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🇧🇷 Brazil16.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy215.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇵🇱 Poland276.6 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, September 17, 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
16.19.7-40.3-30.601:00-04:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 9.7 · High 40.3High 40.3Low 9.7Low 9.7 · High 40.3
2
🇫🇮Finland
25.16.3-58.6-52.301:00-04:007.6 EUR/MWhLow 6.3 · High 58.6High 58.6Low 6.3Low 6.3 · High 58.6
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
47.86.8-116.7-109.901:00-04:0012.2 EUR/MWhLow 6.8 · High 116.7High 116.7Low 6.8Low 6.8 · High 116.7
4
🇪🇪Estonia
69.87.0-196.9-189.913:00-16:0015.5 EUR/MWhLow 7.0 · High 196.9High 196.9Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 196.9
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
82.810.0-196.9-186.913:00-16:0014.6 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 196.9High 196.9Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 196.9
6
🇱🇻Latvia
83.010.0-196.9-186.913:00-16:0015.5 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 196.9High 196.9Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 196.9
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
113.754.3-151.6-97.312:00-15:0088.7 EUR/MWhLow 54.3 · High 151.6High 151.6Low 54.3Low 54.3 · High 151.6
8
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
115.7-2.6-205.1-207.810:00-13:000.9 EUR/MWhLow -2.6 · High 205.1High 205.1Low -2.6Low -2.6 · High 205.1
9
🇪🇸Spain
128.1-17.2-244.1-261.312:00-15:00-4.5 EUR/MWhLow -17.2 · High 244.1High 244.1Low -17.2Low -17.2 · High 244.1
10
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
133.06.4-215.9-209.512:00-15:0012.7 EUR/MWhLow 6.4 · High 215.9High 215.9Low 6.4Low 6.4 · High 215.9
11
🇵🇹Portugal
137.81.1-244.1-243.011:00-14:003.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 244.1High 244.1Low 1.1Low 1.1 · High 244.1
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
140.1-0.2-223.0-223.212:00-15:005.3 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 223.0High 223.0Low -0.2Low -0.2 · High 223.0
13
🇲🇰North Macedonia
141.72.0-254.7-252.709:00-12:0021.7 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 254.7High 254.7Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 254.7
14
🇫🇷France
142.30.0-244.1-244.110:00-13:0036.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 244.1High 244.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 244.1
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
142.91.9-217.0-215.112:00-15:008.3 EUR/MWhLow 1.9 · High 217.0High 217.0Low 1.9Low 1.9 · High 217.0
16
🇦🇱Albania
143.320.0-271.5-251.510:00-13:0028.7 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 271.5High 271.5Low 20.0Low 20.0 · High 271.5
17
🇲🇪Montenegro
146.641.1-220.0-178.909:00-12:0063.7 EUR/MWhLow 41.1 · High 220.0High 220.0Low 41.1Low 41.1 · High 220.0
18
🇮🇪Ireland
147.322.8-266.9-244.112:00-15:0023.9 EUR/MWhLow 22.8 · High 266.9High 266.9Low 22.8Low 22.8 · High 266.9
19
🇳🇱Netherlands
151.119.9-242.2-222.311:00-14:0031.6 EUR/MWhLow 19.9 · High 242.2High 242.2Low 19.9Low 19.9 · High 242.2
20
🇧🇪Belgium
152.329.4-242.7-213.311:00-14:0039.0 EUR/MWhLow 29.4 · High 242.7High 242.7Low 29.4Low 29.4 · High 242.7
21
🇧🇬Bulgaria
157.615.0-287.8-272.814:00-17:0047.4 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 287.8High 287.8Low 15.0Low 15.0 · High 287.8
22
🇨🇿Czechia
161.951.5-280.1-228.612:00-15:0069.5 EUR/MWhLow 51.5 · High 280.1High 280.1Low 51.5Low 51.5 · High 280.1
23
🇸🇰Slovakia
167.855.3-309.2-253.912:00-15:0073.8 EUR/MWhLow 55.3 · High 309.2High 309.2Low 55.3Low 55.3 · High 309.2
24
🇷🇴Romania
167.841.0-289.5-248.512:00-15:0060.1 EUR/MWhLow 41.0 · High 289.5High 289.5Low 41.0Low 41.0 · High 289.5
25
🇵🇱Poland
170.879.3-355.9-276.612:00-15:0089.7 EUR/MWhLow 79.3 · High 355.9High 355.9Low 79.3Low 79.3 · High 355.9
26
🇭🇷Croatia
172.323.1-280.1-257.110:00-13:0074.8 EUR/MWhLow 23.1 · High 280.1High 280.1Low 23.1Low 23.1 · High 280.1
27
🇨🇭Switzerland
176.8140.0-214.4-74.411:00-14:00149.2 EUR/MWhLow 140.0 · High 214.4High 214.4Low 140.0Low 140.0 · High 214.4
28
🇭🇺Hungary
177.859.0-290.2-231.111:00-14:0075.0 EUR/MWhLow 59.0 · High 290.2High 290.2Low 59.0Low 59.0 · High 290.2
29
🇦🇹Austria
184.9110.8-290.1-179.412:00-15:00125.0 EUR/MWhLow 110.8 · High 290.1High 290.1Low 110.8Low 110.8 · High 290.1
30
🇸🇮Slovenia
191.674.3-276.8-202.613:00-16:00130.8 EUR/MWhLow 74.3 · High 276.8High 276.8Low 74.3Low 74.3 · High 276.8
31
🇮🇹Italy
6 price areas
215.2178.9-293.2-114.312:00-15:00183.3 EUR/MWhLow 178.9 · High 293.2High 293.2Low 178.9Low 178.9 · High 293.2

On Thursday, September 17, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Poland: 276.6 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-09-17, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API