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🇫🇮 Finland4.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland176.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇸🇰 Slovakia223.0 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 23, 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
4.91.5-28.6-27.113:00-16:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 28.6High 28.6Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 28.6
2
🇪🇪Estonia
4.91.5-28.6-27.113:00-16:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 28.6High 28.6Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 28.6
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
15.01.5-81.3-79.812:00-15:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 81.3High 81.3Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 81.3
4
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
18.29.5-26.2-16.707:00-10:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.5 · High 26.2High 26.2Low 9.5Low 9.5 · High 26.2
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
30.51.5-166.7-165.213:00-16:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 166.7High 166.7Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 166.7
6
🇱🇻Latvia
30.51.5-166.7-165.213:00-16:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 166.7High 166.7Low 1.5Low 1.5 · High 166.7
7
🇵🇱Poland
72.6-16.3-176.2-192.612:00-15:00-12.2 EUR/MWhLow -16.3 · High 176.2High 176.2Low -16.3Low -16.3 · High 176.2
8
🇪🇸Spain
84.4-2.1-166.9-169.012:00-15:00-1.8 EUR/MWhLow -2.1 · High 166.9High 166.9Low -2.1Low -2.1 · High 166.9
9
🇫🇷France
84.4-4.9-166.9-171.812:00-15:00-3.1 EUR/MWhLow -4.9 · High 166.9High 166.9Low -4.9Low -4.9 · High 166.9
10
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
84.4-6.0-181.9-187.912:00-15:00-2.5 EUR/MWhLow -6.0 · High 181.9High 181.9Low -6.0Low -6.0 · High 181.9
11
🇱🇺Luxembourg
85.6-5.0-185.9-190.912:00-15:00-4.1 EUR/MWhLow -5.0 · High 185.9High 185.9Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 185.9
12
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
85.90.7-188.4-187.714:00-17:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.7 · High 188.4High 188.4Low 0.7Low 0.7 · High 188.4
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
87.8-5.0-187.8-192.812:00-15:00-3.1 EUR/MWhLow -5.0 · High 187.8High 187.8Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 187.8
14
🇧🇪Belgium
88.3-5.0-194.3-199.312:00-15:00-3.2 EUR/MWhLow -5.0 · High 194.3High 194.3Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 194.3
15
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
88.960.1-118.1-58.007:00-10:0073.3 EUR/MWhLow 60.1 · High 118.1High 118.1Low 60.1Low 60.1 · High 118.1
16
🇨🇿Czechia
91.9-5.1-193.6-198.712:00-15:00-2.8 EUR/MWhLow -5.1 · High 193.6High 193.6Low -5.1Low -5.1 · High 193.6
17
🇨🇭Switzerland
97.7-17.7-179.0-196.712:00-15:00-12.6 EUR/MWhLow -17.7 · High 179.0High 179.0Low -17.7Low -17.7 · High 179.0
18
🇸🇮Slovenia
104.9-0.1-203.7-203.911:00-14:001.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 203.7High 203.7Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 203.7
19
🇭🇷Croatia
106.00.2-205.2-205.009:00-12:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 205.2High 205.2Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 205.2
20
🇲🇰North Macedonia
106.610.0-199.0-189.011:00-14:0011.1 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 199.0High 199.0Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 199.0
21
🇧🇬Bulgaria
109.70.0-208.2-208.210:00-13:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 208.2High 208.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 208.2
22
🇷🇴Romania
110.20.0-209.4-209.410:00-13:001.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 209.4High 209.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 209.4
23
🇬🇷Greece
111.30.0-220.3-220.310:00-13:001.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 220.3High 220.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 220.3
24
🇭🇺Hungary
111.50.2-209.8-209.609:00-12:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 209.8High 209.8Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 209.8
25
🇦🇹Austria
111.60.9-202.0-201.112:00-15:0021.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 202.0High 202.0Low 0.9Low 0.9 · High 202.0
26
🇸🇰Slovakia
116.30.3-223.3-223.009:00-12:001.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.3 · High 223.3High 223.3Low 0.3Low 0.3 · High 223.3
27
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
129.215.8-196.5-180.711:00-14:0026.4 EUR/MWhLow 15.8 · High 196.5High 196.5Low 15.8Low 15.8 · High 196.5
28
🇲🇪Montenegro
130.460.0-187.0-127.013:00-16:0082.1 EUR/MWhLow 60.0 · High 187.0High 187.0Low 60.0Low 60.0 · High 187.0
29
🇦🇱Albania
136.920.0-223.0-203.008:00-11:0075.0 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 223.0High 223.0Low 20.0Low 20.0 · High 223.0
30
🇮🇪Ireland
176.8146.6-227.9-81.210:00-13:00149.1 EUR/MWhLow 146.6 · High 227.9High 227.9Low 146.6Low 146.6 · High 227.9

On Sunday, August 23, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovakia: 223.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-23, 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