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 20.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 179.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇭🇺 Hungary 216.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, July 20, 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
20.1 10.0- 30.9- 21.0 00:00-03:00 14.6 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 30.9 High 30.9 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 30.9
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
22.3 9.9- 42.4- 32.6 01:00-04:00 9.9 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 42.4 High 42.4 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 42.4
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
47.0 10.8- 83.8- 73.0 13:00-16:00 16.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.8 · High 83.8 High 83.8 Low 10.8 Low 10.8 · High 83.8
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
58.2 10.7- 150.1- 139.4 14:00-17:00 16.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.7 · High 150.1 High 150.1 Low 10.7 Low 10.7 · High 150.1
5
🇱🇹 Lithuania
89.0 10.7- 168.2- 157.5 14:00-17:00 16.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.7 · High 168.2 High 168.2 Low 10.7 Low 10.7 · High 168.2
6
🇱🇻 Latvia
89.0 10.7- 168.2- 157.5 14:00-17:00 16.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.7 · High 168.2 High 168.2 Low 10.7 Low 10.7 · High 168.2
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
92.7 74.9- 113.1- 38.2 12:00-15:00 80.6 EUR/MWh Low 74.9 · High 113.1 High 113.1 Low 74.9 Low 74.9 · High 113.1
8
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
103.2 0.0- 179.7- 179.7 13:00-16:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 179.7 High 179.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 179.7
9
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
103.2 0.0- 179.7- 179.7 13:00-16:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 179.7 High 179.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 179.7
10
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
105.1 5.8- 194.8- 189.0 13:00-16:00 8.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.8 · High 194.8 High 194.8 Low 5.8 Low 5.8 · High 194.8
11
🇳🇱 Netherlands
105.9 3.4- 192.2- 188.8 13:00-16:00 7.0 EUR/MWh Low 3.4 · High 192.2 High 192.2 Low 3.4 Low 3.4 · High 192.2
12
🇫🇷 France
110.5 0.0- 186.3- 186.4 12:00-15:00 2.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 186.3 High 186.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 186.3
13
🇧🇪 Belgium
110.9 4.1- 186.6- 182.5 13:00-16:00 16.1 EUR/MWh Low 4.1 · High 186.6 High 186.6 Low 4.1 Low 4.1 · High 186.6
14
🇨🇿 Czechia
114.0 18.7- 193.9- 175.3 11:00-14:00 32.3 EUR/MWh Low 18.7 · High 193.9 High 193.9 Low 18.7 Low 18.7 · High 193.9
15
🇵🇱 Poland
114.6 27.8- 195.2- 167.4 12:00-15:00 40.3 EUR/MWh Low 27.8 · High 195.2 High 195.2 Low 27.8 Low 27.8 · High 195.2
16
🇦🇹 Austria
122.9 50.0- 180.0- 130.0 12:00-15:00 65.2 EUR/MWh Low 50.0 · High 180.0 High 180.0 Low 50.0 Low 50.0 · High 180.0
17
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
123.0 56.0- 207.7- 151.7 11:00-14:00 61.0 EUR/MWh Low 56.0 · High 207.7 High 207.7 Low 56.0 Low 56.0 · High 207.7
18
🇲🇪 Montenegro
123.0 52.1- 179.0- 126.9 08:00-11:00 66.4 EUR/MWh Low 52.1 · High 179.0 High 179.0 Low 52.1 Low 52.1 · High 179.0
19
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
123.8 23.9- 222.8- 198.9 12:00-15:00 51.1 EUR/MWh Low 23.9 · High 222.8 High 222.8 Low 23.9 Low 23.9 · High 222.8
20
🇬🇷 Greece
123.8 23.9- 222.8- 198.9 12:00-15:00 51.1 EUR/MWh Low 23.9 · High 222.8 High 222.8 Low 23.9 Low 23.9 · High 222.8
21
🇸🇰 Slovakia
124.9 23.9- 205.4- 181.6 11:00-14:00 46.1 EUR/MWh Low 23.9 · High 205.4 High 205.4 Low 23.9 Low 23.9 · High 205.4
22
🇷🇴 Romania
125.5 23.9- 224.0- 200.1 12:00-15:00 50.9 EUR/MWh Low 23.9 · High 224.0 High 224.0 Low 23.9 Low 23.9 · High 224.0
23
🇭🇷 Croatia
126.7 23.2- 194.0- 170.8 11:00-14:00 54.4 EUR/MWh Low 23.2 · High 194.0 High 194.0 Low 23.2 Low 23.2 · High 194.0
24
🇸🇮 Slovenia
127.4 22.9- 193.4- 170.5 11:00-14:00 57.0 EUR/MWh Low 22.9 · High 193.4 High 193.4 Low 22.9 Low 22.9 · High 193.4
25
🇦🇱 Albania
127.5 63.5- 213.0- 149.6 12:00-15:00 72.0 EUR/MWh Low 63.5 · High 213.0 High 213.0 Low 63.5 Low 63.5 · High 213.0
26
🇭🇺 Hungary
127.6 24.1- 240.6- 216.5 11:00-14:00 51.9 EUR/MWh Low 24.1 · High 240.6 High 240.6 Low 24.1 Low 24.1 · High 240.6
27
🇪🇸 Spain
129.5 11.6- 186.3- 174.8 15:00-18:00 59.1 EUR/MWh Low 11.6 · High 186.3 High 186.3 Low 11.6 Low 11.6 · High 186.3
28
🇷🇸 Serbia
131.3 80.1- 210.0- 129.9 11:00-14:00 80.1 EUR/MWh Low 80.1 · High 210.0 High 210.0 Low 80.1 Low 80.1 · High 210.0
29
🇨🇭 Switzerland
132.2 61.0- 175.0- 114.0 12:00-15:00 63.9 EUR/MWh Low 61.0 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 61.0 Low 61.0 · High 175.0
30
🇵🇹 Portugal
133.3 60.0- 186.3- 126.3 13:00-16:00 68.5 EUR/MWh Low 60.0 · High 186.3 High 186.3 Low 60.0 Low 60.0 · High 186.3
31
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
141.0 104.4- 190.1- 85.7 13:00-16:00 107.8 EUR/MWh Low 104.4 · High 190.1 High 190.1 Low 104.4 Low 104.4 · High 190.1
32
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
174.9 143.5- 246.5- 103.0 12:00-15:00 152.7 EUR/MWh Low 143.5 · High 246.5 High 246.5 Low 143.5 Low 143.5 · High 246.5
33
🇮🇪 Ireland
179.4 143.6- 227.5- 83.9 02:00-05:00 145.1 EUR/MWh Low 143.6 · High 227.5 High 227.5 Low 143.6 Low 143.6 · High 227.5

On Monday, July 20, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 216.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-20, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data