European electricity prices — Thursday 6 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 199.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 5.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th cheapest of 40 price areas at 7.2 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 7–8 (13.6 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 14–15 (2.1 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 194.2 EUR/MWh — a factor of 39.7.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE4 −85 %.
Most negative prices in Netherlands: 5 hours.
Cheapest area
5.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
199.3 €/MWh
Italy Sud
Median price area
117.5 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
7.2 €/MWh
4th cheapest
Thursday 6 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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