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 29, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil23.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy198.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇪🇸 Spain220.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, August 26, 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
23.49.6-32.6-23.110:00-13:0012.1 EUR/MWhLow 9.6 · High 32.6High 32.6Low 9.6Low 9.6 · High 32.6
2
🇫🇮Finland
108.349.2-201.3-152.100:00-03:0058.2 EUR/MWhLow 49.2 · High 201.3High 201.3Low 49.2Low 49.2 · High 201.3
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
111.563.7-195.5-131.812:00-15:0075.2 EUR/MWhLow 63.7 · High 195.5High 195.5Low 63.7Low 63.7 · High 195.5
4
🇪🇸Spain
114.1-6.0-214.0-220.013:00-16:00-1.6 EUR/MWhLow -6.0 · High 214.0High 214.0Low -6.0Low -6.0 · High 214.0
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
126.6105.2-162.1-56.913:00-16:00118.9 EUR/MWhLow 105.2 · High 162.1High 162.1Low 105.2Low 105.2 · High 162.1
6
🇪🇪Estonia
127.349.2-201.5-152.213:00-16:0077.4 EUR/MWhLow 49.2 · High 201.5High 201.5Low 49.2Low 49.2 · High 201.5
7
🇵🇱Poland
144.039.2-240.4-201.211:00-14:0057.1 EUR/MWhLow 39.2 · High 240.4High 240.4Low 39.2Low 39.2 · High 240.4
8
🇳🇱Netherlands
148.040.0-226.4-186.412:00-15:0061.0 EUR/MWhLow 40.0 · High 226.4High 226.4Low 40.0Low 40.0 · High 226.4
9
🇱🇹Lithuania
148.079.1-227.7-148.613:00-16:0088.0 EUR/MWhLow 79.1 · High 227.7High 227.7Low 79.1Low 79.1 · High 227.7
10
🇱🇻Latvia
148.079.1-227.7-148.613:00-16:0088.0 EUR/MWhLow 79.1 · High 227.7High 227.7Low 79.1Low 79.1 · High 227.7
11
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
150.565.0-219.1-154.012:00-15:0073.7 EUR/MWhLow 65.0 · High 219.1High 219.1Low 65.0Low 65.0 · High 219.1
12
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
152.678.2-226.4-148.212:00-15:0089.3 EUR/MWhLow 78.2 · High 226.4High 226.4Low 78.2Low 78.2 · High 226.4
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
153.789.5-211.3-121.712:00-15:0093.4 EUR/MWhLow 89.5 · High 211.3High 211.3Low 89.5Low 89.5 · High 211.3
14
🇨🇭Switzerland
155.8124.1-200.0-75.912:00-15:00124.7 EUR/MWhLow 124.1 · High 200.0High 200.0Low 124.1Low 124.1 · High 200.0
15
🇫🇷France
159.8110.6-226.8-116.213:00-16:00122.4 EUR/MWhLow 110.6 · High 226.8High 226.8Low 110.6Low 110.6 · High 226.8
16
🇧🇪Belgium
161.3112.2-226.8-114.613:00-16:00125.0 EUR/MWhLow 112.2 · High 226.8High 226.8Low 112.2Low 112.2 · High 226.8
17
🇨🇿Czechia
166.999.9-235.1-135.213:00-16:00123.7 EUR/MWhLow 99.9 · High 235.1High 235.1Low 99.9Low 99.9 · High 235.1
18
🇲🇰North Macedonia
169.3118.0-240.5-122.510:00-13:00118.8 EUR/MWhLow 118.0 · High 240.5High 240.5Low 118.0Low 118.0 · High 240.5
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
171.0121.5-243.1-121.613:00-16:00138.5 EUR/MWhLow 121.5 · High 243.1High 243.1Low 121.5Low 121.5 · High 243.1
20
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
171.9139.7-227.2-87.512:00-15:00145.2 EUR/MWhLow 139.7 · High 227.2High 227.2Low 139.7Low 139.7 · High 227.2
21
🇲🇪Montenegro
175.9130.0-230.0-100.013:00-16:00138.7 EUR/MWhLow 130.0 · High 230.0High 230.0Low 130.0Low 130.0 · High 230.0
22
🇦🇹Austria
176.4103.1-248.0-144.912:00-15:00125.2 EUR/MWhLow 103.1 · High 248.0High 248.0Low 103.1Low 103.1 · High 248.0
23
🇸🇮Slovenia
181.1122.3-258.3-136.113:00-16:00134.7 EUR/MWhLow 122.3 · High 258.3High 258.3Low 122.3Low 122.3 · High 258.3
24
🇭🇷Croatia
182.6123.5-254.2-130.712:00-15:00134.4 EUR/MWhLow 123.5 · High 254.2High 254.2Low 123.5Low 123.5 · High 254.2
25
🇬🇷Greece
183.8112.8-260.9-148.112:00-15:00123.8 EUR/MWhLow 112.8 · High 260.9High 260.9Low 112.8Low 112.8 · High 260.9
26
🇭🇺Hungary
184.0120.9-259.6-138.711:00-14:00133.4 EUR/MWhLow 120.9 · High 259.6High 259.6Low 120.9Low 120.9 · High 259.6
27
🇧🇬Bulgaria
184.7116.8-260.5-143.712:00-15:00128.8 EUR/MWhLow 116.8 · High 260.5High 260.5Low 116.8Low 116.8 · High 260.5
28
🇷🇴Romania
185.3116.4-261.6-145.212:00-15:00128.6 EUR/MWhLow 116.4 · High 261.6High 261.6Low 116.4Low 116.4 · High 261.6
29
🇮🇪Ireland
194.6151.5-270.4-118.813:00-16:00152.8 EUR/MWhLow 151.5 · High 270.4High 270.4Low 151.5Low 151.5 · High 270.4
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
198.6153.1-270.5-117.411:00-14:00162.9 EUR/MWhLow 153.1 · High 270.5High 270.5Low 153.1Low 153.1 · High 270.5

On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Spain: 220.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-26, 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, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data