Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 4, 15:16 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 14.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 167.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇸🇰 Slovakia 265.4 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.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
14.1 9.9- 28.3- 18.4 01:00-04:00 9.9 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 28.3 High 28.3 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 28.3
2
🇫🇮 Finland
21.4 7.0- 32.8- 25.8 14:00-17:00 10.2 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 32.8 High 32.8 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 32.8
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
21.9 7.0- 34.2- 27.2 13:00-16:00 10.1 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 34.2 High 34.2 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 34.2
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
31.4 7.0- 126.1- 119.1 14:00-17:00 10.2 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 126.1 High 126.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 126.1
5
🇱🇹 Lithuania
54.6 7.0- 160.1- 153.1 14:00-17:00 10.3 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 160.1 High 160.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 160.1
6
🇱🇻 Latvia
54.6 7.0- 160.1- 153.1 14:00-17:00 10.3 EUR/MWh Low 7.0 · High 160.1 High 160.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 160.1
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
75.7 6.9- 102.0- 95.1 12:00-15:00 13.0 EUR/MWh Low 6.9 · High 102.0 High 102.0 Low 6.9 Low 6.9 · High 102.0
8
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
107.2 10.0- 193.9- 183.9 13:00-16:00 17.9 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 193.9 High 193.9 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 193.9
9
🇪🇸 Spain
111.5 -4.3- 198.7- 203.0 13:00-16:00 -1.0 EUR/MWh Low -4.3 · High 198.7 High 198.7 Low -4.3 Low -4.3 · High 198.7
10
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
112.9 -9.9- 186.8- 196.7 13:00-16:00 3.9 EUR/MWh Low -9.9 · High 186.8 High 186.8 Low -9.9 Low -9.9 · High 186.8
11
🇫🇷 France
114.1 0.0- 190.2- 190.2 11:00-14:00 1.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 190.2
12
🇧🇪 Belgium
117.3 0.1- 190.2- 190.1 13:00-16:00 1.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 190.2
13
🇲🇪 Montenegro
119.1 13.5- 220.0- 206.5 12:00-15:00 18.1 EUR/MWh Low 13.5 · High 220.0 High 220.0 Low 13.5 Low 13.5 · High 220.0
14
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
119.7 3.1- 190.2- 187.1 13:00-16:00 4.8 EUR/MWh Low 3.1 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 3.1 Low 3.1 · High 190.2
15
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
119.7 0.0- 181.0- 181.0 13:00-16:00 1.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 181.0 High 181.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 181.0
16
🇵🇹 Portugal
120.0 0.3- 198.7- 198.4 12:00-15:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.3 · High 198.7 High 198.7 Low 0.3 Low 0.3 · High 198.7
17
🇦🇹 Austria
122.7 5.1- 215.0- 209.9 13:00-16:00 19.7 EUR/MWh Low 5.1 · High 215.0 High 215.0 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 · High 215.0
18
🇨🇭 Switzerland
124.2 7.9- 178.0- 170.1 12:00-15:00 12.1 EUR/MWh Low 7.9 · High 178.0 High 178.0 Low 7.9 Low 7.9 · High 178.0
19
🇳🇱 Netherlands
124.9 0.0- 190.2- 190.2 13:00-16:00 1.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 190.2
20
🇷🇴 Romania
126.7 11.3- 235.9- 224.6 13:00-16:00 17.8 EUR/MWh Low 11.3 · High 235.9 High 235.9 Low 11.3 Low 11.3 · High 235.9
21
🇨🇿 Czechia
127.1 7.7- 190.2- 182.5 13:00-16:00 13.1 EUR/MWh Low 7.7 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 7.7 Low 7.7 · High 190.2
22
🇭🇷 Croatia
130.6 11.9- 223.2- 211.3 12:00-15:00 19.9 EUR/MWh Low 11.9 · High 223.2 High 223.2 Low 11.9 Low 11.9 · High 223.2
23
🇸🇮 Slovenia
131.1 12.4- 218.7- 206.3 12:00-15:00 21.3 EUR/MWh Low 12.4 · High 218.7 High 218.7 Low 12.4 Low 12.4 · High 218.7
24
🇸🇰 Slovakia
132.8 10.0- 275.4- 265.4 12:00-15:00 16.1 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 275.4 High 275.4 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 275.4
25
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
133.3 40.7- 185.7- 145.0 12:00-15:00 53.7 EUR/MWh Low 40.7 · High 185.7 High 185.7 Low 40.7 Low 40.7 · High 185.7
26
🇭🇺 Hungary
133.5 11.4- 239.0- 227.5 12:00-15:00 17.5 EUR/MWh Low 11.4 · High 239.0 High 239.0 Low 11.4 Low 11.4 · High 239.0
27
🇵🇱 Poland
136.4 99.5- 187.9- 88.4 12:00-15:00 101.3 EUR/MWh Low 99.5 · High 187.9 High 187.9 Low 99.5 Low 99.5 · High 187.9
28
🇦🇱 Albania
149.4 30.0- 250.0- 220.0 15:00-18:00 68.3 EUR/MWh Low 30.0 · High 250.0 High 250.0 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 · High 250.0
29
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
166.6 120.9- 214.0- 93.1 13:00-16:00 130.6 EUR/MWh Low 120.9 · High 214.0 High 214.0 Low 120.9 Low 120.9 · High 214.0
30
🇮🇪 Ireland
167.8 121.0- 240.7- 119.7 14:00-17:00 123.0 EUR/MWh Low 121.0 · High 240.7 High 240.7 Low 121.0 Low 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.

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