 14:00-17:00 50.5 EUR/MWh Low 21.9 · High 176.2 High 176.2 Low 21.9 Low 21.9 · High 176.2
21
🇲🇪 Montenegro
117.5 55.0- 186.0- 131.0 09:00-12:00 61.7 EUR/MWh Low 55.0 · High 186.0 High 186.0 Low 55.0 Low 55.0 · High 186.0
22
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
117.9 12.8- 172.1- 159.4 09:00-12:00 53.5 EUR/MWh Low 12.8 · High 172.1 High 172.1 Low 12.8 Low 12.8 · High 172.1
23
🇬🇷 Greece
118.0 12.8- 172.1- 159.4 09:00-12:00 53.5 EUR/MWh Low 12.8 · High 172.1 High 172.1 Low 12.8 Low 12.8 · High 172.1
24
🇧🇪 Belgium
125.8 82.1- 185.2- 103.0 13:00-16:00 99.1 EUR/MWh Low 82.1 · High 185.2 High 185.2 Low 82.1 Low 82.1 · High 185.2
25
🇸🇰 Slovakia
126.5 34.0- 172.6- 138.6 13:00-16:00 67.0 EUR/MWh Low 34.0 · High 172.6 High 172.6 Low 34.0 Low 34.0 · High 172.6
26
🇭🇷 Croatia
127.1 43.6- 167.1- 123.6 13:00-16:00 84.7 EUR/MWh Low 43.6 · High 167.1 High 167.1 Low 43.6 Low 43.6 · High 167.1
27
🇷🇴 Romania
127.7 37.0- 172.6- 135.6 14:00-17:00 68.1 EUR/MWh Low 37.0 · High 172.6 High 172.6 Low 37.0 Low 37.0 · High 172.6
28
🇭🇺 Hungary
128.2 18.6- 218.9- 200.4 13:00-16:00 64.0 EUR/MWh Low 18.6 · High 218.9 High 218.9 Low 18.6 Low 18.6 · High 218.9
29
🇸🇮 Slovenia
128.4 43.9- 167.1- 123.2 13:00-16:00 94.9 EUR/MWh Low 43.9 · High 167.1 High 167.1 Low 43.9 Low 43.9 · High 167.1
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
137.6 114.0- 177.5- 63.5 11:00-14:00 116.7 EUR/MWh Low 114.0 · High 177.5 High 177.5 Low 114.0 Low 114.0 · High 177.5
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
147.0 124.0- 191.1- 67.1 12:00-15:00 132.7 EUR/MWh Low 124.0 · High 191.1 High 191.1 Low 124.0 Low 124.0 · High 191.1
32
🇮🇪 Ireland
183.0 132.7- 258.0- 125.3 13:00-16:00 134.1 EUR/MWh Low 132.7 · High 258.0 High 258.0 Low 132.7 Low 132.7 · High 258.0

On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 200.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-08, 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, CCEE Open Data, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data