Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇮 Finland 13.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇹 Italy 168.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇳🇱 Netherlands 209.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, July 24, 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
13.8 5.6- 22.5- 16.9 15:00-18:00 7.6 EUR/MWh Low 5.6 · High 22.5 High 22.5 Low 5.6 Low 5.6 · High 22.5
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
31.5 9.9- 68.8- 58.9 09:00-12:00 9.9 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 68.8 High 68.8 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 68.8
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
44.2 5.6- 76.6- 71.1 14:00-17:00 7.5 EUR/MWh Low 5.6 · High 76.6 High 76.6 Low 5.6 Low 5.6 · High 76.6
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
76.7 5.6- 171.9- 166.3 15:00-18:00 7.6 EUR/MWh Low 5.6 · High 171.9 High 171.9 Low 5.6 Low 5.6 · High 171.9
5
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
87.8 36.4- 104.9- 68.5 14:00-17:00 54.3 EUR/MWh Low 36.4 · High 104.9 High 104.9 Low 36.4 Low 36.4 · High 104.9
6
🇱🇹 Lithuania
93.8 5.6- 171.9- 166.3 15:00-18:00 7.6 EUR/MWh Low 5.6 · High 171.9 High 171.9 Low 5.6 Low 5.6 · High 171.9
7
🇱🇻 Latvia
93.8 5.6- 171.9- 166.3 15:00-18:00 7.6 EUR/MWh Low 5.6 · High 171.9 High 171.9 Low 5.6 Low 5.6 · High 171.9
8
🇲🇪 Montenegro
94.5 40.0- 163.0- 123.0 11:00-14:00 40.1 EUR/MWh Low 40.0 · High 163.0 High 163.0 Low 40.0 Low 40.0 · High 163.0
9
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
96.5 51.8- 147.0- 95.2 12:00-15:00 58.3 EUR/MWh Low 51.8 · High 147.0 High 147.0 Low 51.8 Low 51.8 · High 147.0
10
🇷🇸 Serbia
102.6 51.1- 155.6- 104.5 12:00-15:00 55.0 EUR/MWh Low 51.1 · High 155.6 High 155.6 Low 51.1 Low 51.1 · High 155.6
11
🇪🇸 Spain
109.6 -6.3- 195.3- 201.6 13:00-16:00 -1.0 EUR/MWh Low -6.3 · High 195.3 High 195.3 Low -6.3 Low -6.3 · High 195.3
12
🇵🇹 Portugal
113.6 0.0- 190.9- 190.9 13:00-16:00 0.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 190.9 High 190.9 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 190.9
13
🇫🇷 France
121.2 0.0- 205.0- 205.0 13:00-16:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 205.0 High 205.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 205.0
14
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
126.2 49.3- 181.7- 132.4 11:00-14:00 83.7 EUR/MWh Low 49.3 · High 181.7 High 181.7 Low 49.3 Low 49.3 · High 181.7
15
🇬🇷 Greece
126.9 49.3- 181.7- 132.4 11:00-14:00 83.7 EUR/MWh Low 49.3 · High 181.7 High 181.7 Low 49.3 Low 49.3 · High 181.7
16
🇭🇷 Croatia
128.9 7.5- 206.8- 199.3 12:00-15:00 22.4 EUR/MWh Low 7.5 · High 206.8 High 206.8 Low 7.5 Low 7.5 · High 206.8
17
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
129.2 4.9- 213.3- 208.4 13:00-16:00 16.2 EUR/MWh Low 4.9 · High 213.3 High 213.3 Low 4.9 Low 4.9 · High 213.3
18
🇷🇴 Romania
129.7 7.9- 208.1- 200.2 13:00-16:00 23.3 EUR/MWh Low 7.9 · High 208.1 High 208.1 Low 7.9 Low 7.9 · High 208.1
19
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
130.5 6.5- 203.2- 196.7 13:00-16:00 13.9 EUR/MWh Low 6.5 · High 203.2 High 203.2 Low 6.5 Low 6.5 · High 203.2
20
🇸🇰 Slovakia
131.3 7.8- 208.9- 201.1 12:00-15:00 23.7 EUR/MWh Low 7.8 · High 208.9 High 208.9 Low 7.8 Low 7.8 · High 208.9
21
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
131.5 10.5- 217.3- 206.9 13:00-16:00 18.6 EUR/MWh Low 10.5 · High 217.3 High 217.3 Low 10.5 Low 10.5 · High 217.3
22
🇨🇿 Czechia
131.6 7.3- 209.7- 202.4 13:00-16:00 22.1 EUR/MWh Low 7.3 · High 209.7 High 209.7 Low 7.3 Low 7.3 · High 209.7
23
🇳🇱 Netherlands
132.2 3.9- 213.4- 209.5 13:00-16:00 19.7 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 213.4 High 213.4 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 213.4
24
🇭🇺 Hungary
132.3 8.0- 208.3- 200.3 12:00-15:00 24.2 EUR/MWh Low 8.0 · High 208.3 High 208.3 Low 8.0 Low 8.0 · High 208.3
25
🇸🇮 Slovenia
133.3 7.4- 206.4- 199.0 12:00-15:00 22.2 EUR/MWh Low 7.4 · High 206.4 High 206.4 Low 7.4 Low 7.4 · High 206.4
26
🇨🇭 Switzerland
134.5 11.6- 197.8- 186.2 12:00-15:00 22.8 EUR/MWh Low 11.6 · High 197.8 High 197.8 Low 11.6 Low 11.6 · High 197.8
27
🇧🇪 Belgium
135.2 4.4- 212.0- 207.6 13:00-16:00 28.5 EUR/MWh Low 4.4 · High 212.0 High 212.0 Low 4.4 Low 4.4 · High 212.0
28
🇵🇱 Poland
136.4 25.8- 226.9- 201.0 12:00-15:00 51.0 EUR/MWh Low 25.8 · High 226.9 High 226.9 Low 25.8 Low 25.8 · High 226.9
29
🇦🇹 Austria
137.7 47.2- 205.9- 158.7 12:00-15:00 53.1 EUR/MWh Low 47.2 · High 205.9 High 205.9 Low 47.2 Low 47.2 · High 205.9
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
141.0 63.9- 194.4- 130.5 10:00-13:00 74.3 EUR/MWh Low 63.9 · High 194.4 High 194.4 Low 63.9 Low 63.9 · High 194.4
31
🇮🇹 Italy
5 price areas
168.3 55.8- 231.9- 176.0 14:00-17:00 94.5 EUR/MWh Low 55.8 · High 231.9 High 231.9 Low 55.8 Low 55.8 · High 231.9

On Friday, July 24, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 209.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-24, 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