Wholesale electricity prices

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

28 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 28, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland3.2 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland151.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria209.0 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 9, 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
3.20.0-4.9-4.915:00-18:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 4.9High 4.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 4.9
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
3.60.0-6.4-6.514:00-17:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 6.4High 6.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 6.4
3
🇪🇪Estonia
5.20.0-50.0-50.015:00-18:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 50.0High 50.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 50.0
4
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
20.319.9-21.4-1.500:00-03:0019.9 EUR/MWhLow 19.9 · High 21.4High 21.4Low 19.9Low 19.9 · High 21.4
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
27.20.0-192.1-192.115:00-18:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 192.1High 192.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 192.1
6
🇱🇻Latvia
27.20.0-192.1-192.115:00-18:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 192.1High 192.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 192.1
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
57.30.1-94.6-94.513:00-16:000.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 94.6High 94.6Low 0.1Low 0.1 · High 94.6
8
🇲🇰North Macedonia
91.81.9-175.0-173.109:00-12:002.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.9 · High 175.0High 175.0Low 1.9Low 1.9 · High 175.0
9
🇵🇱Poland
92.1-6.7-187.2-193.912:00-15:00-5.1 EUR/MWhLow -6.7 · High 187.2High 187.2Low -6.7Low -6.7 · High 187.2
10
🇱🇺Luxembourg
94.5-5.1-176.1-181.212:00-15:00-3.3 EUR/MWhLow -5.1 · High 176.1High 176.1Low -5.1Low -5.1 · High 176.1
11
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
94.80.0-186.9-186.913:00-16:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 186.9High 186.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 186.9
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
95.4-5.0-180.6-185.612:00-15:00-1.5 EUR/MWhLow -5.0 · High 180.6High 180.6Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 180.6
13
🇪🇸Spain
95.6-0.1-175.7-175.812:00-15:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 175.7High 175.7Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 175.7
14
🇫🇷France
97.0-0.1-175.7-175.812:00-15:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 175.7High 175.7Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 175.7
15
🇨🇭Switzerland
98.3-4.7-177.7-182.411:00-14:00-3.1 EUR/MWhLow -4.7 · High 177.7High 177.7Low -4.7Low -4.7 · High 177.7
16
🇧🇪Belgium
98.6-0.1-184.4-184.510:00-13:000.5 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 184.4High 184.4Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 184.4
17
🇲🇪Montenegro
99.09.0-190.1-181.011:00-14:009.3 EUR/MWhLow 9.0 · High 190.1High 190.1Low 9.0Low 9.0 · High 190.1
18
🇨🇿Czechia
100.1-1.9-192.6-194.412:00-15:00-1.1 EUR/MWhLow -1.9 · High 192.6High 192.6Low -1.9Low -1.9 · High 192.6
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
101.5-0.9-195.7-196.612:00-15:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.9 · High 195.7High 195.7Low -0.9Low -0.9 · High 195.7
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
102.20.0-197.4-197.310:00-13:000.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 197.4High 197.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 197.4
21
🇳🇱Netherlands
102.9-3.1-185.6-188.712:00-15:00-2.2 EUR/MWhLow -3.1 · High 185.6High 185.6Low -3.1Low -3.1 · High 185.6
22
🇭🇷Croatia
103.20.0-196.9-196.910:00-13:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 196.9High 196.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 196.9
23
🇦🇹Austria
104.3-11.0-197.9-209.012:00-15:000.8 EUR/MWhLow -11.0 · High 197.9High 197.9Low -11.0Low -11.0 · High 197.9
24
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
108.22.7-174.3-171.710:00-13:006.6 EUR/MWhLow 2.7 · High 174.3High 174.3Low 2.7Low 2.7 · High 174.3
25
🇷🇴Romania
111.00.0-196.5-196.515:00-18:006.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 196.5High 196.5Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 196.5
26
🇭🇺Hungary
115.40.0-196.7-196.812:00-15:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 196.7High 196.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 196.7
27
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
149.659.8-257.1-197.311:00-14:0076.3 EUR/MWhLow 59.8 · High 257.1High 257.1Low 59.8Low 59.8 · High 257.1
28
🇮🇪Ireland
151.1115.4-202.4-87.012:00-15:00117.2 EUR/MWhLow 115.4 · High 202.4High 202.4Low 115.4Low 115.4 · High 202.4

On Sunday, August 9, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 209.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-09, 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, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Energinet Energi Data Service, Elexon BMRS Open Data