Wholesale electricity prices

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

33 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil34.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland173.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary384.6 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
34.99.8-47.4-37.510:00-13:0018.5 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 47.4High 47.4Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 47.4
2
🇫🇮Finland
44.324.8-83.6-58.803:00-06:0029.3 EUR/MWhLow 24.8 · High 83.6High 83.6Low 24.8Low 24.8 · High 83.6
3
🇪🇪Estonia
60.426.7-187.2-160.603:00-06:0031.4 EUR/MWhLow 26.7 · High 187.2High 187.2Low 26.7Low 26.7 · High 187.2
4
🇪🇸Spain
65.4-2.0-121.0-123.015:00-18:001.1 EUR/MWhLow -2.0 · High 121.0High 121.0Low -2.0Low -2.0 · High 121.0
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
66.625.7-121.8-96.101:00-04:0034.4 EUR/MWhLow 25.7 · High 121.8High 121.8Low 25.7Low 25.7 · High 121.8
6
🇵🇹Portugal
77.00.0-121.0-121.015:00-18:008.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 121.0High 121.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 121.0
7
🇱🇻Latvia
91.826.7-187.2-160.612:00-15:0035.3 EUR/MWhLow 26.7 · High 187.2High 187.2Low 26.7Low 26.7 · High 187.2
8
🇫🇷France
92.111.0-162.4-151.515:00-18:0046.3 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 162.4High 162.4Low 11.0Low 11.0 · High 162.4
9
🇱🇹Lithuania
92.426.7-187.2-160.611:00-14:0035.4 EUR/MWhLow 26.7 · High 187.2High 187.2Low 26.7Low 26.7 · High 187.2
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
97.975.5-143.1-67.612:00-15:0084.6 EUR/MWhLow 75.5 · High 143.1High 143.1Low 75.5Low 75.5 · High 143.1
11
🇲🇪Montenegro
104.925.2-175.0-149.811:00-14:0026.8 EUR/MWhLow 25.2 · High 175.0High 175.0Low 25.2Low 25.2 · High 175.0
12
🇧🇬Bulgaria
105.25.1-257.1-252.010:00-13:0010.3 EUR/MWhLow 5.1 · High 257.1High 257.1Low 5.1Low 5.1 · High 257.1
13
🇷🇸Serbia
106.20.0-180.1-180.110:00-13:0010.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 180.1High 180.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 180.1
14
🇲🇰North Macedonia
109.611.0-194.0-183.011:00-14:0017.4 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 194.0High 194.0Low 11.0Low 11.0 · High 194.0
15
🇦🇹Austria
115.230.0-172.9-142.911:00-14:0044.7 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 172.9High 172.9Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 172.9
16
🇸🇰Slovakia
115.822.8-218.3-195.512:00-15:0035.3 EUR/MWhLow 22.8 · High 218.3High 218.3Low 22.8Low 22.8 · High 218.3
17
🇷🇴Romania
119.613.6-299.6-286.012:00-15:0020.3 EUR/MWhLow 13.6 · High 299.6High 299.6Low 13.6Low 13.6 · High 299.6
18
🇧🇪Belgium
120.095.0-159.9-64.912:00-15:00100.4 EUR/MWhLow 95.0 · High 159.9High 159.9Low 95.0Low 95.0 · High 159.9
19
🇭🇷Croatia
120.426.7-173.0-146.311:00-14:0050.6 EUR/MWhLow 26.7 · High 173.0High 173.0Low 26.7Low 26.7 · High 173.0
20
🇨🇿Czechia
121.140.8-192.7-151.912:00-15:0055.7 EUR/MWhLow 40.8 · High 192.7High 192.7Low 40.8Low 40.8 · High 192.7
21
🇭🇺Hungary
123.04.0-388.6-384.611:00-14:005.8 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 388.6High 388.6Low 4.0Low 4.0 · High 388.6
22
🇳🇱Netherlands
123.095.1-173.6-78.512:00-15:0099.9 EUR/MWhLow 95.1 · High 173.6High 173.6Low 95.1Low 95.1 · High 173.6
23
🇦🇱Albania
125.723.4-219.4-196.009:00-12:0033.8 EUR/MWhLow 23.4 · High 219.4High 219.4Low 23.4Low 23.4 · High 219.4
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
126.933.2-185.4-152.311:00-14:0067.4 EUR/MWhLow 33.2 · High 185.4High 185.4Low 33.2Low 33.2 · High 185.4
25
🇨🇭Switzerland
127.1105.7-143.1-37.412:00-15:00108.6 EUR/MWhLow 105.7 · High 143.1High 143.1Low 105.7Low 105.7 · High 143.1
26
🇵🇱Poland
128.283.8-192.6-108.912:00-15:0087.2 EUR/MWhLow 83.8 · High 192.6High 192.6Low 83.8Low 83.8 · High 192.6
27
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
128.592.3-184.2-91.812:00-15:0098.3 EUR/MWhLow 92.3 · High 184.2High 184.2Low 92.3Low 92.3 · High 184.2
28
🇱🇺Luxembourg
128.797.8-163.9-66.212:00-15:0098.3 EUR/MWhLow 97.8 · High 163.9High 163.9Low 97.8Low 97.8 · High 163.9
29
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
130.686.9-201.6-114.712:00-15:00100.0 EUR/MWhLow 86.9 · High 201.6High 201.6Low 86.9Low 86.9 · High 201.6
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
130.8108.1-173.1-65.011:00-14:00110.0 EUR/MWhLow 108.1 · High 173.1High 173.1Low 108.1Low 108.1 · High 173.1
31
🇬🇷Greece
136.50.0-257.1-257.109:00-12:007.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 257.1High 257.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 257.1
32
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
142.5110.3-195.0-84.812:00-15:00123.1 EUR/MWhLow 110.3 · High 195.0High 195.0Low 110.3Low 110.3 · High 195.0
33
🇮🇪Ireland
173.1151.4-216.0-64.703:00-06:00154.2 EUR/MWhLow 151.4 · High 216.0High 216.0Low 151.4Low 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.

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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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data