Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland16.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland195.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇪🇸 Spain256.3 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇫🇮Finland
16.35.5-26.4-20.903:00-06:006.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.5 · High 26.4High 26.4Low 5.5Low 5.5 · High 26.4
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
33.99.9-71.8-61.909:00-12:009.9 EUR/MWhLow 9.9 · High 71.8High 71.8Low 9.9Low 9.9 · High 71.8
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
46.16.3-84.7-78.403:00-06:0017.9 EUR/MWhLow 6.3 · High 84.7High 84.7Low 6.3Low 6.3 · High 84.7
4
🇪🇪Estonia
58.15.5-178.7-173.203:00-06:006.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.5 · High 178.7High 178.7Low 5.5Low 5.5 · High 178.7
5
🇷🇸Serbia
85.936.0-150.0-114.012:00-15:0054.4 EUR/MWhLow 36.0 · High 150.0High 150.0Low 36.0Low 36.0 · High 150.0
6
🇲🇰North Macedonia
90.121.2-170.0-148.812:00-15:0024.7 EUR/MWhLow 21.2 · High 170.0High 170.0Low 21.2Low 21.2 · High 170.0
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
93.372.2-117.5-45.211:00-14:0079.4 EUR/MWhLow 72.2 · High 117.5High 117.5Low 72.2Low 72.2 · High 117.5
8
🇱🇹Lithuania
98.611.9-178.7-166.814:00-17:0026.1 EUR/MWhLow 11.9 · High 178.7High 178.7Low 11.9Low 11.9 · High 178.7
9
🇱🇻Latvia
98.611.9-178.7-166.814:00-17:0026.1 EUR/MWhLow 11.9 · High 178.7High 178.7Low 11.9Low 11.9 · High 178.7
10
🇦🇱Albania
101.725.0-218.0-193.003:00-06:0045.0 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 218.0High 218.0Low 25.0Low 25.0 · High 218.0
11
🇲🇪Montenegro
107.530.0-179.1-149.111:00-14:0033.4 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 179.1High 179.1Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 179.1
12
🇧🇬Bulgaria
114.18.4-197.5-189.109:00-12:0021.8 EUR/MWhLow 8.4 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 8.4Low 8.4 · High 197.5
13
🇬🇷Greece
114.18.4-197.5-189.109:00-12:0021.8 EUR/MWhLow 8.4 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 8.4Low 8.4 · High 197.5
14
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
116.212.2-196.7-184.513:00-16:0021.0 EUR/MWhLow 12.2 · High 196.7High 196.7Low 12.2Low 12.2 · High 196.7
15
🇫🇷France
117.20.0-197.5-197.513:00-16:002.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 197.5
16
🇱🇺Luxembourg
117.70.0-190.0-190.013:00-16:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 190.0High 190.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 190.0
17
🇨🇿Czechia
118.019.2-197.5-178.413:00-16:0029.6 EUR/MWhLow 19.2 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 19.2Low 19.2 · High 197.5
18
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
118.06.3-197.5-191.213:00-16:0010.0 EUR/MWhLow 6.3 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 6.3Low 6.3 · High 197.5
19
🇷🇴Romania
118.39.3-197.5-188.210:00-13:0033.0 EUR/MWhLow 9.3 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 9.3Low 9.3 · High 197.5
20
🇳🇱Netherlands
119.81.1-197.5-196.413:00-16:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 1.1Low 1.1 · High 197.5
21
🇧🇪Belgium
123.62.3-197.5-195.213:00-16:0011.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.3 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 2.3Low 2.3 · High 197.5
22
🇵🇱Poland
126.265.3-184.0-118.713:00-16:0081.8 EUR/MWhLow 65.3 · High 184.0High 184.0Low 65.3Low 65.3 · High 184.0
23
🇭🇷Croatia
126.429.0-197.5-168.512:00-15:0042.5 EUR/MWhLow 29.0 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 29.0Low 29.0 · High 197.5
24
🇸🇰Slovakia
127.025.5-197.5-172.012:00-15:0038.1 EUR/MWhLow 25.5 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 25.5Low 25.5 · High 197.5
25
🇭🇺Hungary
130.128.4-197.5-169.112:00-15:0041.6 EUR/MWhLow 28.4 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 28.4Low 28.4 · High 197.5
26
🇸🇮Slovenia
131.530.0-197.5-167.512:00-15:0044.0 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 197.5
27
🇦🇹Austria
135.050.4-208.1-157.712:00-15:0061.4 EUR/MWhLow 50.4 · High 208.1High 208.1Low 50.4Low 50.4 · High 208.1
28
🇪🇸Spain
136.633.7-290.0-256.313:00-16:0041.7 EUR/MWhLow 33.7 · High 290.0High 290.0Low 33.7Low 33.7 · High 290.0
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
146.3105.0-190.5-85.512:00-15:00105.7 EUR/MWhLow 105.0 · High 190.5High 190.5Low 105.0Low 105.0 · High 190.5
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
146.8113.9-177.4-63.515:00-18:00118.0 EUR/MWhLow 113.9 · High 177.4High 177.4Low 113.9Low 113.9 · High 177.4
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
184.4137.6-248.7-111.112:00-15:00144.2 EUR/MWhLow 137.6 · High 248.7High 248.7Low 137.6Low 137.6 · High 248.7
32
🇮🇪Ireland
195.1162.5-236.8-74.302:00-05:00166.7 EUR/MWhLow 162.5 · High 236.8High 236.8Low 162.5Low 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.

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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