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 32.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇭🇺 Hungary 142.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇦🇹 Austria 195.8 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.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
32.4 9.9- 51.2- 41.4 10:00-13:00 14.3 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 51.2 High 51.2 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 51.2
2
🇪🇸 Spain
42.9 -25.0- 120.0- 145.0 15:00-18:00 -16.6 EUR/MWh Low -25.0 · High 120.0 High 120.0 Low -25.0 Low -25.0 · High 120.0
3
🇫🇮 Finland
54.8 17.0- 125.0- 108.0 21:00-00:00 33.6 EUR/MWh Low 17.0 · High 125.0 High 125.0 Low 17.0 Low 17.0 · High 125.0
4
🇫🇷 France
56.1 0.0- 108.3- 108.3 10:00-13:00 7.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 108.3 High 108.3 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 108.3
5
🇵🇹 Portugal
58.7 0.0- 120.0- 120.0 09:00-12:00 0.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 120.0 High 120.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 120.0
6
🇪🇪 Estonia
74.7 33.9- 190.3- 156.4 03:00-06:00 42.0 EUR/MWh Low 33.9 · High 190.3 High 190.3 Low 33.9 Low 33.9 · High 190.3
7
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
81.9 42.7- 140.0- 97.3 12:00-15:00 68.4 EUR/MWh Low 42.7 · High 140.0 High 140.0 Low 42.7 Low 42.7 · High 140.0
8
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
94.8 60.7- 131.6- 70.9 12:00-15:00 73.4 EUR/MWh Low 60.7 · High 131.6 High 131.6 Low 60.7 Low 60.7 · High 131.6
9
🇲🇪 Montenegro
109.3 50.0- 181.0- 131.0 11:00-14:00 50.7 EUR/MWh Low 50.0 · High 181.0 High 181.0 Low 50.0 Low 50.0 · High 181.0
10
🇧🇪 Belgium
110.9 51.9- 176.6- 124.8 12:00-15:00 62.8 EUR/MWh Low 51.9 · High 176.6 High 176.6 Low 51.9 Low 51.9 · High 176.6
11
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
111.4 75.9- 143.9- 68.0 02:00-05:00 79.4 EUR/MWh Low 75.9 · High 143.9 High 143.9 Low 75.9 Low 75.9 · High 143.9
12
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
111.8 68.0- 190.0- 122.0 11:00-14:00 69.0 EUR/MWh Low 68.0 · High 190.0 High 190.0 Low 68.0 Low 68.0 · High 190.0
13
🇳🇱 Netherlands
118.0 59.4- 191.9- 132.5 12:00-15:00 67.1 EUR/MWh Low 59.4 · High 191.9 High 191.9 Low 59.4 Low 59.4 · High 191.9
14
🇮🇪 Ireland
119.5 90.6- 160.0- 69.4 13:00-16:00 92.7 EUR/MWh Low 90.6 · High 160.0 High 160.0 Low 90.6 Low 90.6 · High 160.0
15
🇷🇸 Serbia
123.2 75.1- 185.0- 109.9 11:00-14:00 77.2 EUR/MWh Low 75.1 · High 185.0 High 185.0 Low 75.1 Low 75.1 · High 185.0
16
🇱🇹 Lithuania
126.6 68.6- 200.5- 131.9 13:00-16:00 76.2 EUR/MWh Low 68.6 · High 200.5 High 200.5 Low 68.6 Low 68.6 · High 200.5
17
🇱🇻 Latvia
126.6 68.6- 200.5- 131.9 13:00-16:00 76.2 EUR/MWh Low 68.6 · High 200.5 High 200.5 Low 68.6 Low 68.6 · High 200.5
18
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
127.7 69.4- 207.4- 138.0 12:00-15:00 76.0 EUR/MWh Low 69.4 · High 207.4 High 207.4 Low 69.4 Low 69.4 · High 207.4
19
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
128.1 73.2- 180.9- 107.8 12:00-15:00 75.6 EUR/MWh Low 73.2 · High 180.9 High 180.9 Low 73.2 Low 73.2 · High 180.9
20
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
129.0 61.3- 212.7- 151.4 12:00-15:00 70.8 EUR/MWh Low 61.3 · High 212.7 High 212.7 Low 61.3 Low 61.3 · High 212.7
21
🇬🇷 Greece
129.6 75.0- 233.3- 158.3 12:00-15:00 81.3 EUR/MWh Low 75.0 · High 233.3 High 233.3 Low 75.0 Low 75.0 · High 233.3
22
🇨🇭 Switzerland
131.5 86.6- 185.0- 98.4 11:00-14:00 90.2 EUR/MWh Low 86.6 · High 185.0 High 185.0 Low 86.6 Low 86.6 · High 185.0
23
🇵🇱 Poland
132.0 68.1- 245.4- 177.2 12:00-15:00 72.5 EUR/MWh Low 68.1 · High 245.4 High 245.4 Low 68.1 Low 68.1 · High 245.4
24
🇨🇿 Czechia
132.6 72.8- 214.4- 141.6 12:00-15:00 79.2 EUR/MWh Low 72.8 · High 214.4 High 214.4 Low 72.8 Low 72.8 · High 214.4
25
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
133.0 68.9- 194.9- 125.9 11:00-14:00 82.8 EUR/MWh Low 68.9 · High 194.9 High 194.9 Low 68.9 Low 68.9 · High 194.9
26
🇸🇰 Slovakia
133.1 73.7- 234.2- 160.5 12:00-15:00 80.1 EUR/MWh Low 73.7 · High 234.2 High 234.2 Low 73.7 Low 73.7 · High 234.2
27
🇦🇹 Austria
135.4 61.1- 256.9- 195.8 12:00-15:00 75.6 EUR/MWh Low 61.1 · High 256.9 High 256.9 Low 61.1 Low 61.1 · High 256.9
28
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
137.3 75.0- 243.6- 168.6 12:00-15:00 81.3 EUR/MWh Low 75.0 · High 243.6 High 243.6 Low 75.0 Low 75.0 · High 243.6
29
🇸🇮 Slovenia
139.6 77.0- 232.1- 155.1 11:00-14:00 83.1 EUR/MWh Low 77.0 · High 232.1 High 232.1 Low 77.0 Low 77.0 · High 232.1
30
🇭🇷 Croatia
140.4 76.6- 237.4- 160.9 11:00-14:00 82.7 EUR/MWh Low 76.6 · High 237.4 High 237.4 Low 76.6 Low 76.6 · High 237.4
31
🇷🇴 Romania
142.3 75.0- 262.5- 187.5 12:00-15:00 81.3 EUR/MWh Low 75.0 · High 262.5 High 262.5 Low 75.0 Low 75.0 · High 262.5
32
🇭🇺 Hungary
142.4 74.7- 259.1- 184.4 11:00-14:00 80.7 EUR/MWh Low 74.7 · High 259.1 High 259.1 Low 74.7 Low 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.

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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API