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Wholesale electricity prices

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

29 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇷 France -37.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 212.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇭🇺 Hungary 868.7 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

Average wholesale price; multi-area countries use a simple 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
🇫🇷 France
-37.0 -498.7- 104.8- 603.4 12:00-15:00 -425.0 EUR/MWh Low -498.7 · High 104.8 High 104.8 Low -498.7 Low -498.7 · High 104.8
2
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
-2.1 -499.0- 173.3- 672.3 12:00-15:00 -430.9 EUR/MWh Low -499.0 · High 173.3 High 173.3 Low -499.0 Low -499.0 · High 173.3
3
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
-2.1 -499.0- 173.3- 672.3 12:00-15:00 -430.9 EUR/MWh Low -499.0 · High 173.3 High 173.3 Low -499.0 Low -499.0 · High 173.3
4
🇨🇭 Switzerland
-0.7 -381.8- 127.8- 509.6 12:00-15:00 -369.7 EUR/MWh Low -381.8 · High 127.8 High 127.8 Low -381.8 Low -381.8 · High 127.8
5
🇧🇪 Belgium
4.0 -499.3- 235.9- 735.2 12:00-15:00 -426.5 EUR/MWh Low -499.3 · High 235.9 High 235.9 Low -499.3 Low -499.3 · High 235.9
6
🇳🇱 Netherlands
5.5 -499.6- 242.0- 741.6 12:00-15:00 -427.1 EUR/MWh Low -499.6 · High 242.0 High 242.0 Low -499.6 Low -499.6 · High 242.0
7
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas 		10.5 -3.0- 26.7- 29.7 13:00-16:00 -2.3 EUR/MWh Low -3.0 · High 26.7 High 26.7 Low -3.0 Low -3.0 · High 26.7
8
🇫🇮 Finland
11.7 0.0- 30.1- 30.0 14:00-17:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 30.1 High 30.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 30.1
9
🇸🇮 Slovenia
12.3 -485.8- 250.3- 736.1 12:00-15:00 -397.4 EUR/MWh Low -485.8 · High 250.3 High 250.3 Low -485.8 Low -485.8 · High 250.3
10
🇪🇪 Estonia
14.6 0.0- 103.7- 103.7 14:00-17:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 103.7 High 103.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 103.7
11
🇱🇹 Lithuania
14.6 0.0- 103.7- 103.7 13:00-16:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 103.7 High 103.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 103.7
12
🇱🇻 Latvia
14.6 0.0- 103.7- 103.7 13:00-16:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 103.7 High 103.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 103.7
13
🇵🇱 Poland
20.8 -343.5- 176.9- 520.3 12:00-15:00 -296.2 EUR/MWh Low -343.5 · High 176.9 High 176.9 Low -343.5 Low -343.5 · High 176.9
14
🇦🇹 Austria
21.7 -325.5- 145.1- 470.6 12:00-15:00 -226.7 EUR/MWh Low -325.5 · High 145.1 High 145.1 Low -325.5 Low -325.5 · High 145.1
15
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas 		23.3 9.8- 33.8- 23.9 08:00-11:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 33.8 High 33.8 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 33.8
16
🇭🇷 Croatia
29.6 -385.8- 276.4- 662.1 12:00-15:00 -290.4 EUR/MWh Low -385.8 · High 276.4 High 276.4 Low -385.8 Low -385.8 · High 276.4
17
🇸🇰 Slovakia
33.2 -500.0- 188.6- 688.6 14:00-17:00 -229.5 EUR/MWh Low -500.0 · High 188.6 High 188.6 Low -500.0 Low -500.0 · High 188.6
18
🇨🇿 Czechia
36.1 -500.0- 207.0- 707.0 14:00-17:00 -219.4 EUR/MWh Low -500.0 · High 207.0 High 207.0 Low -500.0 Low -500.0 · High 207.0
19
🇭🇺 Hungary
57.3 -500.0- 368.7- 868.7 10:00-13:00 -200.7 EUR/MWh Low -500.0 · High 368.7 High 368.7 Low -500.0 Low -500.0 · High 368.7
20
🇪🇸 Spain
57.4 -7.4- 109.5- 117.0 13:00-16:00 -2.8 EUR/MWh Low -7.4 · High 109.5 High 109.5 Low -7.4 Low -7.4 · High 109.5
21
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas 		59.9 19.0- 84.9- 65.9 10:00-13:00 34.3 EUR/MWh Low 19.0 · High 84.9 High 84.9 Low 19.0 Low 19.0 · High 84.9
22
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas 		66.2 -6.5- 233.0- 239.5 13:00-16:00 -5.2 EUR/MWh Low -6.5 · High 233.0 High 233.0 Low -6.5 Low -6.5 · High 233.0
23
🇵🇹 Portugal
67.9 -2.1- 106.3- 108.4 14:00-17:00 -1.4 EUR/MWh Low -2.1 · High 106.3 High 106.3 Low -2.1 Low -2.1 · High 106.3
24
🇬🇷 Greece
86.6 0.0- 131.0- 131.0 07:00-10:00 33.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 131.0 High 131.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 131.0
25
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
90.5 0.0- 160.9- 160.9 08:00-11:00 35.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 160.9 High 160.9 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 160.9
26
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas 		121.0 0.0- 161.8- 161.8 15:00-18:00 4.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 161.8 High 161.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 161.8
27
🇷🇴 Romania
121.2 0.0- 353.3- 353.3 08:00-11:00 40.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 353.3 High 353.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 353.3
28
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
123.1 86.3- 178.5- 92.2 02:00-05:00 87.8 EUR/MWh Low 86.3 · High 178.5 High 178.5 Low 86.3 Low 86.3 · High 178.5
29
🇮🇪 Ireland
212.7 170.5- 265.7- 95.3 13:00-16:00 173.9 EUR/MWh Low 170.5 · High 265.7 High 265.7 Low 170.5 Low 170.5 · High 265.7

On Friday, May 1, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 868.7 EUR/MWh.

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

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 Monthly archive Household prices by country