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Today's average price across Italy's 6 bidding zones is € 167.50 /MWh (€ 0.1675 /kWh).

Italy avg today
€ 0.1675 /kWh
Yesterday
€ 0.1850 /kWh
Last 7 days
€ 0.1724 /kWh
Last 30 days
€ 0.1503 /kWh
€ 185.00€ 98.69€/MWh7,0224,919MW2026-06-252026-07-242026-06-25: € 148.93 /MWh · 6,745 MW2026-06-26: € 154.33 /MWh · 6,762 MW2026-06-27: € 127.89 /MWh · 5,871 MW2026-06-28: € 121.37 /MWh · 5,198 MW2026-06-29: € 156.36 /MWh · 6,780 MW2026-06-30: € 152.20 /MWh · 6,849 MW2026-07-01: € 146.24 /MWh · 6,839 MW2026-07-02: € 140.58 /MWh · 6,350 MW2026-07-03: € 139.10 /MWh · 6,438 MW2026-07-04: € 104.64 /MWh · 5,310 MW2026-07-05: € 98.69 /MWh · 4,919 MW2026-07-06: € 143.72 /MWh · 6,214 MW2026-07-07: € 142.94 /MWh · 6,534 MW2026-07-08: € 146.82 /MWh · 6,561 MW2026-07-09: € 153.73 /MWh · 6,572 MW2026-07-10: € 148.74 /MWh · 6,539 MW2026-07-11: € 144.03 /MWh · 5,527 MW2026-07-12: € 130.01 /MWh · 4,938 MW2026-07-13: € 152.09 /MWh · 6,522 MW2026-07-14: € 151.60 /MWh · 6,874 MW2026-07-15: € 165.91 /MWh · 6,904 MW2026-07-16: € 171.46 /MWh · 7,022 MW2026-07-17: € 169.08 /MWh · 6,879 MW2026-07-18: € 167.17 /MWh · 5,858 MW2026-07-19: € 154.91 /MWh · 5,290 MW2026-07-20: € 175.56 /MWh · 6,728 MW2026-07-21: € 181.68 /MWh · 6,933 MW2026-07-22: € 173.49 /MWh · 6,858 MW2026-07-23: € 185.00 /MWh · 6,661 MW2026-07-24: € 167.50 /MWh · 6,376 MW

Today's electricity price hour by hour

Hourly spot prices for Italy on 2026-07-24. Updated automatically every night at midnight and refreshed again when ENTSO-E publishes new day-ahead data. Times are shown in CEST.

Hour€/MWh€/kWh
02:00€ 192.11€ 0.1921
03:00€ 187.75€ 0.1878
04:00€ 178.40€ 0.1784
05:00€ 168.45€ 0.1685
06:00€ 173.16€ 0.1732
07:00€ 192.72€ 0.1927
08:00€ 176.71€ 0.1767
09:00€ 190.00€ 0.1900
10:00€ 148.93€ 0.1489
11:00€ 128.38€ 0.1284
12:00€ 119.04€ 0.1190
13:00€ 113.11€ 0.1131
14:00€ 83.86€ 0.0839
15:00€ 91.39€ 0.0914
16:00€ 93.24€ 0.0932
17:00€ 145.10€ 0.1451
18:00€ 168.91€ 0.1689
19:00€ 196.67€ 0.1967
20:00€ 205.13€ 0.2051
21:00€ 215.23€ 0.2152
22:00€ 216.40€ 0.2164
23:00€ 211.06€ 0.2111
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Italy's electricity grid is split into six bidding zones (North, Centre-North, Centre-South, South, Sardinia, Sicily) reflecting strong regional price differences caused by limited internal transmission and congested HVAC corridors. Terna, the national TSO, runs all zones and operates GME — the day-ahead market. Italy phased out nuclear power after the 1987 referendum and never returned, making it Europe's largest electricity importer at ~13% of consumption (mostly French nuclear and Swiss hydro).

