Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 30, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil14.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland167.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇸🇰 Slovakia265.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, August 1, 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
14.19.9-28.3-18.401:00-04:009.9 EUR/MWhLow 9.9 · High 28.3High 28.3Low 9.9Low 9.9 · High 28.3
2
🇫🇮Finland
21.47.0-32.8-25.814:00-17:0010.2 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 32.8High 32.8Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 32.8
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
21.97.0-34.2-27.213:00-16:0010.1 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 34.2High 34.2Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 34.2
4
🇪🇪Estonia
31.47.0-126.1-119.114:00-17:0010.2 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 126.1High 126.1Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 126.1
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
54.67.0-160.1-153.114:00-17:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 160.1High 160.1Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 160.1
6
🇱🇻Latvia
54.67.0-160.1-153.114:00-17:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 160.1High 160.1Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 160.1
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
75.76.9-102.0-95.112:00-15:0013.0 EUR/MWhLow 6.9 · High 102.0High 102.0Low 6.9Low 6.9 · High 102.0
8
🇧🇬Bulgaria
107.210.0-193.9-183.913:00-16:0017.9 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 193.9High 193.9Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 193.9
9
🇪🇸Spain
111.5-4.3-198.7-203.013:00-16:00-1.0 EUR/MWhLow -4.3 · High 198.7High 198.7Low -4.3Low -4.3 · High 198.7
10
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
112.9-9.9-186.8-196.713:00-16:003.9 EUR/MWhLow -9.9 · High 186.8High 186.8Low -9.9Low -9.9 · High 186.8
11
🇫🇷France
114.10.0-190.2-190.211:00-14:001.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 190.2High 190.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 190.2
12
🇧🇪Belgium
117.30.1-190.2-190.113:00-16:001.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 190.2High 190.2Low 0.1Low 0.1 · High 190.2
13
🇲🇪Montenegro
119.113.5-220.0-206.512:00-15:0018.1 EUR/MWhLow 13.5 · High 220.0High 220.0Low 13.5Low 13.5 · High 220.0
14
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
119.73.1-190.2-187.113:00-16:004.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.1 · High 190.2High 190.2Low 3.1Low 3.1 · High 190.2
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
119.70.0-181.0-181.013:00-16:001.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 181.0High 181.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 181.0
16
🇵🇹Portugal
120.00.3-198.7-198.412:00-15:000.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.3 · High 198.7High 198.7Low 0.3Low 0.3 · High 198.7
17
🇦🇹Austria
122.75.1-215.0-209.913:00-16:0019.7 EUR/MWhLow 5.1 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 5.1Low 5.1 · High 215.0
18
🇨🇭Switzerland
124.27.9-178.0-170.112:00-15:0012.1 EUR/MWhLow 7.9 · High 178.0High 178.0Low 7.9Low 7.9 · High 178.0
19
🇳🇱Netherlands
124.90.0-190.2-190.213:00-16:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 190.2High 190.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 190.2
20
🇷🇴Romania
126.711.3-235.9-224.613:00-16:0017.8 EUR/MWhLow 11.3 · High 235.9High 235.9Low 11.3Low 11.3 · High 235.9
21
🇨🇿Czechia
127.17.7-190.2-182.513:00-16:0013.1 EUR/MWhLow 7.7 · High 190.2High 190.2Low 7.7Low 7.7 · High 190.2
22
🇭🇷Croatia
130.611.9-223.2-211.312:00-15:0019.9 EUR/MWhLow 11.9 · High 223.2High 223.2Low 11.9Low 11.9 · High 223.2
23
🇸🇮Slovenia
131.112.4-218.7-206.312:00-15:0021.3 EUR/MWhLow 12.4 · High 218.7High 218.7Low 12.4Low 12.4 · High 218.7
24
🇸🇰Slovakia
132.810.0-275.4-265.412:00-15:0016.1 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 275.4High 275.4Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 275.4
25
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
133.340.7-185.7-145.012:00-15:0053.7 EUR/MWhLow 40.7 · High 185.7High 185.7Low 40.7Low 40.7 · High 185.7
26
🇭🇺Hungary
133.511.4-239.0-227.512:00-15:0017.5 EUR/MWhLow 11.4 · High 239.0High 239.0Low 11.4Low 11.4 · High 239.0
27
🇵🇱Poland
136.499.5-187.9-88.412:00-15:00101.3 EUR/MWhLow 99.5 · High 187.9High 187.9Low 99.5Low 99.5 · High 187.9
28
🇦🇱Albania
149.430.0-250.0-220.015:00-18:0068.3 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 250.0High 250.0Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 250.0
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
166.6120.9-214.0-93.113:00-16:00130.6 EUR/MWhLow 120.9 · High 214.0High 214.0Low 120.9Low 120.9 · High 214.0
30
🇮🇪Ireland
167.8121.0-240.7-119.714:00-17:00123.0 EUR/MWhLow 121.0 · High 240.7High 240.7Low 121.0Low 121.0 · High 240.7

On Saturday, August 1, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovakia: 265.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-01, 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, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API