European electricity prices — Saturday 18 April 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 Norway NO3 at 138.0 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 6.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 5th cheapest of 40 price areas at 38.2 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 17–18 (53.6 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 14–15 (15.5 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 131.3 EUR/MWh — a factor of 20.6.
Biggest change from the previous day: Norway NO4 −74 %.
Most negative prices in Greece: 9 hours.
Cheapest area
6.7 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
138.0 €/MWh
Norway NO3
Median price area
79.8 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
38.2 €/MWh
5th cheapest
Saturday 18 April 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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