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🇧🇷 Brazil18.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland173.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria226.0 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 15, 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
18.19.6-26.9-17.407:00-10:009.6 EUR/MWhLow 9.6 · High 26.9High 26.9Low 9.6Low 9.6 · High 26.9
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
20.35.7-59.6-53.912:00-15:0011.4 EUR/MWhLow 5.7 · High 59.6High 59.6Low 5.7Low 5.7 · High 59.6
3
🇫🇮Finland
21.16.5-62.2-55.713:00-16:0011.4 EUR/MWhLow 6.5 · High 62.2High 62.2Low 6.5Low 6.5 · High 62.2
4
🇪🇪Estonia
23.46.5-71.0-64.513:00-16:0011.4 EUR/MWhLow 6.5 · High 71.0High 71.0Low 6.5Low 6.5 · High 71.0
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
35.57.1-186.1-179.013:00-16:0011.4 EUR/MWhLow 7.1 · High 186.1High 186.1Low 7.1Low 7.1 · High 186.1
6
🇱🇻Latvia
35.57.1-186.1-179.013:00-16:0011.4 EUR/MWhLow 7.1 · High 186.1High 186.1Low 7.1Low 7.1 · High 186.1
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
83.038.2-107.6-69.513:00-16:0040.6 EUR/MWhLow 38.2 · High 107.6High 107.6Low 38.2Low 38.2 · High 107.6
8
🇲🇰North Macedonia
96.01.5-173.5-172.010:00-13:001.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 173.5High 173.5Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 173.5
9
🇧🇬Bulgaria
103.51.0-177.7-176.713:00-16:004.3 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 177.7High 177.7Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 177.7
10
🇵🇱Poland
106.7-4.2-199.5-203.711:00-14:00-1.5 EUR/MWhLow -4.2 · High 199.5High 199.5Low -4.2Low -4.2 · High 199.5
11
🇲🇪Montenegro
111.023.2-197.7-174.511:00-14:0023.8 EUR/MWhLow 23.2 · High 197.7High 197.7Low 23.2Low 23.2 · High 197.7
12
🇭🇺Hungary
115.11.0-199.1-198.112:00-15:004.3 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 199.1
13
🇷🇴Romania
115.21.0-199.1-198.113:00-16:004.3 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 199.1
14
🇸🇰Slovakia
115.70.6-199.1-198.512:00-15:004.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.6 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 0.6Low 0.6 · High 199.1
15
🇨🇿Czechia
115.80.5-199.1-198.612:00-15:004.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 199.1
16
🇪🇸Spain
115.90.5-210.0-209.411:00-14:001.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 210.0High 210.0Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 210.0
17
🇭🇷Croatia
116.01.2-199.1-197.912:00-15:004.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.2 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 1.2Low 1.2 · High 199.1
18
🇸🇮Slovenia
116.31.3-199.1-197.812:00-15:005.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.3 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 1.3Low 1.3 · High 199.1
19
🇨🇭Switzerland
116.64.5-174.9-170.412:00-15:007.2 EUR/MWhLow 4.5 · High 174.9High 174.9Low 4.5Low 4.5 · High 174.9
20
🇦🇹Austria
117.0-3.3-222.8-226.012:00-15:006.2 EUR/MWhLow -3.3 · High 222.8High 222.8Low -3.3Low -3.3 · High 222.8
21
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
120.10.6-199.1-198.512:00-15:003.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.6 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 0.6Low 0.6 · High 199.1
22
🇱🇺Luxembourg
120.11.0-185.0-184.012:00-15:003.2 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 185.0High 185.0Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 185.0
23
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
122.24.0-199.1-195.112:00-15:007.5 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 4.0Low 4.0 · High 199.1
24
🇫🇷France
122.33.6-199.1-195.513:00-16:0010.9 EUR/MWhLow 3.6 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 3.6Low 3.6 · High 199.1
25
🇳🇱Netherlands
122.93.7-199.1-195.412:00-15:008.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.7 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 3.7Low 3.7 · High 199.1
26
🇧🇪Belgium
124.35.4-199.1-193.713:00-16:0015.4 EUR/MWhLow 5.4 · High 199.1High 199.1Low 5.4Low 5.4 · High 199.1
27
🇵🇹Portugal
126.61.0-210.0-208.910:00-13:001.4 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 210.0High 210.0Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 210.0
28
🇦🇱Albania
138.860.1-223.0-162.910:00-13:0062.7 EUR/MWhLow 60.1 · High 223.0High 223.0Low 60.1Low 60.1 · High 223.0
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
155.749.3-233.6-184.310:00-13:0071.8 EUR/MWhLow 49.3 · High 233.6High 233.6Low 49.3Low 49.3 · High 233.6
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
165.0141.3-197.1-55.913:00-16:00143.0 EUR/MWhLow 141.3 · High 197.1High 197.1Low 141.3Low 141.3 · High 197.1
31
🇮🇪Ireland
173.1140.2-225.1-84.913:00-16:00143.1 EUR/MWhLow 140.2 · High 225.1High 225.1Low 140.2Low 140.2 · High 225.1

On Saturday, August 15, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 226.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-15, 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