Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland10.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy167.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇷🇴 Romania285.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, July 18, 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
10.53.7-20.2-16.613:00-16:007.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.7 · High 20.2High 20.2Low 3.7Low 3.7 · High 20.2
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
15.59.8-40.2-30.400:00-03:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 40.2High 40.2Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 40.2
3
🇪🇪Estonia
25.43.7-160.0-156.413:00-16:007.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.7 · High 160.0High 160.0Low 3.7Low 3.7 · High 160.0
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
35.52.7-72.1-69.512:00-15:007.6 EUR/MWhLow 2.7 · High 72.1High 72.1Low 2.7Low 2.7 · High 72.1
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
63.97.0-160.0-153.013:00-16:007.6 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 160.0High 160.0Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 160.0
6
🇱🇻Latvia
64.07.0-160.0-153.013:00-16:007.8 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 160.0High 160.0Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 160.0
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
77.946.1-106.6-60.412:00-15:0053.4 EUR/MWhLow 46.1 · High 106.6High 106.6Low 46.1Low 46.1 · High 106.6
8
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
81.30.3-162.8-162.513:00-16:001.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.3 · High 162.8High 162.8Low 0.3Low 0.3 · High 162.8
9
🇦🇹Austria
82.5-3.0-156.2-159.214:00-17:00-2.2 EUR/MWhLow -3.0 · High 156.2High 156.2Low -3.0Low -3.0 · High 156.2
10
🇱🇺Luxembourg
82.5-3.0-156.2-159.214:00-17:00-2.2 EUR/MWhLow -3.0 · High 156.2High 156.2Low -3.0Low -3.0 · High 156.2
11
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
82.9-10.4-163.3-173.713:00-16:00-4.1 EUR/MWhLow -10.4 · High 163.3High 163.3Low -10.4Low -10.4 · High 163.3
12
🇧🇪Belgium
83.8-2.7-168.4-171.113:00-16:00-0.9 EUR/MWhLow -2.7 · High 168.4High 168.4Low -2.7Low -2.7 · High 168.4
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
84.2-4.0-168.4-172.413:00-16:00-1.7 EUR/MWhLow -4.0 · High 168.4High 168.4Low -4.0Low -4.0 · High 168.4
14
🇨🇭Switzerland
87.9-4.4-154.0-158.413:00-16:00-2.4 EUR/MWhLow -4.4 · High 154.0High 154.0Low -4.4Low -4.4 · High 154.0
15
🇪🇸Spain
90.3-1.5-168.4-169.913:00-16:000.2 EUR/MWhLow -1.5 · High 168.4High 168.4Low -1.5Low -1.5 · High 168.4
16
🇨🇿Czechia
90.50.9-168.4-167.512:00-15:002.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 168.4High 168.4Low 0.9Low 0.9 · High 168.4
17
🇫🇷France
92.10.0-168.4-168.411:00-14:000.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 168.4High 168.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 168.4
18
🇦🇱Albania
92.730.0-150.0-120.007:00-10:0045.1 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 150.0High 150.0Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 150.0
19
🇧🇬Bulgaria
100.74.0-195.9-191.911:00-14:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 195.9High 195.9Low 4.0Low 4.0 · High 195.9
20
🇬🇷Greece
100.74.0-195.9-191.911:00-14:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 195.9High 195.9Low 4.0Low 4.0 · High 195.9
21
🇸🇰Slovakia
101.30.9-202.2-201.211:00-14:003.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 202.2High 202.2Low 0.9Low 0.9 · High 202.2
22
🇵🇱Poland
102.11.0-203.1-202.212:00-15:002.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 203.1High 203.1Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 203.1
23
🇷🇸Serbia
105.015.0-168.0-153.010:00-13:0018.4 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 168.0High 168.0Low 15.0Low 15.0 · High 168.0
24
🇭🇺Hungary
106.10.0-250.0-250.011:00-14:003.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 250.0High 250.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 250.0
25
🇲🇰North Macedonia
109.724.0-184.7-160.711:00-14:0027.7 EUR/MWhLow 24.0 · High 184.7High 184.7Low 24.0Low 24.0 · High 184.7
26
🇷🇴Romania
110.53.9-288.9-285.012:00-15:008.2 EUR/MWhLow 3.9 · High 288.9High 288.9Low 3.9Low 3.9 · High 288.9
27
🇭🇷Croatia
111.44.1-201.6-197.511:00-14:008.9 EUR/MWhLow 4.1 · High 201.6High 201.6Low 4.1Low 4.1 · High 201.6
28
🇸🇮Slovenia
113.43.6-208.3-204.711:00-14:007.0 EUR/MWhLow 3.6 · High 208.3High 208.3Low 3.6Low 3.6 · High 208.3
29
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
128.977.0-173.8-96.812:00-15:0087.7 EUR/MWhLow 77.0 · High 173.8High 173.8Low 77.0Low 77.0 · High 173.8
30
🇮🇪Ireland
136.283.9-207.2-123.314:00-17:0087.0 EUR/MWhLow 83.9 · High 207.2High 207.2Low 83.9Low 83.9 · High 207.2
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
167.6111.0-213.5-102.610:00-13:00132.0 EUR/MWhLow 111.0 · High 213.5High 213.5Low 111.0Low 111.0 · High 213.5

On Saturday, July 18, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Romania: 285.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-18, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data