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🇫🇮 Finland4.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy171.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇳🇱 Netherlands204.7 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 8, 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
🇫🇮Finland
4.00.5-16.0-15.514:00-17:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 16.0High 16.0Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 16.0
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
6.30.5-31.3-30.813:00-16:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 31.3High 31.3Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 31.3
3
🇪🇪Estonia
8.20.5-55.1-54.514:00-17:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 55.1High 55.1Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 55.1
4
🇱🇹Lithuania
9.90.5-55.1-54.514:00-17:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 55.1High 55.1Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 55.1
5
🇱🇻Latvia
9.90.5-55.1-54.514:00-17:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 55.1High 55.1Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 55.1
6
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
17.89.7-35.9-26.207:00-10:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.7 · High 35.9High 35.9Low 9.7Low 9.7 · High 35.9
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
61.10.4-97.5-97.113:00-16:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.4 · High 97.5High 97.5Low 0.4Low 0.4 · High 97.5
8
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
96.5-8.4-190.0-198.412:00-15:00-7.5 EUR/MWhLow -8.4 · High 190.0High 190.0Low -8.4Low -8.4 · High 190.0
9
🇫🇷France
97.9-11.3-187.3-198.612:00-15:00-5.4 EUR/MWhLow -11.3 · High 187.3High 187.3Low -11.3Low -11.3 · High 187.3
10
🇧🇪Belgium
98.2-13.7-188.4-202.112:00-15:00-6.7 EUR/MWhLow -13.7 · High 188.4High 188.4Low -13.7Low -13.7 · High 188.4
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
98.6-14.7-190.0-204.713:00-16:00-8.2 EUR/MWhLow -14.7 · High 190.0High 190.0Low -14.7Low -14.7 · High 190.0
12
🇱🇺Luxembourg
99.1-12.2-184.7-196.813:00-16:00-10.1 EUR/MWhLow -12.2 · High 184.7High 184.7Low -12.2Low -12.2 · High 184.7
13
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
100.90.2-191.1-190.913:00-16:000.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 191.1High 191.1Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 191.1
14
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
101.4-4.5-181.0-185.513:00-16:00-2.2 EUR/MWhLow -4.5 · High 181.0High 181.0Low -4.5Low -4.5 · High 181.0
15
🇨🇭Switzerland
106.5-2.4-178.5-180.812:00-15:000.8 EUR/MWhLow -2.4 · High 178.5High 178.5Low -2.4Low -2.4 · High 178.5
16
🇨🇿Czechia
107.11.4-193.0-191.510:00-13:005.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.4 · High 193.0High 193.0Low 1.4Low 1.4 · High 193.0
17
🇲🇪Montenegro
109.128.0-195.0-167.013:00-16:0030.6 EUR/MWhLow 28.0 · High 195.0High 195.0Low 28.0Low 28.0 · High 195.0
18
🇧🇬Bulgaria
110.72.2-193.4-191.211:00-14:008.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.2 · High 193.4High 193.4Low 2.2Low 2.2 · High 193.4
19
🇬🇷Greece
110.92.2-193.4-191.211:00-14:008.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.2 · High 193.4High 193.4Low 2.2Low 2.2 · High 193.4
20
🇦🇱Albania
111.151.3-180.0-128.704:00-07:0063.1 EUR/MWhLow 51.3 · High 180.0High 180.0Low 51.3Low 51.3 · High 180.0
21
🇵🇱Poland
111.10.3-198.3-197.911:00-14:004.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.3 · High 198.3High 198.3Low 0.3Low 0.3 · High 198.3
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
111.31.9-194.2-192.310:00-13:007.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.9 · High 194.2High 194.2Low 1.9Low 1.9 · High 194.2
23
🇭🇺Hungary
113.42.2-193.5-191.310:00-13:008.3 EUR/MWhLow 2.2 · High 193.5High 193.5Low 2.2Low 2.2 · High 193.5
24
🇪🇸Spain
113.90.0-191.0-191.011:00-14:000.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 191.0High 191.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 191.0
25
🇷🇴Romania
114.62.2-193.5-191.311:00-14:008.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.2 · High 193.5High 193.5Low 2.2Low 2.2 · High 193.5
26
🇦🇹Austria
115.40.0-197.8-197.812:00-15:006.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 197.8High 197.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 197.8
27
🇭🇷Croatia
116.22.5-197.8-195.410:00-13:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.5 · High 197.8High 197.8Low 2.5Low 2.5 · High 197.8
28
🇸🇮Slovenia
117.22.6-206.3-203.810:00-13:0010.0 EUR/MWhLow 2.6 · High 206.3High 206.3Low 2.6Low 2.6 · High 206.3
29
🇲🇰North Macedonia
119.420.0-195.4-175.409:00-12:0028.2 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 195.4High 195.4Low 20.0Low 20.0 · High 195.4
30
🇮🇪Ireland
128.749.8-177.2-127.413:00-16:0054.3 EUR/MWhLow 49.8 · High 177.2High 177.2Low 49.8Low 49.8 · High 177.2
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
171.0122.3-239.0-116.713:00-16:00137.2 EUR/MWhLow 122.3 · High 239.0High 239.0Low 122.3Low 122.3 · High 239.0

On Saturday, August 8, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 204.7 EUR/MWh.

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