Wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.

33 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland22.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland127.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇧🇬 Bulgaria281.2 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇫🇮Finland
22.53.8-76.2-72.404:00-07:004.2 EUR/MWhLow 3.8 · High 76.2High 76.2Low 3.8Low 3.8 · High 76.2
2
🇫🇷France
26.10.0-102.0-102.010:00-13:004.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 102.0High 102.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 102.0
3
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
35.99.8-50.0-40.211:00-14:0015.3 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 50.0High 50.0Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 50.0
4
🇪🇪Estonia
39.05.6-156.1-150.502:00-05:006.7 EUR/MWhLow 5.6 · High 156.1High 156.1Low 5.6Low 5.6 · High 156.1
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
44.44.7-95.6-91.012:00-15:0010.2 EUR/MWhLow 4.7 · High 95.6High 95.6Low 4.7Low 4.7 · High 95.6
6
🇪🇸Spain
54.6-5.5-111.0-116.515:00-18:00-1.5 EUR/MWhLow -5.5 · High 111.0High 111.0Low -5.5Low -5.5 · High 111.0
7
🇵🇹Portugal
66.80.0-105.5-105.515:00-18:000.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 105.5High 105.5Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 105.5
8
🇱🇹Lithuania
78.95.1-156.1-150.913:00-16:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.1 · High 156.1High 156.1Low 5.1Low 5.1 · High 156.1
9
🇱🇻Latvia
78.95.1-156.1-150.913:00-16:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.1 · High 156.1High 156.1Low 5.1Low 5.1 · High 156.1
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
83.652.7-108.0-55.313:00-16:0069.4 EUR/MWhLow 52.7 · High 108.0High 108.0Low 52.7Low 52.7 · High 108.0
11
🇧🇪Belgium
84.43.0-191.1-188.113:00-16:008.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 191.1High 191.1Low 3.0Low 3.0 · High 191.1
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
89.53.1-181.5-178.313:00-16:009.2 EUR/MWhLow 3.1 · High 181.5High 181.5Low 3.1Low 3.1 · High 181.5
13
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
90.40.2-172.8-172.613:00-16:005.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 172.8High 172.8Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 172.8
14
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
94.64.5-166.7-162.112:00-15:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 4.5 · High 166.7High 166.7Low 4.5Low 4.5 · High 166.7
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
94.94.6-152.2-147.612:00-15:009.4 EUR/MWhLow 4.6 · High 152.2High 152.2Low 4.6Low 4.6 · High 152.2
16
🇨🇿Czechia
99.84.5-171.4-166.912:00-15:0010.1 EUR/MWhLow 4.5 · High 171.4High 171.4Low 4.5Low 4.5 · High 171.4
17
🇵🇱Poland
100.33.3-205.6-202.412:00-15:006.6 EUR/MWhLow 3.3 · High 205.6High 205.6Low 3.3Low 3.3 · High 205.6
18
🇲🇪Montenegro
100.315.5-181.4-165.912:00-15:0017.8 EUR/MWhLow 15.5 · High 181.4High 181.4Low 15.5Low 15.5 · High 181.4
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
101.05.0-180.5-175.512:00-15:0010.5 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 180.5High 180.5Low 5.0Low 5.0 · High 180.5
20
🇲🇰North Macedonia
106.10.1-206.5-206.411:00-14:006.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 206.5High 206.5Low 0.1Low 0.1 · High 206.5
21
🇦🇹Austria
110.027.4-178.6-151.312:00-15:0050.0 EUR/MWhLow 27.4 · High 178.6High 178.6Low 27.4Low 27.4 · High 178.6
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
110.75.6-201.6-196.012:00-15:0010.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.6 · High 201.6High 201.6Low 5.6Low 5.6 · High 201.6
23
🇬🇷Greece
112.50.0-236.7-236.715:00-18:0025.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 236.7High 236.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 236.7
24
🇭🇷Croatia
113.15.5-223.0-217.512:00-15:0010.7 EUR/MWhLow 5.5 · High 223.0High 223.0Low 5.5Low 5.5 · High 223.0
25
🇷🇸Serbia
115.351.7-186.0-134.311:00-14:0055.9 EUR/MWhLow 51.7 · High 186.0High 186.0Low 51.7Low 51.7 · High 186.0
26
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
116.489.9-152.7-62.804:00-07:0098.8 EUR/MWhLow 89.9 · High 152.7High 152.7Low 89.9Low 89.9 · High 152.7
27
🇧🇬Bulgaria
117.05.4-286.6-281.213:00-16:0010.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.4 · High 286.6High 286.6Low 5.4Low 5.4 · High 286.6
28
🇭🇺Hungary
120.15.4-284.1-278.712:00-15:0010.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.4 · High 284.1High 284.1Low 5.4Low 5.4 · High 284.1
29
🇨🇭Switzerland
121.284.0-160.0-76.012:00-15:0087.7 EUR/MWhLow 84.0 · High 160.0High 160.0Low 84.0Low 84.0 · High 160.0
30
🇷🇴Romania
121.65.4-286.6-281.213:00-16:0010.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.4 · High 286.6High 286.6Low 5.4Low 5.4 · High 286.6
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
122.027.0-171.4-144.512:00-15:0064.7 EUR/MWhLow 27.0 · High 171.4High 171.4Low 27.0Low 27.0 · High 171.4
32
🇦🇱Albania
122.340.6-196.2-155.610:00-13:0045.5 EUR/MWhLow 40.6 · High 196.2High 196.2Low 40.6Low 40.6 · High 196.2
33
🇮🇪Ireland
127.5102.1-156.8-54.713:00-16:00103.1 EUR/MWhLow 102.1 · High 156.8High 156.8Low 102.1Low 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.

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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