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Daily electricity price rankings

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-02, 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 馃嚚馃嚟 Switzerland 1.8 EUR/MWh
Highest wholesale avg 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 192.3 EUR/MWh
Largest wholesale spread 馃嚚馃嚟 Switzerland 591.9 EUR/MWh

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, Switzerland 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 Switzerland: 591.9 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 Saturday, May 2, 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
馃嚚馃嚟 Switzerland
1.8 -463.7- 128.2- 591.9 12:00-15:00 -344.0 EUR/MWh Low -463.7 路 High 128.2 High 128.2 Low -463.7 Low -463.7 路 High 128.2
2
馃嚤馃嚬 Lithuania
4.8 -5.0- 20.0- 25.0 13:00-16:00 -4.2 EUR/MWh Low -5.0 路 High 20.0 High 20.0 Low -5.0 Low -5.0 路 High 20.0
3
馃嚤馃嚮 Latvia
5.1 -4.8- 20.0- 24.8 12:00-15:00 -2.1 EUR/MWh Low -4.8 路 High 20.0 High 20.0 Low -4.8 Low -4.8 路 High 20.0
4
馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden
4 price areas 		5.1 -3.8- 19.3- 23.2 12:00-15:00 -3.1 EUR/MWh Low -3.8 路 High 19.3 High 19.3 Low -3.8 Low -3.8 路 High 19.3
5
馃嚜馃嚜 Estonia
5.5 -2.3- 19.3- 21.6 13:00-16:00 -1.6 EUR/MWh Low -2.3 路 High 19.3 High 19.3 Low -2.3 Low -2.3 路 High 19.3
6
馃嚝馃嚠 Finland
5.6 -2.3- 19.3- 21.6 13:00-16:00 -1.5 EUR/MWh Low -2.3 路 High 19.3 High 19.3 Low -2.3 Low -2.3 路 High 19.3
7
馃嚝馃嚪 France
25.9 -129.6- 94.7- 224.3 12:00-15:00 -85.6 EUR/MWh Low -129.6 路 High 94.7 High 94.7 Low -129.6 Low -129.6 路 High 94.7
8
馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil
4 price areas 		28.5 9.8- 74.1- 64.3 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 路 High 74.1 High 74.1 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 路 High 74.1
9
馃嚨馃嚤 Poland
41.9 -233.7- 208.7- 442.3 12:00-15:00 -200.6 EUR/MWh Low -233.7 路 High 208.7 High 208.7 Low -233.7 Low -233.7 路 High 208.7
10
馃嚜馃嚫 Spain
45.3 -4.5- 94.7- 99.2 13:00-16:00 -0.6 EUR/MWh Low -4.5 路 High 94.7 High 94.7 Low -4.5 Low -4.5 路 High 94.7
11
馃嚘馃嚬 Austria
46.2 -335.0- 173.0- 508.0 12:00-15:00 -102.8 EUR/MWh Low -335.0 路 High 173.0 High 173.0 Low -335.0 Low -335.0 路 High 173.0
12
馃嚛馃嚜 Germany / Lux.
47.8 -200.0- 165.5- 365.5 12:00-15:00 -103.3 EUR/MWh Low -200.0 路 High 165.5 High 165.5 Low -200.0 Low -200.0 路 High 165.5
13
馃嚨馃嚬 Portugal
49.5 0.0- 94.7- 94.7 14:00-17:00 0.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 94.7 High 94.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 94.7
14
馃嚟馃嚭 Hungary
55.3 -217.9- 281.2- 499.2 12:00-15:00 -147.3 EUR/MWh Low -217.9 路 High 281.2 High 281.2 Low -217.9 Low -217.9 路 High 281.2
15
馃嚫馃嚢 Slovakia
58.0 -157.5- 253.9- 411.4 12:00-15:00 -106.4 EUR/MWh Low -157.5 路 High 253.9 High 253.9 Low -157.5 Low -157.5 路 High 253.9
16
馃嚚馃嚳 Czechia
58.6 -147.9- 253.2- 401.1 12:00-15:00 -100.1 EUR/MWh Low -147.9 路 High 253.2 High 253.2 Low -147.9 Low -147.9 路 High 253.2
17
馃嚤馃嚭 Luxembourg
58.9 -130.0- 195.5- 325.5 12:00-15:00 -100.2 EUR/MWh Low -130.0 路 High 195.5 High 195.5 Low -130.0 Low -130.0 路 High 195.5
18
馃嚫馃嚠 Slovenia
60.9 -129.0- 256.2- 385.2 12:00-15:00 -86.9 EUR/MWh Low -129.0 路 High 256.2 High 256.2 Low -129.0 Low -129.0 路 High 256.2
19
馃嚟馃嚪 Croatia
62.5 -117.7- 256.0- 373.7 12:00-15:00 -79.0 EUR/MWh Low -117.7 路 High 256.0 High 256.0 Low -117.7 Low -117.7 路 High 256.0
20
馃嚦馃嚧 Norway
5 price areas 		62.7 33.9- 87.0- 53.1 12:00-15:00 40.1 EUR/MWh Low 33.9 路 High 87.0 High 87.0 Low 33.9 Low 33.9 路 High 87.0
21
馃嚞馃嚪 Greece
64.2 -5.0- 182.7- 187.7 13:00-16:00 -4.0 EUR/MWh Low -5.0 路 High 182.7 High 182.7 Low -5.0 Low -5.0 路 High 182.7
22
馃嚙馃嚜 Belgium
68.5 -123.1- 252.6- 375.7 12:00-15:00 -80.1 EUR/MWh Low -123.1 路 High 252.6 High 252.6 Low -123.1 Low -123.1 路 High 252.6
23
馃嚛馃嚢 Denmark
2 price areas 		71.2 -5.9- 251.1- 257.0 12:00-15:00 -5.1 EUR/MWh Low -5.9 路 High 251.1 High 251.1 Low -5.9 Low -5.9 路 High 251.1
24
馃嚦馃嚤 Netherlands
78.6 -65.0- 253.1- 318.1 12:00-15:00 -40.0 EUR/MWh Low -65.0 路 High 253.1 High 253.1 Low -65.0 Low -65.0 路 High 253.1
25
馃嚙馃嚞 Bulgaria
90.8 0.0- 196.1- 196.1 16:00-19:00 15.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 196.1 High 196.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 196.1
26
馃嚪馃嚧 Romania
100.4 0.0- 269.1- 269.1 16:00-19:00 15.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 269.1 High 269.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 269.1
27
馃嚞馃嚙 Great Britain wholesale
115.7 64.7- 175.6- 110.9 12:00-15:00 73.3 EUR/MWh Low 64.7 路 High 175.6 High 175.6 Low 64.7 Low 64.7 路 High 175.6
28
馃嚠馃嚬 Italy
7 price areas 		127.0 0.0- 190.3- 190.3 10:00-13:00 4.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 190.3 High 190.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 190.3
29
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
192.3 135.9- 242.5- 106.7 14:00-17:00 148.8 EUR/MWh Low 135.9 路 High 242.5 High 242.5 Low 135.9 Low 135.9 路 High 242.5

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, CCEE Open Data, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data
Methodology