European electricity prices — Wednesday 12 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 Sicily at 180.1 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 2.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th cheapest of 40 price areas at 35.5 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 19–20 (84.2 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 2–3 (2.8 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 178.0 EUR/MWh — a factor of 86.7.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE1 +546 %.
Most negative prices in Greece: 7 hours.
Cheapest area
2.1 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
180.1 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
140.2 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
35.5 €/MWh
4th cheapest
Wednesday 12 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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