European electricity prices — Sunday 18 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 256.0 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Estonia at 0.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 7th cheapest of 40 price areas at 77.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 19–20 (214.0 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 0–1 (26.0 EUR/MWh).
Biggest change from the previous day: Finland +204 %.
Most negative prices in Greece: 2 hours.
Norway NO3 had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
0.0 €/MWh
Estonia
Priciest area
256.0 €/MWh
Hungary
Median price area
175.2 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
77.8 €/MWh
7th cheapest
Sunday 18 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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