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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 🇨🇭 Switzerland 1.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 192.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇨🇭 Switzerland 591.9 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, May 2, 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
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1.8 -463.7- 128.2- 591.9 12:00-15:00 -344.0 EUR/MWh Low -463.7 · High 128.2 High 128.2 Low -463.7 Low -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 20.0 High 20.0 Low -5.0 Low -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 20.0 High 20.0 Low -4.8 Low -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 19.3 High 19.3 Low -3.8 Low -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 19.3 High 19.3 Low -2.3 Low -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 19.3 High 19.3 Low -2.3 Low -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 94.7 High 94.7 Low -129.6 Low -129.6 · High 94.7
8
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas 		28.5 9.8- 74.1- 64.3 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 74.1 High 74.1 Low 9.8 Low 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 208.7 High 208.7 Low -233.7 Low -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 94.7 High 94.7 Low -4.5 Low -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 173.0 High 173.0 Low -335.0 Low -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 165.5 High 165.5 Low -200.0 Low -200.0 · High 165.5
13
🇵🇹 Portugal
49.5 0.0- 94.7- 94.7 14:00-17:00 0.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 94.7 High 94.7 Low 0.0 Low 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 281.2 High 281.2 Low -217.9 Low -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 253.9 High 253.9 Low -157.5 Low -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 253.2 High 253.2 Low -147.9 Low -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 195.5 High 195.5 Low -130.0 Low -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 256.2 High 256.2 Low -129.0 Low -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 256.0 High 256.0 Low -117.7 Low -117.7 · High 256.0
20
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas 		62.7 33.9- 87.0- 53.1 12:00-15:00 40.1 EUR/MWh Low 33.9 · High 87.0 High 87.0 Low 33.9 Low 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 182.7 High 182.7 Low -5.0 Low -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 252.6 High 252.6 Low -123.1 Low -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 251.1 High 251.1 Low -5.9 Low -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 253.1 High 253.1 Low -65.0 Low -65.0 · High 253.1
25
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
90.8 0.0- 196.1- 196.1 16:00-19:00 15.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 196.1 High 196.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 196.1
26
🇷🇴 Romania
100.4 0.0- 269.1- 269.1 16:00-19:00 15.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 269.1 High 269.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 269.1
27
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
115.7 64.7- 175.6- 110.9 12:00-15:00 73.3 EUR/MWh Low 64.7 · High 175.6 High 175.6 Low 64.7 Low 64.7 · High 175.6
28
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas 		127.0 0.0- 190.3- 190.3 10:00-13:00 4.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 190.3 High 190.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 190.3
29
🇮🇪 Ireland
192.3 135.9- 242.5- 106.7 14:00-17:00 148.8 EUR/MWh Low 135.9 · High 242.5 High 242.5 Low 135.9 Low 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.

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

Methodology Monthly archive Household prices by country