Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 34.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 154.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇩🇪 Germany / Lux. 374.7 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, May 4, 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
34.5 13.2- 48.5- 35.3 11:00-14:00 21.4 EUR/MWh Low 13.2 · High 48.5 High 48.5 Low 13.2 Low 13.2 · High 48.5
2
🇫🇮 Finland
53.4 22.8- 116.9- 94.1 03:00-06:00 29.0 EUR/MWh Low 22.8 · High 116.9 High 116.9 Low 22.8 Low 22.8 · High 116.9
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
67.8 24.8- 123.7- 98.9 14:00-17:00 38.4 EUR/MWh Low 24.8 · High 123.7 High 123.7 Low 24.8 Low 24.8 · High 123.7
4
🇪🇸 Spain
71.4 0.0- 163.8- 163.8 15:00-18:00 2.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 163.8 High 163.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 163.8
5
🇵🇹 Portugal
79.0 0.0- 137.8- 137.8 11:00-14:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 137.8 High 137.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 137.8
6
🇪🇪 Estonia
82.4 26.9- 151.0- 124.1 15:00-18:00 38.5 EUR/MWh Low 26.9 · High 151.0 High 151.0 Low 26.9 Low 26.9 · High 151.0
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
92.6 66.7- 140.4- 73.7 12:00-15:00 76.8 EUR/MWh Low 66.7 · High 140.4 High 140.4 Low 66.7 Low 66.7 · High 140.4
8
🇱🇹 Lithuania
94.0 26.9- 151.0- 124.1 15:00-18:00 38.3 EUR/MWh Low 26.9 · High 151.0 High 151.0 Low 26.9 Low 26.9 · High 151.0
9
🇱🇻 Latvia
94.0 26.9- 151.0- 124.1 15:00-18:00 38.3 EUR/MWh Low 26.9 · High 151.0 High 151.0 Low 26.9 Low 26.9 · High 151.0
10
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
100.9 2.0- 263.4- 261.5 13:00-16:00 5.6 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 263.4 High 263.4 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 263.4
11
🇦🇹 Austria
101.9 -28.5- 206.9- 235.4 12:00-15:00 41.6 EUR/MWh Low -28.5 · High 206.9 High 206.9 Low -28.5 Low -28.5 · High 206.9
12
🇦🇱 Albania
102.8 10.0- 172.4- 162.4 14:00-17:00 23.1 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 172.4 High 172.4 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 172.4
13
🇷🇸 Serbia
103.0 39.8- 165.0- 125.2 12:00-15:00 39.9 EUR/MWh Low 39.8 · High 165.0 High 165.0 Low 39.8 Low 39.8 · High 165.0
14
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
106.1 -124.6- 250.1- 374.7 12:00-15:00 48.1 EUR/MWh Low -124.6 · High 250.1 High 250.1 Low -124.6 Low -124.6 · High 250.1
15
🇷🇴 Romania
109.6 2.0- 318.2- 316.2 13:00-16:00 5.6 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 318.2 High 318.2 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 318.2
16
🇭🇷 Croatia
110.4 0.4- 309.4- 309.0 12:00-15:00 3.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.4 · High 309.4 High 309.4 Low 0.4 Low 0.4 · High 309.4
17
🇵🇱 Poland
110.6 17.9- 244.1- 226.2 12:00-15:00 22.2 EUR/MWh Low 17.9 · High 244.1 High 244.1 Low 17.9 Low 17.9 · High 244.1
18
🇫🇷 France
111.4 61.0- 163.8- 102.9 16:00-19:00 84.0 EUR/MWh Low 61.0 · High 163.8 High 163.8 Low 61.0 Low 61.0 · High 163.8
19
🇸🇮 Slovenia
111.9 -4.4- 306.8- 311.2 12:00-15:00 -0.2 EUR/MWh Low -4.4 · High 306.8 High 306.8 Low -4.4 Low -4.4 · High 306.8
20
🇸🇰 Slovakia
113.0 10.2- 327.2- 317.0 12:00-15:00 13.6 EUR/MWh Low 10.2 · High 327.2 High 327.2 Low 10.2 Low 10.2 · High 327.2
21
🇲🇪 Montenegro
114.2 60.0- 160.0- 100.0 13:00-16:00 68.4 EUR/MWh Low 60.0 · High 160.0 High 160.0 Low 60.0 Low 60.0 · High 160.0
22
🇭🇺 Hungary
115.1 0.0- 320.3- 320.3 10:00-13:00 3.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 320.3 High 320.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 320.3
23
🇨🇿 Czechia
115.8 19.2- 333.5- 314.3 12:00-15:00 22.4 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 333.5 High 333.5 Low 19.2 Low 19.2 · High 333.5
24
🇨🇭 Switzerland
122.6 95.4- 195.0- 99.6 11:00-14:00 95.8 EUR/MWh Low 95.4 · High 195.0 High 195.0 Low 95.4 Low 95.4 · High 195.0
25
🇧🇪 Belgium
123.7 81.5- 209.2- 127.7 12:00-15:00 96.7 EUR/MWh Low 81.5 · High 209.2 High 209.2 Low 81.5 Low 81.5 · High 209.2
26
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
124.2 101.5- 169.0- 67.5 01:00-04:00 102.6 EUR/MWh Low 101.5 · High 169.0 High 169.0 Low 101.5 Low 101.5 · High 169.0
27
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
124.8 62.4- 331.4- 268.9 12:00-15:00 74.7 EUR/MWh Low 62.4 · High 331.4 High 331.4 Low 62.4 Low 62.4 · High 331.4
28
🇬🇷 Greece
126.6 -0.1- 263.4- 263.5 14:00-17:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 263.4 High 263.4 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 263.4
29
🇳🇱 Netherlands
127.6 74.4- 310.0- 235.6 12:00-15:00 88.4 EUR/MWh Low 74.4 · High 310.0 High 310.0 Low 74.4 Low 74.4 · High 310.0
30
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
131.1 69.4- 266.8- 197.4 12:00-15:00 75.2 EUR/MWh Low 69.4 · High 266.8 High 266.8 Low 69.4 Low 69.4 · High 266.8
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
134.3 65.5- 198.9- 133.4 12:00-15:00 91.2 EUR/MWh Low 65.5 · High 198.9 High 198.9 Low 65.5 Low 65.5 · High 198.9
32
🇮🇪 Ireland
154.6 126.3- 208.5- 82.2 00:00-03:00 130.1 EUR/MWh Low 126.3 · High 208.5 High 208.5 Low 126.3 Low 126.3 · High 208.5

On Monday, May 4, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Germany / Luxembourg: 374.7 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-04, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur