European electricity prices — 2019
Annual review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous year. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Greece at 63.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Germany at 37.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 20th cheapest of 39 price areas at 44.0 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 26.0 EUR/MWh — a factor of 1.7.
Biggest change from the previous year: Ireland −30%.
Most negative prices in Germany: 186 hours.
Italy Sicily had 1018 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
37.8 €/MWh
Germany
Priciest area
63.8 €/MWh
Greece
Median price area
44.0 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
44.0 €/MWh
20th cheapest
2019 average price on the map
The year's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). Click an area to see its price.
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