Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland8.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland213.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇵🇱 Poland324.3 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇫🇮Finland
8.42.0-19.1-17.121:00-00:003.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 19.1High 19.1Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 19.1
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
20.29.8-40.2-30.407:00-10:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 40.2High 40.2Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 40.2
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
61.229.5-95.2-65.712:00-15:0036.3 EUR/MWhLow 29.5 · High 95.2High 95.2Low 29.5Low 29.5 · High 95.2
4
🇪🇪Estonia
89.53.6-259.4-255.715:00-18:004.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.6 · High 259.4High 259.4Low 3.6Low 3.6 · High 259.4
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
96.865.1-125.9-60.812:00-15:0084.3 EUR/MWhLow 65.1 · High 125.9High 125.9Low 65.1Low 65.1 · High 125.9
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
131.612.0-266.4-254.410:00-13:0033.1 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 266.4High 266.4Low 12.0Low 12.0 · High 266.4
7
🇱🇻Latvia
132.212.0-266.4-254.410:00-13:0027.5 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 266.4High 266.4Low 12.0Low 12.0 · High 266.4
8
🇪🇸Spain
134.170.8-189.5-118.715:00-18:0081.2 EUR/MWhLow 70.8 · High 189.5High 189.5Low 70.8Low 70.8 · High 189.5
9
🇵🇹Portugal
134.670.8-189.5-118.712:00-15:0087.6 EUR/MWhLow 70.8 · High 189.5High 189.5Low 70.8Low 70.8 · High 189.5
10
🇧🇬Bulgaria
145.613.0-295.1-282.109:00-12:0072.8 EUR/MWhLow 13.0 · High 295.1High 295.1Low 13.0Low 13.0 · High 295.1
11
🇬🇷Greece
146.20.0-295.1-295.109:00-12:0056.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 295.1High 295.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 295.1
12
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
149.2108.4-228.7-120.310:00-13:00110.9 EUR/MWhLow 108.4 · High 228.7High 228.7Low 108.4Low 108.4 · High 228.7
13
🇨🇭Switzerland
149.7104.0-210.0-106.012:00-15:00105.0 EUR/MWhLow 104.0 · High 210.0High 210.0Low 104.0Low 104.0 · High 210.0
14
🇧🇪Belgium
150.296.4-284.5-188.112:00-15:00104.8 EUR/MWhLow 96.4 · High 284.5High 284.5Low 96.4Low 96.4 · High 284.5
15
🇳🇱Netherlands
150.983.4-300.1-216.712:00-15:0093.6 EUR/MWhLow 83.4 · High 300.1High 300.1Low 83.4Low 83.4 · High 300.1
16
🇫🇷France
152.790.4-260.3-169.812:00-15:0098.7 EUR/MWhLow 90.4 · High 260.3High 260.3Low 90.4Low 90.4 · High 260.3
17
🇷🇴Romania
154.915.3-330.7-315.410:00-13:0082.5 EUR/MWhLow 15.3 · High 330.7High 330.7Low 15.3Low 15.3 · High 330.7
18
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
155.580.7-295.3-214.612:00-15:0088.9 EUR/MWhLow 80.7 · High 295.3High 295.3Low 80.7Low 80.7 · High 295.3
19
🇲🇪Montenegro
156.1113.0-212.1-99.007:00-10:00129.0 EUR/MWhLow 113.0 · High 212.1High 212.1Low 113.0Low 113.0 · High 212.1
20
🇭🇷Croatia
156.534.3-327.1-292.811:00-14:0098.1 EUR/MWhLow 34.3 · High 327.1High 327.1Low 34.3Low 34.3 · High 327.1
21
🇦🇹Austria
156.596.2-259.4-163.112:00-15:00103.1 EUR/MWhLow 96.2 · High 259.4High 259.4Low 96.2Low 96.2 · High 259.4
22
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
159.582.1-333.3-251.312:00-15:0093.0 EUR/MWhLow 82.1 · High 333.3High 333.3Low 82.1Low 82.1 · High 333.3
23
🇱🇺Luxembourg
159.987.5-311.7-224.212:00-15:0092.9 EUR/MWhLow 87.5 · High 311.7High 311.7Low 87.5Low 87.5 · High 311.7
24
🇨🇿Czechia
160.187.6-336.7-249.012:00-15:0096.8 EUR/MWhLow 87.6 · High 336.7High 336.7Low 87.6Low 87.6 · High 336.7
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
160.591.8-326.1-234.312:00-15:0099.7 EUR/MWhLow 91.8 · High 326.1High 326.1Low 91.8Low 91.8 · High 326.1
26
🇸🇰Slovakia
160.590.5-332.8-242.212:00-15:0098.8 EUR/MWhLow 90.5 · High 332.8High 332.8Low 90.5Low 90.5 · High 332.8
27
🇵🇱Poland
162.074.8-399.1-324.312:00-15:0083.0 EUR/MWhLow 74.8 · High 399.1High 399.1Low 74.8Low 74.8 · High 399.1
28
🇭🇺Hungary
162.691.2-332.6-241.412:00-15:0099.3 EUR/MWhLow 91.2 · High 332.6High 332.6Low 91.2Low 91.2 · High 332.6
29
🇷🇸Serbia
162.7106.0-340.0-234.010:00-13:00107.7 EUR/MWhLow 106.0 · High 340.0High 340.0Low 106.0Low 106.0 · High 340.0
30
🇦🇱Albania
169.664.1-380.0-315.910:00-13:0075.2 EUR/MWhLow 64.1 · High 380.0High 380.0Low 64.1Low 64.1 · High 380.0
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
171.6138.4-260.3-121.911:00-14:00148.3 EUR/MWhLow 138.4 · High 260.3High 260.3Low 138.4Low 138.4 · High 260.3
32
🇮🇪Ireland
213.2153.2-292.3-139.013:00-16:00156.0 EUR/MWhLow 153.2 · High 292.3High 292.3Low 153.2Low 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.

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