European electricity prices — Thursday 18 December 2025
Daily review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous day. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Bulgaria at 158.7 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Sweden SE2 at 4.2 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 3rd cheapest of 38 price areas at 7.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 7–8 (20.1 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 23–24 (0.3 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 154.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 37.4.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE2 −82 %.
Most negative prices in Sweden SE1: 1 hours.
Cheapest area
4.2 €/MWh
Sweden SE2
Priciest area
158.7 €/MWh
Bulgaria
Median price area
88.3 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
7.1 €/MWh
3rd cheapest
Thursday 18 December 2025 average price on the map
The day's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). The day runs on Central European Time (CET).
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