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 13.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 165.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇸🇰 Slovakia 282.1 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, August 2, 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
13.6 9.8- 23.9- 14.1 01:00-04:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 23.9 High 23.9 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 23.9
2
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
18.0 2.7- 39.7- 37.0 13:00-16:00 3.6 EUR/MWh Low 2.7 · High 39.7 High 39.7 Low 2.7 Low 2.7 · High 39.7
3
🇫🇮 Finland
18.5 2.9- 41.7- 38.8 14:00-17:00 3.7 EUR/MWh Low 2.9 · High 41.7 High 41.7 Low 2.9 Low 2.9 · High 41.7
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
24.7 2.9- 145.4- 142.5 14:00-17:00 3.7 EUR/MWh Low 2.9 · High 145.4 High 145.4 Low 2.9 Low 2.9 · High 145.4
5
🇱🇹 Lithuania
29.8 2.6- 145.4- 142.8 14:00-17:00 3.6 EUR/MWh Low 2.6 · High 145.4 High 145.4 Low 2.6 Low 2.6 · High 145.4
6
🇱🇻 Latvia
29.9 2.9- 145.4- 142.5 14:00-17:00 3.7 EUR/MWh Low 2.9 · High 145.4 High 145.4 Low 2.9 Low 2.9 · High 145.4
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
69.6 4.1- 105.0- 100.9 12:00-15:00 5.8 EUR/MWh Low 4.1 · High 105.0 High 105.0 Low 4.1 Low 4.1 · High 105.0
8
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
102.4 0.5- 210.2- 209.6 12:00-15:00 2.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.5 · High 210.2 High 210.2 Low 0.5 Low 0.5 · High 210.2
9
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
102.9 -4.4- 182.3- 186.7 12:00-15:00 -1.1 EUR/MWh Low -4.4 · High 182.3 High 182.3 Low -4.4 Low -4.4 · High 182.3
10
🇧🇪 Belgium
104.0 -4.3- 192.6- 197.0 13:00-16:00 -1.4 EUR/MWh Low -4.3 · High 192.6 High 192.6 Low -4.3 Low -4.3 · High 192.6
11
🇳🇱 Netherlands
104.5 -4.5- 192.4- 197.0 12:00-15:00 -2.8 EUR/MWh Low -4.5 · High 192.4 High 192.4 Low -4.5 Low -4.5 · High 192.4
12
🇵🇱 Poland
105.4 -0.4- 195.6- 196.0 12:00-15:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 195.6 High 195.6 Low -0.4 Low -0.4 · High 195.6
13
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
105.5 -3.7- 185.7- 189.4 12:00-15:00 -2.3 EUR/MWh Low -3.7 · High 185.7 High 185.7 Low -3.7 Low -3.7 · High 185.7
14
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
106.0 0.1- 192.8- 192.7 11:00-14:00 1.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 192.8 High 192.8 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 192.8
15
🇨🇿 Czechia
107.0 0.2- 189.8- 189.7 11:00-14:00 1.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.2 · High 189.8 High 189.8 Low 0.2 Low 0.2 · High 189.8
16
🇪🇸 Spain
108.3 -12.0- 210.3- 222.3 14:00-17:00 -1.9 EUR/MWh Low -12.0 · High 210.3 High 210.3 Low -12.0 Low -12.0 · High 210.3
17
🇦🇹 Austria
109.8 -1.1- 210.0- 211.1 11:00-14:00 8.0 EUR/MWh Low -1.1 · High 210.0 High 210.0 Low -1.1 Low -1.1 · High 210.0
18
🇫🇷 France
112.1 -3.7- 193.0- 196.7 12:00-15:00 -0.9 EUR/MWh Low -3.7 · High 193.0 High 193.0 Low -3.7 Low -3.7 · High 193.0
19
🇸🇮 Slovenia
113.5 0.6- 204.5- 204.0 11:00-14:00 3.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.6 · High 204.5 High 204.5 Low 0.6 Low 0.6 · High 204.5
20
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
115.7 26.8- 173.0- 146.2 11:00-14:00 30.7 EUR/MWh Low 26.8 · High 173.0 High 173.0 Low 26.8 Low 26.8 · High 173.0
21
🇨🇭 Switzerland
115.8 0.5- 176.9- 176.4 12:00-15:00 1.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.5 · High 176.9 High 176.9 Low 0.5 Low 0.5 · High 176.9
22
🇦🇱 Albania
116.4 7.1- 213.2- 206.1 05:00-08:00 36.5 EUR/MWh Low 7.1 · High 213.2 High 213.2 Low 7.1 Low 7.1 · High 213.2
23
🇸🇰 Slovakia
117.5 0.5- 282.6- 282.1 11:00-14:00 2.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.5 · High 282.6 High 282.6 Low 0.5 Low 0.5 · High 282.6
24
🇷🇴 Romania
119.7 0.5- 219.9- 219.4 12:00-15:00 2.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.5 · High 219.9 High 219.9 Low 0.5 Low 0.5 · High 219.9
25
🇭🇷 Croatia
119.8 0.5- 211.3- 210.8 11:00-14:00 3.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.5 · High 211.3 High 211.3 Low 0.5 Low 0.5 · High 211.3
26
🇭🇺 Hungary
122.2 0.5- 232.5- 232.0 11:00-14:00 2.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.5 · High 232.5 High 232.5 Low 0.5 Low 0.5 · High 232.5
27
🇲🇪 Montenegro
144.0 44.0- 234.0- 190.0 10:00-13:00 67.4 EUR/MWh Low 44.0 · High 234.0 High 234.0 Low 44.0 Low 44.0 · High 234.0
28
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
152.7 119.9- 181.9- 62.0 11:00-14:00 126.9 EUR/MWh Low 119.9 · High 181.9 High 181.9 Low 119.9 Low 119.9 · High 181.9
29
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
164.6 91.9- 234.3- 142.4 10:00-13:00 128.4 EUR/MWh Low 91.9 · High 234.3 High 234.3 Low 91.9 Low 91.9 · High 234.3
30
🇮🇪 Ireland
165.0 141.7- 200.3- 58.5 11:00-14:00 143.8 EUR/MWh Low 141.7 · High 200.3 High 200.3 Low 141.7 Low 141.7 · High 200.3

On Sunday, August 2, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovakia: 282.1 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-02, 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, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Energinet Energi Data Service, Elexon BMRS Open Data