Wholesale electricity prices

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

25 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil16.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy163.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale196.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, July 26, 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
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
16.69.9-42.0-32.101:00-04:009.9 EUR/MWhLow 9.9 · High 42.0High 42.0Low 9.9Low 9.9 · High 42.0
2
🇷🇸Serbia
60.00.0-142.0-142.013:00-16:001.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 142.0High 142.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 142.0
3
🇫🇷France
60.4-1.0-148.0-149.014:00-17:00-0.8 EUR/MWhLow -1.0 · High 148.0High 148.0Low -1.0Low -1.0 · High 148.0
4
🇪🇸Spain
67.6-18.8-177.5-196.316:00-19:00-2.9 EUR/MWhLow -18.8 · High 177.5High 177.5Low -18.8Low -18.8 · High 177.5
5
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
73.9-23.4-173.1-196.508:00-11:00-18.9 EUR/MWhLow -23.4 · High 173.1High 173.1Low -23.4Low -23.4 · High 173.1
6
🇦🇱Albania
86.15.0-176.5-171.509:00-12:0018.1 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 176.5High 176.5Low 5.0Low 5.0 · High 176.5
7
🇲🇪Montenegro
87.57.0-166.1-159.107:00-10:0034.0 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 166.1High 166.1Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 166.1
8
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
90.0-3.6-158.8-162.412:00-15:00-0.5 EUR/MWhLow -3.6 · High 158.8High 158.8Low -3.6Low -3.6 · High 158.8
9
🇦🇹Austria
90.2-0.9-153.6-154.513:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.9 · High 153.6High 153.6Low -0.9Low -0.9 · High 153.6
10
🇱🇺Luxembourg
90.2-0.9-153.6-154.513:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.9 · High 153.6High 153.6Low -0.9Low -0.9 · High 153.6
11
🇵🇱Poland
90.3-13.3-158.7-172.109:00-12:00-0.4 EUR/MWhLow -13.3 · High 158.7High 158.7Low -13.3Low -13.3 · High 158.7
12
🇳🇴Norway
3 price areas
91.70.2-141.1-141.012:00-15:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 141.1High 141.1Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 141.1
13
🇧🇪Belgium
94.1-0.9-173.7-174.513:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.9 · High 173.7High 173.7Low -0.9Low -0.9 · High 173.7
14
🇳🇱Netherlands
96.1-0.9-160.1-161.013:00-16:00-0.7 EUR/MWhLow -0.9 · High 160.1High 160.1Low -0.9Low -0.9 · High 160.1
15
🇧🇬Bulgaria
97.00.0-179.9-179.912:00-15:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 179.9High 179.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 179.9
16
🇭🇷Croatia
97.8-0.2-184.9-185.111:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 184.9High 184.9Low -0.2Low -0.2 · High 184.9
17
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
98.60.0-158.8-158.811:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 158.8High 158.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 158.8
18
🇨🇿Czechia
99.3-0.4-163.9-164.313:00-16:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 163.9High 163.9Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 163.9
19
🇮🇪Ireland
99.410.4-185.1-174.713:00-16:0011.7 EUR/MWhLow 10.4 · High 185.1High 185.1Low 10.4Low 10.4 · High 185.1
20
🇸🇰Slovakia
99.5-2.0-172.8-174.710:00-13:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -2.0 · High 172.8High 172.8Low -2.0Low -2.0 · High 172.8
21
🇭🇺Hungary
102.7-0.2-180.0-180.211:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 180.0High 180.0Low -0.2Low -0.2 · High 180.0
22
🇷🇴Romania
102.8-0.2-179.6-179.812:00-15:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 179.6High 179.6Low -0.2Low -0.2 · High 179.6
23
🇨🇭Switzerland
104.81.1-160.1-159.013:00-16:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 160.1High 160.1Low 1.1Low 1.1 · High 160.1
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
108.3-0.1-188.8-188.911:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 188.8High 188.8Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 188.8
25
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
163.460.0-239.7-179.712:00-15:0078.7 EUR/MWhLow 60.0 · High 239.7High 239.7Low 60.0Low 60.0 · High 239.7

On Sunday, July 26, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Great Britain wholesale: 196.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-26, 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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API