Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 22.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 159.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇩🇪 Germany / Lux. 310.3 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, May 3, 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
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
22.3 9.8- 55.9- 46.1 02:00-05:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 55.9 High 55.9 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 55.9
2
🇫🇷 France
35.5 -5.3- 107.0- 112.3 13:00-16:00 -0.9 EUR/MWh Low -5.3 · High 107.0 High 107.0 Low -5.3 Low -5.3 · High 107.0
3
🇫🇮 Finland
45.7 7.3- 134.2- 126.9 00:00-03:00 13.8 EUR/MWh Low 7.3 · High 134.2 High 134.2 Low 7.3 Low 7.3 · High 134.2
4
🇱🇹 Lithuania
46.1 5.0- 158.8- 153.8 12:00-15:00 5.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.0 · High 158.8 High 158.8 Low 5.0 Low 5.0 · High 158.8
5
🇱🇻 Latvia
46.1 5.0- 158.8- 153.8 12:00-15:00 5.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.0 · High 158.8 High 158.8 Low 5.0 Low 5.0 · High 158.8
6
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
46.3 13.1- 124.6- 111.4 00:00-03:00 15.6 EUR/MWh Low 13.1 · High 124.6 High 124.6 Low 13.1 Low 13.1 · High 124.6
7
🇪🇸 Spain
48.1 -6.0- 107.0- 113.0 12:00-15:00 -1.4 EUR/MWh Low -6.0 · High 107.0 High 107.0 Low -6.0 Low -6.0 · High 107.0
8
🇪🇪 Estonia
49.8 7.3- 158.8- 151.5 00:00-03:00 13.8 EUR/MWh Low 7.3 · High 158.8 High 158.8 Low 7.3 Low 7.3 · High 158.8
9
🇵🇱 Poland
51.7 -119.8- 151.0- 270.8 12:00-15:00 -107.5 EUR/MWh Low -119.8 · High 151.0 High 151.0 Low -119.8 Low -119.8 · High 151.0
10
🇦🇹 Austria
54.4 -150.0- 137.2- 287.2 12:00-15:00 -67.7 EUR/MWh Low -150.0 · High 137.2 High 137.2 Low -150.0 Low -150.0 · High 137.2
11
🇵🇹 Portugal
57.8 0.0- 120.8- 120.8 12:00-15:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 120.8 High 120.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 120.8
12
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
59.7 -166.1- 144.2- 310.3 12:00-15:00 -63.7 EUR/MWh Low -166.1 · High 144.2 High 144.2 Low -166.1 Low -166.1 · High 144.2
13
🇨🇭 Switzerland
65.7 -46.2- 129.9- 176.1 12:00-15:00 -36.9 EUR/MWh Low -46.2 · High 129.9 High 129.9 Low -46.2 Low -46.2 · High 129.9
14
🇸🇰 Slovakia
71.1 -13.8- 154.5- 168.3 12:00-15:00 -9.3 EUR/MWh Low -13.8 · High 154.5 High 154.5 Low -13.8 Low -13.8 · High 154.5
15
🇸🇮 Slovenia
71.7 -11.8- 155.5- 167.3 12:00-15:00 -7.8 EUR/MWh Low -11.8 · High 155.5 High 155.5 Low -11.8 Low -11.8 · High 155.5
16
🇭🇷 Croatia
71.9 -11.6- 158.5- 170.1 12:00-15:00 -7.9 EUR/MWh Low -11.6 · High 158.5 High 158.5 Low -11.6 Low -11.6 · High 158.5
17
🇨🇿 Czechia
72.6 -13.7- 148.2- 161.9 12:00-15:00 -9.4 EUR/MWh Low -13.7 · High 148.2 High 148.2 Low -13.7 Low -13.7 · High 148.2
18
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
73.6 -10.3- 173.0- 183.2 13:00-16:00 -7.9 EUR/MWh Low -10.3 · High 173.0 High 173.0 Low -10.3 Low -10.3 · High 173.0
19
🇭🇺 Hungary
74.1 -14.6- 182.2- 196.8 12:00-15:00 -9.1 EUR/MWh Low -14.6 · High 182.2 High 182.2 Low -14.6 Low -14.6 · High 182.2
20
🇷🇴 Romania
74.4 -10.3- 173.0- 183.2 13:00-16:00 -7.9 EUR/MWh Low -10.3 · High 173.0 High 173.0 Low -10.3 Low -10.3 · High 173.0
21
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
75.0 -14.4- 140.9- 155.3 12:00-15:00 -10.7 EUR/MWh Low -14.4 · High 140.9 High 140.9 Low -14.4 Low -14.4 · High 140.9
22
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
75.1 42.3- 107.4- 65.1 12:00-15:00 54.3 EUR/MWh Low 42.3 · High 107.4 High 107.4 Low 42.3 Low 42.3 · High 107.4
23
🇬🇷 Greece
79.1 -10.3- 173.0- 183.2 13:00-16:00 -7.9 EUR/MWh Low -10.3 · High 173.0 High 173.0 Low -10.3 Low -10.3 · High 173.0
24
🇧🇪 Belgium
85.5 0.0- 191.8- 191.8 12:00-15:00 5.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 191.8 High 191.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 191.8
25
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
86.8 18.4- 153.0- 134.6 10:00-13:00 27.2 EUR/MWh Low 18.4 · High 153.0 High 153.0 Low 18.4 Low 18.4 · High 153.0
26
🇦🇱 Albania
89.7 0.1- 154.0- 153.9 08:00-11:00 11.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 154.0 High 154.0 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 154.0
27
🇳🇱 Netherlands
89.8 15.4- 163.8- 148.4 10:00-13:00 25.9 EUR/MWh Low 15.4 · High 163.8 High 163.8 Low 15.4 Low 15.4 · High 163.8
28
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
110.2 0.0- 186.2- 186.2 11:00-14:00 3.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 186.2 High 186.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 186.2
29
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
121.5 107.4- 143.4- 36.0 14:00-17:00 115.9 EUR/MWh Low 107.4 · High 143.4 High 143.4 Low 107.4 Low 107.4 · High 143.4
30
🇮🇪 Ireland
159.1 123.4- 206.8- 83.4 05:00-08:00 125.7 EUR/MWh Low 123.4 · High 206.8 High 206.8 Low 123.4 Low 123.4 · High 206.8

On Sunday, May 3, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Germany / Luxembourg: 310.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-03, 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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data