Wholesale electricity prices

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

33 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 30.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇹 Italy 130.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇸🇮 Slovenia 261.2 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, May 20, 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
30.9 9.9- 45.6- 35.8 10:00-13:00 14.2 EUR/MWh Low 9.9 · High 45.6 High 45.6 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 45.6
2
🇫🇮 Finland
47.8 10.0- 100.8- 90.8 01:00-04:00 13.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 100.8 High 100.8 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 100.8
3
🇪🇸 Spain
57.0 -11.0- 139.4- 150.4 15:00-18:00 -0.2 EUR/MWh Low -11.0 · High 139.4 High 139.4 Low -11.0 Low -11.0 · High 139.4
4
🇫🇷 France
61.4 0.0- 139.4- 139.4 10:00-13:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 139.4 High 139.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 139.4
5
🇷🇸 Serbia
63.7 2.5- 165.0- 162.5 12:00-15:00 6.4 EUR/MWh Low 2.5 · High 165.0 High 165.0 Low 2.5 Low 2.5 · High 165.0
6
🇲🇪 Montenegro
67.0 0.0- 129.0- 129.0 08:00-11:00 8.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 129.0 High 129.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 129.0
7
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
69.8 14.4- 123.4- 109.0 13:00-16:00 44.1 EUR/MWh Low 14.4 · High 123.4 High 123.4 Low 14.4 Low 14.4 · High 123.4
8
🇪🇪 Estonia
70.0 10.0- 147.8- 137.8 01:00-04:00 32.9 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 147.8 High 147.8 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 147.8
9
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
73.2 0.1- 130.0- 129.9 11:00-14:00 2.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 130.0 High 130.0 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 130.0
10
🇵🇹 Portugal
73.6 0.0- 139.4- 139.4 13:00-16:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 139.4 High 139.4 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 139.4
11
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
81.2 29.7- 122.6- 92.9 13:00-16:00 42.9 EUR/MWh Low 29.7 · High 122.6 High 122.6 Low 29.7 Low 29.7 · High 122.6
12
🇧🇪 Belgium
92.8 12.9- 175.5- 162.5 13:00-16:00 29.6 EUR/MWh Low 12.9 · High 175.5 High 175.5 Low 12.9 Low 12.9 · High 175.5
13
🇸🇮 Slovenia
97.5 -72.7- 188.5- 261.2 09:00-12:00 -11.0 EUR/MWh Low -72.7 · High 188.5 High 188.5 Low -72.7 Low -72.7 · High 188.5
14
🇦🇱 Albania
99.0 3.0- 259.7- 256.7 12:00-15:00 3.8 EUR/MWh Low 3.0 · High 259.7 High 259.7 Low 3.0 Low 3.0 · High 259.7
15
🇭🇷 Croatia
99.2 -38.8- 191.7- 230.5 09:00-12:00 1.1 EUR/MWh Low -38.8 · High 191.7 High 191.7 Low -38.8 Low -38.8 · High 191.7
16
🇬🇷 Greece
99.7 -0.1- 209.5- 209.6 10:00-13:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 209.5 High 209.5 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 209.5
17
🇳🇱 Netherlands
100.0 15.3- 177.4- 162.1 13:00-16:00 35.1 EUR/MWh Low 15.3 · High 177.4 High 177.4 Low 15.3 Low 15.3 · High 177.4
18
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
103.2 10.2- 214.3- 204.1 11:00-14:00 22.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.2 · High 214.3 High 214.3 Low 10.2 Low 10.2 · High 214.3
19
🇷🇴 Romania
103.8 10.2- 214.3- 204.1 11:00-14:00 22.8 EUR/MWh Low 10.2 · High 214.3 High 214.3 Low 10.2 Low 10.2 · High 214.3
20
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
104.7 22.2- 169.4- 147.2 13:00-16:00 38.9 EUR/MWh Low 22.2 · High 169.4 High 169.4 Low 22.2 Low 22.2 · High 169.4
21
🇱🇻 Latvia
106.7 18.3- 185.3- 167.1 14:00-17:00 44.2 EUR/MWh Low 18.3 · High 185.3 High 185.3 Low 18.3 Low 18.3 · High 185.3
22
🇭🇺 Hungary
107.0 19.8- 207.3- 187.4 10:00-13:00 30.1 EUR/MWh Low 19.8 · High 207.3 High 207.3 Low 19.8 Low 19.8 · High 207.3
23
🇱🇹 Lithuania
107.2 18.3- 185.3- 167.1 14:00-17:00 44.2 EUR/MWh Low 18.3 · High 185.3 High 185.3 Low 18.3 Low 18.3 · High 185.3
24
🇵🇱 Poland
107.5 26.0- 189.4- 163.5 12:00-15:00 35.5 EUR/MWh Low 26.0 · High 189.4 High 189.4 Low 26.0 Low 26.0 · High 189.4
25
🇸🇰 Slovakia
107.6 19.5- 186.4- 166.8 13:00-16:00 41.7 EUR/MWh Low 19.5 · High 186.4 High 186.4 Low 19.5 Low 19.5 · High 186.4
26
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
108.9 33.5- 167.9- 134.4 13:00-16:00 41.4 EUR/MWh Low 33.5 · High 167.9 High 167.9 Low 33.5 Low 33.5 · High 167.9
27
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
109.0 18.2- 183.7- 165.5 13:00-16:00 43.1 EUR/MWh Low 18.2 · High 183.7 High 183.7 Low 18.2 Low 18.2 · High 183.7
28
🇨🇭 Switzerland
110.6 25.1- 155.8- 130.7 13:00-16:00 34.7 EUR/MWh Low 25.1 · High 155.8 High 155.8 Low 25.1 Low 25.1 · High 155.8
29
🇨🇿 Czechia
111.5 19.2- 185.7- 166.5 13:00-16:00 44.2 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 185.7 High 185.7 Low 19.2 Low 19.2 · High 185.7
30
🇦🇹 Austria
113.3 30.0- 170.8- 140.8 13:00-16:00 47.5 EUR/MWh Low 30.0 · High 170.8 High 170.8 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 · High 170.8
31
🇮🇪 Ireland
129.0 100.4- 180.6- 80.3 13:00-16:00 101.9 EUR/MWh Low 100.4 · High 180.6 High 180.6 Low 100.4 Low 100.4 · High 180.6
32
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
129.9 109.0- 148.5- 39.5 02:00-05:00 112.1 EUR/MWh Low 109.0 · High 148.5 High 148.5 Low 109.0 Low 109.0 · High 148.5
33
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
130.2 10.3- 188.5- 178.2 12:00-15:00 41.1 EUR/MWh Low 10.3 · High 188.5 High 188.5 Low 10.3 Low 10.3 · High 188.5

On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovenia: 261.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-20, 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, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data