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 29, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil22.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland204.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇵🇱 Poland318.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, August 27, 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
22.69.5-28.9-19.410:00-13:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.5 · High 28.9High 28.9Low 9.5Low 9.5 · High 28.9
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
87.455.6-156.4-100.813:00-16:0062.2 EUR/MWhLow 55.6 · High 156.4High 156.4Low 55.6Low 55.6 · High 156.4
3
🇫🇮Finland
89.957.5-161.0-103.614:00-17:0065.0 EUR/MWhLow 57.5 · High 161.0High 161.0Low 57.5Low 57.5 · High 161.0
4
🇪🇸Spain
112.4-0.6-188.6-189.114:00-17:000.4 EUR/MWhLow -0.6 · High 188.6High 188.6Low -0.6Low -0.6 · High 188.6
5
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
113.43.0-174.8-171.912:00-15:004.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 174.8High 174.8Low 3.0Low 3.0 · High 174.8
6
🇵🇹Portugal
115.20.5-188.6-188.013:00-16:000.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 188.6High 188.6Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 188.6
7
🇵🇱Poland
115.5-42.4-276.1-318.511:00-14:00-16.1 EUR/MWhLow -42.4 · High 276.1High 276.1Low -42.4Low -42.4 · High 276.1
8
🇪🇪Estonia
119.057.5-244.0-186.501:00-04:0068.2 EUR/MWhLow 57.5 · High 244.0High 244.0Low 57.5Low 57.5 · High 244.0
9
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
119.497.1-144.1-47.013:00-16:00108.0 EUR/MWhLow 97.1 · High 144.1High 144.1Low 97.1Low 97.1 · High 144.1
10
🇱🇺Luxembourg
125.56.6-199.3-192.712:00-15:0014.1 EUR/MWhLow 6.6 · High 199.3High 199.3Low 6.6Low 6.6 · High 199.3
11
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
125.83.0-210.0-207.012:00-15:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 210.0High 210.0Low 3.0Low 3.0 · High 210.0
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
129.70.0-222.3-222.312:00-15:0011.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 222.3High 222.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 222.3
13
🇱🇹Lithuania
132.158.9-244.0-185.111:00-14:0074.7 EUR/MWhLow 58.9 · High 244.0High 244.0Low 58.9Low 58.9 · High 244.0
14
🇱🇻Latvia
132.158.9-244.0-185.111:00-14:0074.7 EUR/MWhLow 58.9 · High 244.0High 244.0Low 58.9Low 58.9 · High 244.0
15
🇨🇭Switzerland
148.7114.3-200.0-85.712:00-15:00117.3 EUR/MWhLow 114.3 · High 200.0High 200.0Low 114.3Low 114.3 · High 200.0
16
🇨🇿Czechia
148.861.8-222.3-160.612:00-15:0083.4 EUR/MWhLow 61.8 · High 222.3High 222.3Low 61.8Low 61.8 · High 222.3
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
156.468.5-256.3-187.811:00-14:00103.0 EUR/MWhLow 68.5 · High 256.3High 256.3Low 68.5Low 68.5 · High 256.3
18
🇫🇷France
156.6102.5-221.2-118.812:00-15:00119.2 EUR/MWhLow 102.5 · High 221.2High 221.2Low 102.5Low 102.5 · High 221.2
19
🇧🇪Belgium
161.8107.1-221.1-114.002:00-05:00136.5 EUR/MWhLow 107.1 · High 221.1High 221.1Low 107.1Low 107.1 · High 221.1
20
🇦🇹Austria
162.285.0-224.6-139.611:00-14:00112.2 EUR/MWhLow 85.0 · High 224.6High 224.6Low 85.0Low 85.0 · High 224.6
21
🇲🇪Montenegro
162.9119.0-235.0-116.012:00-15:00127.0 EUR/MWhLow 119.0 · High 235.0High 235.0Low 119.0Low 119.0 · High 235.0
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
166.276.1-255.5-179.411:00-14:00100.1 EUR/MWhLow 76.1 · High 255.5High 255.5Low 76.1Low 76.1 · High 255.5
23
🇲🇰North Macedonia
167.590.0-249.3-159.311:00-14:00100.4 EUR/MWhLow 90.0 · High 249.3High 249.3Low 90.0Low 90.0 · High 249.3
24
🇭🇷Croatia
168.574.1-256.7-182.611:00-14:0097.8 EUR/MWhLow 74.1 · High 256.7High 256.7Low 74.1Low 74.1 · High 256.7
25
🇭🇺Hungary
171.671.1-259.8-188.711:00-14:0095.8 EUR/MWhLow 71.1 · High 259.8High 259.8Low 71.1Low 71.1 · High 259.8
26
🇧🇬Bulgaria
173.862.3-263.5-201.212:00-15:0089.1 EUR/MWhLow 62.3 · High 263.5High 263.5Low 62.3Low 62.3 · High 263.5
27
🇬🇷Greece
174.762.3-263.5-201.212:00-15:0089.1 EUR/MWhLow 62.3 · High 263.5High 263.5Low 62.3Low 62.3 · High 263.5
28
🇷🇴Romania
175.362.2-263.9-201.812:00-15:0089.2 EUR/MWhLow 62.2 · High 263.9High 263.9Low 62.2Low 62.2 · High 263.9
29
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
191.6132.8-251.3-118.600:00-03:00136.4 EUR/MWhLow 132.8 · High 251.3High 251.3Low 132.8Low 132.8 · High 251.3
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
204.6161.6-270.4-108.811:00-14:00175.9 EUR/MWhLow 161.6 · High 270.4High 270.4Low 161.6Low 161.6 · High 270.4
31
🇮🇪Ireland
204.8149.8-276.8-126.901:00-04:00151.4 EUR/MWhLow 149.8 · High 276.8High 276.8Low 149.8Low 149.8 · High 276.8

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Poland: 318.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-27, 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