European electricity prices — Monday 5 January 2026
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 Latvia at 146.6 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Greece at 73.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th priciest of 40 price areas at 146.5 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 17–18 (228.4 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 2–3 (96.9 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 72.8 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.0.
Biggest change from the previous day: Finland +52 %.
Italy Calabria had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
73.7 €/MWh
Greece
Priciest area
146.6 €/MWh
Latvia
Median price area
137.9 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
146.5 €/MWh
4th priciest
Monday 5 January 2026 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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