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 32.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 136.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇸🇮 Slovenia 254.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, May 21, 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
32.9 18.1- 45.4- 27.2 09:00-12:00 25.2 EUR/MWh Low 18.1 · High 45.4 High 45.4 Low 18.1 Low 18.1 · High 45.4
2
🇪🇸 Spain
59.6 -10.8- 125.0- 135.8 10:00-13:00 -1.4 EUR/MWh Low -10.8 · High 125.0 High 125.0 Low -10.8 Low -10.8 · High 125.0
3
🇦🇱 Albania
65.7 3.0- 186.0- 183.0 09:00-12:00 4.6 EUR/MWh Low 3.0 · High 186.0 High 186.0 Low 3.0 Low 3.0 · High 186.0
4
🇷🇸 Serbia
66.6 3.1- 186.7- 183.6 11:00-14:00 14.5 EUR/MWh Low 3.1 · High 186.7 High 186.7 Low 3.1 Low 3.1 · High 186.7
5
🇫🇮 Finland
70.9 11.9- 145.6- 133.7 01:00-04:00 27.7 EUR/MWh Low 11.9 · High 145.6 High 145.6 Low 11.9 Low 11.9 · High 145.6
6
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
74.9 0.1- 159.7- 159.6 08:00-11:00 6.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 159.7 High 159.7 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 159.7
7
🇵🇹 Portugal
77.7 0.0- 125.0- 125.0 09:00-12:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 125.0 High 125.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 125.0
8
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
80.1 17.7- 158.4- 140.6 13:00-16:00 37.1 EUR/MWh Low 17.7 · High 158.4 High 158.4 Low 17.7 Low 17.7 · High 158.4
9
🇲🇪 Montenegro
80.6 1.0- 169.0- 168.0 09:00-12:00 6.1 EUR/MWh Low 1.0 · High 169.0 High 169.0 Low 1.0 Low 1.0 · High 169.0
10
🇫🇷 France
81.5 0.0- 125.0- 125.0 08:00-11:00 31.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 125.0 High 125.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 125.0
11
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
83.9 24.8- 136.4- 111.6 13:00-16:00 45.5 EUR/MWh Low 24.8 · High 136.4 High 136.4 Low 24.8 Low 24.8 · High 136.4
12
🇪🇪 Estonia
89.9 11.9- 202.3- 190.5 14:00-17:00 37.5 EUR/MWh Low 11.9 · High 202.3 High 202.3 Low 11.9 Low 11.9 · High 202.3
13
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
100.3 5.1- 227.1- 222.0 13:00-16:00 10.3 EUR/MWh Low 5.1 · High 227.1 High 227.1 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 · High 227.1
14
🇸🇮 Slovenia
103.6 -17.7- 236.8- 254.5 10:00-13:00 0.7 EUR/MWh Low -17.7 · High 236.8 High 236.8 Low -17.7 Low -17.7 · High 236.8
15
🇷🇴 Romania
103.9 5.1- 227.1- 222.0 13:00-16:00 10.3 EUR/MWh Low 5.1 · High 227.1 High 227.1 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 · High 227.1
16
🇭🇷 Croatia
104.8 0.1- 234.3- 234.2 10:00-13:00 7.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 234.3 High 234.3 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 234.3
17
🇭🇺 Hungary
106.7 5.0- 237.4- 232.4 12:00-15:00 10.2 EUR/MWh Low 5.0 · High 237.4 High 237.4 Low 5.0 Low 5.0 · High 237.4
18
🇳🇱 Netherlands
107.3 4.0- 219.1- 215.1 12:00-15:00 8.2 EUR/MWh Low 4.0 · High 219.1 High 219.1 Low 4.0 Low 4.0 · High 219.1
19
🇸🇰 Slovakia
107.5 5.0- 235.2- 230.2 12:00-15:00 10.1 EUR/MWh Low 5.0 · High 235.2 High 235.2 Low 5.0 Low 5.0 · High 235.2
20
🇧🇪 Belgium
107.6 3.4- 215.2- 211.9 12:00-15:00 7.2 EUR/MWh Low 3.4 · High 215.2 High 215.2 Low 3.4 Low 3.4 · High 215.2
21
🇨🇿 Czechia
107.9 4.9- 233.5- 228.5 12:00-15:00 10.0 EUR/MWh Low 4.9 · High 233.5 High 233.5 Low 4.9 Low 4.9 · High 233.5
22
🇵🇱 Poland
109.1 12.1- 206.6- 194.5 12:00-15:00 15.8 EUR/MWh Low 12.1 · High 206.6 High 206.6 Low 12.1 Low 12.1 · High 206.6
23
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
109.2 7.4- 204.7- 197.3 12:00-15:00 9.4 EUR/MWh Low 7.4 · High 204.7 High 204.7 Low 7.4 Low 7.4 · High 204.7
24
🇱🇹 Lithuania
109.4 24.4- 202.3- 177.9 14:00-17:00 37.5 EUR/MWh Low 24.4 · High 202.3 High 202.3 Low 24.4 Low 24.4 · High 202.3
25
🇱🇻 Latvia
109.4 24.4- 202.3- 177.9 14:00-17:00 37.5 EUR/MWh Low 24.4 · High 202.3 High 202.3 Low 24.4 Low 24.4 · High 202.3
26
🇨🇭 Switzerland
109.6 13.0- 184.1- 171.0 12:00-15:00 16.6 EUR/MWh Low 13.0 · High 184.1 High 184.1 Low 13.0 Low 13.0 · High 184.1
27
🇦🇹 Austria
110.6 3.9- 202.7- 198.8 12:00-15:00 18.6 EUR/MWh Low 3.9 · High 202.7 High 202.7 Low 3.9 Low 3.9 · High 202.7
28
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
111.1 14.5- 215.2- 200.7 12:00-15:00 22.9 EUR/MWh Low 14.5 · High 215.2 High 215.2 Low 14.5 Low 14.5 · High 215.2
29
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
111.2 13.3- 198.2- 184.9 12:00-15:00 24.4 EUR/MWh Low 13.3 · High 198.2 High 198.2 Low 13.3 Low 13.3 · High 198.2
30
🇬🇷 Greece
118.3 0.0- 227.1- 227.1 09:00-12:00 11.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 227.1 High 227.1 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 227.1
31
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
123.9 81.0- 187.1- 106.2 13:00-16:00 88.7 EUR/MWh Low 81.0 · High 187.1 High 187.1 Low 81.0 Low 81.0 · High 187.1
32
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
127.7 4.0- 186.0- 182.0 12:00-15:00 35.3 EUR/MWh Low 4.0 · High 186.0 High 186.0 Low 4.0 Low 4.0 · High 186.0
33
🇮🇪 Ireland
136.7 119.0- 164.8- 45.8 13:00-16:00 121.4 EUR/MWh Low 119.0 · High 164.8 High 164.8 Low 119.0 Low 119.0 · High 164.8

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovenia: 254.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-21, 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