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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🇧🇷 Brazil20.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale179.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇪🇪 Estonia260.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, August 18, 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		20.19.5-30.0-20.509:00-12:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.5 · High 30.0High 30.0Low 9.5Low 9.5 · High 30.0
2
🇫🇮Finland
81.911.7-173.9-162.200:00-03:0016.2 EUR/MWhLow 11.7 · High 173.9High 173.9Low 11.7Low 11.7 · High 173.9
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas		109.860.6-178.6-118.102:00-05:0070.5 EUR/MWhLow 60.6 · High 178.6High 178.6Low 60.6Low 60.6 · High 178.6
4
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas		113.290.8-154.3-63.502:00-05:0098.7 EUR/MWhLow 90.8 · High 154.3High 154.3Low 90.8Low 90.8 · High 154.3
5
🇪🇸Spain
129.20.9-248.0-247.113:00-16:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 248.0High 248.0Low 0.9Low 0.9 · High 248.0
6
🇲🇰North Macedonia
135.870.0-200.0-130.010:00-13:0078.9 EUR/MWhLow 70.0 · High 200.0High 200.0Low 70.0Low 70.0 · High 200.0
7
🇪🇪Estonia
143.715.5-275.9-260.401:00-04:0042.5 EUR/MWhLow 15.5 · High 275.9High 275.9Low 15.5Low 15.5 · High 275.9
8
🇵🇱Poland
152.3109.0-228.1-119.213:00-16:00113.2 EUR/MWhLow 109.0 · High 228.1High 228.1Low 109.0Low 109.0 · High 228.1
9
🇬🇷Greece
158.00.0-220.0-220.011:00-14:0094.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 220.0High 220.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 220.0
10
🇲🇪Montenegro
158.2130.0-217.1-87.113:00-16:00133.3 EUR/MWhLow 130.0 · High 217.1High 217.1Low 130.0Low 130.0 · High 217.1
11
🇧🇪Belgium
162.0129.3-208.8-79.513:00-16:00131.7 EUR/MWhLow 129.3 · High 208.8High 208.8Low 129.3Low 129.3 · High 208.8
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
162.0129.1-208.7-79.613:00-16:00131.6 EUR/MWhLow 129.1 · High 208.7High 208.7Low 129.1Low 129.1 · High 208.7
13
🇧🇬Bulgaria
162.1113.5-220.0-106.613:00-16:00134.1 EUR/MWhLow 113.5 · High 220.0High 220.0Low 113.5Low 113.5 · High 220.0
14
🇫🇷France
162.2113.2-208.9-95.813:00-16:00130.7 EUR/MWhLow 113.2 · High 208.9High 208.9Low 113.2Low 113.2 · High 208.9
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
163.9130.5-200.4-69.913:00-16:00131.6 EUR/MWhLow 130.5 · High 200.4High 200.4Low 130.5Low 130.5 · High 200.4
16
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas		164.2128.0-215.7-87.713:00-16:00131.1 EUR/MWhLow 128.0 · High 215.7High 215.7Low 128.0Low 128.0 · High 215.7
17
🇭🇷Croatia
164.292.8-217.2-124.412:00-15:00134.9 EUR/MWhLow 92.8 · High 217.2High 217.2Low 92.8Low 92.8 · High 217.2
18
🇷🇴Romania
164.3114.8-220.2-105.413:00-16:00134.2 EUR/MWhLow 114.8 · High 220.2High 220.2Low 114.8Low 114.8 · High 220.2
19
🇵🇹Portugal
164.540.8-248.0-207.312:00-15:0081.3 EUR/MWhLow 40.8 · High 248.0High 248.0Low 40.8Low 40.8 · High 248.0
20
🇭🇺Hungary
164.8121.9-220.1-98.211:00-14:00133.1 EUR/MWhLow 121.9 · High 220.1High 220.1Low 121.9Low 121.9 · High 220.1
21
🇨🇿Czechia
165.1131.8-213.4-81.613:00-16:00136.4 EUR/MWhLow 131.8 · High 213.4High 213.4Low 131.8Low 131.8 · High 213.4
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
165.2123.5-222.6-99.111:00-14:00135.1 EUR/MWhLow 123.5 · High 222.6High 222.6Low 123.5Low 123.5 · High 222.6
23
🇸🇮Slovenia
165.7131.3-216.1-84.713:00-16:00135.1 EUR/MWhLow 131.3 · High 216.1High 216.1Low 131.3Low 131.3 · High 216.1
24
🇮🇪Ireland
168.4143.2-207.2-64.011:00-14:00145.8 EUR/MWhLow 143.2 · High 207.2High 207.2Low 143.2Low 143.2 · High 207.2
25
🇨🇭Switzerland
169.2137.8-206.9-69.112:00-15:00138.8 EUR/MWhLow 137.8 · High 206.9High 206.9Low 137.8Low 137.8 · High 206.9
26
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
169.7130.4-217.6-87.312:00-15:00137.1 EUR/MWhLow 130.4 · High 217.6High 217.6Low 130.4Low 130.4 · High 217.6
27
🇦🇹Austria
170.7126.5-226.9-100.512:00-15:00136.2 EUR/MWhLow 126.5 · High 226.9High 226.9Low 126.5Low 126.5 · High 226.9
28
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas		174.3122.0-306.7-184.812:00-15:00132.6 EUR/MWhLow 122.0 · High 306.7High 306.7Low 122.0Low 122.0 · High 306.7
29
🇱🇹Lithuania
178.9123.6-324.3-200.714:00-17:00128.5 EUR/MWhLow 123.6 · High 324.3High 324.3Low 123.6Low 123.6 · High 324.3
30
🇱🇻Latvia
178.9123.6-324.3-200.714:00-17:00128.5 EUR/MWhLow 123.6 · High 324.3High 324.3Low 123.6Low 123.6 · High 324.3
31
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
179.7143.3-225.8-82.602:00-05:00151.1 EUR/MWhLow 143.3 · High 225.8High 225.8Low 143.3Low 143.3 · High 225.8

On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Estonia: 260.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-18, 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

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