Wholesale electricity prices

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

33 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland10.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇦🇱 Albania174.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇱 Albania219.0 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇫🇮Finland
10.10.0-22.4-22.400:00-03:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 22.4High 22.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 22.4
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
22.79.8-38.3-28.507:00-10:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 38.3High 38.3Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 38.3
3
🇪🇪Estonia
34.50.0-180.6-180.601:00-04:004.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 180.6High 180.6Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 180.6
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
60.830.5-78.8-48.313:00-16:0044.6 EUR/MWhLow 30.5 · High 78.8High 78.8Low 30.5Low 30.5 · High 78.8
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
93.571.5-112.7-41.213:00-16:0081.1 EUR/MWhLow 71.5 · High 112.7High 112.7Low 71.5Low 71.5 · High 112.7
6
🇱🇻Latvia
107.07.5-196.0-188.515:00-18:0011.8 EUR/MWhLow 7.5 · High 196.0High 196.0Low 7.5Low 7.5 · High 196.0
7
🇱🇹Lithuania
114.27.5-196.0-188.510:00-13:0022.1 EUR/MWhLow 7.5 · High 196.0High 196.0Low 7.5Low 7.5 · High 196.0
8
🇵🇹Portugal
136.297.7-173.5-75.814:00-17:0097.9 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 173.5High 173.5Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 173.5
9
🇪🇸Spain
138.297.7-175.0-77.313:00-16:0098.9 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 175.0High 175.0Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 175.0
10
🇬🇷Greece
138.60.0-214.2-214.210:00-13:0055.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 214.2High 214.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 214.2
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
139.397.7-175.0-77.313:00-16:00100.1 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 175.0High 175.0Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 175.0
12
🇧🇪Belgium
139.597.7-175.0-77.312:00-15:00100.3 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 175.0High 175.0Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 175.0
13
🇫🇷France
140.297.7-175.0-77.312:00-15:00100.4 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 175.0High 175.0Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 175.0
14
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
140.4100.3-167.8-67.413:00-16:00105.9 EUR/MWhLow 100.3 · High 167.8High 167.8Low 100.3Low 100.3 · High 167.8
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
140.698.2-170.6-72.412:00-15:00100.2 EUR/MWhLow 98.2 · High 170.6High 170.6Low 98.2Low 98.2 · High 170.6
16
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
141.397.7-176.5-78.812:00-15:00100.1 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 176.5High 176.5Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 176.5
17
🇵🇱Poland
141.389.9-261.3-171.412:00-15:0094.0 EUR/MWhLow 89.9 · High 261.3High 261.3Low 89.9Low 89.9 · High 261.3
18
🇲🇰North Macedonia
141.866.0-220.0-154.009:00-12:0074.7 EUR/MWhLow 66.0 · High 220.0High 220.0Low 66.0Low 66.0 · High 220.0
19
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
142.283.9-196.0-112.113:00-16:0092.1 EUR/MWhLow 83.9 · High 196.0High 196.0Low 83.9Low 83.9 · High 196.0
20
🇨🇿Czechia
142.397.7-191.7-94.012:00-15:0099.9 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 191.7High 191.7Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 191.7
21
🇷🇸Serbia
142.469.0-252.0-183.110:00-13:0080.0 EUR/MWhLow 69.0 · High 252.0High 252.0Low 69.0Low 69.0 · High 252.0
22
🇨🇭Switzerland
146.3107.8-177.5-69.713:00-16:00110.5 EUR/MWhLow 107.8 · High 177.5High 177.5Low 107.8Low 107.8 · High 177.5
23
🇧🇬Bulgaria
146.765.8-222.8-157.014:00-17:0098.0 EUR/MWhLow 65.8 · High 222.8High 222.8Low 65.8Low 65.8 · High 222.8
24
🇦🇹Austria
147.189.4-204.6-115.212:00-15:00104.4 EUR/MWhLow 89.4 · High 204.6High 204.6Low 89.4Low 89.4 · High 204.6
25
🇭🇷Croatia
151.397.7-247.6-150.012:00-15:00101.8 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 247.6High 247.6Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 247.6
26
🇸🇰Slovakia
151.596.7-231.0-134.312:00-15:0099.2 EUR/MWhLow 96.7 · High 231.0High 231.0Low 96.7Low 96.7 · High 231.0
27
🇸🇮Slovenia
151.797.7-252.3-154.612:00-15:00103.2 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 252.3High 252.3Low 97.7Low 97.7 · High 252.3
28
🇮🇪Ireland
152.3115.8-179.5-63.713:00-16:00117.4 EUR/MWhLow 115.8 · High 179.5High 179.5Low 115.8Low 115.8 · High 179.5
29
🇲🇪Montenegro
154.8100.1-204.0-103.908:00-11:00117.7 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 204.0High 204.0Low 100.1Low 100.1 · High 204.0
30
🇷🇴Romania
156.080.2-287.5-207.313:00-16:0099.3 EUR/MWhLow 80.2 · High 287.5High 287.5Low 80.2Low 80.2 · High 287.5
31
🇭🇺Hungary
156.791.0-282.1-191.112:00-15:0098.7 EUR/MWhLow 91.0 · High 282.1High 282.1Low 91.0Low 91.0 · High 282.1
32
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
168.7140.4-213.3-72.903:00-06:00155.4 EUR/MWhLow 140.4 · High 213.3High 213.3Low 140.4Low 140.4 · High 213.3
33
🇦🇱Albania
174.281.0-300.0-219.010:00-13:0084.8 EUR/MWhLow 81.0 · High 300.0High 300.0Low 81.0Low 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.

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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