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

30 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 28, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil20.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy176.9 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇳🇱 Netherlands469.2 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 12, 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		20.39.6-85.5-75.908:00-11:009.6 EUR/MWhLow 9.6 · High 85.5High 85.5Low 9.6Low 9.6 · High 85.5
2
🇫🇮Finland
33.92.5-102.2-99.801:00-04:002.8 EUR/MWhLow 2.5 · High 102.2High 102.2Low 2.5Low 2.5 · High 102.2
3
🇪🇪Estonia
46.82.5-266.4-264.002:00-05:003.0 EUR/MWhLow 2.5 · High 266.4High 266.4Low 2.5Low 2.5 · High 266.4
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas		69.89.6-189.3-179.812:00-15:0020.2 EUR/MWhLow 9.6 · High 189.3High 189.3Low 9.6Low 9.6 · High 189.3
5
🇳🇴Norway
4 price areas		117.489.5-223.9-134.413:00-16:0096.3 EUR/MWhLow 89.5 · High 223.9High 223.9Low 89.5Low 89.5 · High 223.9
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
122.716.7-341.5-324.813:00-16:0020.5 EUR/MWhLow 16.7 · High 341.5High 341.5Low 16.7Low 16.7 · High 341.5
7
🇱🇻Latvia
122.716.7-341.5-324.813:00-16:0020.5 EUR/MWhLow 16.7 · High 341.5High 341.5Low 16.7Low 16.7 · High 341.5
8
🇧🇬Bulgaria
126.121.3-196.4-175.112:00-15:0037.0 EUR/MWhLow 21.3 · High 196.4High 196.4Low 21.3Low 21.3 · High 196.4
9
🇪🇸Spain
135.212.0-250.0-238.012:00-15:0026.2 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 250.0High 250.0Low 12.0Low 12.0 · High 250.0
10
🇱🇺Luxembourg
138.43.6-300.2-296.712:00-15:0011.1 EUR/MWhLow 3.6 · High 300.2High 300.2Low 3.6Low 3.6 · High 300.2
11
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
138.87.6-314.8-307.212:00-15:0014.9 EUR/MWhLow 7.6 · High 314.8High 314.8Low 7.6Low 7.6 · High 314.8
12
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas		139.112.9-461.2-448.312:00-15:0016.7 EUR/MWhLow 12.9 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 12.9Low 12.9 · High 461.2
13
🇲🇰North Macedonia
139.562.0-220.4-158.411:00-14:0072.7 EUR/MWhLow 62.0 · High 220.4High 220.4Low 62.0Low 62.0 · High 220.4
14
🇷🇴Romania
139.70.0-461.2-461.212:00-15:0036.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 461.2
15
🇨🇭Switzerland
140.228.7-230.5-201.812:00-15:0033.5 EUR/MWhLow 28.7 · High 230.5High 230.5Low 28.7Low 28.7 · High 230.5
16
🇳🇱Netherlands
140.6-8.0-461.2-469.212:00-15:00-2.2 EUR/MWhLow -8.0 · High 461.2High 461.2Low -8.0Low -8.0 · High 461.2
17
🇫🇷France
141.212.0-461.2-449.212:00-15:0027.3 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 12.0Low 12.0 · High 461.2
18
🇧🇪Belgium
141.810.6-461.2-450.612:00-15:0027.3 EUR/MWhLow 10.6 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 10.6Low 10.6 · High 461.2
19
🇲🇪Montenegro
142.260.0-230.0-170.012:00-15:0066.7 EUR/MWhLow 60.0 · High 230.0High 230.0Low 60.0Low 60.0 · High 230.0
20
🇨🇿Czechia
142.420.6-461.2-440.612:00-15:0029.8 EUR/MWhLow 20.6 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 20.6Low 20.6 · High 461.2
21
🇸🇰Slovakia
144.121.0-461.2-440.211:00-14:0035.2 EUR/MWhLow 21.0 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 21.0Low 21.0 · High 461.2
22
🇭🇷Croatia
144.621.6-461.2-439.511:00-14:0038.0 EUR/MWhLow 21.6 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 21.6Low 21.6 · High 461.2
23
🇭🇺Hungary
144.921.3-461.2-439.911:00-14:0037.2 EUR/MWhLow 21.3 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 21.3Low 21.3 · High 461.2
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
145.121.8-461.2-439.411:00-14:0038.7 EUR/MWhLow 21.8 · High 461.2High 461.2Low 21.8Low 21.8 · High 461.2
25
🇦🇹Austria
147.545.2-306.1-260.912:00-15:0058.1 EUR/MWhLow 45.2 · High 306.1High 306.1Low 45.2Low 45.2 · High 306.1
26
🇵🇱Poland
148.117.1-448.4-431.312:00-15:0029.3 EUR/MWhLow 17.1 · High 448.4High 448.4Low 17.1Low 17.1 · High 448.4
27
🇵🇹Portugal
148.634.8-250.0-215.213:00-16:0052.7 EUR/MWhLow 34.8 · High 250.0High 250.0Low 34.8Low 34.8 · High 250.0
28
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
159.0121.0-264.7-143.702:00-05:00138.8 EUR/MWhLow 121.0 · High 264.7High 264.7Low 121.0Low 121.0 · High 264.7
29
🇮🇪Ireland
173.5128.4-270.9-142.511:00-14:00130.8 EUR/MWhLow 128.4 · High 270.9High 270.9Low 128.4Low 128.4 · High 270.9
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas		176.9138.0-285.2-147.214:00-17:00145.5 EUR/MWhLow 138.0 · High 285.2High 285.2Low 138.0Low 138.0 · High 285.2

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 469.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-12, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Energinet Energi Data Service, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data

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