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🇫🇮 Finland20.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland173.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary199.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, July 22, 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
20.47.5-26.0-18.521:00-00:0017.9 EUR/MWhLow 7.5 · High 26.0High 26.0Low 7.5Low 7.5 · High 26.0
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
31.69.9-69.5-59.610:00-13:0010.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.9 · High 69.5High 69.5Low 9.9Low 9.9 · High 69.5
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
44.710.5-72.9-62.414:00-17:0020.4 EUR/MWhLow 10.5 · High 72.9High 72.9Low 10.5Low 10.5 · High 72.9
4
🇪🇪Estonia
74.116.0-156.1-140.014:00-17:0020.8 EUR/MWhLow 16.0 · High 156.1High 156.1Low 16.0Low 16.0 · High 156.1
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
83.948.7-101.2-52.510:00-13:0066.8 EUR/MWhLow 48.7 · High 101.2High 101.2Low 48.7Low 48.7 · High 101.2
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
86.316.0-156.1-140.014:00-17:0020.9 EUR/MWhLow 16.0 · High 156.1High 156.1Low 16.0Low 16.0 · High 156.1
7
🇱🇻Latvia
86.316.0-156.1-140.014:00-17:0020.9 EUR/MWhLow 16.0 · High 156.1High 156.1Low 16.0Low 16.0 · High 156.1
8
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
91.23.9-145.4-141.513:00-16:004.9 EUR/MWhLow 3.9 · High 145.4High 145.4Low 3.9Low 3.9 · High 145.4
9
🇱🇺Luxembourg
100.40.0-161.8-161.713:00-16:000.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 161.8High 161.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 161.8
10
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
101.61.8-163.4-161.613:00-16:008.2 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 163.4High 163.4Low 1.8Low 1.8 · High 163.4
11
🇨🇿Czechia
101.615.8-161.7-145.912:00-15:0022.3 EUR/MWhLow 15.8 · High 161.7High 161.7Low 15.8Low 15.8 · High 161.7
12
🇦🇱Albania
104.540.6-214.5-173.903:00-06:0046.6 EUR/MWhLow 40.6 · High 214.5High 214.5Low 40.6Low 40.6 · High 214.5
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
105.62.6-171.4-168.813:00-16:007.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.6 · High 171.4High 171.4Low 2.6Low 2.6 · High 171.4
14
🇷🇸Serbia
106.935.0-169.0-134.012:00-15:0035.5 EUR/MWhLow 35.0 · High 169.0High 169.0Low 35.0Low 35.0 · High 169.0
15
🇲🇰North Macedonia
108.320.0-176.4-156.411:00-14:0024.1 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 176.4High 176.4Low 20.0Low 20.0 · High 176.4
16
🇵🇱Poland
109.76.7-173.2-166.412:00-15:0018.9 EUR/MWhLow 6.7 · High 173.2High 173.2Low 6.7Low 6.7 · High 173.2
17
🇧🇪Belgium
113.87.8-182.8-175.014:00-17:0019.8 EUR/MWhLow 7.8 · High 182.8High 182.8Low 7.8Low 7.8 · High 182.8
18
🇸🇰Slovakia
114.725.0-186.0-161.013:00-16:0041.6 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 186.0High 186.0Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 186.0
19
🇧🇬Bulgaria
115.725.0-174.2-149.214:00-17:0050.1 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 174.2High 174.2Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 174.2
20
🇬🇷Greece
117.225.0-174.2-149.214:00-17:0050.1 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 174.2High 174.2Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 174.2
21
🇫🇷France
119.10.0-171.8-171.812:00-15:001.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 171.8High 171.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 171.8
22
🇷🇴Romania
121.125.0-219.4-194.414:00-17:0049.8 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 219.4High 219.4Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 219.4
23
🇭🇺Hungary
122.325.0-224.0-199.013:00-16:0049.1 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 224.0High 224.0Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 224.0
24
🇭🇷Croatia
122.925.0-207.7-182.713:00-16:0054.7 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 207.7High 207.7Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 207.7
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
127.025.0-201.8-176.913:00-16:0058.6 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 201.8High 201.8Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 201.8
26
🇦🇹Austria
129.350.0-198.5-148.512:00-15:0059.0 EUR/MWhLow 50.0 · High 198.5High 198.5Low 50.0Low 50.0 · High 198.5
27
🇨🇭Switzerland
135.072.6-165.0-92.512:00-15:0076.1 EUR/MWhLow 72.6 · High 165.0High 165.0Low 72.6Low 72.6 · High 165.0
28
🇲🇪Montenegro
147.3104.1-208.9-104.802:00-05:00107.1 EUR/MWhLow 104.1 · High 208.9High 208.9Low 104.1Low 104.1 · High 208.9
29
🇪🇸Spain
151.190.0-287.9-197.914:00-17:0095.3 EUR/MWhLow 90.0 · High 287.9High 287.9Low 90.0Low 90.0 · High 287.9
30
🇵🇹Portugal
154.190.0-287.9-197.913:00-16:0091.9 EUR/MWhLow 90.0 · High 287.9High 287.9Low 90.0Low 90.0 · High 287.9
31
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
163.3143.7-189.4-45.702:00-05:00146.4 EUR/MWhLow 143.7 · High 189.4High 189.4Low 143.7Low 143.7 · High 189.4
32
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
172.8104.5-236.0-131.512:00-15:00130.8 EUR/MWhLow 104.5 · High 236.0High 236.0Low 104.5Low 104.5 · High 236.0
33
🇮🇪Ireland
173.0143.3-237.0-93.713:00-16:00144.4 EUR/MWhLow 143.3 · High 237.0High 237.0Low 143.3Low 143.3 · High 237.0

On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 199.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-22, 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