Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Oct 9, 17:21 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil32.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇭🇺 Hungary142.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria195.8 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 19, 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
32.49.9-51.2-41.410:00-13:0014.3 EUR/MWhLow 9.9 · High 51.2High 51.2Low 9.9Low 9.9 · High 51.2
2
🇪🇸Spain
42.9-25.0-120.0-145.015:00-18:00-16.6 EUR/MWhLow -25.0 · High 120.0High 120.0Low -25.0Low -25.0 · High 120.0
3
🇫🇮Finland
54.817.0-125.0-108.021:00-00:0033.6 EUR/MWhLow 17.0 · High 125.0High 125.0Low 17.0Low 17.0 · High 125.0
4
🇪🇪Estonia
74.733.9-190.3-156.403:00-06:0042.0 EUR/MWhLow 33.9 · High 190.3High 190.3Low 33.9Low 33.9 · High 190.3
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
81.942.7-140.0-97.312:00-15:0068.4 EUR/MWhLow 42.7 · High 140.0High 140.0Low 42.7Low 42.7 · High 140.0
6
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
94.860.7-131.6-70.912:00-15:0073.4 EUR/MWhLow 60.7 · High 131.6High 131.6Low 60.7Low 60.7 · High 131.6
7
🇲🇪Montenegro
109.350.0-181.0-131.011:00-14:0050.7 EUR/MWhLow 50.0 · High 181.0High 181.0Low 50.0Low 50.0 · High 181.0
8
🇧🇪Belgium
110.951.9-176.6-124.812:00-15:0062.8 EUR/MWhLow 51.9 · High 176.6High 176.6Low 51.9Low 51.9 · High 176.6
9
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
111.475.9-143.9-68.002:00-05:0079.4 EUR/MWhLow 75.9 · High 143.9High 143.9Low 75.9Low 75.9 · High 143.9
10
🇲🇰North Macedonia
111.868.0-190.0-122.011:00-14:0069.0 EUR/MWhLow 68.0 · High 190.0High 190.0Low 68.0Low 68.0 · High 190.0
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
118.059.4-191.9-132.512:00-15:0067.1 EUR/MWhLow 59.4 · High 191.9High 191.9Low 59.4Low 59.4 · High 191.9
12
🇮🇪Ireland
119.590.6-160.0-69.413:00-16:0092.7 EUR/MWhLow 90.6 · High 160.0High 160.0Low 90.6Low 90.6 · High 160.0
13
🇷🇸Serbia
123.275.1-185.0-109.911:00-14:0077.2 EUR/MWhLow 75.1 · High 185.0High 185.0Low 75.1Low 75.1 · High 185.0
14
🇱🇹Lithuania
126.668.6-200.5-131.913:00-16:0076.2 EUR/MWhLow 68.6 · High 200.5High 200.5Low 68.6Low 68.6 · High 200.5
15
🇱🇻Latvia
126.668.6-200.5-131.913:00-16:0076.2 EUR/MWhLow 68.6 · High 200.5High 200.5Low 68.6Low 68.6 · High 200.5
16
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
127.769.4-207.4-138.012:00-15:0076.0 EUR/MWhLow 69.4 · High 207.4High 207.4Low 69.4Low 69.4 · High 207.4
17
🇱🇺Luxembourg
128.173.2-180.9-107.812:00-15:0075.6 EUR/MWhLow 73.2 · High 180.9High 180.9Low 73.2Low 73.2 · High 180.9
18
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
129.061.3-212.7-151.412:00-15:0070.8 EUR/MWhLow 61.3 · High 212.7High 212.7Low 61.3Low 61.3 · High 212.7
19
🇬🇷Greece
129.675.0-233.3-158.312:00-15:0081.3 EUR/MWhLow 75.0 · High 233.3High 233.3Low 75.0Low 75.0 · High 233.3
20
🇨🇭Switzerland
131.586.6-185.0-98.411:00-14:0090.2 EUR/MWhLow 86.6 · High 185.0High 185.0Low 86.6Low 86.6 · High 185.0
21
🇵🇱Poland
132.068.1-245.4-177.212:00-15:0072.5 EUR/MWhLow 68.1 · High 245.4High 245.4Low 68.1Low 68.1 · High 245.4
22
🇨🇿Czechia
132.672.8-214.4-141.612:00-15:0079.2 EUR/MWhLow 72.8 · High 214.4High 214.4Low 72.8Low 72.8 · High 214.4
23
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
133.068.9-194.9-125.911:00-14:0082.8 EUR/MWhLow 68.9 · High 194.9High 194.9Low 68.9Low 68.9 · High 194.9
24
🇸🇰Slovakia
133.173.7-234.2-160.512:00-15:0080.1 EUR/MWhLow 73.7 · High 234.2High 234.2Low 73.7Low 73.7 · High 234.2
25
🇦🇹Austria
135.461.1-256.9-195.812:00-15:0075.6 EUR/MWhLow 61.1 · High 256.9High 256.9Low 61.1Low 61.1 · High 256.9
26
🇧🇬Bulgaria
137.375.0-243.6-168.612:00-15:0081.3 EUR/MWhLow 75.0 · High 243.6High 243.6Low 75.0Low 75.0 · High 243.6
27
🇸🇮Slovenia
139.677.0-232.1-155.111:00-14:0083.1 EUR/MWhLow 77.0 · High 232.1High 232.1Low 77.0Low 77.0 · High 232.1
28
🇭🇷Croatia
140.476.6-237.4-160.911:00-14:0082.7 EUR/MWhLow 76.6 · High 237.4High 237.4Low 76.6Low 76.6 · High 237.4
29
🇷🇴Romania
142.375.0-262.5-187.512:00-15:0081.3 EUR/MWhLow 75.0 · High 262.5High 262.5Low 75.0Low 75.0 · High 262.5
30
🇭🇺Hungary
142.474.7-259.1-184.411:00-14:0080.7 EUR/MWhLow 74.7 · High 259.1High 259.1Low 74.7Low 74.7 · High 259.1

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Hungary ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 195.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-19, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API