European electricity prices — Monday 23 February 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 129.2 EUR/MWh, the cheapest France at 27.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th priciest of 40 price areas at 126.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 6–7 (157.3 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 2–3 (58.7 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 101.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 4.7.
Biggest change from the previous day: France +189 %.
Most negative prices in Greece: 7 hours.
Cheapest area
27.7 €/MWh
France
Priciest area
129.2 €/MWh
Lithuania
Median price area
86.4 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
126.8 €/MWh
4th priciest
Monday 23 February 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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