Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil36.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland188.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary229.6 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, May 6, 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
36.017.8-47.3-29.511:00-14:0021.3 EUR/MWhLow 17.8 · High 47.3High 47.3Low 17.8Low 17.8 · High 47.3
2
🇪🇸Spain
79.8-0.5-170.7-171.211:00-14:001.5 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 170.7High 170.7Low -0.5Low -0.5 · High 170.7
3
🇵🇹Portugal
80.11.0-139.4-138.410:00-13:001.8 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 139.4High 139.4Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 139.4
4
🇫🇮Finland
90.632.0-165.3-133.301:00-04:0039.1 EUR/MWhLow 32.0 · High 165.3High 165.3Low 32.0Low 32.0 · High 165.3
5
🇪🇪Estonia
100.634.7-165.3-130.601:00-04:0039.1 EUR/MWhLow 34.7 · High 165.3High 165.3Low 34.7Low 34.7 · High 165.3
6
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
103.350.9-167.3-116.401:00-04:0067.7 EUR/MWhLow 50.9 · High 167.3High 167.3Low 50.9Low 50.9 · High 167.3
7
🇷🇸Serbia
104.350.0-150.0-100.012:00-15:0050.1 EUR/MWhLow 50.0 · High 150.0High 150.0Low 50.0Low 50.0 · High 150.0
8
🇧🇬Bulgaria
109.18.4-205.6-197.210:00-13:0011.5 EUR/MWhLow 8.4 · High 205.6High 205.6Low 8.4Low 8.4 · High 205.6
9
🇸🇰Slovakia
110.536.9-181.1-144.211:00-14:0059.9 EUR/MWhLow 36.9 · High 181.1High 181.1Low 36.9Low 36.9 · High 181.1
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
112.275.3-168.7-93.401:00-04:0086.4 EUR/MWhLow 75.3 · High 168.7High 168.7Low 75.3Low 75.3 · High 168.7
11
🇵🇱Poland
113.354.8-170.7-115.912:00-15:0067.0 EUR/MWhLow 54.8 · High 170.7High 170.7Low 54.8Low 54.8 · High 170.7
12
🇫🇷France
113.360.8-170.7-109.915:00-18:0086.1 EUR/MWhLow 60.8 · High 170.7High 170.7Low 60.8Low 60.8 · High 170.7
13
🇦🇱Albania
113.923.4-205.3-181.910:00-13:0031.1 EUR/MWhLow 23.4 · High 205.3High 205.3Low 23.4Low 23.4 · High 205.3
14
🇱🇻Latvia
114.564.0-165.3-101.412:00-15:0078.7 EUR/MWhLow 64.0 · High 165.3High 165.3Low 64.0Low 64.0 · High 165.3
15
🇱🇹Lithuania
115.164.0-165.3-101.412:00-15:0079.0 EUR/MWhLow 64.0 · High 165.3High 165.3Low 64.0Low 64.0 · High 165.3
16
🇦🇹Austria
116.435.1-177.5-142.412:00-15:0050.6 EUR/MWhLow 35.1 · High 177.5High 177.5Low 35.1Low 35.1 · High 177.5
17
🇲🇪Montenegro
117.343.1-177.0-133.912:00-15:0048.7 EUR/MWhLow 43.1 · High 177.0High 177.0Low 43.1Low 43.1 · High 177.0
18
🇨🇿Czechia
118.355.4-180.5-125.111:00-14:0080.2 EUR/MWhLow 55.4 · High 180.5High 180.5Low 55.4Low 55.4 · High 180.5
19
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
120.872.3-177.5-105.212:00-15:0085.9 EUR/MWhLow 72.3 · High 177.5High 177.5Low 72.3Low 72.3 · High 177.5
20
🇳🇱Netherlands
121.886.5-173.1-86.612:00-15:0095.4 EUR/MWhLow 86.5 · High 173.1High 173.1Low 86.5Low 86.5 · High 173.1
21
🇧🇪Belgium
122.187.7-170.6-83.012:00-15:00100.8 EUR/MWhLow 87.7 · High 170.6High 170.6Low 87.7Low 87.7 · High 170.6
22
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
122.283.0-176.2-93.112:00-15:0092.7 EUR/MWhLow 83.0 · High 176.2High 176.2Low 83.0Low 83.0 · High 176.2
23
🇱🇺Luxembourg
122.489.3-156.9-67.612:00-15:0093.6 EUR/MWhLow 89.3 · High 156.9High 156.9Low 89.3Low 89.3 · High 156.9
24
🇭🇺Hungary
126.25.2-234.8-229.610:00-13:0035.3 EUR/MWhLow 5.2 · High 234.8High 234.8Low 5.2Low 5.2 · High 234.8
25
🇭🇷Croatia
128.544.8-197.7-153.011:00-14:0081.2 EUR/MWhLow 44.8 · High 197.7High 197.7Low 44.8Low 44.8 · High 197.7
26
🇷🇴Romania
130.921.6-243.0-221.411:00-14:0049.5 EUR/MWhLow 21.6 · High 243.0High 243.0Low 21.6Low 21.6 · High 243.0
27
🇨🇭Switzerland
132.7117.7-174.0-56.301:00-04:00118.8 EUR/MWhLow 117.7 · High 174.0High 174.0Low 117.7Low 117.7 · High 174.0
28
🇸🇮Slovenia
134.042.6-183.1-140.513:00-16:00102.4 EUR/MWhLow 42.6 · High 183.1High 183.1Low 42.6Low 42.6 · High 183.1
29
🇬🇷Greece
138.60.0-205.6-205.608:00-11:0065.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 205.6High 205.6Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 205.6
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
146.3117.6-197.1-79.401:00-04:00125.9 EUR/MWhLow 117.6 · High 197.1High 197.1Low 117.6Low 117.6 · High 197.1
31
🇮🇪Ireland
188.5145.6-245.3-99.702:00-05:00148.9 EUR/MWhLow 145.6 · High 245.3High 245.3Low 145.6Low 145.6 · High 245.3

On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 229.6 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-06, 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