European electricity prices — Thursday 8 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 Italy Nord at 224.6 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 55.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 5th cheapest of 40 price areas at 100.3 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 8–9 (181.5 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 23–24 (27.2 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 169.6 EUR/MWh — a factor of 4.1.
Biggest change from the previous day: Finland +539 %.
Most negative prices in Greece: 5 hours.
Cheapest area
55.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
224.6 €/MWh
Italy Nord
Median price area
139.3 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
100.3 €/MWh
5th cheapest
Thursday 8 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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