European electricity prices — Thursday 26 March 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 Italy Nord at 154.4 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Portugal at 5.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th cheapest of 40 price areas at 11.4 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 17–18 (17.0 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 3–4 (5.0 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 149.4 EUR/MWh — a factor of 30.8.
Biggest change from the previous day: Lithuania +426 %.
Most negative prices in Portugal: 9 hours.
Cheapest area
5.0 €/MWh
Portugal
Priciest area
154.4 €/MWh
Italy Nord
Median price area
90.8 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
11.4 €/MWh
4th cheapest
Thursday 26 March 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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