European day-ahead electricity prices today, by country

On 13 November 2026, day-ahead electricity in Europe is cheapest in Sweden 1 at 17.0 EUR/MWh and most expensive in Italy Centre-N at 236.4 EUR/MWh (daily averages over the CET delivery day); the simple mean of 38 bidding zones is 161.3 EUR/MWh. These are wholesale results of the coupled European day-ahead auction (SDAC) from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, not household prices, which add network charges, taxes and the supplier margin.

Updated Fri 13 Nov 2026, 14:42 CET · source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform

Day-ahead prices for 38 bidding zones in 25 countries, in EUR/MWh, taken from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform and refreshed through the day. For the Nordic and Baltic zones in detail, hour by hour, see Nord Pool day-ahead prices.

All zones, cheapest first

Every zone is averaged over the same CET delivery day (00:00–24:00 CET), the day the SDAC auction is run for — also for the Baltic states, Finland, Greece, Romania, Portugal and Great Britain, whose own pages show their local day. Now is the average of the current hour; Min and Max are the cheapest and most expensive hour (hourly averages of the 15-minute prices).

Delivery day: Fri 13 Nov 2026 · Time zone: CET (UTC+1) · CET delivery day for all zones

Electricity prices by country

One row per country: the average of its bidding zones today, with the cheapest and most expensive hour (hourly average) of any of its zones. Countries split into several zones show the range across them; the zone detail is in the table above.

Delivery day: Fri 13 Nov 2026 · Time zone: CET (UTC+1) · CET delivery day for all zones

Why zones differ so much

Prices converge when interconnectors have spare capacity and separate when they do not. A large spread between neighbours means the border is congested — which is where cross-border trading lives.

Country averages can also be misleading: Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Italy are split into several zones that regularly diverge by a factor of several. There is no single "Swedish price". See our Nordic guide and Italian guide.

Where this data comes from

Everything here is the day-ahead auction result published on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. The same auction is run by the power exchanges together (SDAC), so these are the prices EPEX SPOT and Nord Pool publish for their zones. You can download them from the Transparency Platform without writing code, or pull them with our practical guide to the ENTSO-E API. Zone codes are listed in our EIC code reference.

Frequently asked questions

Where is electricity cheapest in Europe today?

In Sweden 1, at an average of 17.0 EUR/MWh on the day-ahead market. The most expensive zone is Italy Centre-N at 236.4 EUR/MWh.

What is the day-ahead electricity price?

The price set in the daily auction held at noon (CET) for every hour or quarter hour of the next day. European exchanges run it together as one coupled auction (SDAC), so each bidding zone gets its own price and the zones only differ when cross-border lines are full.

Why is there no single price for Sweden, Norway, Denmark or Italy?

They are split into several bidding zones because their grids are congested inside the country. The zones regularly differ by a factor of several, so a country average is only a summary, not a price anyone trades at.

Are these the prices households pay?

No. This is the wholesale price in EUR/MWh. Household bills add network charges, taxes and the supplier margin; only customers on dynamic tariffs follow the hourly price directly.

Can I download the historical prices?

Yes, for free: from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform as a spreadsheet, or through the ENTSO-E API.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform · updated Fri 13 Nov 2026, 14:42 CET · Day-ahead auction results, EUR/MWh. Informational only, not a contractual reference. progrunners is not affiliated with ENTSO-E.