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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 45.7 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 161.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 345.8 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, May 8, 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 		45.7 22.8- 71.2- 48.4 10:00-13:00 23.0 EUR/MWh Low 22.8 · High 71.2 High 71.2 Low 22.8 Low 22.8 · High 71.2
2
🇫🇷 France
61.3 0.0- 111.9- 111.9 11:00-14:00 0.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 111.9 High 111.9 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 111.9
3
🇪🇸 Spain
64.1 -10.8- 111.9- 122.7 14:00-17:00 -3.6 EUR/MWh Low -10.8 · High 111.9 High 111.9 Low -10.8 Low -10.8 · High 111.9
4
🇵🇹 Portugal
69.5 0.0- 110.0- 109.9 12:00-15:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 110.0 High 110.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 110.0
5
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas 		98.3 37.2- 156.1- 118.9 13:00-16:00 61.8 EUR/MWh Low 37.2 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 37.2 Low 37.2 · High 156.1
6
🇪🇪 Estonia
101.3 30.0- 156.1- 126.1 11:00-14:00 52.5 EUR/MWh Low 30.0 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 · High 156.1
7
🇱🇹 Lithuania
102.7 14.0- 156.1- 142.1 11:00-14:00 36.7 EUR/MWh Low 14.0 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 14.0 Low 14.0 · High 156.1
8
🇱🇻 Latvia
102.7 14.0- 156.1- 142.1 11:00-14:00 36.7 EUR/MWh Low 14.0 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 14.0 Low 14.0 · High 156.1
9
🇧🇪 Belgium
104.1 44.2- 150.0- 105.8 12:00-15:00 54.0 EUR/MWh Low 44.2 · High 150.0 High 150.0 Low 44.2 Low 44.2 · High 150.0
10
🇫🇮 Finland
105.0 44.5- 156.1- 111.6 14:00-17:00 62.3 EUR/MWh Low 44.5 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 44.5 Low 44.5 · High 156.1
11
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas 		108.5 72.8- 156.1- 83.3 13:00-16:00 85.3 EUR/MWh Low 72.8 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 72.8 Low 72.8 · High 156.1
12
🇳🇱 Netherlands
108.8 47.1- 153.3- 106.2 12:00-15:00 57.7 EUR/MWh Low 47.1 · High 153.3 High 153.3 Low 47.1 Low 47.1 · High 153.3
13
🇸🇰 Slovakia
110.1 44.2- 166.1- 121.9 12:00-15:00 66.4 EUR/MWh Low 44.2 · High 166.1 High 166.1 Low 44.2 Low 44.2 · High 166.1
14
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
111.0 26.6- 166.8- 140.2 12:00-15:00 35.0 EUR/MWh Low 26.6 · High 166.8 High 166.8 Low 26.6 Low 26.6 · High 166.8
15
🇦🇹 Austria
112.5 31.1- 182.1- 151.0 12:00-15:00 40.1 EUR/MWh Low 31.1 · High 182.1 High 182.1 Low 31.1 Low 31.1 · High 182.1
16
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas 		113.1 50.3- 161.1- 110.8 12:00-15:00 62.4 EUR/MWh Low 50.3 · High 161.1 High 161.1 Low 50.3 Low 50.3 · High 161.1
17
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
113.8 58.7- 153.0- 94.3 12:00-15:00 62.8 EUR/MWh Low 58.7 · High 153.0 High 153.0 Low 58.7 Low 58.7 · High 153.0
18
🇨🇿 Czechia
114.7 53.0- 165.3- 112.3 12:00-15:00 65.8 EUR/MWh Low 53.0 · High 165.3 High 165.3 Low 53.0 Low 53.0 · High 165.3
19
🇨🇭 Switzerland
115.1 41.6- 154.2- 112.6 12:00-15:00 54.8 EUR/MWh Low 41.6 · High 154.2 High 154.2 Low 41.6 Low 41.6 · High 154.2
20
🇬🇷 Greece
120.5 54.2- 180.1- 125.9 14:00-17:00 73.1 EUR/MWh Low 54.2 · High 180.1 High 180.1 Low 54.2 Low 54.2 · High 180.1
21
🇷🇸 Serbia
122.4 60.1- 210.0- 149.9 12:00-15:00 62.9 EUR/MWh Low 60.1 · High 210.0 High 210.0 Low 60.1 Low 60.1 · High 210.0
22
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
124.1 64.0- 178.0- 114.0 12:00-15:00 67.3 EUR/MWh Low 64.0 · High 178.0 High 178.0 Low 64.0 Low 64.0 · High 178.0
23
🇲🇪 Montenegro
124.6 75.1- 170.0- 94.9 12:00-15:00 80.7 EUR/MWh Low 75.1 · High 170.0 High 170.0 Low 75.1 Low 75.1 · High 170.0
24
🇵🇱 Poland
124.9 99.3- 164.4- 65.1 13:00-16:00 102.3 EUR/MWh Low 99.3 · High 164.4 High 164.4 Low 99.3 Low 99.3 · High 164.4
25
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
125.2 54.2- 400.0- 345.8 13:00-16:00 67.3 EUR/MWh Low 54.2 · High 400.0 High 400.0 Low 54.2 Low 54.2 · High 400.0
26
🇸🇮 Slovenia
125.9 55.2- 194.4- 139.2 12:00-15:00 68.7 EUR/MWh Low 55.2 · High 194.4 High 194.4 Low 55.2 Low 55.2 · High 194.4
27
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
127.4 102.4- 155.5- 53.1 12:00-15:00 103.1 EUR/MWh Low 102.4 · High 155.5 High 155.5 Low 102.4 Low 102.4 · High 155.5
28
🇭🇷 Croatia
130.2 55.0- 240.5- 185.4 12:00-15:00 68.4 EUR/MWh Low 55.0 · High 240.5 High 240.5 Low 55.0 Low 55.0 · High 240.5
29
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas 		130.5 68.6- 169.3- 100.7 12:00-15:00 90.7 EUR/MWh Low 68.6 · High 169.3 High 169.3 Low 68.6 Low 68.6 · High 169.3
30
🇷🇴 Romania
137.8 54.2- 400.0- 345.8 13:00-16:00 67.3 EUR/MWh Low 54.2 · High 400.0 High 400.0 Low 54.2 Low 54.2 · High 400.0
31
🇭🇺 Hungary
140.5 54.0- 361.2- 307.2 12:00-15:00 67.1 EUR/MWh Low 54.0 · High 361.2 High 361.2 Low 54.0 Low 54.0 · High 361.2
32
🇦🇱 Albania
150.2 102.9- 200.0- 97.1 00:00-03:00 122.3 EUR/MWh Low 102.9 · High 200.0 High 200.0 Low 102.9 Low 102.9 · High 200.0
33
🇮🇪 Ireland
161.8 131.0- 211.7- 80.7 21:00-00:00 137.1 EUR/MWh Low 131.0 · High 211.7 High 211.7 Low 131.0 Low 131.0 · High 211.7

On Friday, May 8, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Bulgaria: 345.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-08, 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

Methodology Monthly archive Household prices by country