European electricity prices — Wednesday 7 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 Lithuania at 194.4 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Sweden SE2 at 27.5 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 5th cheapest of 40 price areas at 80.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 17–18 (117.2 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 23–24 (35.2 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 166.9 EUR/MWh — a factor of 7.1.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE2 −75 %.
Switzerland had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
27.5 €/MWh
Sweden SE2
Priciest area
194.4 €/MWh
Lithuania
Median price area
118.8 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
80.7 €/MWh
5th cheapest
Wednesday 7 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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