Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 28, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇸🇪 Sweden7.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy198.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇵🇱 Poland380.6 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, August 6, 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
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
7.42.0-17.2-15.213:00-16:002.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 17.2High 17.2Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 17.2
2
🇫🇮Finland
8.32.0-25.9-23.914:00-17:002.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 25.9High 25.9Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 25.9
3
🇪🇪Estonia
10.92.0-50.0-48.014:00-17:002.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 50.0High 50.0Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 50.0
4
🇱🇹Lithuania
16.82.1-157.6-155.513:00-16:003.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 157.6High 157.6Low 2.1Low 2.1 · High 157.6
5
🇱🇻Latvia
16.82.1-157.6-155.513:00-16:003.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 157.6High 157.6Low 2.1Low 2.1 · High 157.6
6
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
26.29.7-116.4-106.608:00-11:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.7 · High 116.4High 116.4Low 9.7Low 9.7 · High 116.4
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
85.354.4-99.7-45.315:00-18:0070.0 EUR/MWhLow 54.4 · High 99.7High 99.7Low 54.4Low 54.4 · High 99.7
8
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
85.81.0-161.6-160.614:00-17:001.5 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 161.6High 161.6Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 161.6
9
🇫🇷France
99.31.5-185.1-183.613:00-16:002.4 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 185.1High 185.1Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 185.1
10
🇱🇺Luxembourg
99.5-1.4-169.5-170.813:00-16:00-1.0 EUR/MWhLow -1.4 · High 169.5High 169.5Low -1.4Low -1.4 · High 169.5
11
🇧🇪Belgium
102.21.5-181.5-180.012:00-15:004.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 181.5High 181.5Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 181.5
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
102.3-6.2-180.0-186.213:00-16:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -6.2 · High 180.0High 180.0Low -6.2Low -6.2 · High 180.0
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
104.0-3.1-178.9-181.912:00-15:00-2.9 EUR/MWhLow -3.1 · High 178.9High 178.9Low -3.1Low -3.1 · High 178.9
14
🇵🇹Portugal
108.41.5-209.6-208.112:00-15:002.4 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 209.6High 209.6Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 209.6
15
🇪🇸Spain
110.11.5-209.6-208.113:00-16:002.7 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 209.6High 209.6Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 209.6
16
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
133.662.6-184.3-121.709:00-12:0081.8 EUR/MWhLow 62.6 · High 184.3High 184.3Low 62.6Low 62.6 · High 184.3
17
🇨🇿Czechia
151.572.1-295.4-223.310:00-13:0086.3 EUR/MWhLow 72.1 · High 295.4High 295.4Low 72.1Low 72.1 · High 295.4
18
🇬🇷Greece
155.50.0-281.8-281.810:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 281.8High 281.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 281.8
19
🇮🇪Ireland
157.5126.9-225.6-98.711:00-14:00128.7 EUR/MWhLow 126.9 · High 225.6High 225.6Low 126.9Low 126.9 · High 225.6
20
🇲🇰North Macedonia
158.574.1-262.3-188.210:00-13:0079.4 EUR/MWhLow 74.1 · High 262.3High 262.3Low 74.1Low 74.1 · High 262.3
21
🇨🇭Switzerland
159.0134.5-171.1-36.610:00-13:00145.5 EUR/MWhLow 134.5 · High 171.1High 171.1Low 134.5Low 134.5 · High 171.1
22
🇦🇹Austria
165.682.1-255.2-173.210:00-13:00105.9 EUR/MWhLow 82.1 · High 255.2High 255.2Low 82.1Low 82.1 · High 255.2
23
🇵🇱Poland
166.780.7-461.3-380.611:00-14:0089.1 EUR/MWhLow 80.7 · High 461.3High 461.3Low 80.7Low 80.7 · High 461.3
24
🇧🇬Bulgaria
171.065.0-340.2-275.209:00-12:0098.6 EUR/MWhLow 65.0 · High 340.2High 340.2Low 65.0Low 65.0 · High 340.2
25
🇦🇱Albania
176.976.4-300.0-223.610:00-13:0081.3 EUR/MWhLow 76.4 · High 300.0High 300.0Low 76.4Low 76.4 · High 300.0
26
🇭🇺Hungary
182.487.4-363.9-276.510:00-13:00109.2 EUR/MWhLow 87.4 · High 363.9High 363.9Low 87.4Low 87.4 · High 363.9
27
🇸🇮Slovenia
183.395.9-346.7-250.909:00-12:00120.0 EUR/MWhLow 95.9 · High 346.7High 346.7Low 95.9Low 95.9 · High 346.7
28
🇭🇷Croatia
183.393.1-352.7-259.609:00-12:00117.1 EUR/MWhLow 93.1 · High 352.7High 352.7Low 93.1Low 93.1 · High 352.7
29
🇷🇴Romania
183.484.3-367.2-282.811:00-14:00107.8 EUR/MWhLow 84.3 · High 367.2High 367.2Low 84.3Low 84.3 · High 367.2
30
🇸🇰Slovakia
183.685.3-363.9-278.610:00-13:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 85.3 · High 363.9High 363.9Low 85.3Low 85.3 · High 363.9
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
198.6153.9-300.0-146.111:00-14:00163.6 EUR/MWhLow 153.9 · High 300.0High 300.0Low 153.9Low 153.9 · High 300.0

On Thursday, August 6, 2026, Sweden ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Poland: 380.6 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-06, 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
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API