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 36.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 172.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇫🇷 France 186.0 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.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
36.4 16.0- 57.6- 41.6 11:00-14:00 20.7 EUR/MWh Low 16.0 · High 57.6 High 57.6 Low 16.0 Low 16.0 · High 57.6
2
🇪🇸 Spain
87.8 14.5- 155.6- 141.1 12:00-15:00 20.1 EUR/MWh Low 14.5 · High 155.6 High 155.6 Low 14.5 Low 14.5 · High 155.6
3
🇵🇹 Portugal
94.2 16.9- 142.2- 125.3 13:00-16:00 21.5 EUR/MWh Low 16.9 · High 142.2 High 142.2 Low 16.9 Low 16.9 · High 142.2
4
🇫🇷 France
97.8 20.0- 206.0- 186.0 13:00-16:00 41.3 EUR/MWh Low 20.0 · High 206.0 High 206.0 Low 20.0 Low 20.0 · High 206.0
5
🇷🇸 Serbia
117.7 48.5- 179.1- 130.5 00:00-03:00 75.2 EUR/MWh Low 48.5 · High 179.1 High 179.1 Low 48.5 Low 48.5 · High 179.1
6
🇬🇷 Greece
122.6 11.0- 176.9- 165.9 10:00-13:00 73.8 EUR/MWh Low 11.0 · High 176.9 High 176.9 Low 11.0 Low 11.0 · High 176.9
7
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
124.6 11.0- 176.9- 165.9 10:00-13:00 73.8 EUR/MWh Low 11.0 · High 176.9 High 176.9 Low 11.0 Low 11.0 · High 176.9
8
🇧🇪 Belgium
124.8 79.7- 217.0- 137.4 12:00-15:00 89.1 EUR/MWh Low 79.7 · High 217.0 High 217.0 Low 79.7 Low 79.7 · High 217.0
9
🇲🇪 Montenegro
128.4 85.0- 174.6- 89.6 12:00-15:00 85.3 EUR/MWh Low 85.0 · High 174.6 High 174.6 Low 85.0 Low 85.0 · High 174.6
10
🇳🇱 Netherlands
130.5 72.7- 219.7- 147.0 12:00-15:00 95.9 EUR/MWh Low 72.7 · High 219.7 High 219.7 Low 72.7 Low 72.7 · High 219.7
11
🇪🇪 Estonia
133.1 101.7- 216.4- 114.7 13:00-16:00 104.5 EUR/MWh Low 101.7 · High 216.4 High 216.4 Low 101.7 Low 101.7 · High 216.4
12
🇫🇮 Finland
133.1 101.7- 216.4- 114.7 13:00-16:00 104.5 EUR/MWh Low 101.7 · High 216.4 High 216.4 Low 101.7 Low 101.7 · High 216.4
13
🇱🇹 Lithuania
133.1 101.7- 216.4- 114.7 13:00-16:00 104.5 EUR/MWh Low 101.7 · High 216.4 High 216.4 Low 101.7 Low 101.7 · High 216.4
14
🇱🇻 Latvia
133.1 101.7- 216.4- 114.7 13:00-16:00 104.5 EUR/MWh Low 101.7 · High 216.4 High 216.4 Low 101.7 Low 101.7 · High 216.4
15
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
133.2 84.3- 193.0- 108.8 12:00-15:00 84.8 EUR/MWh Low 84.3 · High 193.0 High 193.0 Low 84.3 Low 84.3 · High 193.0
16
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
133.4 102.7- 216.4- 113.7 12:00-15:00 105.1 EUR/MWh Low 102.7 · High 216.4 High 216.4 Low 102.7 Low 102.7 · High 216.4
17
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
133.6 101.7- 216.4- 114.7 12:00-15:00 104.5 EUR/MWh Low 101.7 · High 216.4 High 216.4 Low 101.7 Low 101.7 · High 216.4
18
🇦🇱 Albania
134.0 53.2- 220.0- 166.8 11:00-14:00 59.2 EUR/MWh Low 53.2 · High 220.0 High 220.0 Low 53.2 Low 53.2 · High 220.0
19
🇨🇭 Switzerland
134.6 108.0- 175.7- 67.7 12:00-15:00 108.4 EUR/MWh Low 108.0 · High 175.7 High 175.7 Low 108.0 Low 108.0 · High 175.7
20
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
136.0 101.7- 221.5- 119.8 12:00-15:00 102.5 EUR/MWh Low 101.7 · High 221.5 High 221.5 Low 101.7 Low 101.7 · High 221.5
21
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
136.1 100.8- 224.1- 123.3 12:00-15:00 103.5 EUR/MWh Low 100.8 · High 224.1 High 224.1 Low 100.8 Low 100.8 · High 224.1
22
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
136.5 100.0- 250.1- 150.1 12:00-15:00 102.7 EUR/MWh Low 100.0 · High 250.1 High 250.1 Low 100.0 Low 100.0 · High 250.1
23
🇦🇹 Austria
136.6 92.3- 228.5- 136.3 12:00-15:00 106.1 EUR/MWh Low 92.3 · High 228.5 High 228.5 Low 92.3 Low 92.3 · High 228.5
24
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
136.7 52.2- 205.2- 153.0 11:00-14:00 81.7 EUR/MWh Low 52.2 · High 205.2 High 205.2 Low 52.2 Low 52.2 · High 205.2
25
🇨🇿 Czechia
136.8 102.5- 223.7- 121.2 12:00-15:00 106.0 EUR/MWh Low 102.5 · High 223.7 High 223.7 Low 102.5 Low 102.5 · High 223.7
26
🇵🇱 Poland
137.0 107.9- 224.1- 116.2 12:00-15:00 110.3 EUR/MWh Low 107.9 · High 224.1 High 224.1 Low 107.9 Low 107.9 · High 224.1
27
🇸🇰 Slovakia
137.1 103.0- 231.2- 128.2 12:00-15:00 106.6 EUR/MWh Low 103.0 · High 231.2 High 231.2 Low 103.0 Low 103.0 · High 231.2
28
🇸🇮 Slovenia
138.3 105.2- 209.4- 104.2 12:00-15:00 109.2 EUR/MWh Low 105.2 · High 209.4 High 209.4 Low 105.2 Low 105.2 · High 209.4
29
🇭🇷 Croatia
138.7 104.9- 212.6- 107.7 12:00-15:00 108.8 EUR/MWh Low 104.9 · High 212.6 High 212.6 Low 104.9 Low 104.9 · High 212.6
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
139.0 103.4- 184.2- 80.8 11:00-14:00 104.6 EUR/MWh Low 103.4 · High 184.2 High 184.2 Low 103.4 Low 103.4 · High 184.2
31
🇭🇺 Hungary
140.3 103.7- 285.0- 181.3 12:00-15:00 107.4 EUR/MWh Low 103.7 · High 285.0 High 285.0 Low 103.7 Low 103.7 · High 285.0
32
🇷🇴 Romania
140.6 103.9- 253.2- 149.2 13:00-16:00 107.7 EUR/MWh Low 103.9 · High 253.2 High 253.2 Low 103.9 Low 103.9 · High 253.2
33
🇮🇪 Ireland
172.2 121.3- 228.8- 107.6 11:00-14:00 122.7 EUR/MWh Low 121.3 · High 228.8 High 228.8 Low 121.3 Low 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.

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