Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| 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 104.8High 104.8Low -498.7Low -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 173.3High 173.3Low -499.0Low -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 173.3High 173.3Low -499.0Low -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 127.8High 127.8Low -381.8Low -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 235.9High 235.9Low -499.3Low -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 242.0High 242.0Low -499.6Low -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 26.7High 26.7Low -3.0Low -3.0 · High 26.7 |
| 8 | 🇫🇮Finland | 11.7 | 0.0- | 30.1- | 30.0 | 14:00-17:000.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 30.1High 30.1Low 0.0Low 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 250.3High 250.3Low -485.8Low -485.8 · High 250.3 |
| 10 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 14.6 | 0.0- | 103.7- | 103.7 | 14:00-17:000.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 103.7High 103.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 103.7 |
| 11 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 14.6 | 0.0- | 103.7- | 103.7 | 13:00-16:000.1 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 103.7High 103.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 103.7 |
| 12 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 14.6 | 0.0- | 103.7- | 103.7 | 13:00-16:000.1 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 103.7High 103.7Low 0.0Low 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 176.9High 176.9Low -343.5Low -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 145.1High 145.1Low -325.5Low -325.5 · High 145.1 |
| 15 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 23.3 | 9.8- | 33.8- | 23.9 | 08:00-11:009.8 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 33.8High 33.8Low 9.8Low 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 276.4High 276.4Low -385.8Low -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 188.6High 188.6Low -500.0Low -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 207.0High 207.0Low -500.0Low -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 368.7High 368.7Low -500.0Low -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 109.5High 109.5Low -7.4Low -7.4 · High 109.5 |
| 21 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 59.9 | 19.0- | 84.9- | 65.9 | 10:00-13:0034.3 EUR/MWh | Low 19.0 · High 84.9High 84.9Low 19.0Low 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 233.0High 233.0Low -6.5Low -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 106.3High 106.3Low -2.1Low -2.1 · High 106.3 |
| 24 | 🇬🇷Greece | 86.6 | 0.0- | 131.0- | 131.0 | 07:00-10:0033.2 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 131.0High 131.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 131.0 |
| 25 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 90.5 | 0.0- | 160.9- | 160.9 | 08:00-11:0035.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 160.9High 160.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 160.9 |
| 26 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 121.0 | 0.0- | 161.8- | 161.8 | 15:00-18:004.2 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 161.8High 161.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 161.8 |
| 27 | 🇷🇴Romania | 121.2 | 0.0- | 353.3- | 353.3 | 08:00-11:0040.9 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 353.3High 353.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 353.3 |
| 28 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 123.1 | 86.3- | 178.5- | 92.2 | 02:00-05:0087.8 EUR/MWh | Low 86.3 · High 178.5High 178.5Low 86.3Low 86.3 · High 178.5 |
| 29 | 🇮🇪Ireland | 212.7 | 170.5- | 265.7- | 95.3 | 13:00-16:00173.9 EUR/MWh | Low 170.5 · High 265.7High 265.7Low 170.5Low 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.
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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
- ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, CCEE Open Data, Elexon BMRS Open Data
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