Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland22.2 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy129.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria311.9 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Saturday, May 23, 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
🇫🇮Finland
22.20.9-59.3-58.415:00-18:001.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 59.3High 59.3Low 0.9Low 0.9 · High 59.3
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
23.59.9-54.9-45.011:00-14:009.9 EUR/MWhLow 9.9 · High 54.9High 54.9Low 9.9Low 9.9 · High 54.9
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
24.20.2-67.5-67.313:00-16:000.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 67.5High 67.5Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 67.5
4
🇪🇪Estonia
26.60.9-75.9-74.915:00-18:001.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 75.9High 75.9Low 0.9Low 0.9 · High 75.9
5
🇫🇷France
35.5-36.4-115.0-151.412:00-15:00-20.7 EUR/MWhLow -36.4 · High 115.0High 115.0Low -36.4Low -36.4 · High 115.0
6
🇪🇸Spain
36.1-14.0-115.0-129.012:00-15:00-9.0 EUR/MWhLow -14.0 · High 115.0High 115.0Low -14.0Low -14.0 · High 115.0
7
🇱🇻Latvia
42.9-0.4-126.1-126.514:00-17:000.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 126.1High 126.1Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 126.1
8
🇵🇹Portugal
43.6-2.1-110.0-112.113:00-16:00-1.7 EUR/MWhLow -2.1 · High 110.0High 110.0Low -2.1Low -2.1 · High 110.0
9
🇱🇹Lithuania
43.7-0.4-126.1-126.514:00-17:000.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 126.1High 126.1Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 126.1
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
47.61.1-88.3-87.214:00-17:004.7 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 88.3High 88.3Low 1.1Low 1.1 · High 88.3
11
🇦🇱Albania
63.31.0-155.0-154.014:00-17:006.8 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 155.0High 155.0Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 155.0
12
🇨🇭Switzerland
69.0-69.7-140.4-210.112:00-15:00-57.8 EUR/MWhLow -69.7 · High 140.4High 140.4Low -69.7Low -69.7 · High 140.4
13
🇧🇪Belgium
75.1-36.5-175.2-211.712:00-15:00-20.8 EUR/MWhLow -36.5 · High 175.2High 175.2Low -36.5Low -36.5 · High 175.2
14
🇳🇱Netherlands
76.9-36.6-180.9-217.412:00-15:00-20.8 EUR/MWhLow -36.6 · High 180.9High 180.9Low -36.6Low -36.6 · High 180.9
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
77.7-77.5-190.0-267.512:00-15:00-54.9 EUR/MWhLow -77.5 · High 190.0High 190.0Low -77.5Low -77.5 · High 190.0
16
🇦🇹Austria
78.3-100.0-211.9-311.912:00-15:00-56.6 EUR/MWhLow -100.0 · High 211.9High 211.9Low -100.0Low -100.0 · High 211.9
17
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
79.6-6.5-179.2-185.712:00-15:00-3.8 EUR/MWhLow -6.5 · High 179.2High 179.2Low -6.5Low -6.5 · High 179.2
18
🇱🇺Luxembourg
79.8-31.8-174.5-206.312:00-15:00-20.9 EUR/MWhLow -31.8 · High 174.5High 174.5Low -31.8Low -31.8 · High 174.5
19
🇨🇿Czechia
82.4-38.0-196.0-233.912:00-15:00-21.6 EUR/MWhLow -38.0 · High 196.0High 196.0Low -38.0Low -38.0 · High 196.0
20
🇭🇺Hungary
82.7-56.9-211.4-268.412:00-15:00-32.5 EUR/MWhLow -56.9 · High 211.4High 211.4Low -56.9Low -56.9 · High 211.4
21
🇸🇰Slovakia
82.8-40.5-201.4-241.912:00-15:00-23.1 EUR/MWhLow -40.5 · High 201.4High 201.4Low -40.5Low -40.5 · High 201.4
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
83.5-33.7-190.3-224.012:00-15:00-19.2 EUR/MWhLow -33.7 · High 190.3High 190.3Low -33.7Low -33.7 · High 190.3
23
🇭🇷Croatia
84.0-28.5-187.2-215.712:00-15:00-16.2 EUR/MWhLow -28.5 · High 187.2High 187.2Low -28.5Low -28.5 · High 187.2
24
🇵🇱Poland
91.7-0.5-185.4-185.909:00-12:002.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 185.4High 185.4Low -0.5Low -0.5 · High 185.4
25
🇷🇸Serbia
91.82.0-165.1-163.113:00-16:003.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 165.1High 165.1Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 165.1
26
🇬🇷Greece
94.1-3.2-185.5-188.710:00-13:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -3.2 · High 185.5High 185.5Low -3.2Low -3.2 · High 185.5
27
🇧🇬Bulgaria
94.3-3.2-185.5-188.715:00-18:00-0.8 EUR/MWhLow -3.2 · High 185.5High 185.5Low -3.2Low -3.2 · High 185.5
28
🇷🇴Romania
98.8-8.7-185.5-194.115:00-18:00-1.4 EUR/MWhLow -8.7 · High 185.5High 185.5Low -8.7Low -8.7 · High 185.5
29
🇮🇪Ireland
123.378.2-171.2-93.113:00-16:0080.8 EUR/MWhLow 78.2 · High 171.2High 171.2Low 78.2Low 78.2 · High 171.2
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
127.1100.0-166.8-66.912:00-15:00104.2 EUR/MWhLow 100.0 · High 166.8High 166.8Low 100.0Low 100.0 · High 166.8
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
129.30.3-182.7-182.409:00-12:0017.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.3 · High 182.7High 182.7Low 0.3Low 0.3 · High 182.7

On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 311.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-23, 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
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data