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Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 21.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 136.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 267.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, May 17, 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 		21.8 9.8- 50.2- 40.4 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 50.2 High 50.2 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 50.2
2
🇪🇸 Spain
46.0 -10.3- 120.7- 130.9 14:00-17:00 -0.4 EUR/MWh Low -10.3 · High 120.7 High 120.7 Low -10.3 Low -10.3 · High 120.7
3
🇫🇮 Finland
50.7 8.9- 100.4- 91.5 13:00-16:00 9.7 EUR/MWh Low 8.9 · High 100.4 High 100.4 Low 8.9 Low 8.9 · High 100.4
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
56.5 8.9- 157.4- 148.5 13:00-16:00 9.7 EUR/MWh Low 8.9 · High 157.4 High 157.4 Low 8.9 Low 8.9 · High 157.4
5
🇵🇹 Portugal
60.0 0.0- 120.7- 120.7 14:00-17:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 120.7 High 120.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 120.7
6
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas 		60.7 7.1- 117.1- 110.0 12:00-15:00 7.9 EUR/MWh Low 7.1 · High 117.1 High 117.1 Low 7.1 Low 7.1 · High 117.1
7
🇫🇷 France
61.2 0.0- 120.7- 120.7 11:00-14:00 0.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 120.7 High 120.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 120.7
8
🇷🇸 Serbia
67.2 8.0- 141.0- 133.0 12:00-15:00 9.3 EUR/MWh Low 8.0 · High 141.0 High 141.0 Low 8.0 Low 8.0 · High 141.0
9
🇲🇪 Montenegro
71.3 0.0- 147.0- 147.0 11:00-14:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 147.0 High 147.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 147.0
10
🇱🇹 Lithuania
78.8 8.9- 158.4- 149.5 13:00-16:00 9.7 EUR/MWh Low 8.9 · High 158.4 High 158.4 Low 8.9 Low 8.9 · High 158.4
11
🇱🇻 Latvia
78.8 8.9- 158.4- 149.5 13:00-16:00 9.7 EUR/MWh Low 8.9 · High 158.4 High 158.4 Low 8.9 Low 8.9 · High 158.4
12
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
82.4 0.1- 146.0- 145.9 12:00-15:00 2.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 146.0 High 146.0 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 146.0
13
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
83.0 0.0- 156.7- 156.7 11:00-14:00 0.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 156.7 High 156.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 156.7
14
🇨🇭 Switzerland
83.6 1.0- 161.5- 160.5 12:00-15:00 1.0 EUR/MWh Low 1.0 · High 161.5 High 161.5 Low 1.0 Low 1.0 · High 161.5
15
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas 		84.7 4.8- 164.4- 159.6 12:00-15:00 5.7 EUR/MWh Low 4.8 · High 164.4 High 164.4 Low 4.8 Low 4.8 · High 164.4
16
🇧🇪 Belgium
85.4 0.0- 157.4- 157.4 11:00-14:00 0.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 157.4 High 157.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 157.4
17
🇳🇱 Netherlands
86.3 0.0- 159.7- 159.7 11:00-14:00 0.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 159.7 High 159.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 159.7
18
🇦🇹 Austria
86.3 0.0- 163.6- 163.6 12:00-15:00 5.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 163.6 High 163.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 163.6
19
🇸🇰 Slovakia
86.5 0.0- 166.8- 166.8 12:00-15:00 1.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 166.8 High 166.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 166.8
20
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas 		87.3 57.4- 118.7- 61.3 12:00-15:00 61.7 EUR/MWh Low 57.4 · High 118.7 High 118.7 Low 57.4 Low 57.4 · High 118.7
21
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
87.7 0.0- 267.5- 267.5 13:00-16:00 1.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 267.5 High 267.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 267.5
22
🇷🇴 Romania
88.3 0.0- 267.5- 267.5 13:00-16:00 1.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 267.5 High 267.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 267.5
23
🇭🇷 Croatia
88.7 0.0- 183.7- 183.7 11:00-14:00 1.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 183.7 High 183.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 183.7
24
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
88.8 -1.9- 175.0- 176.9 12:00-15:00 2.7 EUR/MWh Low -1.9 · High 175.0 High 175.0 Low -1.9 Low -1.9 · High 175.0
25
🇨🇿 Czechia
89.2 0.0- 166.3- 166.3 10:00-13:00 1.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 166.3 High 166.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 166.3
26
🇸🇮 Slovenia
89.3 0.0- 168.4- 168.4 11:00-14:00 0.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 168.4 High 168.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 168.4
27
🇭🇺 Hungary
90.6 0.0- 249.7- 249.7 12:00-15:00 1.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 249.7 High 249.7 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 249.7
28
🇬🇷 Greece
96.1 -1.0- 162.1- 163.1 11:00-14:00 -0.5 EUR/MWh Low -1.0 · High 162.1 High 162.1 Low -1.0 Low -1.0 · High 162.1
29
🇵🇱 Poland
97.7 13.2- 162.3- 149.1 10:00-13:00 15.1 EUR/MWh Low 13.2 · High 162.3 High 162.3 Low 13.2 Low 13.2 · High 162.3
30
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas 		113.7 1.0- 182.5- 181.5 14:00-17:00 13.1 EUR/MWh Low 1.0 · High 182.5 High 182.5 Low 1.0 Low 1.0 · High 182.5
31
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
115.5 64.0- 162.9- 98.9 13:00-16:00 84.0 EUR/MWh Low 64.0 · High 162.9 High 162.9 Low 64.0 Low 64.0 · High 162.9
32
🇮🇪 Ireland
136.7 109.6- 227.0- 117.4 11:00-14:00 110.6 EUR/MWh Low 109.6 · High 227.0 High 227.0 Low 109.6 Low 109.6 · High 227.0

On Sunday, May 17, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Bulgaria: 267.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-17, 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

Methodology Monthly archive Household prices by country