European electricity prices — September 2026
Monthly review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous month. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The month is still in progress — 1.–25.9.2026
The priciest area was Italy Sicily at 243.0 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 34.2 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th cheapest of 40 price areas at 57.8 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 208.8 EUR/MWh — a factor of 7.1.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO4 +126%.
Most negative prices in Germany: 34 hours.
Italy Calabria had 566 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
34.2 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
243.0 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
150.7 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
57.8 €/MWh
4th cheapest
September 2026 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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