Wholesale electricity prices

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

33 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil30.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy130.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇸🇮 Slovenia261.2 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
30.99.9-45.6-35.810:00-13:0014.2 EUR/MWhLow 9.9 · High 45.6High 45.6Low 9.9Low 9.9 · High 45.6
2
🇫🇮Finland
47.810.0-100.8-90.801:00-04:0013.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 100.8High 100.8Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 100.8
3
🇪🇸Spain
57.0-11.0-139.4-150.415:00-18:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -11.0 · High 139.4High 139.4Low -11.0Low -11.0 · High 139.4
4
🇫🇷France
61.40.0-139.4-139.410:00-13:000.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 139.4High 139.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 139.4
5
🇷🇸Serbia
63.72.5-165.0-162.512:00-15:006.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.5 · High 165.0High 165.0Low 2.5Low 2.5 · High 165.0
6
🇲🇪Montenegro
67.00.0-129.0-129.008:00-11:008.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 129.0High 129.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 129.0
7
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
69.814.4-123.4-109.013:00-16:0044.1 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 123.4High 123.4Low 14.4Low 14.4 · High 123.4
8
🇪🇪Estonia
70.010.0-147.8-137.801:00-04:0032.9 EUR/MWhLow 10.0 · High 147.8High 147.8Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 147.8
9
🇲🇰North Macedonia
73.20.1-130.0-129.911:00-14:002.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 130.0High 130.0Low 0.1Low 0.1 · High 130.0
10
🇵🇹Portugal
73.60.0-139.4-139.413:00-16:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 139.4High 139.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 139.4
11
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
81.229.7-122.6-92.913:00-16:0042.9 EUR/MWhLow 29.7 · High 122.6High 122.6Low 29.7Low 29.7 · High 122.6
12
🇧🇪Belgium
92.812.9-175.5-162.513:00-16:0029.6 EUR/MWhLow 12.9 · High 175.5High 175.5Low 12.9Low 12.9 · High 175.5
13
🇸🇮Slovenia
97.5-72.7-188.5-261.209:00-12:00-11.0 EUR/MWhLow -72.7 · High 188.5High 188.5Low -72.7Low -72.7 · High 188.5
14
🇦🇱Albania
99.03.0-259.7-256.712:00-15:003.8 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 259.7High 259.7Low 3.0Low 3.0 · High 259.7
15
🇭🇷Croatia
99.2-38.8-191.7-230.509:00-12:001.1 EUR/MWhLow -38.8 · High 191.7High 191.7Low -38.8Low -38.8 · High 191.7
16
🇬🇷Greece
99.7-0.1-209.5-209.610:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 209.5High 209.5Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 209.5
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
100.015.3-177.4-162.113:00-16:0035.1 EUR/MWhLow 15.3 · High 177.4High 177.4Low 15.3Low 15.3 · High 177.4
18
🇧🇬Bulgaria
103.210.2-214.3-204.111:00-14:0022.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.2 · High 214.3High 214.3Low 10.2Low 10.2 · High 214.3
19
🇷🇴Romania
103.810.2-214.3-204.111:00-14:0022.8 EUR/MWhLow 10.2 · High 214.3High 214.3Low 10.2Low 10.2 · High 214.3
20
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
104.722.2-169.4-147.213:00-16:0038.9 EUR/MWhLow 22.2 · High 169.4High 169.4Low 22.2Low 22.2 · High 169.4
21
🇱🇻Latvia
106.718.3-185.3-167.114:00-17:0044.2 EUR/MWhLow 18.3 · High 185.3High 185.3Low 18.3Low 18.3 · High 185.3
22
🇭🇺Hungary
107.019.8-207.3-187.410:00-13:0030.1 EUR/MWhLow 19.8 · High 207.3High 207.3Low 19.8Low 19.8 · High 207.3
23
🇱🇹Lithuania
107.218.3-185.3-167.114:00-17:0044.2 EUR/MWhLow 18.3 · High 185.3High 185.3Low 18.3Low 18.3 · High 185.3
24
🇵🇱Poland
107.526.0-189.4-163.512:00-15:0035.5 EUR/MWhLow 26.0 · High 189.4High 189.4Low 26.0Low 26.0 · High 189.4
25
🇸🇰Slovakia
107.619.5-186.4-166.813:00-16:0041.7 EUR/MWhLow 19.5 · High 186.4High 186.4Low 19.5Low 19.5 · High 186.4
26
🇱🇺Luxembourg
108.933.5-167.9-134.413:00-16:0041.4 EUR/MWhLow 33.5 · High 167.9High 167.9Low 33.5Low 33.5 · High 167.9
27
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
109.018.2-183.7-165.513:00-16:0043.1 EUR/MWhLow 18.2 · High 183.7High 183.7Low 18.2Low 18.2 · High 183.7
28
🇨🇭Switzerland
110.625.1-155.8-130.713:00-16:0034.7 EUR/MWhLow 25.1 · High 155.8High 155.8Low 25.1Low 25.1 · High 155.8
29
🇨🇿Czechia
111.519.2-185.7-166.513:00-16:0044.2 EUR/MWhLow 19.2 · High 185.7High 185.7Low 19.2Low 19.2 · High 185.7
30
🇦🇹Austria
113.330.0-170.8-140.813:00-16:0047.5 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 170.8High 170.8Low 30.0Low 30.0 · High 170.8
31
🇮🇪Ireland
129.0100.4-180.6-80.313:00-16:00101.9 EUR/MWhLow 100.4 · High 180.6High 180.6Low 100.4Low 100.4 · High 180.6
32
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
129.9109.0-148.5-39.502:00-05:00112.1 EUR/MWhLow 109.0 · High 148.5High 148.5Low 109.0Low 109.0 · High 148.5
33
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
130.210.3-188.5-178.212:00-15:0041.1 EUR/MWhLow 10.3 · High 188.5High 188.5Low 10.3Low 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.

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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, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data