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 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 1.8 | -463.7- | 128.2- | 591.9 | 12:00-15:00-344.0 EUR/MWh | Low -463.7 · High 128.2High 128.2Low -463.7Low -463.7 · High 128.2 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 4.8 | -5.0- | 20.0- | 25.0 | 13:00-16:00-4.2 EUR/MWh | Low -5.0 · High 20.0High 20.0Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 20.0 |
| 3 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 5.1 | -4.8- | 20.0- | 24.8 | 12:00-15:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.8 · High 20.0High 20.0Low -4.8Low -4.8 · High 20.0 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas | 5.1 | -3.8- | 19.3- | 23.2 | 12:00-15:00-3.1 EUR/MWh | Low -3.8 · High 19.3High 19.3Low -3.8Low -3.8 · High 19.3 |
| 5 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 5.5 | -2.3- | 19.3- | 21.6 | 13:00-16:00-1.6 EUR/MWh | Low -2.3 · High 19.3High 19.3Low -2.3Low -2.3 · High 19.3 |
| 6 | 🇫🇮Finland | 5.6 | -2.3- | 19.3- | 21.6 | 13:00-16:00-1.5 EUR/MWh | Low -2.3 · High 19.3High 19.3Low -2.3Low -2.3 · High 19.3 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷France | 25.9 | -129.6- | 94.7- | 224.3 | 12:00-15:00-85.6 EUR/MWh | Low -129.6 · High 94.7High 94.7Low -129.6Low -129.6 · High 94.7 |
| 8 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 28.5 | 9.8- | 74.1- | 64.3 | 07:00-10:009.8 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 74.1High 74.1Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 74.1 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱Poland | 41.9 | -233.7- | 208.7- | 442.3 | 12:00-15:00-200.6 EUR/MWh | Low -233.7 · High 208.7High 208.7Low -233.7Low -233.7 · High 208.7 |
| 10 | 🇪🇸Spain | 45.3 | -4.5- | 94.7- | 99.2 | 13:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWh | Low -4.5 · High 94.7High 94.7Low -4.5Low -4.5 · High 94.7 |
| 11 | 🇦🇹Austria | 46.2 | -335.0- | 173.0- | 508.0 | 12:00-15:00-102.8 EUR/MWh | Low -335.0 · High 173.0High 173.0Low -335.0Low -335.0 · High 173.0 |
| 12 | 🇩🇪Germany / Lux. | 47.8 | -200.0- | 165.5- | 365.5 | 12:00-15:00-103.3 EUR/MWh | Low -200.0 · High 165.5High 165.5Low -200.0Low -200.0 · High 165.5 |
| 13 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 49.5 | 0.0- | 94.7- | 94.7 | 14:00-17:000.9 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 94.7High 94.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 94.7 |
| 14 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 55.3 | -217.9- | 281.2- | 499.2 | 12:00-15:00-147.3 EUR/MWh | Low -217.9 · High 281.2High 281.2Low -217.9Low -217.9 · High 281.2 |
| 15 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 58.0 | -157.5- | 253.9- | 411.4 | 12:00-15:00-106.4 EUR/MWh | Low -157.5 · High 253.9High 253.9Low -157.5Low -157.5 · High 253.9 |
| 16 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 58.6 | -147.9- | 253.2- | 401.1 | 12:00-15:00-100.1 EUR/MWh | Low -147.9 · High 253.2High 253.2Low -147.9Low -147.9 · High 253.2 |
| 17 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 58.9 | -130.0- | 195.5- | 325.5 | 12:00-15:00-100.2 EUR/MWh | Low -130.0 · High 195.5High 195.5Low -130.0Low -130.0 · High 195.5 |
| 18 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 60.9 | -129.0- | 256.2- | 385.2 | 12:00-15:00-86.9 EUR/MWh | Low -129.0 · High 256.2High 256.2Low -129.0Low -129.0 · High 256.2 |
| 19 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 62.5 | -117.7- | 256.0- | 373.7 | 12:00-15:00-79.0 EUR/MWh | Low -117.7 · High 256.0High 256.0Low -117.7Low -117.7 · High 256.0 |
| 20 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 62.7 | 33.9- | 87.0- | 53.1 | 12:00-15:0040.1 EUR/MWh | Low 33.9 · High 87.0High 87.0Low 33.9Low 33.9 · High 87.0 |
| 21 | 🇬🇷Greece | 64.2 | -5.0- | 182.7- | 187.7 | 13:00-16:00-4.0 EUR/MWh | Low -5.0 · High 182.7High 182.7Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 182.7 |
| 22 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 68.5 | -123.1- | 252.6- | 375.7 | 12:00-15:00-80.1 EUR/MWh | Low -123.1 · High 252.6High 252.6Low -123.1Low -123.1 · High 252.6 |
| 23 | 🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas | 71.2 | -5.9- | 251.1- | 257.0 | 12:00-15:00-5.1 EUR/MWh | Low -5.9 · High 251.1High 251.1Low -5.9Low -5.9 · High 251.1 |
| 24 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 78.6 | -65.0- | 253.1- | 318.1 | 12:00-15:00-40.0 EUR/MWh | Low -65.0 · High 253.1High 253.1Low -65.0Low -65.0 · High 253.1 |
| 25 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 90.8 | 0.0- | 196.1- | 196.1 | 16:00-19:0015.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 196.1High 196.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 196.1 |
| 26 | 🇷🇴Romania | 100.4 | 0.0- | 269.1- | 269.1 | 16:00-19:0015.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 269.1High 269.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 269.1 |
| 27 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 115.7 | 64.7- | 175.6- | 110.9 | 12:00-15:0073.3 EUR/MWh | Low 64.7 · High 175.6High 175.6Low 64.7Low 64.7 · High 175.6 |
| 28 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 127.0 | 0.0- | 190.3- | 190.3 | 10:00-13:004.4 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 190.3High 190.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 190.3 |
| 29 | 🇮🇪Ireland | 192.3 | 135.9- | 242.5- | 106.7 | 14:00-17:00148.8 EUR/MWh | Low 135.9 · High 242.5High 242.5Low 135.9Low 135.9 · High 242.5 |
On Saturday, May 2, 2026, Switzerland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Switzerland: 591.9 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-02, 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, CCEE Open Data, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data
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