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🇧🇷 Brazil36.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland172.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇫🇷 France186.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, May 7, 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
36.416.0-57.6-41.611:00-14:0020.7 EUR/MWhLow 16.0 · High 57.6High 57.6Low 16.0Low 16.0 · High 57.6
2
🇪🇸Spain
87.814.5-155.6-141.112:00-15:0020.1 EUR/MWhLow 14.5 · High 155.6High 155.6Low 14.5Low 14.5 · High 155.6
3
🇵🇹Portugal
94.216.9-142.2-125.313:00-16:0021.5 EUR/MWhLow 16.9 · High 142.2High 142.2Low 16.9Low 16.9 · High 142.2
4
🇫🇷France
97.820.0-206.0-186.013:00-16:0041.3 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 206.0High 206.0Low 20.0Low 20.0 · High 206.0
5
🇷🇸Serbia
117.748.5-179.1-130.500:00-03:0075.2 EUR/MWhLow 48.5 · High 179.1High 179.1Low 48.5Low 48.5 · High 179.1
6
🇬🇷Greece
122.611.0-176.9-165.910:00-13:0073.8 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 176.9High 176.9Low 11.0Low 11.0 · High 176.9
7
🇧🇬Bulgaria
124.611.0-176.9-165.910:00-13:0073.8 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 176.9High 176.9Low 11.0Low 11.0 · High 176.9
8
🇧🇪Belgium
124.879.7-217.0-137.412:00-15:0089.1 EUR/MWhLow 79.7 · High 217.0High 217.0Low 79.7Low 79.7 · High 217.0
9
🇲🇪Montenegro
128.485.0-174.6-89.612:00-15:0085.3 EUR/MWhLow 85.0 · High 174.6High 174.6Low 85.0Low 85.0 · High 174.6
10
🇳🇱Netherlands
130.572.7-219.7-147.012:00-15:0095.9 EUR/MWhLow 72.7 · High 219.7High 219.7Low 72.7Low 72.7 · High 219.7
11
🇪🇪Estonia
133.1101.7-216.4-114.713:00-16:00104.5 EUR/MWhLow 101.7 · High 216.4High 216.4Low 101.7Low 101.7 · High 216.4
12
🇫🇮Finland
133.1101.7-216.4-114.713:00-16:00104.5 EUR/MWhLow 101.7 · High 216.4High 216.4Low 101.7Low 101.7 · High 216.4
13
🇱🇹Lithuania
133.1101.7-216.4-114.713:00-16:00104.5 EUR/MWhLow 101.7 · High 216.4High 216.4Low 101.7Low 101.7 · High 216.4
14
🇱🇻Latvia
133.1101.7-216.4-114.713:00-16:00104.5 EUR/MWhLow 101.7 · High 216.4High 216.4Low 101.7Low 101.7 · High 216.4
15
🇲🇰North Macedonia
133.284.3-193.0-108.812:00-15:0084.8 EUR/MWhLow 84.3 · High 193.0High 193.0Low 84.3Low 84.3 · High 193.0
16
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
133.4102.7-216.4-113.712:00-15:00105.1 EUR/MWhLow 102.7 · High 216.4High 216.4Low 102.7Low 102.7 · High 216.4
17
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
133.6101.7-216.4-114.712:00-15:00104.5 EUR/MWhLow 101.7 · High 216.4High 216.4Low 101.7Low 101.7 · High 216.4
18
🇦🇱Albania
134.053.2-220.0-166.811:00-14:0059.2 EUR/MWhLow 53.2 · High 220.0High 220.0Low 53.2Low 53.2 · High 220.0
19
🇨🇭Switzerland
134.6108.0-175.7-67.712:00-15:00108.4 EUR/MWhLow 108.0 · High 175.7High 175.7Low 108.0Low 108.0 · High 175.7
20
🇱🇺Luxembourg
136.0101.7-221.5-119.812:00-15:00102.5 EUR/MWhLow 101.7 · High 221.5High 221.5Low 101.7Low 101.7 · High 221.5
21
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
136.1100.8-224.1-123.312:00-15:00103.5 EUR/MWhLow 100.8 · High 224.1High 224.1Low 100.8Low 100.8 · High 224.1
22
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
136.5100.0-250.1-150.112:00-15:00102.7 EUR/MWhLow 100.0 · High 250.1High 250.1Low 100.0Low 100.0 · High 250.1
23
🇦🇹Austria
136.692.3-228.5-136.312:00-15:00106.1 EUR/MWhLow 92.3 · High 228.5High 228.5Low 92.3Low 92.3 · High 228.5
24
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
136.752.2-205.2-153.011:00-14:0081.7 EUR/MWhLow 52.2 · High 205.2High 205.2Low 52.2Low 52.2 · High 205.2
25
🇨🇿Czechia
136.8102.5-223.7-121.212:00-15:00106.0 EUR/MWhLow 102.5 · High 223.7High 223.7Low 102.5Low 102.5 · High 223.7
26
🇵🇱Poland
137.0107.9-224.1-116.212:00-15:00110.3 EUR/MWhLow 107.9 · High 224.1High 224.1Low 107.9Low 107.9 · High 224.1
27
🇸🇰Slovakia
137.1103.0-231.2-128.212:00-15:00106.6 EUR/MWhLow 103.0 · High 231.2High 231.2Low 103.0Low 103.0 · High 231.2
28
🇸🇮Slovenia
138.3105.2-209.4-104.212:00-15:00109.2 EUR/MWhLow 105.2 · High 209.4High 209.4Low 105.2Low 105.2 · High 209.4
29
🇭🇷Croatia
138.7104.9-212.6-107.712:00-15:00108.8 EUR/MWhLow 104.9 · High 212.6High 212.6Low 104.9Low 104.9 · High 212.6
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
139.0103.4-184.2-80.811:00-14:00104.6 EUR/MWhLow 103.4 · High 184.2High 184.2Low 103.4Low 103.4 · High 184.2
31
🇭🇺Hungary
140.3103.7-285.0-181.312:00-15:00107.4 EUR/MWhLow 103.7 · High 285.0High 285.0Low 103.7Low 103.7 · High 285.0
32
🇷🇴Romania
140.6103.9-253.2-149.213:00-16:00107.7 EUR/MWhLow 103.9 · High 253.2High 253.2Low 103.9Low 103.9 · High 253.2
33
🇮🇪Ireland
172.2121.3-228.8-107.611:00-14:00122.7 EUR/MWhLow 121.3 · High 228.8High 228.8Low 121.3Low 121.3 · High 228.8

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in France: 186.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-07, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data