Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇮 Finland 16.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 195.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇪🇸 Spain 256.3 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, July 23, 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
16.3 5.5- 26.4- 20.9 03:00-06:00 6.2 EUR/MWh Low 5.5 · High 26.4 High 26.4 Low 5.5 Low 5.5 · High 26.4
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
33.9 9.9- 71.8- 61.9 09:00-12:00 9.9 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 71.8 High 71.8 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 71.8
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
46.1 6.3- 84.7- 78.4 03:00-06:00 17.9 EUR/MWh Low 6.3 · High 84.7 High 84.7 Low 6.3 Low 6.3 · High 84.7
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
58.1 5.5- 178.7- 173.2 03:00-06:00 6.2 EUR/MWh Low 5.5 · High 178.7 High 178.7 Low 5.5 Low 5.5 · High 178.7
5
🇷🇸 Serbia
85.9 36.0- 150.0- 114.0 12:00-15:00 54.4 EUR/MWh Low 36.0 · High 150.0 High 150.0 Low 36.0 Low 36.0 · High 150.0
6
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
90.1 21.2- 170.0- 148.8 12:00-15:00 24.7 EUR/MWh Low 21.2 · High 170.0 High 170.0 Low 21.2 Low 21.2 · High 170.0
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
93.3 72.2- 117.5- 45.2 11:00-14:00 79.4 EUR/MWh Low 72.2 · High 117.5 High 117.5 Low 72.2 Low 72.2 · High 117.5
8
🇱🇹 Lithuania
98.6 11.9- 178.7- 166.8 14:00-17:00 26.1 EUR/MWh Low 11.9 · High 178.7 High 178.7 Low 11.9 Low 11.9 · High 178.7
9
🇱🇻 Latvia
98.6 11.9- 178.7- 166.8 14:00-17:00 26.1 EUR/MWh Low 11.9 · High 178.7 High 178.7 Low 11.9 Low 11.9 · High 178.7
10
🇦🇱 Albania
101.7 25.0- 218.0- 193.0 03:00-06:00 45.0 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 218.0 High 218.0 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 218.0
11
🇲🇪 Montenegro
107.5 30.0- 179.1- 149.1 11:00-14:00 33.4 EUR/MWh Low 30.0 · High 179.1 High 179.1 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 · High 179.1
12
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
114.1 8.4- 197.5- 189.1 09:00-12:00 21.8 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 197.5
13
🇬🇷 Greece
114.1 8.4- 197.5- 189.1 09:00-12:00 21.8 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 197.5
14
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
116.2 12.2- 196.7- 184.5 13:00-16:00 21.0 EUR/MWh Low 12.2 · High 196.7 High 196.7 Low 12.2 Low 12.2 · High 196.7
15
🇫🇷 France
117.2 0.0- 197.5- 197.5 13:00-16:00 2.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 197.5
16
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
117.7 0.0- 190.0- 190.0 13:00-16:00 1.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 190.0 High 190.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 190.0
17
🇨🇿 Czechia
118.0 19.2- 197.5- 178.4 13:00-16:00 29.6 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 19.2 Low 19.2 · High 197.5
18
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
118.0 6.3- 197.5- 191.2 13:00-16:00 10.0 EUR/MWh Low 6.3 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 6.3 Low 6.3 · High 197.5
19
🇷🇴 Romania
118.3 9.3- 197.5- 188.2 10:00-13:00 33.0 EUR/MWh Low 9.3 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 9.3 Low 9.3 · High 197.5
20
🇳🇱 Netherlands
119.8 1.1- 197.5- 196.4 13:00-16:00 6.0 EUR/MWh Low 1.1 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 1.1 Low 1.1 · High 197.5
21
🇧🇪 Belgium
123.6 2.3- 197.5- 195.2 13:00-16:00 11.2 EUR/MWh Low 2.3 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 2.3 Low 2.3 · High 197.5
22
🇵🇱 Poland
126.2 65.3- 184.0- 118.7 13:00-16:00 81.8 EUR/MWh Low 65.3 · High 184.0 High 184.0 Low 65.3 Low 65.3 · High 184.0
23
🇭🇷 Croatia
126.4 29.0- 197.5- 168.5 12:00-15:00 42.5 EUR/MWh Low 29.0 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 29.0 Low 29.0 · High 197.5
24
🇸🇰 Slovakia
127.0 25.5- 197.5- 172.0 12:00-15:00 38.1 EUR/MWh Low 25.5 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 25.5 Low 25.5 · High 197.5
25
🇭🇺 Hungary
130.1 28.4- 197.5- 169.1 12:00-15:00 41.6 EUR/MWh Low 28.4 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 28.4 Low 28.4 · High 197.5
26
🇸🇮 Slovenia
131.5 30.0- 197.5- 167.5 12:00-15:00 44.0 EUR/MWh Low 30.0 · High 197.5 High 197.5 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 · High 197.5
27
🇦🇹 Austria
135.0 50.4- 208.1- 157.7 12:00-15:00 61.4 EUR/MWh Low 50.4 · High 208.1 High 208.1 Low 50.4 Low 50.4 · High 208.1
28
🇪🇸 Spain
136.6 33.7- 290.0- 256.3 13:00-16:00 41.7 EUR/MWh Low 33.7 · High 290.0 High 290.0 Low 33.7 Low 33.7 · High 290.0
29
🇨🇭 Switzerland
146.3 105.0- 190.5- 85.5 12:00-15:00 105.7 EUR/MWh Low 105.0 · High 190.5 High 190.5 Low 105.0 Low 105.0 · High 190.5
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
146.8 113.9- 177.4- 63.5 15:00-18:00 118.0 EUR/MWh Low 113.9 · High 177.4 High 177.4 Low 113.9 Low 113.9 · High 177.4
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
184.4 137.6- 248.7- 111.1 12:00-15:00 144.2 EUR/MWh Low 137.6 · High 248.7 High 248.7 Low 137.6 Low 137.6 · High 248.7
32
🇮🇪 Ireland
195.1 162.5- 236.8- 74.3 02:00-05:00 166.7 EUR/MWh Low 162.5 · High 236.8 High 236.8 Low 162.5 Low 162.5 · High 236.8

On Thursday, July 23, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Spain: 256.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-23, 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