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33 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil25.7 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland146.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria194.0 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 16, 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
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas		25.79.8-59.3-49.507:00-10:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 59.3High 59.3Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 59.3
2
🇪🇸Spain
41.6-6.7-113.7-120.413:00-16:00-2.3 EUR/MWhLow -6.7 · High 113.7High 113.7Low -6.7Low -6.7 · High 113.7
3
🇵🇹Portugal
51.2-1.0-113.7-114.713:00-16:00-0.8 EUR/MWhLow -1.0 · High 113.7High 113.7Low -1.0Low -1.0 · High 113.7
4
🇫🇷France
59.0-0.1-137.9-138.013:00-16:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 137.9High 137.9Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 137.9
5
🇲🇰North Macedonia
70.12.1-134.5-132.410:00-13:005.7 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 134.5High 134.5Low 2.1Low 2.1 · High 134.5
6
🇦🇱Albania
71.824.0-111.1-87.113:00-16:0025.8 EUR/MWhLow 24.0 · High 111.1High 111.1Low 24.0Low 24.0 · High 111.1
7
🇧🇪Belgium
75.9-0.9-145.7-146.513:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.9 · High 145.7High 145.7Low -0.9Low -0.9 · High 145.7
8
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas		77.816.6-123.6-107.012:00-15:0034.4 EUR/MWhLow 16.6 · High 123.6High 123.6Low 16.6Low 16.6 · High 123.6
9
🇱🇺Luxembourg
78.3-2.2-140.7-142.912:00-15:00-1.8 EUR/MWhLow -2.2 · High 140.7High 140.7Low -2.2Low -2.2 · High 140.7
10
🇫🇮Finland
78.418.5-123.2-104.713:00-16:0037.3 EUR/MWhLow 18.5 · High 123.2High 123.2Low 18.5Low 18.5 · High 123.2
11
🇬🇷Greece
79.60.0-148.7-148.714:00-17:006.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 148.7High 148.7Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 148.7
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
79.7-1.5-146.1-147.612:00-15:00-1.1 EUR/MWhLow -1.5 · High 146.1High 146.1Low -1.5Low -1.5 · High 146.1
13
🇧🇬Bulgaria
80.13.2-158.3-155.114:00-17:006.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 158.3High 158.3Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 158.3
14
🇸🇰Slovakia
82.50.5-147.2-146.812:00-15:007.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.5 · High 147.2High 147.2Low 0.5Low 0.5 · High 147.2
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
82.7-12.6-168.6-181.213:00-16:000.7 EUR/MWhLow -12.6 · High 168.6High 168.6Low -12.6Low -12.6 · High 168.6
16
🇨🇭Switzerland
82.8-5.0-143.0-148.012:00-15:00-3.6 EUR/MWhLow -5.0 · High 143.0High 143.0Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 143.0
17
🇨🇿Czechia
83.6-0.4-147.0-147.314:00-17:008.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 147.0High 147.0Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 147.0
18
🇷🇴Romania
83.83.2-158.3-155.114:00-17:006.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 158.3High 158.3Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 158.3
19
🇲🇪Montenegro
84.218.0-133.6-115.612:00-15:0021.3 EUR/MWhLow 18.0 · High 133.6High 133.6Low 18.0Low 18.0 · High 133.6
20
🇪🇪Estonia
84.318.5-140.3-121.812:00-15:0036.6 EUR/MWhLow 18.5 · High 140.3High 140.3Low 18.5Low 18.5 · High 140.3
21
🇭🇷Croatia
84.51.8-147.9-146.213:00-16:006.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 147.9High 147.9Low 1.8Low 1.8 · High 147.9
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
84.61.4-148.0-146.613:00-16:005.9 EUR/MWhLow 1.4 · High 148.0High 148.0Low 1.4Low 1.4 · High 148.0
23
🇭🇺Hungary
85.03.2-155.1-151.812:00-15:007.2 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 155.1High 155.1Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 155.1
24
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas		85.76.2-144.3-138.014:00-17:0014.0 EUR/MWhLow 6.2 · High 144.3High 144.3Low 6.2Low 6.2 · High 144.3
25
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas		86.557.3-113.5-56.212:00-15:0064.3 EUR/MWhLow 57.3 · High 113.5High 113.5Low 57.3Low 57.3 · High 113.5
26
🇱🇹Lithuania
87.918.5-142.4-123.912:00-15:0036.6 EUR/MWhLow 18.5 · High 142.4High 142.4Low 18.5Low 18.5 · High 142.4
27
🇱🇻Latvia
87.918.5-142.4-123.912:00-15:0036.6 EUR/MWhLow 18.5 · High 142.4High 142.4Low 18.5Low 18.5 · High 142.4
28
🇦🇹Austria
91.1-34.6-159.4-194.013:00-16:005.5 EUR/MWhLow -34.6 · High 159.4High 159.4Low -34.6Low -34.6 · High 159.4
29
🇷🇸Serbia
95.524.9-160.0-135.112:00-15:0025.0 EUR/MWhLow 24.9 · High 160.0High 160.0Low 24.9Low 24.9 · High 160.0
30
🇵🇱Poland
115.191.8-149.2-57.310:00-13:0095.2 EUR/MWhLow 91.8 · High 149.2High 149.2Low 91.8Low 91.8 · High 149.2
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas		120.83.7-160.4-156.615:00-18:0029.9 EUR/MWhLow 3.7 · High 160.4High 160.4Low 3.7Low 3.7 · High 160.4
32
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
126.1112.5-144.3-31.804:00-07:00116.4 EUR/MWhLow 112.5 · High 144.3High 144.3Low 112.5Low 112.5 · High 144.3
33
🇮🇪Ireland
146.3124.4-187.7-63.314:00-17:00125.6 EUR/MWhLow 124.4 · High 187.7High 187.7Low 124.4Low 124.4 · High 187.7

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 194.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-16, 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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data

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