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🇫🇮 Finland8.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale172.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇪🇸 Spain220.9 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 16, 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
8.85.1-26.4-21.312:00-15:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 5.1 · High 26.4High 26.4Low 5.1Low 5.1 · High 26.4
2
🇪🇪Estonia
9.05.6-41.1-35.512:00-15:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 5.6 · High 41.1High 41.1Low 5.6Low 5.6 · High 41.1
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
13.44.8-54.6-49.811:00-14:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 4.8 · High 54.6High 54.6Low 4.8Low 4.8 · High 54.6
4
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
16.39.6-25.4-15.806:00-09:009.6 EUR/MWhLow 9.6 · High 25.4High 25.4Low 9.6Low 9.6 · High 25.4
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
19.15.7-102.5-96.912:00-15:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 5.7 · High 102.5High 102.5Low 5.7Low 5.7 · High 102.5
6
🇱🇻Latvia
19.15.7-102.5-96.912:00-15:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 5.7 · High 102.5High 102.5Low 5.7Low 5.7 · High 102.5
7
🇲🇰North Macedonia
49.45.0-68.0-63.012:00-15:007.0 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 68.0High 68.0Low 5.0Low 5.0 · High 68.0
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
84.841.2-106.2-65.012:00-15:0042.3 EUR/MWhLow 41.2 · High 106.2High 106.2Low 41.2Low 41.2 · High 106.2
9
🇦🇱Albania
109.330.0-188.5-158.510:00-13:0035.7 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 188.5High 188.5Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 188.5
10
🇪🇸Spain
115.1-5.9-215.0-220.911:00-14:00-2.4 EUR/MWhLow -5.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low -5.9Low -5.9 · High 215.0
11
🇧🇬Bulgaria
127.012.8-212.4-199.613:00-16:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 12.8 · High 212.4High 212.4Low 12.8Low 12.8 · High 212.4
12
🇲🇪Montenegro
127.447.0-189.0-142.013:00-16:0073.7 EUR/MWhLow 47.0 · High 189.0High 189.0Low 47.0Low 47.0 · High 189.0
13
🇦🇹Austria
129.915.6-207.1-191.512:00-15:0033.5 EUR/MWhLow 15.6 · High 207.1High 207.1Low 15.6Low 15.6 · High 207.1
14
🇵🇱Poland
130.217.6-203.1-185.512:00-15:0028.1 EUR/MWhLow 17.6 · High 203.1High 203.1Low 17.6Low 17.6 · High 203.1
15
🇵🇹Portugal
133.60.0-215.0-215.013:00-16:001.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 215.0
16
🇨🇭Switzerland
134.231.0-195.9-164.912:00-15:0038.2 EUR/MWhLow 31.0 · High 195.9High 195.9Low 31.0Low 31.0 · High 195.9
17
🇷🇴Romania
136.122.9-215.0-192.213:00-16:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
18
🇭🇷Croatia
137.822.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
19
🇨🇿Czechia
137.822.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
137.822.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
21
🇭🇺Hungary
137.922.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
138.022.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
23
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
138.122.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
24
🇱🇺Luxembourg
138.127.3-206.5-179.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 27.3 · High 206.5High 206.5Low 27.3Low 27.3 · High 206.5
25
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
138.122.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
26
🇳🇱Netherlands
138.122.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
27
🇧🇪Belgium
138.122.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
28
🇫🇷France
138.122.9-215.0-192.212:00-15:0035.8 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 215.0High 215.0Low 22.9Low 22.9 · High 215.0
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
159.558.8-230.6-171.811:00-14:0073.9 EUR/MWhLow 58.8 · High 230.6High 230.6Low 58.8Low 58.8 · High 230.6
30
🇮🇪Ireland
168.0138.5-208.7-70.313:00-16:00140.7 EUR/MWhLow 138.5 · High 208.7High 208.7Low 138.5Low 138.5 · High 208.7
31
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
172.2133.3-221.5-88.213:00-16:00136.6 EUR/MWhLow 133.3 · High 221.5High 221.5Low 133.3Low 133.3 · High 221.5

On Sunday, August 16, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Spain: 220.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-16, 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