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 Sep 28, 13:39 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland9.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy222.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary321.3 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, September 16, 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
9.12.2-26.9-24.703:00-06:002.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.2 · High 26.9High 26.9Low 2.2Low 2.2 · High 26.9
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
19.99.7-71.7-62.001:00-04:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.7 · High 71.7High 71.7Low 9.7Low 9.7 · High 71.7
3
🇪🇪Estonia
23.42.3-126.8-124.501:00-04:003.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.3 · High 126.8High 126.8Low 2.3Low 2.3 · High 126.8
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
31.33.9-93.5-89.600:00-03:004.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.9 · High 93.5High 93.5Low 3.9Low 3.9 · High 93.5
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
64.77.0-189.7-182.715:00-18:0020.2 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 189.7High 189.7Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 189.7
6
🇱🇻Latvia
64.77.0-189.7-182.715:00-18:0020.2 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 189.7High 189.7Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 189.7
7
🇪🇸Spain
104.7-0.5-196.2-196.714:00-17:000.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 196.2High 196.2Low -0.5Low -0.5 · High 196.2
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
116.187.1-137.6-50.413:00-16:00101.7 EUR/MWhLow 87.1 · High 137.6High 137.6Low 87.1Low 87.1 · High 137.6
9
🇵🇹Portugal
119.90.0-196.2-196.212:00-15:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 196.2High 196.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 196.2
10
🇧🇬Bulgaria
137.711.0-232.0-221.010:00-13:0024.5 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 232.0High 232.0Low 11.0Low 11.0 · High 232.0
11
🇲🇰North Macedonia
154.059.0-229.3-170.311:00-14:0069.7 EUR/MWhLow 59.0 · High 229.3High 229.3Low 59.0Low 59.0 · High 229.3
12
🇷🇴Romania
166.511.1-313.9-302.811:00-14:0027.6 EUR/MWhLow 11.1 · High 313.9High 313.9Low 11.1Low 11.1 · High 313.9
13
🇵🇱Poland
166.686.4-293.9-207.512:00-15:0091.6 EUR/MWhLow 86.4 · High 293.9High 293.9Low 86.4Low 86.4 · High 293.9
14
🇸🇰Slovakia
167.044.4-276.7-232.310:00-13:0053.5 EUR/MWhLow 44.4 · High 276.7High 276.7Low 44.4Low 44.4 · High 276.7
15
🇭🇺Hungary
168.00.0-321.3-321.310:00-13:0017.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 321.3High 321.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 321.3
16
🇭🇷Croatia
168.912.6-286.7-274.110:00-13:0041.4 EUR/MWhLow 12.6 · High 286.7High 286.7Low 12.6Low 12.6 · High 286.7
17
🇦🇱Albania
170.049.0-280.0-231.011:00-14:0061.7 EUR/MWhLow 49.0 · High 280.0High 280.0Low 49.0Low 49.0 · High 280.0
18
🇸🇮Slovenia
170.417.5-279.0-261.610:00-13:0054.7 EUR/MWhLow 17.5 · High 279.0High 279.0Low 17.5Low 17.5 · High 279.0
19
🇲🇪Montenegro
174.370.0-280.0-210.011:00-14:0077.3 EUR/MWhLow 70.0 · High 280.0High 280.0Low 70.0Low 70.0 · High 280.0
20
🇨🇿Czechia
174.588.0-265.4-177.412:00-15:0095.7 EUR/MWhLow 88.0 · High 265.4High 265.4Low 88.0Low 88.0 · High 265.4
21
🇫🇷France
178.486.5-270.2-183.713:00-16:0098.9 EUR/MWhLow 86.5 · High 270.2High 270.2Low 86.5Low 86.5 · High 270.2
22
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
179.689.9-268.7-178.812:00-15:00102.9 EUR/MWhLow 89.9 · High 268.7High 268.7Low 89.9Low 89.9 · High 268.7
23
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
179.8137.2-240.1-102.900:00-03:00144.9 EUR/MWhLow 137.2 · High 240.1High 240.1Low 137.2Low 137.2 · High 240.1
24
🇱🇺Luxembourg
182.397.5-254.4-156.912:00-15:00104.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.5 · High 254.4High 254.4Low 97.5Low 97.5 · High 254.4
25
🇳🇱Netherlands
182.490.5-269.5-179.012:00-15:00105.6 EUR/MWhLow 90.5 · High 269.5High 269.5Low 90.5Low 90.5 · High 269.5
26
🇧🇪Belgium
182.790.5-269.8-179.212:00-15:00106.2 EUR/MWhLow 90.5 · High 269.8High 269.8Low 90.5Low 90.5 · High 269.8
27
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
183.790.0-273.4-183.412:00-15:0099.7 EUR/MWhLow 90.0 · High 273.4High 273.4Low 90.0Low 90.0 · High 273.4
28
🇦🇹Austria
187.485.4-279.7-194.312:00-15:00101.3 EUR/MWhLow 85.4 · High 279.7High 279.7Low 85.4Low 85.4 · High 279.7
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
200.8173.3-255.5-82.202:00-05:00173.9 EUR/MWhLow 173.3 · High 255.5High 255.5Low 173.3Low 173.3 · High 255.5
30
🇮🇪Ireland
218.5178.2-333.0-154.921:00-00:00182.7 EUR/MWhLow 178.2 · High 333.0High 333.0Low 178.2Low 178.2 · High 333.0
31
🇮🇹Italy
6 price areas
222.5166.0-309.3-143.312:00-15:00188.9 EUR/MWhLow 166.0 · High 309.3High 309.3Low 166.0Low 166.0 · High 309.3

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 321.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-09-16, 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, Energinet Energi Data Service, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur