Wholesale electricity prices

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🇧🇷 Brazil21.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland182.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.347.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, August 14, 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
21.19.6-74.9-65.308:00-11:009.6 EUR/MWhLow 9.6 · High 74.9High 74.9Low 9.6Low 9.6 · High 74.9
2
🇫🇮Finland
41.215.2-102.9-87.721:00-00:0027.2 EUR/MWhLow 15.2 · High 102.9High 102.9Low 15.2Low 15.2 · High 102.9
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
62.915.6-116.9-101.312:00-15:0030.9 EUR/MWhLow 15.6 · High 116.9High 116.9Low 15.6Low 15.6 · High 116.9
4
🇪🇪Estonia
72.522.6-259.1-236.513:00-16:0030.9 EUR/MWhLow 22.6 · High 259.1High 259.1Low 22.6Low 22.6 · High 259.1
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
88.849.0-124.2-75.112:00-15:0056.0 EUR/MWhLow 49.0 · High 124.2High 124.2Low 49.0Low 49.0 · High 124.2
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
110.923.2-259.1-235.913:00-16:0031.1 EUR/MWhLow 23.2 · High 259.1High 259.1Low 23.2Low 23.2 · High 259.1
7
🇱🇻Latvia
110.923.2-259.1-235.913:00-16:0031.1 EUR/MWhLow 23.2 · High 259.1High 259.1Low 23.2Low 23.2 · High 259.1
8
🇧🇬Bulgaria
126.420.5-191.4-170.913:00-16:0036.3 EUR/MWhLow 20.5 · High 191.4High 191.4Low 20.5Low 20.5 · High 191.4
9
🇲🇰North Macedonia
130.575.0-158.0-83.011:00-14:0083.7 EUR/MWhLow 75.0 · High 158.0High 158.0Low 75.0Low 75.0 · High 158.0
10
🇪🇸Spain
139.230.0-252.5-222.511:00-14:0041.7 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 252.5High 252.5Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 252.5
11
🇵🇱Poland
140.18.1-331.6-323.412:00-15:0017.4 EUR/MWhLow 8.1 · High 331.6High 331.6Low 8.1Low 8.1 · High 331.6
12
🇱🇺Luxembourg
140.38.0-263.7-255.712:00-15:0016.8 EUR/MWhLow 8.0 · High 263.7High 263.7Low 8.0Low 8.0 · High 263.7
13
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
141.213.2-303.9-290.712:00-15:0024.4 EUR/MWhLow 13.2 · High 303.9High 303.9Low 13.2Low 13.2 · High 303.9
14
🇳🇱Netherlands
141.915.2-301.9-286.712:00-15:0026.0 EUR/MWhLow 15.2 · High 301.9High 301.9Low 15.2Low 15.2 · High 301.9
15
🇨🇿Czechia
142.916.0-301.3-285.312:00-15:0031.8 EUR/MWhLow 16.0 · High 301.3High 301.3Low 16.0Low 16.0 · High 301.3
16
🇷🇴Romania
143.020.5-299.8-279.413:00-16:0036.3 EUR/MWhLow 20.5 · High 299.8High 299.8Low 20.5Low 20.5 · High 299.8
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
143.520.1-300.5-280.412:00-15:0034.7 EUR/MWhLow 20.1 · High 300.5High 300.5Low 20.1Low 20.1 · High 300.5
18
🇭🇺Hungary
143.821.0-300.0-279.012:00-15:0036.7 EUR/MWhLow 21.0 · High 300.0High 300.0Low 21.0Low 21.0 · High 300.0
19
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
144.015.1-362.5-347.412:00-15:0020.7 EUR/MWhLow 15.1 · High 362.5High 362.5Low 15.1Low 15.1 · High 362.5
20
🇭🇷Croatia
144.022.6-298.8-276.212:00-15:0038.9 EUR/MWhLow 22.6 · High 298.8High 298.8Low 22.6Low 22.6 · High 298.8
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
144.223.3-298.5-275.212:00-15:0040.0 EUR/MWhLow 23.3 · High 298.5High 298.5Low 23.3Low 23.3 · High 298.5
22
🇫🇷France
145.730.0-280.1-250.112:00-15:0044.8 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 280.1High 280.1Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 280.1
23
🇨🇭Switzerland
147.429.4-257.2-227.812:00-15:0043.3 EUR/MWhLow 29.4 · High 257.2High 257.2Low 29.4Low 29.4 · High 257.2
24
🇵🇹Portugal
147.630.0-252.5-222.512:00-15:0058.3 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 252.5High 252.5Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 252.5
25
🇧🇪Belgium
150.645.1-294.5-249.412:00-15:0064.0 EUR/MWhLow 45.1 · High 294.5High 294.5Low 45.1Low 45.1 · High 294.5
26
🇲🇪Montenegro
153.780.1-280.1-200.011:00-14:0091.1 EUR/MWhLow 80.1 · High 280.1High 280.1Low 80.1Low 80.1 · High 280.1
27
🇦🇹Austria
156.560.0-303.2-243.212:00-15:0068.6 EUR/MWhLow 60.0 · High 303.2High 303.2Low 60.0Low 60.0 · High 303.2
28
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
162.2121.1-224.6-103.513:00-16:00123.9 EUR/MWhLow 121.1 · High 224.6High 224.6Low 121.1Low 121.1 · High 224.6
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
175.5116.0-287.9-171.911:00-14:00135.1 EUR/MWhLow 116.0 · High 287.9High 287.9Low 116.0Low 116.0 · High 287.9
30
🇮🇪Ireland
182.3138.7-270.8-132.113:00-16:00140.1 EUR/MWhLow 138.7 · High 270.8High 270.8Low 138.7Low 138.7 · High 270.8

On Friday, August 14, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Germany / Luxembourg: 347.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-14, 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, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Energinet Energi Data Service, Elexon BMRS Open Data