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🇧🇷 Brazil22.2 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy207.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇪🇸 Spain216.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, August 28, 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
22.29.5-31.4-21.910:00-13:009.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.5 · High 31.4High 31.4Low 9.5Low 9.5 · High 31.4
2
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
37.81.9-91.6-89.721:00-00:003.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.9 · High 91.6High 91.6Low 1.9Low 1.9 · High 91.6
3
🇫🇮Finland
40.82.8-94.6-91.821:00-00:005.8 EUR/MWhLow 2.8 · High 94.6High 94.6Low 2.8Low 2.8 · High 94.6
4
🇪🇪Estonia
71.63.2-171.0-167.821:00-00:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 171.0High 171.0Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 171.0
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
71.63.2-171.0-167.821:00-00:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 171.0High 171.0Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 171.0
6
🇱🇻Latvia
71.63.2-171.0-167.821:00-00:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 171.0High 171.0Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 171.0
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
102.182.5-131.2-48.714:00-17:0091.4 EUR/MWhLow 82.5 · High 131.2High 131.2Low 82.5Low 82.5 · High 131.2
8
🇪🇸Spain
106.10.0-216.0-216.014:00-17:000.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 216.0High 216.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 216.0
9
🇵🇱Poland
108.46.6-190.5-183.911:00-14:0016.4 EUR/MWhLow 6.6 · High 190.5High 190.5Low 6.6Low 6.6 · High 190.5
10
🇵🇹Portugal
126.90.0-216.0-216.015:00-18:0011.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 216.0High 216.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 216.0
11
🇫🇷France
134.30.1-195.7-195.613:00-16:0050.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 195.7High 195.7Low 0.1Low 0.1 · High 195.7
12
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
135.596.9-194.0-97.113:00-16:00109.4 EUR/MWhLow 96.9 · High 194.0High 194.0Low 96.9Low 96.9 · High 194.0
13
🇨🇿Czechia
142.976.0-197.5-121.510:00-13:0089.2 EUR/MWhLow 76.0 · High 197.5High 197.5Low 76.0Low 76.0 · High 197.5
14
🇱🇺Luxembourg
143.696.2-178.0-81.712:00-15:00103.7 EUR/MWhLow 96.2 · High 178.0High 178.0Low 96.2Low 96.2 · High 178.0
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
145.588.7-189.8-101.113:00-16:0099.2 EUR/MWhLow 88.7 · High 189.8High 189.8Low 88.7Low 88.7 · High 189.8
16
🇸🇰Slovakia
146.351.7-202.1-150.410:00-13:0069.5 EUR/MWhLow 51.7 · High 202.1High 202.1Low 51.7Low 51.7 · High 202.1
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
146.795.2-194.2-99.013:00-16:00104.4 EUR/MWhLow 95.2 · High 194.2High 194.2Low 95.2Low 95.2 · High 194.2
18
🇧🇪Belgium
147.692.7-194.6-102.014:00-17:00101.7 EUR/MWhLow 92.7 · High 194.6High 194.6Low 92.7Low 92.7 · High 194.6
19
🇦🇹Austria
148.680.0-201.3-121.312:00-15:0093.2 EUR/MWhLow 80.0 · High 201.3High 201.3Low 80.0Low 80.0 · High 201.3
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
148.853.8-231.2-177.510:00-13:0080.9 EUR/MWhLow 53.8 · High 231.2High 231.2Low 53.8Low 53.8 · High 231.2
21
🇨🇭Switzerland
151.3135.2-175.3-40.112:00-15:00135.4 EUR/MWhLow 135.2 · High 175.3High 175.3Low 135.2Low 135.2 · High 175.3
22
🇭🇺Hungary
152.150.0-242.2-192.210:00-13:0073.7 EUR/MWhLow 50.0 · High 242.2High 242.2Low 50.0Low 50.0 · High 242.2
23
🇭🇷Croatia
152.551.8-232.6-180.810:00-13:0078.0 EUR/MWhLow 51.8 · High 232.6High 232.6Low 51.8Low 51.8 · High 232.6
24
🇲🇰North Macedonia
153.583.0-219.0-136.011:00-14:0084.2 EUR/MWhLow 83.0 · High 219.0High 219.0Low 83.0Low 83.0 · High 219.0
25
🇧🇬Bulgaria
153.849.7-244.4-194.711:00-14:0072.7 EUR/MWhLow 49.7 · High 244.4High 244.4Low 49.7Low 49.7 · High 244.4
26
🇬🇷Greece
153.949.7-244.4-194.711:00-14:0072.7 EUR/MWhLow 49.7 · High 244.4High 244.4Low 49.7Low 49.7 · High 244.4
27
🇷🇴Romania
154.349.6-245.8-196.211:00-14:0072.5 EUR/MWhLow 49.6 · High 245.8High 245.8Low 49.6Low 49.6 · High 245.8
28
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
160.8113.1-197.4-84.314:00-17:00127.1 EUR/MWhLow 113.1 · High 197.4High 197.4Low 113.1Low 113.1 · High 197.4
29
🇲🇪Montenegro
162.9110.0-230.0-120.009:00-12:00127.0 EUR/MWhLow 110.0 · High 230.0High 230.0Low 110.0Low 110.0 · High 230.0
30
🇮🇪Ireland
187.9147.9-252.0-104.114:00-17:00149.1 EUR/MWhLow 147.9 · High 252.0High 252.0Low 147.9Low 147.9 · High 252.0
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
207.6160.0-285.0-125.003:00-06:00178.2 EUR/MWhLow 160.0 · High 285.0High 285.0Low 160.0Low 160.0 · High 285.0

On Friday, August 28, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Spain: 216.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-28, 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