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 20.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 173.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇭🇺 Hungary 199.0 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.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇫🇮 Finland
20.4 7.5- 26.0- 18.5 21:00-00:00 17.9 EUR/MWh Low 7.5 · High 26.0 High 26.0 Low 7.5 Low 7.5 · High 26.0
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
31.6 9.9- 69.5- 59.6 10:00-13:00 10.5 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 69.5 High 69.5 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 69.5
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
44.7 10.5- 72.9- 62.4 14:00-17:00 20.4 EUR/MWh Low 10.5 · High 72.9 High 72.9 Low 10.5 Low 10.5 · High 72.9
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
74.1 16.0- 156.1- 140.0 14:00-17:00 20.8 EUR/MWh Low 16.0 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 16.0 Low 16.0 · High 156.1
5
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
83.9 48.7- 101.2- 52.5 10:00-13:00 66.8 EUR/MWh Low 48.7 · High 101.2 High 101.2 Low 48.7 Low 48.7 · High 101.2
6
🇱🇹 Lithuania
86.3 16.0- 156.1- 140.0 14:00-17:00 20.9 EUR/MWh Low 16.0 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 16.0 Low 16.0 · High 156.1
7
🇱🇻 Latvia
86.3 16.0- 156.1- 140.0 14:00-17:00 20.9 EUR/MWh Low 16.0 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 16.0 Low 16.0 · High 156.1
8
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
91.2 3.9- 145.4- 141.5 13:00-16:00 4.9 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 145.4 High 145.4 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 145.4
9
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
100.4 0.0- 161.8- 161.7 13:00-16:00 0.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 161.8 High 161.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 161.8
10
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
101.6 1.8- 163.4- 161.6 13:00-16:00 8.2 EUR/MWh Low 1.8 · High 163.4 High 163.4 Low 1.8 Low 1.8 · High 163.4
11
🇨🇿 Czechia
101.6 15.8- 161.7- 145.9 12:00-15:00 22.3 EUR/MWh Low 15.8 · High 161.7 High 161.7 Low 15.8 Low 15.8 · High 161.7
12
🇦🇱 Albania
104.5 40.6- 214.5- 173.9 03:00-06:00 46.6 EUR/MWh Low 40.6 · High 214.5 High 214.5 Low 40.6 Low 40.6 · High 214.5
13
🇳🇱 Netherlands
105.6 2.6- 171.4- 168.8 13:00-16:00 7.5 EUR/MWh Low 2.6 · High 171.4 High 171.4 Low 2.6 Low 2.6 · High 171.4
14
🇷🇸 Serbia
106.9 35.0- 169.0- 134.0 12:00-15:00 35.5 EUR/MWh Low 35.0 · High 169.0 High 169.0 Low 35.0 Low 35.0 · High 169.0
15
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
108.3 20.0- 176.4- 156.4 11:00-14:00 24.1 EUR/MWh Low 20.0 · High 176.4 High 176.4 Low 20.0 Low 20.0 · High 176.4
16
🇵🇱 Poland
109.7 6.7- 173.2- 166.4 12:00-15:00 18.9 EUR/MWh Low 6.7 · High 173.2 High 173.2 Low 6.7 Low 6.7 · High 173.2
17
🇧🇪 Belgium
113.8 7.8- 182.8- 175.0 14:00-17:00 19.8 EUR/MWh Low 7.8 · High 182.8 High 182.8 Low 7.8 Low 7.8 · High 182.8
18
🇸🇰 Slovakia
114.7 25.0- 186.0- 161.0 13:00-16:00 41.6 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 186.0 High 186.0 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 186.0
19
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
115.7 25.0- 174.2- 149.2 14:00-17:00 50.1 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 174.2 High 174.2 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 174.2
20
🇬🇷 Greece
117.2 25.0- 174.2- 149.2 14:00-17:00 50.1 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 174.2 High 174.2 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 174.2
21
🇫🇷 France
119.1 0.0- 171.8- 171.8 12:00-15:00 1.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 171.8 High 171.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 171.8
22
🇷🇴 Romania
121.1 25.0- 219.4- 194.4 14:00-17:00 49.8 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 219.4 High 219.4 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 219.4
23
🇭🇺 Hungary
122.3 25.0- 224.0- 199.0 13:00-16:00 49.1 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 224.0 High 224.0 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 224.0
24
🇭🇷 Croatia
122.9 25.0- 207.7- 182.7 13:00-16:00 54.7 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 207.7 High 207.7 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 207.7
25
🇸🇮 Slovenia
127.0 25.0- 201.8- 176.9 13:00-16:00 58.6 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 201.8 High 201.8 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 201.8
26
🇦🇹 Austria
129.3 50.0- 198.5- 148.5 12:00-15:00 59.0 EUR/MWh Low 50.0 · High 198.5 High 198.5 Low 50.0 Low 50.0 · High 198.5
27
🇨🇭 Switzerland
135.0 72.6- 165.0- 92.5 12:00-15:00 76.1 EUR/MWh Low 72.6 · High 165.0 High 165.0 Low 72.6 Low 72.6 · High 165.0
28
🇲🇪 Montenegro
147.3 104.1- 208.9- 104.8 02:00-05:00 107.1 EUR/MWh Low 104.1 · High 208.9 High 208.9 Low 104.1 Low 104.1 · High 208.9
29
🇪🇸 Spain
151.1 90.0- 287.9- 197.9 14:00-17:00 95.3 EUR/MWh Low 90.0 · High 287.9 High 287.9 Low 90.0 Low 90.0 · High 287.9
30
🇵🇹 Portugal
154.1 90.0- 287.9- 197.9 13:00-16:00 91.9 EUR/MWh Low 90.0 · High 287.9 High 287.9 Low 90.0 Low 90.0 · High 287.9
31
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
163.3 143.7- 189.4- 45.7 02:00-05:00 146.4 EUR/MWh Low 143.7 · High 189.4 High 189.4 Low 143.7 Low 143.7 · High 189.4
32
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
172.8 104.5- 236.0- 131.5 12:00-15:00 130.8 EUR/MWh Low 104.5 · High 236.0 High 236.0 Low 104.5 Low 104.5 · High 236.0
33
🇮🇪 Ireland
173.0 143.3- 237.0- 93.7 13:00-16:00 144.4 EUR/MWh Low 143.3 · High 237.0 High 237.0 Low 143.3 Low 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.

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