Domestic generation depends on gas (~50%), hydro from the alpine north (~17%), solar (~11%) and wind (~7%). The Mezzogiorno hosts most renewables potential but lacks transmission capacity; Terna's Tyrrhenian Link, an 800 km HVDC cable connecting Sicily, Sardinia and the mainland, is scheduled for completion in 2028 and would unlock ~10 GW of additional renewable build-out in the south.

The 2024 Decreto Aree Idonee finally simplified solar permitting after years of regional veto wars.

Values below are averaged across Italy's 6 bidding zones — click into any city for zone-specific prices.

DateMW€/MWh€/kWh
2026-07-25day-ahead———
2026-07-246,376▼9%€ 167.50€ 0.1675
2026-07-236,661▲7%€ 185.00€ 0.1850
2026-07-226,858▼5%€ 173.49€ 0.1735
2026-07-216,933▲3%€ 181.68€ 0.1817
2026-07-206,728▲13%€ 175.56€ 0.1756
2026-07-195,290▼7%€ 154.91€ 0.1549
2026-07-185,858▼1%€ 167.17€ 0.1672
2026-07-176,879▼1%€ 169.08€ 0.1691
2026-07-167,022▲3%€ 171.46€ 0.1715
2026-07-156,904▲9%€ 165.91€ 0.1659
2026-07-146,874▼0%€ 151.60€ 0.1516
2026-07-136,522▲17%€ 152.09€ 0.1521
2026-07-124,938▼10%€ 130.01€ 0.1300
2026-07-115,527▼3%€ 144.03€ 0.1440
2026-07-106,539▼3%€ 148.74€ 0.1487
2026-07-096,572▲5%€ 153.73€ 0.1537
2026-07-086,561▲3%€ 146.82€ 0.1468
2026-07-076,534▼1%€ 142.94€ 0.1429
2026-07-066,214▲46%€ 143.72€ 0.1437
2026-07-054,919▼6%€ 98.69€ 0.0987
2026-07-045,310▼25%€ 104.64€ 0.1046
2026-07-036,438▼1%€ 139.10€ 0.1391
2026-07-026,350▼4%€ 140.58€ 0.1406
2026-07-016,839▼4%€ 146.24€ 0.1462
2026-06-306,849▼3%€ 152.20€ 0.1522
2026-06-296,780▲29%€ 156.36€ 0.1564
2026-06-285,198▼5%€ 121.37€ 0.1214
2026-06-275,871▼17%€ 127.89€ 0.1279
2026-06-266,762▲4%€ 154.33€ 0.1543
2026-06-256,745€ 148.93€ 0.1489

Price comparison — Italy

PeriodAveragevs today
Today€ 0.1675 /kWh—
Yesterday€ 0.1850 /kWh▲ 10%
Last 7 days€ 0.1724 /kWh▲ 3%
Last 30 days€ 0.1503 /kWh▼ 10%
Current month€ 0.1523 /kWh▼ 9%
Previous month€ 0.1307 /kWh▼ 22%
Same month last year€ 0.1132 /kWh▼ 32%

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FAQ — Italy

How is the electricity price determined?
Day-ahead prices in Italy are auctioned each morning around 13:00 CEST on Nord Pool / EPEX. The cheapest mix of generation that meets demand wins; that price applies for the next 24 hours.
When is electricity cheapest?
Today's average wholesale price in Italy is € 0.1675 /kWh. Cheapest hours typically fall between 00:00–04:00 CEST and around midday on sunny / windy days.
Why is my electricity bill higher than the spot price?
The wholesale spot price you see here is one component. Your retail bill in Italy also adds electricity tax, grid fees, VAT and a supplier markup — total roughly 30–60 % above wholesale.
How accurate is this data?
Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, the EU regulator's data feed. Updated every 10–20 minutes.
Are tomorrow's prices already known?
Tomorrow's day-ahead prices for Italy appear on this page automatically once Nord Pool / EPEX closes the auction around 13:00 CEST each day.

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