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 22.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 127.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 281.2 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 14, 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
22.5 3.8- 76.2- 72.4 04:00-07:00 4.2 EUR/MWh Low 3.8 · High 76.2 High 76.2 Low 3.8 Low 3.8 · High 76.2
2
🇫🇷 France
26.1 0.0- 102.0- 102.0 10:00-13:00 4.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 102.0 High 102.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 102.0
3
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
35.9 9.8- 50.0- 40.2 11:00-14:00 15.3 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 50.0 High 50.0 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 50.0
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
39.0 5.6- 156.1- 150.5 02:00-05:00 6.7 EUR/MWh Low 5.6 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 5.6 Low 5.6 · High 156.1
5
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
44.4 4.7- 95.6- 91.0 12:00-15:00 10.2 EUR/MWh Low 4.7 · High 95.6 High 95.6 Low 4.7 Low 4.7 · High 95.6
6
🇪🇸 Spain
54.6 -5.5- 111.0- 116.5 15:00-18:00 -1.5 EUR/MWh Low -5.5 · High 111.0 High 111.0 Low -5.5 Low -5.5 · High 111.0
7
🇵🇹 Portugal
66.8 0.0- 105.5- 105.5 15:00-18:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 105.5 High 105.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 105.5
8
🇱🇹 Lithuania
78.9 5.1- 156.1- 150.9 13:00-16:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.1 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 · High 156.1
9
🇱🇻 Latvia
78.9 5.1- 156.1- 150.9 13:00-16:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.1 · High 156.1 High 156.1 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 · High 156.1
10
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
83.6 52.7- 108.0- 55.3 13:00-16:00 69.4 EUR/MWh Low 52.7 · High 108.0 High 108.0 Low 52.7 Low 52.7 · High 108.0
11
🇧🇪 Belgium
84.4 3.0- 191.1- 188.1 13:00-16:00 8.7 EUR/MWh Low 3.0 · High 191.1 High 191.1 Low 3.0 Low 3.0 · High 191.1
12
🇳🇱 Netherlands
89.5 3.1- 181.5- 178.3 13:00-16:00 9.2 EUR/MWh Low 3.1 · High 181.5 High 181.5 Low 3.1 Low 3.1 · High 181.5
13
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
90.4 0.2- 172.8- 172.6 13:00-16:00 5.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.2 · High 172.8 High 172.8 Low 0.2 Low 0.2 · High 172.8
14
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
94.6 4.5- 166.7- 162.1 12:00-15:00 9.7 EUR/MWh Low 4.5 · High 166.7 High 166.7 Low 4.5 Low 4.5 · High 166.7
15
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
94.9 4.6- 152.2- 147.6 12:00-15:00 9.4 EUR/MWh Low 4.6 · High 152.2 High 152.2 Low 4.6 Low 4.6 · High 152.2
16
🇨🇿 Czechia
99.8 4.5- 171.4- 166.9 12:00-15:00 10.1 EUR/MWh Low 4.5 · High 171.4 High 171.4 Low 4.5 Low 4.5 · High 171.4
17
🇵🇱 Poland
100.3 3.3- 205.6- 202.4 12:00-15:00 6.6 EUR/MWh Low 3.3 · High 205.6 High 205.6 Low 3.3 Low 3.3 · High 205.6
18
🇲🇪 Montenegro
100.3 15.5- 181.4- 165.9 12:00-15:00 17.8 EUR/MWh Low 15.5 · High 181.4 High 181.4 Low 15.5 Low 15.5 · High 181.4
19
🇸🇰 Slovakia
101.0 5.0- 180.5- 175.5 12:00-15:00 10.5 EUR/MWh Low 5.0 · High 180.5 High 180.5 Low 5.0 Low 5.0 · High 180.5
20
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
106.1 0.1- 206.5- 206.4 11:00-14:00 6.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 206.5 High 206.5 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 206.5
21
🇦🇹 Austria
110.0 27.4- 178.6- 151.3 12:00-15:00 50.0 EUR/MWh Low 27.4 · High 178.6 High 178.6 Low 27.4 Low 27.4 · High 178.6
22
🇸🇮 Slovenia
110.7 5.6- 201.6- 196.0 12:00-15:00 10.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.6 · High 201.6 High 201.6 Low 5.6 Low 5.6 · High 201.6
23
🇬🇷 Greece
112.5 0.0- 236.7- 236.7 15:00-18:00 25.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 236.7 High 236.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 236.7
24
🇭🇷 Croatia
113.1 5.5- 223.0- 217.5 12:00-15:00 10.7 EUR/MWh Low 5.5 · High 223.0 High 223.0 Low 5.5 Low 5.5 · High 223.0
25
🇷🇸 Serbia
115.3 51.7- 186.0- 134.3 11:00-14:00 55.9 EUR/MWh Low 51.7 · High 186.0 High 186.0 Low 51.7 Low 51.7 · High 186.0
26
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
116.4 89.9- 152.7- 62.8 04:00-07:00 98.8 EUR/MWh Low 89.9 · High 152.7 High 152.7 Low 89.9 Low 89.9 · High 152.7
27
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
117.0 5.4- 286.6- 281.2 13:00-16:00 10.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.4 · High 286.6 High 286.6 Low 5.4 Low 5.4 · High 286.6
28
🇭🇺 Hungary
120.1 5.4- 284.1- 278.7 12:00-15:00 10.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.4 · High 284.1 High 284.1 Low 5.4 Low 5.4 · High 284.1
29
🇨🇭 Switzerland
121.2 84.0- 160.0- 76.0 12:00-15:00 87.7 EUR/MWh Low 84.0 · High 160.0 High 160.0 Low 84.0 Low 84.0 · High 160.0
30
🇷🇴 Romania
121.6 5.4- 286.6- 281.2 13:00-16:00 10.8 EUR/MWh Low 5.4 · High 286.6 High 286.6 Low 5.4 Low 5.4 · High 286.6
31
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
122.0 27.0- 171.4- 144.5 12:00-15:00 64.7 EUR/MWh Low 27.0 · High 171.4 High 171.4 Low 27.0 Low 27.0 · High 171.4
32
🇦🇱 Albania
122.3 40.6- 196.2- 155.6 10:00-13:00 45.5 EUR/MWh Low 40.6 · High 196.2 High 196.2 Low 40.6 Low 40.6 · High 196.2
33
🇮🇪 Ireland
127.5 102.1- 156.8- 54.7 13:00-16:00 103.1 EUR/MWh Low 102.1 · High 156.8 High 156.8 Low 102.1 Low 102.1 · High 156.8

On Thursday, May 14, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Bulgaria: 281.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-14, 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