European electricity prices — Saturday 17 October 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 Hungary at 268.2 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 22.6 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 3rd cheapest of 40 price areas at 25.6 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 16–17 (38.9 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 4–5 (9.1 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 245.6 EUR/MWh — a factor of 11.9.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE1 +51 %.
Most negative prices in Greece: 6 hours.
Cheapest area
22.6 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
268.2 €/MWh
Hungary
Median price area
168.3 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
25.6 €/MWh
3rd cheapest
Saturday 17 October 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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