European electricity prices — Tuesday 4 August 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 Sud at 199.7 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 6.6 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 3rd cheapest of 40 price areas at 24.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 19–20 (34.5 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 1–2 (18.2 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 193.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 30.5.
Biggest change from the previous day: Estonia +91 %.
United Kingdom had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
6.6 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
199.7 €/MWh
Italy Sud
Median price area
149.8 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
24.8 €/MWh
3rd cheapest
Tuesday 4 August 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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