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, 18:25 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil57.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland156.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary450.2 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, March 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
57.026.510:0099.500:0073.010:00-13:0026.9 EUR/MWhLow 26.5 · High 99.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 26.5 · High 99.5
2
🇫🇮Finland
61.58.000:00151.005:00143.000:00-03:0017.3 EUR/MWhLow 8.0 · High 151.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 8.0 · High 151.0
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
64.633.211:00131.204:0098.011:00-14:0051.4 EUR/MWhLow 33.2 · High 131.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 33.2 · High 131.2
4
🇲🇪Montenegro
72.516.010:00100.104:0084.110:00-13:0030.0 EUR/MWhLow 16.0 · High 100.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 16.0 · High 100.1
5
🇫🇷France
84.10.111:00176.404:00176.311:00-14:0011.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 176.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 176.4
6
🇵🇹Portugal
84.936.211:00176.403:00140.211:00-14:0039.9 EUR/MWhLow 36.2 · High 176.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 03:00Low 36.2 · High 176.4
7
🇪🇸Spain
90.336.212:00176.404:00140.212:00-15:0039.9 EUR/MWhLow 36.2 · High 176.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 36.2 · High 176.4
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
92.372.901:00149.404:0076.501:00-04:0082.8 EUR/MWhLow 72.9 · High 149.4Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 72.9 · High 149.4
9
🇷🇸Serbia
99.321.611:00220.004:00198.511:00-14:0026.4 EUR/MWhLow 21.6 · High 220.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 21.6 · High 220.0
10
🇧🇪Belgium
105.90.111:00236.704:00236.611:00-14:0010.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 236.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 236.7
11
🇬🇷Greece
107.60.812:00217.705:00216.912:00-15:0015.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.8 · High 217.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.8 · High 217.7
12
🇪🇪Estonia
110.424.912:00236.805:00211.912:00-15:0058.6 EUR/MWhLow 24.9 · High 236.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.9 · High 236.8
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
110.92.111:00192.004:00189.911:00-14:009.3 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 192.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.1 · High 192.0
14
🇳🇱Netherlands
111.10.111:00255.104:00255.011:00-14:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 255.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.1 · High 255.1
15
🇱🇹Lithuania
113.424.912:00236.805:00211.912:00-15:0058.6 EUR/MWhLow 24.9 · High 236.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.9 · High 236.8
16
🇱🇻Latvia
113.424.912:00236.805:00211.912:00-15:0058.6 EUR/MWhLow 24.9 · High 236.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.9 · High 236.8
17
🇸🇮Slovenia
115.80.811:00205.304:00204.511:00-14:0012.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.8 · High 205.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.8 · High 205.3
18
🇨🇿Czechia
116.20.911:00234.204:00233.311:00-14:0015.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 234.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.9 · High 234.2
19
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
116.77.811:00223.204:00215.411:00-14:0022.7 EUR/MWhLow 7.8 · High 223.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 7.8 · High 223.2
20
🇲🇰North Macedonia
116.855.011:00181.004:00126.011:00-14:0060.0 EUR/MWhLow 55.0 · High 181.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 55.0 · High 181.0
21
🇭🇷Croatia
117.00.211:00206.304:00206.111:00-14:0012.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 206.3Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.2 · High 206.3
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
118.01.111:00254.704:00253.611:00-14:0015.8 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 254.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.1 · High 254.7
23
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
118.559.611:00245.004:00185.411:00-14:0062.1 EUR/MWhLow 59.6 · High 245.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 59.6 · High 245.0
24
🇦🇹Austria
121.01.011:00233.904:00232.911:00-14:0025.7 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 233.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 1.0 · High 233.9
25
🇧🇬Bulgaria
121.40.812:00255.005:00254.212:00-15:0015.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.8 · High 255.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.8 · High 255.0
26
🇷🇴Romania
121.40.812:00255.005:00254.212:00-15:0015.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.8 · High 255.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.8 · High 255.0
27
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
123.894.602:00152.803:0058.202:00-05:0097.4 EUR/MWhLow 94.6 · High 152.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 94.6 · High 152.8
28
🇦🇱Albania
125.617.012:00235.704:00218.712:00-15:0028.0 EUR/MWhLow 17.0 · High 235.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 17.0 · High 235.7
29
🇭🇺Hungary
127.60.911:00451.004:00450.211:00-14:0013.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 451.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.9 · High 451.0
30
🇨🇭Switzerland
146.5114.311:00200.004:0085.711:00-14:00115.5 EUR/MWhLow 114.3 · High 200.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 114.3 · High 200.0
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
151.7120.011:00188.404:0068.411:00-14:00127.3 EUR/MWhLow 120.0 · High 188.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 120.0 · High 188.4
32
🇮🇪Ireland
156.3117.100:00241.203:00124.100:00-03:00118.5 EUR/MWhLow 117.1 · High 241.2Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 117.1 · High 241.2

On Thursday, March 5, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 450.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-03-05, 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