Prices updated22:17·Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Electricity prices across Europe, today

Live day-ahead prices for 19 European bidding zones, updated as soon as the market publishes them. Pick a country for hour-by-hour prices, the cheapest windows and what a kWh really costs at home.

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19Bidding zones
96Prices per zone and day
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Each row is one bidding zone, each column one day: green is cheap, red is expensive. — **Daily average by bidding zone, last 12 months**21 Oct – 20 Oct

Today · 19 Bidding zones

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Europe average192.46€/MWh · −7.6%

Cheap74.73

Sweden (Stockholm, SE3) Expensive258.26

Italy (North) Largest intraday spread299

Spain

Negative-price intervals0across all zones

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NL+8.6%

Netherlands202.4 €/MWh0006121824 13:00 08:00 BE−6.9%

Belgium196.1 €/MWh0006121824 13:45 09:00 DE-LU+8.3%

Luxembourg211.9 €/MWh0006121824 23:45 08:00 DE-LU+8.3%

Germany211.9 €/MWh0006121824 23:45 08:00 AT−2.9%

Austria235.7 €/MWh0006121824 23:45 16:45 CH−0.4%

Switzerland240.2 €/MWh0006121824 03:00 08:00 FR−24.0%

France161.3 €/MWh0006121824 15:30 09:00 IT-NORD−2.0%

Italy258.3 €/MWh0006121824 23:45 07:45 PL−14.0%

Poland157.9 €/MWh0006121824 15:45 15:15 CZ+4.6%

Czechia209.8 €/MWh0006121824 23:45 16:45 HU−22.7%

Hungary252.4 €/MWh0006121824 11:15 07:00 SI−9.7%

Slovenia235.8 €/MWh0006121824 11:15 16:45 ES−24.8%

Spain147.0 €/MWh0006121824 15:30 21:00 PT−24.8%

Portugal147.0 €/MWh0006121824 14:30 20:00 DK1+10.6%

Denmark198.3 €/MWh0006121824 02:00 09:00 SE3−36.3%

Sweden74.7 €/MWh0006121824 05:00 15:45 NO2+0.3%

Norway169.0 €/MWh0006121824 23:45 09:45 GB+0.6%

United Kingdom207.6 €/MWh0006121824 22:00 18:00

Today

Price matrix

Hourly average by bidding zone, €/MWh, local time of each zone

0333 €/MWh

Zone	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Ø
NLNetherlands	174	175	169	172	175	178	215	244	264	244	224	203	184	161	181	192	214	238	237	246	223	195	184	164	202.4
BEBelgium	175	177	170	171	173	177	210	240	263	244	220	198	174	150	155	157	179	220	236	246	224	197	186	165	196.1
DE-LUGermany & Luxembourg	172	174	168	173	176	179	225	257	265	244	228	220	197	206	210	231	252	259	244	246	222	194	183	161	211.9
ATAustria	202	194	192	195	198	204	241	268	268	244	255	265	206	244	234	266	286	275	259	252	244	235	228	202	235.7
CHSwitzerland	217	210	209	201	201	215	248	259	265	260	258	259	242	238	244	255	261	261	261	258	251	245	234	214	240.2
FRFrance	178	178	168	162	160	166	184	226	258	244	206	168	125	15	40	4	4	119	235	247	226	200	189	168	161.3
IT-NORDItaly (North)	219	209	209	213	212	220	255	312	318	297	294	277	260	252	256	269	286	286	285	290	275	252	239	212	258.3
PLPoland	140	138	136	136	142	160	175	183	146	154	170	169	174	168	207	188	142	146	168	154	145	168	151	133	157.9
CZCzechia	170	190	177	193	193	172	222	255	265	244	185	171	194	189	219	249	270	268	248	242	212	179	177	154	209.8
HUHungary	256	263	263	263	262	256	275	333	271	244	182	152	194	187	224	258	278	272	275	266	282	278	270	253	252.4
SISlovenia	219	209	209	210	212	220	255	282	270	244	196	169	199	203	231	266	286	275	260	259	263	252	243	222	235.8
ESSpain	178	178	168	162	160	166	184	226	258	197	79	2	1	1	1	0	1	69	193	255	284	285	254	225	147.0
PTPortugal	178	178	168	162	160	166	184	226	258	197	79	2	1	1	1	0	1	69	193	255	284	285	254	225	147.0
DK1West Denmark (DK1)	163	161	152	159	161	163	191	222	237	239	225	208	194	185	184	201	227	251	240	246	221	193	180	159	198.3
DK2East Denmark (DK2)	172	170	164	169	172	176	219	254	265	244	226	213	198	206	209	227	252	259	244	245	220	190	178	157	209.5
SE3Sweden (Stockholm, SE3)	53	46	38	34	37	43	65	56	59	81	70	69	79	76	83	109	133	117	113	109	103	85	73	63	74.7
SE4Sweden (Malmö, SE4)	120	85	50	51	45	57	147	76	82	198	164	153	158	126	158	201	233	231	220	214	195	166	143	132	141.9
NO2Norway (South-West, NO2)	165	165	159	164	166	165	169	172	172	176	174	172	172	172	172	172	172	172	173	172	171	170	168	154	169.0
GBGreat Britain	185	182	180	176	176	176	200	233	243	243	234	219	204	197	194	196	194	232	239	250	239	218	200	173	207.6

Europe over the last 12 months

The daily day-ahead average across all bidding zones, with the range from the cheapest to the most expensive zone.

