Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 28, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil22.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy208.9 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇵🇱 Poland514.8 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, August 5, 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
22.19.7-82.9-73.308:00-11:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.7 · High 82.9High 82.9Low 9.7Low 9.7 · High 82.9
2
🇫🇮Finland
26.914.4-56.8-42.414:00-17:0020.2 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 56.8High 56.8Low 14.4Low 14.4 · High 56.8
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
34.813.8-93.7-79.913:00-16:0019.6 EUR/MWhLow 13.8 · High 93.7High 93.7Low 13.8Low 13.8 · High 93.7
4
🇪🇪Estonia
45.614.4-165.5-151.114:00-17:0020.2 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 165.5High 165.5Low 14.4Low 14.4 · High 165.5
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
66.814.4-199.8-185.514:00-17:0020.2 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 199.8High 199.8Low 14.4Low 14.4 · High 199.8
6
🇱🇻Latvia
66.814.4-199.8-185.514:00-17:0020.2 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 199.8High 199.8Low 14.4Low 14.4 · High 199.8
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
86.355.4-103.5-48.114:00-17:0059.4 EUR/MWhLow 55.4 · High 103.5High 103.5Low 55.4Low 55.4 · High 103.5
8
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
98.53.3-154.7-151.414:00-17:007.9 EUR/MWhLow 3.3 · High 154.7High 154.7Low 3.3Low 3.3 · High 154.7
9
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
106.42.5-190.5-188.013:00-16:004.1 EUR/MWhLow 2.5 · High 190.5High 190.5Low 2.5Low 2.5 · High 190.5
10
🇮🇪Ireland
108.48.8-182.0-173.212:00-15:009.3 EUR/MWhLow 8.8 · High 182.0High 182.0Low 8.8Low 8.8 · High 182.0
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
109.9-2.4-185.1-187.513:00-16:00-1.2 EUR/MWhLow -2.4 · High 185.1High 185.1Low -2.4Low -2.4 · High 185.1
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
110.4-2.6-204.0-206.612:00-15:003.3 EUR/MWhLow -2.6 · High 204.0High 204.0Low -2.6Low -2.6 · High 204.0
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
110.5-0.5-203.7-204.312:00-15:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 203.7High 203.7Low -0.5Low -0.5 · High 203.7
14
🇧🇪Belgium
111.90.0-175.9-175.911:00-14:006.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 175.9High 175.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 175.9
15
🇫🇷France
118.60.0-175.5-175.510:00-13:0027.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 175.5High 175.5Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 175.5
16
🇪🇸Spain
119.84.0-204.9-200.913:00-16:007.7 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 204.9High 204.9Low 4.0Low 4.0 · High 204.9
17
🇵🇹Portugal
120.64.0-199.5-195.513:00-16:008.0 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 199.5High 199.5Low 4.0Low 4.0 · High 199.5
18
🇨🇿Czechia
149.134.6-338.0-303.411:00-14:0063.0 EUR/MWhLow 34.6 · High 338.0High 338.0Low 34.6Low 34.6 · High 338.0
19
🇨🇭Switzerland
149.9102.1-181.0-78.911:00-14:00109.0 EUR/MWhLow 102.1 · High 181.0High 181.0Low 102.1Low 102.1 · High 181.0
20
🇬🇷Greece
152.60.0-347.4-347.410:00-13:0021.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 347.4High 347.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 347.4
21
🇵🇱Poland
155.10.5-515.3-514.811:00-14:0016.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 515.3High 515.3Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 515.3
22
🇦🇹Austria
155.651.8-250.8-199.011:00-14:0077.5 EUR/MWhLow 51.8 · High 250.8High 250.8Low 51.8Low 51.8 · High 250.8
23
🇲🇰North Macedonia
160.055.0-308.1-253.108:00-11:0068.0 EUR/MWhLow 55.0 · High 308.1High 308.1Low 55.0Low 55.0 · High 308.1
24
🇧🇬Bulgaria
166.645.4-355.8-310.411:00-14:0078.2 EUR/MWhLow 45.4 · High 355.8High 355.8Low 45.4Low 45.4 · High 355.8
25
🇲🇪Montenegro
170.3104.0-300.0-196.012:00-15:00109.3 EUR/MWhLow 104.0 · High 300.0High 300.0Low 104.0Low 104.0 · High 300.0
26
🇦🇱Albania
172.865.6-300.0-234.406:00-09:0089.9 EUR/MWhLow 65.6 · High 300.0High 300.0Low 65.6Low 65.6 · High 300.0
27
🇭🇺Hungary
176.345.2-400.8-355.510:00-13:0078.5 EUR/MWhLow 45.2 · High 400.8High 400.8Low 45.2Low 45.2 · High 400.8
28
🇷🇴Romania
176.945.2-404.7-359.511:00-14:0078.0 EUR/MWhLow 45.2 · High 404.7High 404.7Low 45.2Low 45.2 · High 404.7
29
🇭🇷Croatia
179.148.2-432.0-383.810:00-13:0084.7 EUR/MWhLow 48.2 · High 432.0High 432.0Low 48.2Low 48.2 · High 432.0
30
🇸🇰Slovakia
179.441.9-423.5-381.610:00-13:0074.3 EUR/MWhLow 41.9 · High 423.5High 423.5Low 41.9Low 41.9 · High 423.5
31
🇸🇮Slovenia
179.749.5-473.6-424.110:00-13:0085.7 EUR/MWhLow 49.5 · High 473.6High 473.6Low 49.5Low 49.5 · High 473.6
32
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
208.9165.0-310.0-145.011:00-14:00171.3 EUR/MWhLow 165.0 · High 310.0High 310.0Low 165.0Low 165.0 · High 310.0

On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Poland: 514.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-05, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API