Wholesale electricity price (EUR / MWh) - United Kingdom - Ember - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Wholesale electricity prices in Europe
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United Kingdom, the wholesale price of electricity was 143.25 euro / MWh on 26 October 2026, versus 23.79 on the previous day. This marks a rise of 502.14 percent.
Sample. There are 3,771 data points overall in the daily time series displayed in the figure above. The period covered by the series goes from June 2016 to October 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: the price hit a minimum of -11.77 euro / MWh on 23 May 2020; it peaked at 695.55 euro / MWh on 12 December 2022; it had a mean of 96.74 euro / MWh.
Latest values
| Date | Value - EUR / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | 38.2800 |
| 2026-10-25 | 23.7900 |
| 2026-10-26 | 143.250 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | United Kingdom |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Day-ahead price |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | EUR / MWh |
| Sources | Ember |
| Source type | Think tank |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution Licence |
| Measure type | Level |
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