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 8.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 213.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇵🇱 Poland 324.3 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, July 16, 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
8.4 2.0- 19.1- 17.1 21:00-00:00 3.2 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 19.1 High 19.1 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 19.1
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
20.2 9.8- 40.2- 30.4 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 40.2 High 40.2 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 40.2
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
61.2 29.5- 95.2- 65.7 12:00-15:00 36.3 EUR/MWh Low 29.5 · High 95.2 High 95.2 Low 29.5 Low 29.5 · High 95.2
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
89.5 3.6- 259.4- 255.7 15:00-18:00 4.7 EUR/MWh Low 3.6 · High 259.4 High 259.4 Low 3.6 Low 3.6 · High 259.4
5
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
96.8 65.1- 125.9- 60.8 12:00-15:00 84.3 EUR/MWh Low 65.1 · High 125.9 High 125.9 Low 65.1 Low 65.1 · High 125.9
6
🇱🇹 Lithuania
131.6 12.0- 266.4- 254.4 10:00-13:00 33.1 EUR/MWh Low 12.0 · High 266.4 High 266.4 Low 12.0 Low 12.0 · High 266.4
7
🇱🇻 Latvia
132.2 12.0- 266.4- 254.4 10:00-13:00 27.5 EUR/MWh Low 12.0 · High 266.4 High 266.4 Low 12.0 Low 12.0 · High 266.4
8
🇪🇸 Spain
134.1 70.8- 189.5- 118.7 15:00-18:00 81.2 EUR/MWh Low 70.8 · High 189.5 High 189.5 Low 70.8 Low 70.8 · High 189.5
9
🇵🇹 Portugal
134.6 70.8- 189.5- 118.7 12:00-15:00 87.6 EUR/MWh Low 70.8 · High 189.5 High 189.5 Low 70.8 Low 70.8 · High 189.5
10
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
145.6 13.0- 295.1- 282.1 09:00-12:00 72.8 EUR/MWh Low 13.0 · High 295.1 High 295.1 Low 13.0 Low 13.0 · High 295.1
11
🇬🇷 Greece
146.2 0.0- 295.1- 295.1 09:00-12:00 56.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 295.1 High 295.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 295.1
12
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
149.2 108.4- 228.7- 120.3 10:00-13:00 110.9 EUR/MWh Low 108.4 · High 228.7 High 228.7 Low 108.4 Low 108.4 · High 228.7
13
🇨🇭 Switzerland
149.7 104.0- 210.0- 106.0 12:00-15:00 105.0 EUR/MWh Low 104.0 · High 210.0 High 210.0 Low 104.0 Low 104.0 · High 210.0
14
🇧🇪 Belgium
150.2 96.4- 284.5- 188.1 12:00-15:00 104.8 EUR/MWh Low 96.4 · High 284.5 High 284.5 Low 96.4 Low 96.4 · High 284.5
15
🇳🇱 Netherlands
150.9 83.4- 300.1- 216.7 12:00-15:00 93.6 EUR/MWh Low 83.4 · High 300.1 High 300.1 Low 83.4 Low 83.4 · High 300.1
16
🇫🇷 France
152.7 90.4- 260.3- 169.8 12:00-15:00 98.7 EUR/MWh Low 90.4 · High 260.3 High 260.3 Low 90.4 Low 90.4 · High 260.3
17
🇷🇴 Romania
154.9 15.3- 330.7- 315.4 10:00-13:00 82.5 EUR/MWh Low 15.3 · High 330.7 High 330.7 Low 15.3 Low 15.3 · High 330.7
18
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
155.5 80.7- 295.3- 214.6 12:00-15:00 88.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.7 · High 295.3 High 295.3 Low 80.7 Low 80.7 · High 295.3
19
🇲🇪 Montenegro
156.1 113.0- 212.1- 99.0 07:00-10:00 129.0 EUR/MWh Low 113.0 · High 212.1 High 212.1 Low 113.0 Low 113.0 · High 212.1
20
🇭🇷 Croatia
156.5 34.3- 327.1- 292.8 11:00-14:00 98.1 EUR/MWh Low 34.3 · High 327.1 High 327.1 Low 34.3 Low 34.3 · High 327.1
21
🇦🇹 Austria
156.5 96.2- 259.4- 163.1 12:00-15:00 103.1 EUR/MWh Low 96.2 · High 259.4 High 259.4 Low 96.2 Low 96.2 · High 259.4
22
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
159.5 82.1- 333.3- 251.3 12:00-15:00 93.0 EUR/MWh Low 82.1 · High 333.3 High 333.3 Low 82.1 Low 82.1 · High 333.3
23
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
159.9 87.5- 311.7- 224.2 12:00-15:00 92.9 EUR/MWh Low 87.5 · High 311.7 High 311.7 Low 87.5 Low 87.5 · High 311.7
24
🇨🇿 Czechia
160.1 87.6- 336.7- 249.0 12:00-15:00 96.8 EUR/MWh Low 87.6 · High 336.7 High 336.7 Low 87.6 Low 87.6 · High 336.7
25
🇸🇮 Slovenia
160.5 91.8- 326.1- 234.3 12:00-15:00 99.7 EUR/MWh Low 91.8 · High 326.1 High 326.1 Low 91.8 Low 91.8 · High 326.1
26
🇸🇰 Slovakia
160.5 90.5- 332.8- 242.2 12:00-15:00 98.8 EUR/MWh Low 90.5 · High 332.8 High 332.8 Low 90.5 Low 90.5 · High 332.8
27
🇵🇱 Poland
162.0 74.8- 399.1- 324.3 12:00-15:00 83.0 EUR/MWh Low 74.8 · High 399.1 High 399.1 Low 74.8 Low 74.8 · High 399.1
28
🇭🇺 Hungary
162.6 91.2- 332.6- 241.4 12:00-15:00 99.3 EUR/MWh Low 91.2 · High 332.6 High 332.6 Low 91.2 Low 91.2 · High 332.6
29
🇷🇸 Serbia
162.7 106.0- 340.0- 234.0 10:00-13:00 107.7 EUR/MWh Low 106.0 · High 340.0 High 340.0 Low 106.0 Low 106.0 · High 340.0
30
🇦🇱 Albania
169.6 64.1- 380.0- 315.9 10:00-13:00 75.2 EUR/MWh Low 64.1 · High 380.0 High 380.0 Low 64.1 Low 64.1 · High 380.0
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
171.6 138.4- 260.3- 121.9 11:00-14:00 148.3 EUR/MWh Low 138.4 · High 260.3 High 260.3 Low 138.4 Low 138.4 · High 260.3
32
🇮🇪 Ireland
213.2 153.2- 292.3- 139.0 13:00-16:00 156.0 EUR/MWh Low 153.2 · High 292.3 High 292.3 Low 153.2 Low 153.2 · High 292.3

On Thursday, July 16, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Poland: 324.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-16, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API