Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 16.7 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 176.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇸🇮 Slovenia 207.1 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, July 19, 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
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
16.7 9.8- 37.8- 28.0 00:00-03:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 37.8 High 37.8 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 37.8
2
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
18.9 -1.2- 72.3- 73.5 10:00-13:00 0.5 EUR/MWh Low -1.2 · High 72.3 High 72.3 Low -1.2 Low -1.2 · High 72.3
3
🇱🇹 Lithuania
41.4 0.0- 159.2- 159.2 10:00-13:00 0.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 159.2 High 159.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 159.2
4
🇱🇻 Latvia
41.4 0.0- 159.2- 159.2 10:00-13:00 0.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 159.2 High 159.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 159.2
5
🇫🇷 France
68.8 -3.8- 160.2- 164.0 13:00-16:00 -2.9 EUR/MWh Low -3.8 · High 160.2 High 160.2 Low -3.8 Low -3.8 · High 160.2
6
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
71.0 -5.0- 149.7- 154.7 13:00-16:00 -4.2 EUR/MWh Low -5.0 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -5.0 Low -5.0 · High 149.7
7
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
71.0 -5.0- 149.7- 154.7 13:00-16:00 -4.2 EUR/MWh Low -5.0 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -5.0 Low -5.0 · High 149.7
8
🇧🇪 Belgium
71.0 -5.0- 160.3- 165.3 13:00-16:00 -3.6 EUR/MWh Low -5.0 · High 160.3 High 160.3 Low -5.0 Low -5.0 · High 160.3
9
🇳🇱 Netherlands
71.1 -5.4- 160.5- 165.9 13:00-16:00 -4.1 EUR/MWh Low -5.4 · High 160.5 High 160.5 Low -5.4 Low -5.4 · High 160.5
10
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
74.8 0.0- 153.3- 153.3 11:00-14:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 153.3 High 153.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 153.3
11
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
76.0 44.5- 106.9- 62.4 14:00-17:00 55.5 EUR/MWh Low 44.5 · High 106.9 High 106.9 Low 44.5 Low 44.5 · High 106.9
12
🇦🇱 Albania
80.5 26.0- 179.0- 153.0 12:00-15:00 28.5 EUR/MWh Low 26.0 · High 179.0 High 179.0 Low 26.0 Low 26.0 · High 179.0
13
🇨🇿 Czechia
81.1 -0.3- 159.8- 160.1 10:00-13:00 0.5 EUR/MWh Low -0.3 · High 159.8 High 159.8 Low -0.3 Low -0.3 · High 159.8
14
🇸🇰 Slovakia
84.7 0.0- 159.8- 159.8 10:00-13:00 1.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 159.8 High 159.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 159.8
15
🇨🇭 Switzerland
85.0 1.1- 151.9- 150.8 10:00-13:00 1.4 EUR/MWh Low 1.1 · High 151.9 High 151.9 Low 1.1 Low 1.1 · High 151.9
16
🇷🇸 Serbia
87.3 10.8- 165.2- 154.4 11:00-14:00 11.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.8 · High 165.2 High 165.2 Low 10.8 Low 10.8 · High 165.2
17
🇭🇺 Hungary
87.7 0.0- 186.5- 186.5 10:00-13:00 1.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 186.5 High 186.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 186.5
18
🇲🇪 Montenegro
88.2 7.0- 148.1- 141.1 12:00-15:00 16.6 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 148.1 High 148.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 148.1
19
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
88.3 7.0- 148.1- 141.1 09:00-12:00 9.0 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 148.1 High 148.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 148.1
20
🇷🇴 Romania
88.7 0.0- 183.4- 183.4 11:00-14:00 1.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 183.4 High 183.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 183.4
21
🇦🇹 Austria
88.8 2.0- 153.4- 151.4 12:00-15:00 10.1 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 153.4 High 153.4 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 153.4
22
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
89.2 0.0- 183.5- 183.5 11:00-14:00 1.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 183.5 High 183.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 183.5
23
🇬🇷 Greece
89.3 0.0- 183.5- 183.5 11:00-14:00 1.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 183.5 High 183.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 183.5
24
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
89.9 4.7- 177.9- 173.2 11:00-14:00 11.9 EUR/MWh Low 4.7 · High 177.9 High 177.9 Low 4.7 Low 4.7 · High 177.9
25
🇭🇷 Croatia
90.0 0.0- 191.2- 191.2 09:00-12:00 1.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 191.2 High 191.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 191.2
26
🇵🇱 Poland
90.6 0.0- 159.6- 159.6 11:00-14:00 1.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 159.6 High 159.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 159.6
27
🇸🇮 Slovenia
92.1 0.0- 207.1- 207.1 09:00-12:00 1.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 207.1 High 207.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 207.1
28
🇪🇸 Spain
93.1 -9.0- 178.0- 187.1 11:00-14:00 -1.4 EUR/MWh Low -9.0 · High 178.0 High 178.0 Low -9.0 Low -9.0 · High 178.0
29
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
152.7 66.0- 231.5- 165.5 13:00-16:00 85.4 EUR/MWh Low 66.0 · High 231.5 High 231.5 Low 66.0 Low 66.0 · High 231.5
30
🇮🇪 Ireland
176.7 115.5- 225.0- 109.6 12:00-15:00 121.0 EUR/MWh Low 115.5 · High 225.0 High 225.0 Low 115.5 Low 115.5 · High 225.0

On Sunday, July 19, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovenia: 207.1 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-19, 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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API