Daily electricity price rankings

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

published actuals 33 countries 50 price series Wholesale only Latest source update: May 31, 18:35 GMT+2
Lowest wholesale avg 馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil 34.9 EUR/MWh
Highest wholesale avg 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 173.1 EUR/MWh
Largest wholesale spread 馃嚟馃嚭 Hungary 384.6 EUR/MWh

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Brazil ranked cheapest by average wholesale reference price among 33 current wholesale country groups, while Ireland ranked highest by the same average wholesale reference measure. The largest wholesale spread was in Hungary: 384.6 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 Tuesday, May 5, 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
馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil
4 price areas
34.9 9.8- 47.4- 37.5 10:00-13:00 18.5 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 路 High 47.4 High 47.4 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 路 High 47.4
2
馃嚝馃嚠 Finland
44.3 24.8- 83.6- 58.8 03:00-06:00 29.3 EUR/MWh Low 24.8 路 High 83.6 High 83.6 Low 24.8 Low 24.8 路 High 83.6
3
馃嚜馃嚜 Estonia
60.4 26.7- 187.2- 160.6 03:00-06:00 31.4 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 路 High 187.2 High 187.2 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 路 High 187.2
4
馃嚜馃嚫 Spain
65.4 -2.0- 121.0- 123.0 15:00-18:00 1.1 EUR/MWh Low -2.0 路 High 121.0 High 121.0 Low -2.0 Low -2.0 路 High 121.0
5
馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden
4 price areas
66.6 25.7- 121.8- 96.1 01:00-04:00 34.4 EUR/MWh Low 25.7 路 High 121.8 High 121.8 Low 25.7 Low 25.7 路 High 121.8
6
馃嚨馃嚬 Portugal
77.0 0.0- 121.0- 121.0 15:00-18:00 8.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 121.0 High 121.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 121.0
7
馃嚤馃嚮 Latvia
91.8 26.7- 187.2- 160.6 12:00-15:00 35.3 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 路 High 187.2 High 187.2 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 路 High 187.2
8
馃嚝馃嚪 France
92.1 11.0- 162.4- 151.5 15:00-18:00 46.3 EUR/MWh Low 11.0 路 High 162.4 High 162.4 Low 11.0 Low 11.0 路 High 162.4
9
馃嚤馃嚬 Lithuania
92.4 26.7- 187.2- 160.6 11:00-14:00 35.4 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 路 High 187.2 High 187.2 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 路 High 187.2
10
馃嚦馃嚧 Norway
5 price areas
97.9 75.5- 143.1- 67.6 12:00-15:00 84.6 EUR/MWh Low 75.5 路 High 143.1 High 143.1 Low 75.5 Low 75.5 路 High 143.1
11
馃嚥馃嚜 Montenegro
104.9 25.2- 175.0- 149.8 11:00-14:00 26.8 EUR/MWh Low 25.2 路 High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 25.2 Low 25.2 路 High 175.0
12
馃嚙馃嚞 Bulgaria
105.2 5.1- 257.1- 252.0 10:00-13:00 10.3 EUR/MWh Low 5.1 路 High 257.1 High 257.1 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 路 High 257.1
13
馃嚪馃嚫 Serbia
106.2 0.0- 180.1- 180.1 10:00-13:00 10.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 180.1 High 180.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 180.1
