Wholesale electricity prices

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

33 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇮 Finland 10.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇦🇱 Albania 174.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇦🇱 Albania 219.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, July 17, 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
10.1 0.0- 22.4- 22.4 00:00-03:00 0.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 22.4 High 22.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 22.4
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
22.7 9.8- 38.3- 28.5 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 38.3 High 38.3 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 38.3
3
🇪🇪 Estonia
34.5 0.0- 180.6- 180.6 01:00-04:00 4.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 180.6 High 180.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 180.6
4
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
60.8 30.5- 78.8- 48.3 13:00-16:00 44.6 EUR/MWh Low 30.5 · High 78.8 High 78.8 Low 30.5 Low 30.5 · High 78.8
5
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
93.5 71.5- 112.7- 41.2 13:00-16:00 81.1 EUR/MWh Low 71.5 · High 112.7 High 112.7 Low 71.5 Low 71.5 · High 112.7
6
🇱🇻 Latvia
107.0 7.5- 196.0- 188.5 15:00-18:00 11.8 EUR/MWh Low 7.5 · High 196.0 High 196.0 Low 7.5 Low 7.5 · High 196.0
7
🇱🇹 Lithuania
114.2 7.5- 196.0- 188.5 10:00-13:00 22.1 EUR/MWh Low 7.5 · High 196.0 High 196.0 Low 7.5 Low 7.5 · High 196.0
8
🇵🇹 Portugal
136.2 97.7- 173.5- 75.8 14:00-17:00 97.9 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 173.5 High 173.5 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 173.5
9
🇪🇸 Spain
138.2 97.7- 175.0- 77.3 13:00-16:00 98.9 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 175.0
10
🇬🇷 Greece
138.6 0.0- 214.2- 214.2 10:00-13:00 55.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 214.2 High 214.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 214.2
11
🇳🇱 Netherlands
139.3 97.7- 175.0- 77.3 13:00-16:00 100.1 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 175.0
12
🇧🇪 Belgium
139.5 97.7- 175.0- 77.3 12:00-15:00 100.3 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 175.0
13
🇫🇷 France
140.2 97.7- 175.0- 77.3 12:00-15:00 100.4 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 175.0
14
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
140.4 100.3- 167.8- 67.4 13:00-16:00 105.9 EUR/MWh Low 100.3 · High 167.8 High 167.8 Low 100.3 Low 100.3 · High 167.8
15
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
140.6 98.2- 170.6- 72.4 12:00-15:00 100.2 EUR/MWh Low 98.2 · High 170.6 High 170.6 Low 98.2 Low 98.2 · High 170.6
16
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
141.3 97.7- 176.5- 78.8 12:00-15:00 100.1 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 176.5 High 176.5 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 176.5
17
🇵🇱 Poland
141.3 89.9- 261.3- 171.4 12:00-15:00 94.0 EUR/MWh Low 89.9 · High 261.3 High 261.3 Low 89.9 Low 89.9 · High 261.3
18
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
141.8 66.0- 220.0- 154.0 09:00-12:00 74.7 EUR/MWh Low 66.0 · High 220.0 High 220.0 Low 66.0 Low 66.0 · High 220.0
19
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
142.2 83.9- 196.0- 112.1 13:00-16:00 92.1 EUR/MWh Low 83.9 · High 196.0 High 196.0 Low 83.9 Low 83.9 · High 196.0
20
🇨🇿 Czechia
142.3 97.7- 191.7- 94.0 12:00-15:00 99.9 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 191.7 High 191.7 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 191.7
21
🇷🇸 Serbia
142.4 69.0- 252.0- 183.1 10:00-13:00 80.0 EUR/MWh Low 69.0 · High 252.0 High 252.0 Low 69.0 Low 69.0 · High 252.0
22
🇨🇭 Switzerland
146.3 107.8- 177.5- 69.7 13:00-16:00 110.5 EUR/MWh Low 107.8 · High 177.5 High 177.5 Low 107.8 Low 107.8 · High 177.5
23
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
146.7 65.8- 222.8- 157.0 14:00-17:00 98.0 EUR/MWh Low 65.8 · High 222.8 High 222.8 Low 65.8 Low 65.8 · High 222.8
24
🇦🇹 Austria
147.1 89.4- 204.6- 115.2 12:00-15:00 104.4 EUR/MWh Low 89.4 · High 204.6 High 204.6 Low 89.4 Low 89.4 · High 204.6
25
🇭🇷 Croatia
151.3 97.7- 247.6- 150.0 12:00-15:00 101.8 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 247.6 High 247.6 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 247.6
26
🇸🇰 Slovakia
151.5 96.7- 231.0- 134.3 12:00-15:00 99.2 EUR/MWh Low 96.7 · High 231.0 High 231.0 Low 96.7 Low 96.7 · High 231.0
27
🇸🇮 Slovenia
151.7 97.7- 252.3- 154.6 12:00-15:00 103.2 EUR/MWh Low 97.7 · High 252.3 High 252.3 Low 97.7 Low 97.7 · High 252.3
28
🇮🇪 Ireland
152.3 115.8- 179.5- 63.7 13:00-16:00 117.4 EUR/MWh Low 115.8 · High 179.5 High 179.5 Low 115.8 Low 115.8 · High 179.5
29
🇲🇪 Montenegro
154.8 100.1- 204.0- 103.9 08:00-11:00 117.7 EUR/MWh Low 100.1 · High 204.0 High 204.0 Low 100.1 Low 100.1 · High 204.0
30
🇷🇴 Romania
156.0 80.2- 287.5- 207.3 13:00-16:00 99.3 EUR/MWh Low 80.2 · High 287.5 High 287.5 Low 80.2 Low 80.2 · High 287.5
31
🇭🇺 Hungary
156.7 91.0- 282.1- 191.1 12:00-15:00 98.7 EUR/MWh Low 91.0 · High 282.1 High 282.1 Low 91.0 Low 91.0 · High 282.1
32
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
168.7 140.4- 213.3- 72.9 03:00-06:00 155.4 EUR/MWh Low 140.4 · High 213.3 High 213.3 Low 140.4 Low 140.4 · High 213.3
33
🇦🇱 Albania
174.2 81.0- 300.0- 219.0 10:00-13:00 84.8 EUR/MWh Low 81.0 · High 300.0 High 300.0 Low 81.0 Low 81.0 · High 300.0

On Friday, July 17, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Albania ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Albania: 219.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-17, 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