Wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:23 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil27.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland149.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.193.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, January 5, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
27.626.611:0028.400:001.811:00-14:0026.8 EUR/MWhLow 26.6 · High 28.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 26.6 · High 28.4
2
🇷🇸Serbia
69.80.001:00149.804:00149.801:00-04:0019.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 149.8Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 149.8
3
🇬🇷Greece
76.40.001:00108.105:00108.101:00-04:0026.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 108.1Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 108.1
4
🇦🇱Albania
87.542.503:00131.104:0088.603:00-06:0048.5 EUR/MWhLow 42.5 · High 131.1Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 42.5 · High 131.1
5
🇪🇸Spain
96.261.901:00131.004:0069.101:00-04:0071.3 EUR/MWhLow 61.9 · High 131.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 61.9 · High 131.0
6
🇵🇹Portugal
98.261.901:00131.003:0069.101:00-04:0062.3 EUR/MWhLow 61.9 · High 131.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 03:00Low 61.9 · High 131.0
7
🇲🇪Montenegro
104.272.602:00143.004:0070.402:00-05:0073.5 EUR/MWhLow 72.6 · High 143.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 72.6 · High 143.0
8
🇲🇰North Macedonia
115.875.003:00150.004:0075.003:00-06:0080.5 EUR/MWhLow 75.0 · High 150.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 75.0 · High 150.0
9
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
122.790.002:00158.104:0068.102:00-05:00103.1 EUR/MWhLow 90.0 · High 158.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 90.0 · High 158.1
10
🇫🇷France
128.382.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
11
🇨🇭Switzerland
130.1101.902:00195.004:0093.102:00-05:00102.7 EUR/MWhLow 101.9 · High 195.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 101.9 · High 195.0
12
🇧🇪Belgium
132.982.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
133.682.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
14
🇱🇺Luxembourg
134.486.302:00223.404:00137.102:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 86.3 · High 223.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 86.3 · High 223.4
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
135.289.502:00282.504:00193.002:00-05:0097.5 EUR/MWhLow 89.5 · High 282.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 89.5 · High 282.5
16
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
137.281.302:00250.604:00169.202:00-05:0084.2 EUR/MWhLow 81.3 · High 250.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 81.3 · High 250.6
17
🇦🇹Austria
137.482.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
18
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
137.482.602:00247.604:00165.002:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 247.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 247.6
19
🇨🇿Czechia
137.882.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
20
🇧🇬Bulgaria
137.982.603:00244.405:00161.803:00-06:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
21
🇷🇴Romania
137.982.603:00244.405:00161.803:00-06:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
137.982.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
23
🇭🇷Croatia
138.282.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
24
🇭🇺Hungary
138.782.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
25
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
139.180.802:00250.604:00169.702:00-05:0084.2 EUR/MWhLow 80.8 · High 250.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 80.8 · High 250.6
26
🇸🇰Slovakia
139.282.602:00244.404:00161.802:00-05:0086.8 EUR/MWhLow 82.6 · High 244.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.6 · High 244.4
27
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
139.485.602:00257.403:00171.802:00-05:0091.6 EUR/MWhLow 85.6 · High 257.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 85.6 · High 257.4
28
🇫🇮Finland
145.683.203:00250.605:00167.403:00-06:00102.4 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 250.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 83.2 · High 250.6
29
🇪🇪Estonia
145.783.203:00250.605:00167.403:00-06:00102.4 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 250.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 83.2 · High 250.6
30
🇱🇹Lithuania
145.783.203:00250.605:00167.403:00-06:00102.4 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 250.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 83.2 · High 250.6
31
🇱🇻Latvia
145.783.203:00250.605:00167.403:00-06:00102.4 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 250.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 83.2 · High 250.6
32
🇮🇪Ireland
149.296.303:00272.003:00175.703:00-06:0097.2 EUR/MWhLow 96.3 · High 272.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 96.3 · High 272.0

On Monday, January 5, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Germany / Luxembourg: 193.0 EUR/MWh.

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

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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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data