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 15.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇹 Italy 178.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇸🇮 Slovenia 443.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, July 29, 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
15.1 2.7- 29.2- 26.5 00:00-03:00 5.9 EUR/MWh Low 2.7 · High 29.2 High 29.2 Low 2.7 Low 2.7 · High 29.2
2
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
28.3 6.1- 82.0- 76.0 00:00-03:00 7.9 EUR/MWh Low 6.1 · High 82.0 High 82.0 Low 6.1 Low 6.1 · High 82.0
3
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
32.3 9.8- 104.4- 94.6 09:00-12:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 104.4 High 104.4 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 104.4
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
33.0 5.7- 167.0- 161.3 01:00-04:00 7.6 EUR/MWh Low 5.7 · High 167.0 High 167.0 Low 5.7 Low 5.7 · High 167.0
5
🇱🇻 Latvia
46.7 6.2- 205.5- 199.4 01:00-04:00 8.4 EUR/MWh Low 6.2 · High 205.5 High 205.5 Low 6.2 Low 6.2 · High 205.5
6
🇱🇹 Lithuania
46.9 6.2- 205.5- 199.4 01:00-04:00 8.4 EUR/MWh Low 6.2 · High 205.5 High 205.5 Low 6.2 Low 6.2 · High 205.5
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
88.3 43.8- 101.9- 58.1 12:00-15:00 63.9 EUR/MWh Low 43.8 · High 101.9 High 101.9 Low 43.8 Low 43.8 · High 101.9
8
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
102.1 8.4- 189.3- 180.9 13:00-16:00 16.3 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 189.3 High 189.3 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 189.3
9
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
114.7 30.6- 170.0- 139.4 10:00-13:00 32.6 EUR/MWh Low 30.6 · High 170.0 High 170.0 Low 30.6 Low 30.6 · High 170.0
10
🇪🇸 Spain
121.0 -0.7- 225.1- 225.8 13:00-16:00 2.3 EUR/MWh Low -0.7 · High 225.1 High 225.1 Low -0.7 Low -0.7 · High 225.1
11
🇫🇷 France
121.3 0.0- 260.0- 260.0 14:00-17:00 9.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 260.0 High 260.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 260.0
12
🇵🇹 Portugal
125.0 2.8- 225.1- 222.3 12:00-15:00 4.1 EUR/MWh Low 2.8 · High 225.1 High 225.1 Low 2.8 Low 2.8 · High 225.1
13
🇳🇱 Netherlands
125.3 0.1- 339.0- 338.9 12:00-15:00 0.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 339.0 High 339.0 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 339.0
14
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
126.0 2.4- 248.2- 245.9 12:00-15:00 8.5 EUR/MWh Low 2.4 · High 248.2 High 248.2 Low 2.4 Low 2.4 · High 248.2
15
🇧🇪 Belgium
126.8 0.2- 326.0- 325.7 12:00-15:00 1.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.2 · High 326.0 High 326.0 Low 0.2 Low 0.2 · High 326.0
16
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
126.8 0.0- 263.7- 263.7 12:00-15:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 263.7 High 263.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 263.7
17
🇨🇿 Czechia
128.6 7.6- 358.0- 350.4 12:00-15:00 12.2 EUR/MWh Low 7.6 · High 358.0 High 358.0 Low 7.6 Low 7.6 · High 358.0
18
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
128.7 3.2- 350.2- 347.0 12:00-15:00 4.3 EUR/MWh Low 3.2 · High 350.2 High 350.2 Low 3.2 Low 3.2 · High 350.2
19
🇸🇰 Slovakia
131.0 8.4- 368.1- 359.7 12:00-15:00 14.6 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 368.1 High 368.1 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 368.1
20
🇭🇺 Hungary
132.3 8.4- 376.7- 368.3 12:00-15:00 16.4 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 376.7 High 376.7 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 376.7
21
🇵🇱 Poland
132.4 22.7- 310.4- 287.7 11:00-14:00 35.4 EUR/MWh Low 22.7 · High 310.4 High 310.4 Low 22.7 Low 22.7 · High 310.4
22
🇷🇴 Romania
133.1 8.4- 386.9- 378.5 13:00-16:00 16.2 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 386.9 High 386.9 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 386.9
23
🇨🇭 Switzerland
137.2 21.0- 218.6- 197.6 12:00-15:00 24.4 EUR/MWh Low 21.0 · High 218.6 High 218.6 Low 21.0 Low 21.0 · High 218.6
24
🇦🇹 Austria
138.3 10.0- 253.5- 243.5 11:00-14:00 30.5 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 253.5 High 253.5 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 253.5
25
🇭🇷 Croatia
138.7 8.4- 426.5- 418.1 12:00-15:00 17.4 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 426.5 High 426.5 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 426.5
26
🇸🇮 Slovenia
141.6 8.4- 451.5- 443.0 12:00-15:00 18.3 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 451.5 High 451.5 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 451.5
27
🇲🇪 Montenegro
143.2 55.8- 244.0- 188.2 11:00-14:00 69.7 EUR/MWh Low 55.8 · High 244.0 High 244.0 Low 55.8 Low 55.8 · High 244.0
28
🇦🇱 Albania
143.5 57.1- 250.0- 192.9 12:00-15:00 59.4 EUR/MWh Low 57.1 · High 250.0 High 250.0 Low 57.1 Low 57.1 · High 250.0
29
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
150.3 129.1- 227.2- 98.0 01:00-04:00 130.8 EUR/MWh Low 129.1 · High 227.2 High 227.2 Low 129.1 Low 129.1 · High 227.2
30
🇮🇪 Ireland
175.6 142.3- 222.6- 80.2 12:00-15:00 144.2 EUR/MWh Low 142.3 · High 222.6 High 222.6 Low 142.3 Low 142.3 · High 222.6
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
178.2 131.9- 260.0- 128.1 12:00-15:00 145.1 EUR/MWh Low 131.9 · High 260.0 High 260.0 Low 131.9 Low 131.9 · High 260.0

On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovenia: 443.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-29, 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