Household prices in Europe Methodology

Europe averageCheapest to most expensive zone€/MWh

12-month average: 106.9 €/MWh
Cheapest month: 77.6 €/MWhApril 2026
Most expensive month: 171.2 €/MWhOctober 2026
Cheapest bidding zone: 67.6 €/MWh Sweden (Stockholm, SE3)

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182.11€/MWh

+8.3%

Now · 22:30 · vs yesterday

Day average211.94

Lowest152.8123:45

Highest279.6108:00

3 hours · 00:30–03:30170.72 €/MWh

Largest intraday spread

Highest minus lowest price today, €/MWh

ES299
PT299
FR274
SE4221
HU221
IT-NORD140
CZ139
NL139
BE137
SI136
DK2132
DE-LU127

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Ranking

All bidding zones by today's average day-ahead price

#	Zone	Today avg.	vs yesterday	Tomorrow avg.	Lowest	Highest
1	Sweden (Stockholm, SE3) SE3	74.73	−36.3%	63.30	21.71	140.18
2	Sweden (Malmö, SE4) SE4	141.86	−20.6%	134.45	22.04	242.82
3	Spain ES	146.97	−24.8%	155.63	0.30	299.00
4	Portugal PT	146.97	−24.8%	155.63	0.30	299.00
5	Poland PL	157.93	−14.0%	228.61	115.18	235.33
6	France FR	161.33	−24.0%	156.28	0.30	273.85
7	Norway (South-West, NO2) NO2	169.04	+0.3%	138.48	146.78	175.69
8	Belgium BE	196.07	−6.9%	152.48	136.66	273.91
9	West Denmark (DK1) DK1	198.33	+10.6%	148.01	145.26	264.69
10	Netherlands NL	202.36	+8.6%	150.43	136.99	275.70
11	Great Britain GB	207.59	+0.6%	183.82	173.30	249.51
12	East Denmark (DK2) DK2	209.48	+9.0%	149.50	148.87	281.16
13	Czechia CZ	209.78	+4.6%	202.03	143.37	282.72
14	Germany & Luxembourg DE-LU	211.94	+8.3%	148.61	152.81	279.61
15	Austria AT	235.67	−2.9%	222.49	180.00	300.22
16	Slovenia SI	235.76	−9.7%	228.63	163.81	299.89
17	Switzerland CH	240.19	−0.4%	223.36	200.92	265.00
18	Hungary HU	252.42	−22.7%	263.21	144.83	365.43
19	Italy (North) IT-NORD	258.26	−2.0%	234.74	198.81	339.00

€/MWh · Wholesale price

Electricity price guides

How electricity prices work – explained with data from the European day-ahead market, updated every day.

Guides

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How it works

Noon auction

Every day at 12:00 CET the European market sets 96 quarter-hour prices for the next day.

Published ~13:00

We pick up the official results within minutes and check them against a second source.

Your real price

We add taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin to estimate the final price per kWh.

You plan

The cheapest windows and the appliance planner show when to run what – and what you save.

FAQ

When are tomorrow's prices published?

The day-ahead auction closes at 12:00 CET. Results are normally available from about 12:45–13:30 CET, and this site picks them up automatically.

Why are prices sometimes negative?

When wind and solar output is high and demand is low, some producers cannot or will not reduce output. The market then clears below zero. Whether you benefit depends on your contract.

Is the final price exactly what I pay?

No – it is an estimate built from official taxes and charges plus a sample supplier margin. Your own contract, grid area and fixed fees can differ.

Methodology

Wholesale prices

We use the official day-ahead prices of the single European market coupling (SDAC). Since 1 October 2025 the market works in 15-minute periods, so each day has 96 prices (92 or 100 on clock-change days).

Final price estimate

For countries with a full model we add the official taxes, network charges and VAT valid on that day, plus a sample supplier margin you can see in the breakdown. Fixed monthly or daily fees are not spread over the kWh price.

Methodology · Data sources

Electricity prices across Europe, today

Today · 19 Bidding zones

Europe price map

Cheapest and dearest

Country editions

Price matrix

Europe over the last 12 months

Largest intraday spread

Tools

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Electricity price guides

Live electricity prices on your own website

How it works

Noon auction

Published ~13:00

Your real price

You plan

FAQ

Methodology

Wholesale prices

Final price estimate