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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.

24 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Oct 9, 17:21 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇷 France-37.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland212.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary868.7 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇫🇷France
-37.0-498.7-104.8-603.412:00-15:00-425.0 EUR/MWhLow -498.7 · High 104.8High 104.8Low -498.7Low -498.7 · High 104.8
2
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
-2.1-499.0-173.3-672.312:00-15:00-430.9 EUR/MWhLow -499.0 · High 173.3High 173.3Low -499.0Low -499.0 · High 173.3
3
🇱🇺Luxembourg
-2.1-499.0-173.3-672.312:00-15:00-430.9 EUR/MWhLow -499.0 · High 173.3High 173.3Low -499.0Low -499.0 · High 173.3
4
🇨🇭Switzerland
-0.7-381.8-127.8-509.612:00-15:00-369.7 EUR/MWhLow -381.8 · High 127.8High 127.8Low -381.8Low -381.8 · High 127.8
5
🇧🇪Belgium
4.0-499.3-235.9-735.212:00-15:00-426.5 EUR/MWhLow -499.3 · High 235.9High 235.9Low -499.3Low -499.3 · High 235.9
6
🇳🇱Netherlands
5.5-499.6-242.0-741.612:00-15:00-427.1 EUR/MWhLow -499.6 · High 242.0High 242.0Low -499.6Low -499.6 · High 242.0
7
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas		10.5-3.0-26.7-29.713:00-16:00-2.3 EUR/MWhLow -3.0 · High 26.7High 26.7Low -3.0Low -3.0 · High 26.7
8
🇫🇮Finland
11.70.0-30.1-30.014:00-17:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 30.1High 30.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 30.1
9
🇸🇮Slovenia
12.3-485.8-250.3-736.112:00-15:00-397.4 EUR/MWhLow -485.8 · High 250.3High 250.3Low -485.8Low -485.8 · High 250.3
10
🇪🇪Estonia
14.60.0-103.7-103.714:00-17:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 103.7High 103.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 103.7
11
🇱🇹Lithuania
14.60.0-103.7-103.713:00-16:000.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 103.7High 103.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 103.7
12
🇱🇻Latvia
14.60.0-103.7-103.713:00-16:000.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 103.7High 103.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 103.7
13
🇵🇱Poland
20.8-343.5-176.9-520.312:00-15:00-296.2 EUR/MWhLow -343.5 · High 176.9High 176.9Low -343.5Low -343.5 · High 176.9
14
🇦🇹Austria
21.7-325.5-145.1-470.612:00-15:00-226.7 EUR/MWhLow -325.5 · High 145.1High 145.1Low -325.5Low -325.5 · High 145.1
15
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas		23.39.8-33.8-23.908:00-11:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 33.8High 33.8Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 33.8
16
🇭🇷Croatia
29.6-385.8-276.4-662.112:00-15:00-290.4 EUR/MWhLow -385.8 · High 276.4High 276.4Low -385.8Low -385.8 · High 276.4
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
33.2-500.0-188.6-688.614:00-17:00-229.5 EUR/MWhLow -500.0 · High 188.6High 188.6Low -500.0Low -500.0 · High 188.6
18
🇨🇿Czechia
36.1-500.0-207.0-707.014:00-17:00-219.4 EUR/MWhLow -500.0 · High 207.0High 207.0Low -500.0Low -500.0 · High 207.0
19
🇭🇺Hungary
57.3-500.0-368.7-868.710:00-13:00-200.7 EUR/MWhLow -500.0 · High 368.7High 368.7Low -500.0Low -500.0 · High 368.7
20
🇪🇸Spain
57.4-7.4-109.5-117.013:00-16:00-2.8 EUR/MWhLow -7.4 · High 109.5High 109.5Low -7.4Low -7.4 · High 109.5
21
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas		59.919.0-84.9-65.910:00-13:0034.3 EUR/MWhLow 19.0 · High 84.9High 84.9Low 19.0Low 19.0 · High 84.9
22
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas		66.2-6.5-232.9-239.413:00-16:00-5.2 EUR/MWhLow -6.5 · High 232.9High 232.9Low -6.5Low -6.5 · High 232.9
23
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
123.186.3-178.5-92.202:00-05:0087.8 EUR/MWhLow 86.3 · High 178.5High 178.5Low 86.3Low 86.3 · High 178.5
24
🇮🇪Ireland
212.7170.5-265.7-95.313:00-16:00173.9 EUR/MWhLow 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, Energinet Energi Data Service, Elexon BMRS Open Data

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