Wholesale electricity prices

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

33 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 34.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 173.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇭🇺 Hungary 384.6 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, May 5, 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
34.9 9.8- 47.4- 37.5 10:00-13:00 18.5 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 47.4 High 47.4 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 47.4
2
🇫🇮 Finland
44.3 24.8- 83.6- 58.8 03:00-06:00 29.3 EUR/MWh Low 24.8 · High 83.6 High 83.6 Low 24.8 Low 24.8 · High 83.6
3
🇪🇪 Estonia
60.4 26.7- 187.2- 160.6 03:00-06:00 31.4 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 · High 187.2 High 187.2 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 · High 187.2
4
🇪🇸 Spain
65.4 -2.0- 121.0- 123.0 15:00-18:00 1.1 EUR/MWh Low -2.0 · High 121.0 High 121.0 Low -2.0 Low -2.0 · High 121.0
5
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
66.6 25.7- 121.8- 96.1 01:00-04:00 34.4 EUR/MWh Low 25.7 · High 121.8 High 121.8 Low 25.7 Low 25.7 · High 121.8
6
🇵🇹 Portugal
77.0 0.0- 121.0- 121.0 15:00-18:00 8.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 121.0 High 121.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 121.0
7
🇱🇻 Latvia
91.8 26.7- 187.2- 160.6 12:00-15:00 35.3 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 · High 187.2 High 187.2 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 · High 187.2
8
🇫🇷 France
92.1 11.0- 162.4- 151.5 15:00-18:00 46.3 EUR/MWh Low 11.0 · High 162.4 High 162.4 Low 11.0 Low 11.0 · High 162.4
9
🇱🇹 Lithuania
92.4 26.7- 187.2- 160.6 11:00-14:00 35.4 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 · High 187.2 High 187.2 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 · High 187.2
10
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
97.9 75.5- 143.1- 67.6 12:00-15:00 84.6 EUR/MWh Low 75.5 · High 143.1 High 143.1 Low 75.5 Low 75.5 · High 143.1
11
🇲🇪 Montenegro
104.9 25.2- 175.0- 149.8 11:00-14:00 26.8 EUR/MWh Low 25.2 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 25.2 Low 25.2 · High 175.0
12
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
105.2 5.1- 257.1- 252.0 10:00-13:00 10.3 EUR/MWh Low 5.1 · High 257.1 High 257.1 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 · High 257.1
13
🇷🇸 Serbia
106.2 0.0- 180.1- 180.1 10:00-13:00 10.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 180.1 High 180.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 180.1
14
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
109.6 11.0- 194.0- 183.0 11:00-14:00 17.4 EUR/MWh Low 11.0 · High 194.0 High 194.0 Low 11.0 Low 11.0 · High 194.0
15
🇦🇹 Austria
115.2 30.0- 172.9- 142.9 11:00-14:00 44.7 EUR/MWh Low 30.0 · High 172.9 High 172.9 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 · High 172.9
16
🇸🇰 Slovakia
115.8 22.8- 218.3- 195.5 12:00-15:00 35.3 EUR/MWh Low 22.8 · High 218.3 High 218.3 Low 22.8 Low 22.8 · High 218.3
17
🇷🇴 Romania
119.6 13.6- 299.6- 286.0 12:00-15:00 20.3 EUR/MWh Low 13.6 · High 299.6 High 299.6 Low 13.6 Low 13.6 · High 299.6
18
🇧🇪 Belgium
120.0 95.0- 159.9- 64.9 12:00-15:00 100.4 EUR/MWh Low 95.0 · High 159.9 High 159.9 Low 95.0 Low 95.0 · High 159.9
19
🇭🇷 Croatia
120.4 26.7- 173.0- 146.3 11:00-14:00 50.6 EUR/MWh Low 26.7 · High 173.0 High 173.0 Low 26.7 Low 26.7 · High 173.0
20
🇨🇿 Czechia
121.1 40.8- 192.7- 151.9 12:00-15:00 55.7 EUR/MWh Low 40.8 · High 192.7 High 192.7 Low 40.8 Low 40.8 · High 192.7
21
🇭🇺 Hungary
123.0 4.0- 388.6- 384.6 11:00-14:00 5.8 EUR/MWh Low 4.0 · High 388.6 High 388.6 Low 4.0 Low 4.0 · High 388.6
22
🇳🇱 Netherlands
123.0 95.1- 173.6- 78.5 12:00-15:00 99.9 EUR/MWh Low 95.1 · High 173.6 High 173.6 Low 95.1 Low 95.1 · High 173.6
23
🇦🇱 Albania
125.7 23.4- 219.4- 196.0 09:00-12:00 33.8 EUR/MWh Low 23.4 · High 219.4 High 219.4 Low 23.4 Low 23.4 · High 219.4
24
🇸🇮 Slovenia
126.9 33.2- 185.4- 152.3 11:00-14:00 67.4 EUR/MWh Low 33.2 · High 185.4 High 185.4 Low 33.2 Low 33.2 · High 185.4
25
🇨🇭 Switzerland
127.1 105.7- 143.1- 37.4 12:00-15:00 108.6 EUR/MWh Low 105.7 · High 143.1 High 143.1 Low 105.7 Low 105.7 · High 143.1
26
🇵🇱 Poland
128.2 83.8- 192.6- 108.9 12:00-15:00 87.2 EUR/MWh Low 83.8 · High 192.6 High 192.6 Low 83.8 Low 83.8 · High 192.6
27
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
128.5 92.3- 184.2- 91.8 12:00-15:00 98.3 EUR/MWh Low 92.3 · High 184.2 High 184.2 Low 92.3 Low 92.3 · High 184.2
28
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
128.7 97.8- 163.9- 66.2 12:00-15:00 98.3 EUR/MWh Low 97.8 · High 163.9 High 163.9 Low 97.8 Low 97.8 · High 163.9
29
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
130.6 86.9- 201.6- 114.7 12:00-15:00 100.0 EUR/MWh Low 86.9 · High 201.6 High 201.6 Low 86.9 Low 86.9 · High 201.6
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
130.8 108.1- 173.1- 65.0 11:00-14:00 110.0 EUR/MWh Low 108.1 · High 173.1 High 173.1 Low 108.1 Low 108.1 · High 173.1
31
🇬🇷 Greece
136.5 0.0- 257.1- 257.1 09:00-12:00 7.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 257.1 High 257.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 257.1
32
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
142.5 110.3- 195.0- 84.8 12:00-15:00 123.1 EUR/MWh Low 110.3 · High 195.0 High 195.0 Low 110.3 Low 110.3 · High 195.0
33
🇮🇪 Ireland
173.1 151.4- 216.0- 64.7 03:00-06:00 154.2 EUR/MWh Low 151.4 · High 216.0 High 216.0 Low 151.4 Low 151.4 · High 216.0

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 384.6 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-05, 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