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🇧🇷 Brazil19.2 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland179.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇸🇰 Slovakia227.5 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 22, 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
19.29.5-29.2-19.808:00-11:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.5 · High 29.2High 29.2Low 9.5Low 9.5 · High 29.2
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
66.05.0-131.2-126.221:00-00:0020.0 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 131.2High 131.2Low 5.0Low 5.0 · High 131.2
3
🇫🇮Finland
67.58.3-117.9-109.614:00-17:0034.2 EUR/MWhLow 8.3 · High 117.9High 117.9Low 8.3Low 8.3 · High 117.9
4
🇪🇪Estonia
74.18.3-170.6-162.314:00-17:0034.2 EUR/MWhLow 8.3 · High 170.6High 170.6Low 8.3Low 8.3 · High 170.6
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
77.48.3-182.4-174.114:00-17:0033.0 EUR/MWhLow 8.3 · High 182.4High 182.4Low 8.3Low 8.3 · High 182.4
6
🇱🇻Latvia
77.68.3-182.4-174.114:00-17:0034.2 EUR/MWhLow 8.3 · High 182.4High 182.4Low 8.3Low 8.3 · High 182.4
7
🇪🇸Spain
93.5-17.7-188.0-205.711:00-14:00-3.3 EUR/MWhLow -17.7 · High 188.0High 188.0Low -17.7Low -17.7 · High 188.0
8
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
97.31.2-177.9-176.713:00-16:001.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.2 · High 177.9High 177.9Low 1.2Low 1.2 · High 177.9
9
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
97.835.3-135.4-100.114:00-17:0057.7 EUR/MWhLow 35.3 · High 135.4High 135.4Low 35.3Low 35.3 · High 135.4
10
🇵🇱Poland
99.10.0-160.2-160.212:00-15:003.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 160.2High 160.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 160.2
11
🇱🇺Luxembourg
101.5-0.1-168.2-168.313:00-16:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 168.2High 168.2Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 168.2
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
102.06.0-172.9-166.913:00-16:0010.0 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 172.9High 172.9Low 6.0Low 6.0 · High 172.9
13
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
104.610.5-183.6-173.112:00-15:0012.5 EUR/MWhLow 10.5 · High 183.6High 183.6Low 10.5Low 10.5 · High 183.6
14
🇨🇭Switzerland
110.18.0-162.7-154.712:00-15:0010.1 EUR/MWhLow 8.0 · High 162.7High 162.7Low 8.0Low 8.0 · High 162.7
15
🇨🇿Czechia
110.20.0-185.6-185.612:00-15:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 185.6High 185.6Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 185.6
16
🇧🇪Belgium
110.9-0.1-188.7-188.811:00-14:005.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 188.7High 188.7Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 188.7
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
111.0-0.1-189.9-190.011:00-14:005.7 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 189.9High 189.9Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 189.9
18
🇦🇹Austria
119.814.5-186.3-171.812:00-15:0026.0 EUR/MWhLow 14.5 · High 186.3High 186.3Low 14.5Low 14.5 · High 186.3
19
🇫🇷France
120.20.0-188.0-188.011:00-14:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 188.0High 188.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 188.0
20
🇲🇰North Macedonia
126.133.9-183.2-149.311:00-14:0040.3 EUR/MWhLow 33.9 · High 183.2High 183.2Low 33.9Low 33.9 · High 183.2
21
🇧🇬Bulgaria
129.62.6-205.2-202.713:00-16:007.3 EUR/MWhLow 2.6 · High 205.2High 205.2Low 2.6Low 2.6 · High 205.2
22
🇬🇷Greece
130.42.6-205.2-202.713:00-16:007.3 EUR/MWhLow 2.6 · High 205.2High 205.2Low 2.6Low 2.6 · High 205.2
23
🇷🇴Romania
132.90.0-207.3-207.315:00-18:0024.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 207.3High 207.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 207.3
24
🇭🇷Croatia
133.30.0-201.8-201.810:00-13:0025.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 201.8High 201.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 201.8
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
134.90.0-221.4-221.410:00-13:0025.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 221.4High 221.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 221.4
26
🇭🇺Hungary
136.50.0-216.6-216.610:00-13:0025.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 216.6High 216.6Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 216.6
27
🇸🇰Slovakia
138.30.0-227.5-227.510:00-13:0024.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 227.5High 227.5Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 227.5
28
🇲🇪Montenegro
140.478.0-200.0-122.012:00-15:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 78.0 · High 200.0High 200.0Low 78.0Low 78.0 · High 200.0
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
166.266.3-266.5-200.213:00-16:0085.9 EUR/MWhLow 66.3 · High 266.5High 266.5Low 66.3Low 66.3 · High 266.5
30
🇮🇪Ireland
179.3149.4-238.4-89.008:00-11:00156.9 EUR/MWhLow 149.4 · High 238.4High 238.4Low 149.4Low 149.4 · High 238.4

On Saturday, August 22, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovakia: 227.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-22, 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, Energinet Energi Data Service, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data