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Daily electricity price rankings

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-01, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

published actuals 29 countries 46 price series Wholesale only Latest source update: May 31, 18:35 GMT+2
Lowest wholesale avg 馃嚝馃嚪 France -37.0 EUR/MWh
Highest wholesale avg 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 212.7 EUR/MWh
Largest wholesale spread 馃嚟馃嚭 Hungary 868.7 EUR/MWh

On Friday, May 1, 2026, France ranked cheapest by average wholesale reference price among 29 current wholesale country groups, while Ireland ranked highest by the same average wholesale reference measure. The largest wholesale spread was in Hungary: 868.7 EUR/MWh.

Price-area average ranking

Ranked by average wholesale price; multi-area countries use a simple price-area average.

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, May 1, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
馃嚝馃嚪 France
-37.0 -498.7- 104.8- 603.4 12:00-15:00 -425.0 EUR/MWh Low -498.7 路 High 104.8 High 104.8 Low -498.7 Low -498.7 路 High 104.8
2
馃嚛馃嚜 Germany / Lux.
-2.1 -499.0- 173.3- 672.3 12:00-15:00 -430.9 EUR/MWh Low -499.0 路 High 173.3 High 173.3 Low -499.0 Low -499.0 路 High 173.3
3
馃嚤馃嚭 Luxembourg
-2.1 -499.0- 173.3- 672.3 12:00-15:00 -430.9 EUR/MWh Low -499.0 路 High 173.3 High 173.3 Low -499.0 Low -499.0 路 High 173.3
4
馃嚚馃嚟 Switzerland
-0.7 -381.8- 127.8- 509.6 12:00-15:00 -369.7 EUR/MWh Low -381.8 路 High 127.8 High 127.8 Low -381.8 Low -381.8 路 High 127.8
5
馃嚙馃嚜 Belgium
4.0 -499.3- 235.9- 735.2 12:00-15:00 -426.5 EUR/MWh Low -499.3 路 High 235.9 High 235.9 Low -499.3 Low -499.3 路 High 235.9
6
馃嚦馃嚤 Netherlands
5.5 -499.6- 242.0- 741.6 12:00-15:00 -427.1 EUR/MWh Low -499.6 路 High 242.0 High 242.0 Low -499.6 Low -499.6 路 High 242.0
7
馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden
4 price areas 		10.5 -3.0- 26.7- 29.7 13:00-16:00 -2.3 EUR/MWh Low -3.0 路 High 26.7 High 26.7 Low -3.0 Low -3.0 路 High 26.7
8
馃嚝馃嚠 Finland
11.7 0.0- 30.1- 30.0 14:00-17:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 30.1 High 30.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 30.1
9
馃嚫馃嚠 Slovenia
12.3 -485.8- 250.3- 736.1 12:00-15:00 -397.4 EUR/MWh Low -485.8 路 High 250.3 High 250.3 Low -485.8 Low -485.8 路 High 250.3
10
馃嚜馃嚜 Estonia
14.6 0.0- 103.7- 103.7 14:00-17:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 103.7 High 103.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 103.7
11
馃嚤馃嚬 Lithuania
14.6 0.0- 103.7- 103.7 13:00-16:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 103.7 High 103.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 103.7
12
馃嚤馃嚮 Latvia
14.6 0.0- 103.7- 103.7 13:00-16:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 103.7 High 103.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 103.7
13
馃嚨馃嚤 Poland
20.8 -343.5- 176.9- 520.3 12:00-15:00 -296.2 EUR/MWh Low -343.5 路 High 176.9 High 176.9 Low -343.5 Low -343.5 路 High 176.9
14
馃嚘馃嚬 Austria
21.7 -325.5- 145.1- 470.6 12:00-15:00 -226.7 EUR/MWh Low -325.5 路 High 145.1 High 145.1 Low -325.5 Low -325.5 路 High 145.1
15
馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil
4 price areas 		23.3 9.8- 33.8- 23.9 08:00-11:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 路 High 33.8 High 33.8 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 路 High 33.8
16
馃嚟馃嚪 Croatia
29.6 -385.8- 276.4- 662.1 12:00-15:00 -290.4 EUR/MWh Low -385.8 路 High 276.4 High 276.4 Low -385.8 Low -385.8 路 High 276.4
17
馃嚫馃嚢 Slovakia
33.2 -500.0- 188.6- 688.6 14:00-17:00 -229.5 EUR/MWh Low -500.0 路 High 188.6 High 188.6 Low -500.0 Low -500.0 路 High 188.6
18
馃嚚馃嚳 Czechia
36.1 -500.0- 207.0- 707.0 14:00-17:00 -219.4 EUR/MWh Low -500.0 路 High 207.0 High 207.0 Low -500.0 Low -500.0 路 High 207.0
19
馃嚟馃嚭 Hungary
57.3 -500.0- 368.7- 868.7 10:00-13:00 -200.7 EUR/MWh Low -500.0 路 High 368.7 High 368.7 Low -500.0 Low -500.0 路 High 368.7
20
馃嚜馃嚫 Spain
57.4 -7.4- 109.5- 117.0 13:00-16:00 -2.8 EUR/MWh Low -7.4 路 High 109.5 High 109.5 Low -7.4 Low -7.4 路 High 109.5
21
馃嚦馃嚧 Norway
5 price areas 		59.9 19.0- 84.9- 65.9 10:00-13:00 34.3 EUR/MWh Low 19.0 路 High 84.9 High 84.9 Low 19.0 Low 19.0 路 High 84.9
22
馃嚛馃嚢 Denmark
2 price areas 		66.2 -6.5- 233.0- 239.5 13:00-16:00 -5.2 EUR/MWh Low -6.5 路 High 233.0 High 233.0 Low -6.5 Low -6.5 路 High 233.0
23
馃嚨馃嚬 Portugal
67.9 -2.1- 106.3- 108.4 14:00-17:00 -1.4 EUR/MWh Low -2.1 路 High 106.3 High 106.3 Low -2.1 Low -2.1 路 High 106.3
24
馃嚞馃嚪 Greece
86.6 0.0- 131.0- 131.0 07:00-10:00 33.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 131.0 High 131.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 131.0
25
馃嚙馃嚞 Bulgaria
90.5 0.0- 160.9- 160.9 08:00-11:00 35.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 160.9 High 160.9 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 160.9
26
馃嚠馃嚬 Italy
7 price areas 		121.0 0.0- 161.8- 161.8 15:00-18:00 4.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 161.8 High 161.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 161.8
27
馃嚪馃嚧 Romania
121.2 0.0- 353.3- 353.3 08:00-11:00 40.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 353.3 High 353.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 353.3
28
馃嚞馃嚙 Great Britain wholesale
123.1 86.3- 178.5- 92.2 02:00-05:00 87.8 EUR/MWh Low 86.3 路 High 178.5 High 178.5 Low 86.3 Low 86.3 路 High 178.5
29
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
212.7 170.5- 265.7- 95.3 13:00-16:00 173.9 EUR/MWh Low 170.5 路 High 265.7 High 265.7 Low 170.5 Low 170.5 路 High 265.7

Methodology and source caveats

Included
Current wholesale reference markets only. Multi-area countries use a simple price-area average, not a load-weighted national average.
Excluded
Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
Sources
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, CCEE Open Data, Elexon BMRS Open Data
Methodology