14
馃嚥馃嚢 North Macedonia
109.6 11.0- 194.0- 183.0 11:00-14:00 17.4 EUR/MWh Low 11.0 路 High 194.0 High 194.0 Low 11.0 Low 11.0 路 High 194.0
15
馃嚘馃嚬 Austria
115.2 30.0- 172.9- 142.9 11:00-14:00 44.7 EUR/MWh Low 30.0 路 High 172.9 High 172.9 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 路 High 172.9
16
馃嚫馃嚢 Slovakia
115.8 22.8- 218.3- 195.5 12:00-15:00 35.3 EUR/MWh Low 22.8 路 High 218.3 High 218.3 Low 22.8 Low 22.8 路 High 218.3
17
馃嚪馃嚧 Romania
119.6 13.6- 299.6- 286.0 12:00-15:00 20.3 EUR/MWh Low 13.6 路 High 299.6 High 299.6 Low 13.6 Low 13.6 路 High 299.6
18
馃嚙馃嚜 Belgium
120.0 95.0- 159.9- 64.9 12:00-15:00 100.4 EUR/MWh Low 95.0 路 High 159.9 High 159.9 Low 95.0 Low 95.0 路 High 159.9
19
馃嚟馃嚪 Croatia
120.4 26.7- 173.0- 146.3 11:00-14:00 50.6 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 路 High 173.0 High 173.0 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 路 High 173.0
20
馃嚚馃嚳 Czechia
121.1 40.8- 192.7- 151.9 12:00-15:00 55.7 EUR/MWh Low 40.8 路 High 192.7 High 192.7 Low 40.8 Low 40.8 路 High 192.7
21
馃嚟馃嚭 Hungary
123.0 4.0- 388.6- 384.6 11:00-14:00 5.8 EUR/MWh Low 4.0 路 High 388.6 High 388.6 Low 4.0 Low 4.0 路 High 388.6
22
馃嚦馃嚤 Netherlands
123.0 95.1- 173.6- 78.5 12:00-15:00 99.9 EUR/MWh Low 95.1 路 High 173.6 High 173.6 Low 95.1 Low 95.1 路 High 173.6
23
馃嚘馃嚤 Albania
125.7 23.4- 219.4- 196.0 09:00-12:00 33.8 EUR/MWh Low 23.4 路 High 219.4 High 219.4 Low 23.4 Low 23.4 路 High 219.4
24
馃嚫馃嚠 Slovenia
126.9 33.2- 185.4- 152.3 11:00-14:00 67.4 EUR/MWh Low 33.2 路 High 185.4 High 185.4 Low 33.2 Low 33.2 路 High 185.4
25
馃嚚馃嚟 Switzerland
127.1 105.7- 143.1- 37.4 12:00-15:00 108.6 EUR/MWh Low 105.7 路 High 143.1 High 143.1 Low 105.7 Low 105.7 路 High 143.1
26
馃嚨馃嚤 Poland
128.2 83.8- 192.6- 108.9 12:00-15:00 87.2 EUR/MWh Low 83.8 路 High 192.6 High 192.6 Low 83.8 Low 83.8 路 High 192.6
27
馃嚛馃嚢 Denmark
2 price areas
128.5 92.3- 184.2- 91.8 12:00-15:00 98.3 EUR/MWh Low 92.3 路 High 184.2 High 184.2 Low 92.3 Low 92.3 路 High 184.2
28
馃嚤馃嚭 Luxembourg
128.7 97.8- 163.9- 66.2 12:00-15:00 98.3 EUR/MWh Low 97.8 路 High 163.9 High 163.9 Low 97.8 Low 97.8 路 High 163.9
29
馃嚛馃嚜 Germany / Lux.
130.6 86.9- 201.6- 114.7 12:00-15:00 100.0 EUR/MWh Low 86.9 路 High 201.6 High 201.6 Low 86.9 Low 86.9 路 High 201.6
30
馃嚞馃嚙 Great Britain wholesale
130.8 108.1- 173.1- 65.0 11:00-14:00 110.0 EUR/MWh Low 108.1 路 High 173.1 High 173.1 Low 108.1 Low 108.1 路 High 173.1
31
馃嚞馃嚪 Greece
136.5 0.0- 257.1- 257.1 09:00-12:00 7.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 路 High 257.1 High 257.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 路 High 257.1
32
馃嚠馃嚬 Italy
7 price areas
142.5 110.3- 195.0- 84.8 12:00-15:00 123.1 EUR/MWh Low 110.3 路 High 195.0 High 195.0 Low 110.3 Low 110.3 路 High 195.0
33
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
173.1 151.4- 216.0- 64.7 03:00-06:00 154.2 EUR/MWh Low 151.4 路 High 216.0 High 216.0 Low 151.4 Low 151.4 路 High 216.0

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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data
Methodology