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 🇫🇮 Finland 28.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇬🇷 Greece 137.9 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 341.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, May 9, 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
🇫🇮 Finland
28.0 4.7- 80.4- 75.6 13:00-16:00 6.5 EUR/MWh Low 4.7 · High 80.4 High 80.4 Low 4.7 Low 4.7 · High 80.4
2
🇪🇪 Estonia
30.2 4.9- 100.0- 95.1 13:00-16:00 6.5 EUR/MWh Low 4.9 · High 100.0 High 100.0 Low 4.9 Low 4.9 · High 100.0
3
🇪🇸 Spain
32.8 -1.6- 91.0- 92.6 14:00-17:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -1.6 · High 91.0 High 91.0 Low -1.6 Low -1.6 · High 91.0
4
🇫🇷 France
32.9 -0.1- 84.9- 85.0 12:00-15:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 84.9 High 84.9 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 84.9
5
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
33.3 9.8- 52.9- 43.1 09:00-12:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 52.9 High 52.9 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 52.9
6
🇵🇹 Portugal
33.9 0.0- 78.5- 78.5 10:00-13:00 1.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 78.5 High 78.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 78.5
7
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
47.5 2.8- 102.6- 99.7 12:00-15:00 3.7 EUR/MWh Low 2.8 · High 102.6 High 102.6 Low 2.8 Low 2.8 · High 102.6
8
🇱🇹 Lithuania
82.3 4.9- 153.6- 148.7 13:00-16:00 6.5 EUR/MWh Low 4.9 · High 153.6 High 153.6 Low 4.9 Low 4.9 · High 153.6
9
🇱🇻 Latvia
82.3 4.9- 153.6- 148.7 13:00-16:00 6.5 EUR/MWh Low 4.9 · High 153.6 High 153.6 Low 4.9 Low 4.9 · High 153.6
10
🇨🇭 Switzerland
84.4 -10.5- 145.0- 155.5 12:00-15:00 -7.3 EUR/MWh Low -10.5 · High 145.0 High 145.0 Low -10.5 Low -10.5 · High 145.0
11
🇧🇪 Belgium
84.8 -0.1- 147.0- 147.1 11:00-14:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 147.0 High 147.0 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 147.0
12
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
85.0 -14.3- 155.8- 170.1 12:00-15:00 -3.9 EUR/MWh Low -14.3 · High 155.8 High 155.8 Low -14.3 Low -14.3 · High 155.8
13
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
85.0 66.7- 112.3- 45.6 10:00-13:00 71.2 EUR/MWh Low 66.7 · High 112.3 High 112.3 Low 66.7 Low 66.7 · High 112.3
14
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
88.3 -0.1- 147.0- 147.1 11:00-14:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 147.0 High 147.0 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 147.0
15
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
89.3 1.2- 157.5- 156.4 13:00-16:00 2.9 EUR/MWh Low 1.2 · High 157.5 High 157.5 Low 1.2 Low 1.2 · High 157.5
16
🇦🇹 Austria
89.6 -19.3- 181.0- 200.3 12:00-15:00 -5.8 EUR/MWh Low -19.3 · High 181.0 High 181.0 Low -19.3 Low -19.3 · High 181.0
17
🇳🇱 Netherlands
91.9 -0.1- 150.4- 150.5 11:00-14:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 150.4 High 150.4 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 150.4
18
🇸🇰 Slovakia
93.0 -0.3- 144.0- 144.3 11:00-14:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.3 · High 144.0 High 144.0 Low -0.3 Low -0.3 · High 144.0
19
🇨🇿 Czechia
96.6 -0.3- 154.6- 155.0 11:00-14:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.3 · High 154.6 High 154.6 Low -0.3 Low -0.3 · High 154.6
20
🇵🇱 Poland
101.7 20.0- 149.9- 129.9 12:00-15:00 28.2 EUR/MWh Low 20.0 · High 149.9 High 149.9 Low 20.0 Low 20.0 · High 149.9
21
🇸🇮 Slovenia
105.2 -0.1- 182.9- 183.0 13:00-16:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 182.9 High 182.9 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 182.9
22
🇭🇷 Croatia
107.5 0.0- 196.4- 196.4 13:00-16:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 196.4 High 196.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 196.4
23
🇲🇪 Montenegro
110.2 2.0- 170.1- 168.1 10:00-13:00 4.8 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 170.1 High 170.1 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 170.1
24
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
110.8 53.3- 153.8- 100.5 13:00-16:00 65.5 EUR/MWh Low 53.3 · High 153.8 High 153.8 Low 53.3 Low 53.3 · High 153.8
25
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
110.9 25.0- 168.5- 143.5 12:00-15:00 31.1 EUR/MWh Low 25.0 · High 168.5 High 168.5 Low 25.0 Low 25.0 · High 168.5
26
🇮🇪 Ireland
113.1 85.7- 138.9- 53.2 13:00-16:00 86.1 EUR/MWh Low 85.7 · High 138.9 High 138.9 Low 85.7 Low 85.7 · High 138.9
27
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
117.1 27.0- 190.4- 163.3 11:00-14:00 31.7 EUR/MWh Low 27.0 · High 190.4 High 190.4 Low 27.0 Low 27.0 · High 190.4
28
🇦🇱 Albania
119.0 20.0- 175.0- 155.0 13:00-16:00 40.0 EUR/MWh Low 20.0 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low 20.0 Low 20.0 · High 175.0
29
🇭🇺 Hungary
124.1 -0.3- 263.3- 263.6 10:00-13:00 3.3 EUR/MWh Low -0.3 · High 263.3 High 263.3 Low -0.3 Low -0.3 · High 263.3
30
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
125.9 0.0- 341.4- 341.4 14:00-17:00 0.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 341.4 High 341.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 341.4
31
🇷🇴 Romania
126.4 0.0- 341.4- 341.4 14:00-17:00 0.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 341.4 High 341.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 341.4
32
🇷🇸 Serbia
132.5 68.0- 205.0- 137.0 13:00-16:00 72.6 EUR/MWh Low 68.0 · High 205.0 High 205.0 Low 68.0 Low 68.0 · High 205.0
33
🇬🇷 Greece
137.9 0.0- 220.9- 220.9 08:00-11:00 87.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 220.9 High 220.9 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 220.9

On Saturday, May 9, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Greece ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Bulgaria: 341.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-09, 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
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data