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.–4.9.2026
The priciest area was Italy Sicily at 219.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 30.9 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th cheapest of 40 price areas at 55.8 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 188.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 7.1.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO4 +104%.
Norway NO5 had 73 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
No area saw a negative price.
Cheapest area
30.9 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
219.3 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
156.3 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
55.8 €/MWh
4th cheapest
September 2026 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). Click an area to see its price.
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