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 8.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇹 Italy 187.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇷🇴 Romania 328.8 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 31, 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
8.4 3.9- 27.0- 23.0 03:00-06:00 4.1 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 27.0 High 27.0 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 27.0
2
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
12.6 3.9- 48.9- 45.0 02:00-05:00 4.1 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 48.9 High 48.9 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 48.9
3
🇪🇪 Estonia
15.6 3.9- 125.9- 122.0 03:00-06:00 4.1 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 125.9 High 125.9 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 125.9
4
🇱🇹 Lithuania
19.5 3.9- 130.0- 126.1 03:00-06:00 4.1 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 130.0 High 130.0 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 130.0
5
🇱🇻 Latvia
19.5 3.9- 130.0- 126.1 03:00-06:00 4.1 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 130.0 High 130.0 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 130.0
6
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
24.4 9.9- 58.5- 48.7 08:00-11:00 9.9 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 58.5 High 58.5 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 58.5
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
89.5 60.8- 103.3- 42.5 12:00-15:00 66.6 EUR/MWh Low 60.8 · High 103.3 High 103.3 Low 60.8 Low 60.8 · High 103.3
8
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
105.3 15.0- 160.0- 145.0 11:00-14:00 19.0 EUR/MWh Low 15.0 · High 160.0 High 160.0 Low 15.0 Low 15.0 · High 160.0
9
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
126.0 13.0- 189.9- 176.9 09:00-12:00 54.6 EUR/MWh Low 13.0 · High 189.9 High 189.9 Low 13.0 Low 13.0 · High 189.9
10
🇫🇷 France
132.4 60.0- 182.6- 122.6 14:00-17:00 79.7 EUR/MWh Low 60.0 · High 182.6 High 182.6 Low 60.0 Low 60.0 · High 182.6
11
🇵🇹 Portugal
136.9 60.0- 182.6- 122.6 13:00-16:00 78.0 EUR/MWh Low 60.0 · High 182.6 High 182.6 Low 60.0 Low 60.0 · High 182.6
12
🇪🇸 Spain
139.5 60.0- 191.4- 131.4 14:00-17:00 77.3 EUR/MWh Low 60.0 · High 191.4 High 191.4 Low 60.0 Low 60.0 · High 191.4
13
🇧🇪 Belgium
143.3 80.4- 188.2- 107.8 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 188.2 High 188.2 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 188.2
14
🇳🇱 Netherlands
146.3 80.4- 200.4- 120.0 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 200.4 High 200.4 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 200.4
15
🇲🇪 Montenegro
146.4 65.0- 250.0- 185.0 12:00-15:00 70.4 EUR/MWh Low 65.0 · High 250.0 High 250.0 Low 65.0 Low 65.0 · High 250.0
16
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
148.6 83.3- 195.6- 112.4 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 83.3 · High 195.6 High 195.6 Low 83.3 Low 83.3 · High 195.6
17
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
148.7 80.4- 208.3- 127.9 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 208.3 High 208.3 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 208.3
18
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
149.4 123.3- 175.1- 51.7 13:00-16:00 129.9 EUR/MWh Low 123.3 · High 175.1 High 175.1 Low 123.3 Low 123.3 · High 175.1
19
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
151.1 56.6- 224.0- 167.4 12:00-15:00 73.4 EUR/MWh Low 56.6 · High 224.0 High 224.0 Low 56.6 Low 56.6 · High 224.0
20
🇵🇱 Poland
151.4 61.8- 340.8- 279.0 12:00-15:00 72.7 EUR/MWh Low 61.8 · High 340.8 High 340.8 Low 61.8 Low 61.8 · High 340.8
21
🇦🇹 Austria
151.9 55.4- 236.3- 180.9 12:00-15:00 66.8 EUR/MWh Low 55.4 · High 236.3 High 236.3 Low 55.4 Low 55.4 · High 236.3
22
🇨🇿 Czechia
152.9 80.4- 267.0- 186.6 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 267.0 High 267.0 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 267.0
23
🇨🇭 Switzerland
154.6 91.4- 205.8- 114.4 11:00-14:00 99.8 EUR/MWh Low 91.4 · High 205.8 High 205.8 Low 91.4 Low 91.4 · High 205.8
24
🇷🇴 Romania
155.4 16.2- 345.0- 328.8 13:00-16:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 16.2 · High 345.0 High 345.0 Low 16.2 Low 16.2 · High 345.0
25
🇭🇷 Croatia
156.5 71.2- 367.3- 296.1 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 71.2 · High 367.3 High 367.3 Low 71.2 Low 71.2 · High 367.3
26
🇸🇮 Slovenia
157.7 80.4- 386.3- 305.9 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 386.3 High 386.3 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 386.3
27
🇸🇰 Slovakia
157.7 80.4- 327.4- 247.0 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 327.4 High 327.4 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 327.4
28
🇭🇺 Hungary
157.8 80.4- 334.5- 254.1 12:00-15:00 87.9 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 334.5 High 334.5 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 334.5
29
🇦🇱 Albania
158.1 65.6- 260.2- 194.6 10:00-13:00 75.2 EUR/MWh Low 65.6 · High 260.2 High 260.2 Low 65.6 Low 65.6 · High 260.2
30
🇮🇪 Ireland
166.7 125.4- 216.2- 90.8 13:00-16:00 126.7 EUR/MWh Low 125.4 · High 216.2 High 216.2 Low 125.4 Low 125.4 · High 216.2
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
187.5 134.1- 276.0- 141.8 12:00-15:00 143.1 EUR/MWh Low 134.1 · High 276.0 High 276.0 Low 134.1 Low 134.1 · High 276.0

On Friday, July 31, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Romania: 328.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-31, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API