Wholesale electricity prices

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

25 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 16.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇹 Italy 163.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale 196.5 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.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
16.6 9.9- 42.0- 32.1 01:00-04:00 9.9 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 42.0 High 42.0 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 42.0
2
🇷🇸 Serbia
60.0 0.0- 142.0- 142.0 13:00-16:00 1.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 142.0 High 142.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 142.0
3
🇫🇷 France
60.4 -1.0- 148.0- 149.0 14:00-17:00 -0.8 EUR/MWh Low -1.0 · High 148.0 High 148.0 Low -1.0 Low -1.0 · High 148.0
4
🇪🇸 Spain
67.6 -18.8- 177.5- 196.3 16:00-19:00 -2.9 EUR/MWh Low -18.8 · High 177.5 High 177.5 Low -18.8 Low -18.8 · High 177.5
5
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
73.9 -23.4- 173.1- 196.5 08:00-11:00 -18.9 EUR/MWh Low -23.4 · High 173.1 High 173.1 Low -23.4 Low -23.4 · High 173.1
6
🇦🇱 Albania
86.1 5.0- 176.5- 171.5 09:00-12:00 18.1 EUR/MWh Low 5.0 · High 176.5 High 176.5 Low 5.0 Low 5.0 · High 176.5
7
🇲🇪 Montenegro
87.5 7.0- 166.1- 159.1 07:00-10:00 34.0 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 166.1 High 166.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 166.1
8
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
90.0 -3.6- 158.8- 162.4 12:00-15:00 -0.5 EUR/MWh Low -3.6 · High 158.8 High 158.8 Low -3.6 Low -3.6 · High 158.8
9
🇦🇹 Austria
90.2 -0.9- 153.6- 154.5 13:00-16:00 -0.6 EUR/MWh Low -0.9 · High 153.6 High 153.6 Low -0.9 Low -0.9 · High 153.6
10
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
90.2 -0.9- 153.6- 154.5 13:00-16:00 -0.6 EUR/MWh Low -0.9 · High 153.6 High 153.6 Low -0.9 Low -0.9 · High 153.6
11
🇵🇱 Poland
90.3 -13.3- 158.7- 172.1 09:00-12:00 -0.4 EUR/MWh Low -13.3 · High 158.7 High 158.7 Low -13.3 Low -13.3 · High 158.7
12
🇳🇴 Norway
3 price areas
91.7 0.2- 141.1- 141.0 12:00-15:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.2 · High 141.1 High 141.1 Low 0.2 Low 0.2 · High 141.1
13
🇧🇪 Belgium
94.1 -0.9- 173.7- 174.5 13:00-16:00 -0.6 EUR/MWh Low -0.9 · High 173.7 High 173.7 Low -0.9 Low -0.9 · High 173.7
14
🇳🇱 Netherlands
96.1 -0.9- 160.1- 161.0 13:00-16:00 -0.7 EUR/MWh Low -0.9 · High 160.1 High 160.1 Low -0.9 Low -0.9 · High 160.1
15
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
97.0 0.0- 179.9- 179.9 12:00-15:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 179.9 High 179.9 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 179.9
16
🇭🇷 Croatia
97.8 -0.2- 184.9- 185.1 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.2 · High 184.9 High 184.9 Low -0.2 Low -0.2 · High 184.9
17
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
98.6 0.0- 158.8- 158.8 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 158.8 High 158.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 158.8
18
🇨🇿 Czechia
99.3 -0.4- 163.9- 164.3 13:00-16:00 -0.2 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 163.9 High 163.9 Low -0.4 Low -0.4 · High 163.9
19
🇮🇪 Ireland
99.4 10.4- 185.1- 174.7 13:00-16:00 11.7 EUR/MWh Low 10.4 · High 185.1 High 185.1 Low 10.4 Low 10.4 · High 185.1
20
🇸🇰 Slovakia
99.5 -2.0- 172.8- 174.7 10:00-13:00 -0.2 EUR/MWh Low -2.0 · High 172.8 High 172.8 Low -2.0 Low -2.0 · High 172.8
21
🇭🇺 Hungary
102.7 -0.2- 180.0- 180.2 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.2 · High 180.0 High 180.0 Low -0.2 Low -0.2 · High 180.0
22
🇷🇴 Romania
102.8 -0.2- 179.6- 179.8 12:00-15:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.2 · High 179.6 High 179.6 Low -0.2 Low -0.2 · High 179.6
23
🇨🇭 Switzerland
104.8 1.1- 160.1- 159.0 13:00-16:00 1.6 EUR/MWh Low 1.1 · High 160.1 High 160.1 Low 1.1 Low 1.1 · High 160.1
24
🇸🇮 Slovenia
108.3 -0.1- 188.8- 188.9 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 188.8 High 188.8 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 188.8
25
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
163.4 60.0- 239.7- 179.7 12:00-15:00 78.7 EUR/MWh Low 60.0 · High 239.7 High 239.7 Low 60.0 Low 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.

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