Electricity Spot

Electricity prices in Ireland and Northern Ireland today

The wholesale day-ahead price in Ireland and Northern Ireland is €262.86 per MWh right now, or €0.2629 per kWh. Today's average is €240.42/MWh, +8.9% against yesterday, and 29% above the European average of €186.38/MWh.

Average today
€240.42
/MWh
Lowest
€180.05
/MWh at 04:00
Highest
€414.87
/MWh at 18:00
In €/kWh
€0.2404
/kWh wholesale only

Price for each interval, 22 September 2026

011022033044000:00 — €181.94/MWh01:00 — €180.91/MWh02:00 — €181.41/MWh03:00 — €180.53/MWh04:00 — €180.05/MWh05:00 — €194.89/MWh06:00 — €228.16/MWh07:00 — €255.44/MWh08:00 — €248.31/MWh09:00 — €216.37/MWh10:00 — €197.07/MWh11:00 — €187.11/MWh12:00 — €189.31/MWh13:00 — €188.38/MWh14:00 — €187.26/MWh15:00 — €205.16/MWh16:00 — €262.86/MWh17:00 — €401.73/MWh18:00 — €414.87/MWh19:00 — €409.02/MWh20:00 — €341.74/MWh21:00 — €285.52/MWh22:00 — €236.53/MWh23:00 — €215.41/MWhhigh €414.87 · 18:00low €180.05 · 04:0000:0006:0012:0018:00
24 intervals, local time in the zone. Hover a bar for its exact price.

24 of 24 intervals published at 60-minute resolution.

Cheapest hours today

  • 04:00 – 05:00€180.05/MWh
  • 03:00 – 04:00€180.53/MWh
  • 01:00 – 02:00€180.91/MWh

Most expensive hours today

  • 18:00 – 19:00€414.87/MWh
  • 19:00 – 20:00€409.02/MWh
  • 17:00 – 18:00€401.73/MWh

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About this market

The Single Electricity Market covers the whole island of Ireland, spanning two sovereign states and two currencies. It is the clearest example of why a bidding zone is not the same thing as a country.

Method and source

  • Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.
  • Market: day-ahead auction. Zone: IE_SEM. Timezone: Europe/Dublin.
  • The daily average is the arithmetic mean of every published interval of the local day, not weighted by volume.
  • This is a wholesale price. Network charges, levies, taxes and supplier margin are not included, and a household tariff is typically several times higher.