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 33.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇷🇴 Romania 127.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 287.2 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, May 12, 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
33.6 9.8- 49.0- 39.2 10:00-13:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 49.0 High 49.0 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 49.0
2
🇪🇸 Spain
69.7 -6.4- 126.5- 132.9 14:00-17:00 -0.4 EUR/MWh Low -6.4 · High 126.5 High 126.5 Low -6.4 Low -6.4 · High 126.5
3
🇫🇷 France
71.9 0.0- 153.0- 153.0 14:00-17:00 0.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 153.0 High 153.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 153.0
4
🇦🇱 Albania
72.9 0.1- 151.2- 151.1 14:00-17:00 5.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 151.2 High 151.2 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 151.2
5
🇵🇹 Portugal
76.0 2.0- 126.5- 124.5 13:00-16:00 2.7 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 126.5 High 126.5 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 126.5
6
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
89.5 12.5- 163.6- 151.1 13:00-16:00 19.7 EUR/MWh Low 12.5 · High 163.6 High 163.6 Low 12.5 Low 12.5 · High 163.6
7
🇧🇪 Belgium
91.1 22.2- 153.8- 131.6 12:00-15:00 33.7 EUR/MWh Low 22.2 · High 153.8 High 153.8 Low 22.2 Low 22.2 · High 153.8
8
🇸🇰 Slovakia
91.4 34.2- 142.7- 108.5 12:00-15:00 46.0 EUR/MWh Low 34.2 · High 142.7 High 142.7 Low 34.2 Low 34.2 · High 142.7
9
🇳🇱 Netherlands
92.9 21.9- 153.5- 131.6 12:00-15:00 32.3 EUR/MWh Low 21.9 · High 153.5 High 153.5 Low 21.9 Low 21.9 · High 153.5
10
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
93.1 2.1- 172.4- 170.3 08:00-11:00 11.7 EUR/MWh Low 2.1 · High 172.4 High 172.4 Low 2.1 Low 2.1 · High 172.4
11
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
93.3 20.0- 143.0- 123.0 13:00-16:00 30.7 EUR/MWh Low 20.0 · High 143.0 High 143.0 Low 20.0 Low 20.0 · High 143.0
12
🇨🇿 Czechia
94.7 29.4- 146.8- 117.4 12:00-15:00 40.9 EUR/MWh Low 29.4 · High 146.8 High 146.8 Low 29.4 Low 29.4 · High 146.8
13
🇲🇪 Montenegro
96.2 13.4- 189.0- 175.6 14:00-17:00 20.8 EUR/MWh Low 13.4 · High 189.0 High 189.0 Low 13.4 Low 13.4 · High 189.0
14
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
100.0 47.6- 151.7- 104.1 13:00-16:00 59.6 EUR/MWh Low 47.6 · High 151.7 High 151.7 Low 47.6 Low 47.6 · High 151.7
15
🇦🇹 Austria
101.5 23.2- 151.0- 127.8 12:00-15:00 56.8 EUR/MWh Low 23.2 · High 151.0 High 151.0 Low 23.2 Low 23.2 · High 151.0
16
🇵🇱 Poland
104.8 65.4- 142.8- 77.4 13:00-16:00 76.8 EUR/MWh Low 65.4 · High 142.8 High 142.8 Low 65.4 Low 65.4 · High 142.8
17
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
105.5 74.2- 150.3- 76.1 02:00-05:00 86.5 EUR/MWh Low 74.2 · High 150.3 High 150.3 Low 74.2 Low 74.2 · High 150.3
18
🇫🇮 Finland
106.0 77.2- 150.3- 73.1 03:00-06:00 88.4 EUR/MWh Low 77.2 · High 150.3 High 150.3 Low 77.2 Low 77.2 · High 150.3
19
🇪🇪 Estonia
106.0 77.2- 150.3- 73.1 03:00-06:00 88.4 EUR/MWh Low 77.2 · High 150.3 High 150.3 Low 77.2 Low 77.2 · High 150.3
20
🇱🇹 Lithuania
106.1 77.2- 150.4- 73.2 03:00-06:00 88.6 EUR/MWh Low 77.2 · High 150.4 High 150.4 Low 77.2 Low 77.2 · High 150.4
21
🇱🇻 Latvia
106.1 77.2- 150.4- 73.2 03:00-06:00 88.6 EUR/MWh Low 77.2 · High 150.4 High 150.4 Low 77.2 Low 77.2 · High 150.4
22
🇸🇮 Slovenia
107.4 39.1- 180.9- 141.8 12:00-15:00 50.9 EUR/MWh Low 39.1 · High 180.9 High 180.9 Low 39.1 Low 39.1 · High 180.9
23
🇷🇸 Serbia
110.6 59.8- 225.0- 165.2 12:00-15:00 61.8 EUR/MWh Low 59.8 · High 225.0 High 225.0 Low 59.8 Low 59.8 · High 225.0
24
🇮🇪 Ireland
110.7 79.7- 136.1- 56.4 13:00-16:00 81.9 EUR/MWh Low 79.7 · High 136.1 High 136.1 Low 79.7 Low 79.7 · High 136.1
25
🇨🇭 Switzerland
110.7 66.0- 142.4- 76.4 12:00-15:00 67.7 EUR/MWh Low 66.0 · High 142.4 High 142.4 Low 66.0 Low 66.0 · High 142.4
26
🇬🇷 Greece
110.9 -0.1- 196.7- 196.8 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 196.7 High 196.7 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 196.7
27
🇭🇷 Croatia
111.6 38.3- 203.0- 164.8 12:00-15:00 49.8 EUR/MWh Low 38.3 · High 203.0 High 203.0 Low 38.3 Low 38.3 · High 203.0
28
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
113.2 80.1- 160.2- 80.1 01:00-04:00 94.6 EUR/MWh Low 80.1 · High 160.2 High 160.2 Low 80.1 Low 80.1 · High 160.2
29
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
113.4 12.8- 300.0- 287.2 13:00-16:00 48.2 EUR/MWh Low 12.8 · High 300.0 High 300.0 Low 12.8 Low 12.8 · High 300.0
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
116.6 64.1- 179.4- 115.2 11:00-14:00 75.0 EUR/MWh Low 64.1 · High 179.4 High 179.4 Low 64.1 Low 64.1 · High 179.4
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
122.2 11.2- 169.5- 158.3 12:00-15:00 50.7 EUR/MWh Low 11.2 · High 169.5 High 169.5 Low 11.2 Low 11.2 · High 169.5
32
🇭🇺 Hungary
123.2 36.5- 264.9- 228.4 12:00-15:00 47.8 EUR/MWh Low 36.5 · High 264.9 High 264.9 Low 36.5 Low 36.5 · High 264.9
33
🇷🇴 Romania
127.8 36.7- 300.0- 263.3 13:00-16:00 48.2 EUR/MWh Low 36.7 · High 300.0 High 300.0 Low 36.7 Low 36.7 · High 300.0

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Romania ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Bulgaria: 287.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-12, 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