European electricity prices — Sunday 23 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 150.7 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Sweden SE2 at 4.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th cheapest of 40 price areas at 4.5 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 18–19 (16.0 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 13–14 (1.6 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 146.6 EUR/MWh — a factor of 37.1.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE2 −94 %.
Most negative prices in Poland: 8 hours.
Cheapest area
4.1 €/MWh
Sweden SE2
Priciest area
150.7 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
97.7 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
4.5 €/MWh
4th cheapest
Sunday 23 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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