Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| Rank | Country | Avg EUR/MWh | Low EUR/MWh | High EUR/MWh | Spread EUR/MWh | Cheapest 3h | Mobile summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1.1 | -10.9- | 25.4- | 36.3 | 14:00-17:00 -8.0 EUR/MWh | Low -10.9 · High 25.4 High 25.4 Low -10.9 Low -10.9 · High 25.4 |
| 2 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1.6 | -10.9- | 25.4- | 36.4 | 14:00-17:00 -8.0 EUR/MWh | Low -10.9 · High 25.4 High 25.4 Low -10.9 Low -10.9 · High 25.4 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪 Sweden 4 price areas | 12.0 | -13.1- | 48.9- | 62.1 | 12:00-15:00 -9.8 EUR/MWh | Low -13.1 · High 48.9 High 48.9 Low -13.1 Low -13.1 · High 48.9 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷 France | 17.4 | -86.1- | 91.6- | 177.7 | 12:00-15:00 -58.0 EUR/MWh | Low -86.1 · High 91.6 High 91.6 Low -86.1 Low -86.1 · High 91.6 |
| 5 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 18.2 | -40.0- | 91.6- | 131.6 | 12:00-15:00 -30.8 EUR/MWh | Low -40.0 · High 91.6 High 91.6 Low -40.0 Low -40.0 · High 91.6 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 23.5 | -15.1- | 121.0- | 136.1 | 13:00-16:00 -11.2 EUR/MWh | Low -15.1 · High 121.0 High 121.0 Low -15.1 Low -15.1 · High 121.0 |
| 7 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 23.5 | -15.1- | 121.0- | 136.1 | 13:00-16:00 -11.2 EUR/MWh | Low -15.1 · High 121.0 High 121.0 Low -15.1 Low -15.1 · High 121.0 |
| 8 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 32.0 | -2.1- | 91.6- | 93.7 | 08:00-11:00 -1.0 EUR/MWh | Low -2.1 · High 91.6 High 91.6 Low -2.1 Low -2.1 · High 91.6 |
| 9 | 🇧🇷 Brazil 4 price areas | 32.7 | 9.8- | 56.4- | 46.6 | 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 56.4 High 56.4 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 56.4 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴 Norway 5 price areas | 36.3 | -5.6- | 76.4- | 82.0 | 09:00-12:00 -0.3 EUR/MWh | Low -5.6 · High 76.4 High 76.4 Low -5.6 Low -5.6 · High 76.4 |
| 11 | 🇩🇪 Germany / Lux. | 57.4 | -162.1- | 173.3- | 335.4 | 12:00-15:00 -112.8 EUR/MWh | Low -162.1 · High 173.3 High 173.3 Low -162.1 Low -162.1 · High 173.3 |
| 12 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 58.2 | -97.3- | 142.0- | 239.3 | 12:00-15:00 -86.4 EUR/MWh | Low -97.3 · High 142.0 High 142.0 Low -97.3 Low -97.3 · High 142.0 |
| 13 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 59.7 | -244.8- | 186.6- | 431.4 | 12:00-15:00 -120.7 EUR/MWh | Low -244.8 · High 186.6 High 186.6 Low -244.8 Low -244.8 · High 186.6 |
| 14 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 66.7 | -75.9- | 153.2- | 229.2 | 12:00-15:00 -58.4 EUR/MWh | Low -75.9 · High 153.2 High 153.2 Low -75.9 Low -75.9 · High 153.2 |
| 15 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 66.8 | -80.9- | 158.4- | 239.3 | 12:00-15:00 -64.6 EUR/MWh | Low -80.9 · High 158.4 High 158.4 Low -80.9 Low -80.9 · High 158.4 |
| 16 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 67.6 | -89.5- | 162.5- | 252.0 | 12:00-15:00 -60.3 EUR/MWh | Low -89.5 · High 162.5 High 162.5 Low -89.5 Low -89.5 · High 162.5 |
| 17 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 67.7 | -94.9- | 167.0- | 261.9 | 12:00-15:00 -63.9 EUR/MWh | Low -94.9 · High 167.0 High 167.0 Low -94.9 Low -94.9 · High 167.0 |
| 18 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 67.9 | -86.5- | 169.2- | 255.7 | 12:00-15:00 -58.3 EUR/MWh | Low -86.5 · High 169.2 High 169.2 Low -86.5 Low -86.5 · High 169.2 |
| 19 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 68.2 | -6.0- | 169.9- | 175.9 | 11:00-14:00 -4.4 EUR/MWh | Low -6.0 · High 169.9 High 169.9 Low -6.0 Low -6.0 · High 169.9 |
| 20 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 68.9 | -86.4- | 163.7- | 250.1 | 12:00-15:00 -58.2 EUR/MWh | Low -86.4 · High 163.7 High 163.7 Low -86.4 Low -86.4 · High 163.7 |
| 21 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 69.6 | -127.4- | 210.0- | 337.4 | 12:00-15:00 -85.9 EUR/MWh | Low -127.4 · High 210.0 High 210.0 Low -127.4 Low -127.4 · High 210.0 |
| 22 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 70.0 | -80.2- | 164.4- | 244.6 | 12:00-15:00 -54.0 EUR/MWh | Low -80.2 · High 164.4 High 164.4 Low -80.2 Low -80.2 · High 164.4 |
| 23 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 71.0 | -69.7- | 172.5- | 242.2 | 12:00-15:00 -47.1 EUR/MWh | Low -69.7 · High 172.5 High 172.5 Low -69.7 Low -69.7 · High 172.5 |
| 24 | 🇩🇰 Denmark 2 price areas | 71.8 | -29.0- | 161.7- | 190.6 | 13:00-16:00 -18.5 EUR/MWh | Low -29.0 · High 161.7 High 161.7 Low -29.0 Low -29.0 · High 161.7 |
| 25 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 76.1 | 0.0- | 149.8- | 149.8 | 10:00-13:00 0.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 149.8 High 149.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 149.8 |
| 26 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 79.4 | -6.0- | 169.9- | 175.9 | 11:00-14:00 -4.3 EUR/MWh | Low -6.0 · High 169.9 High 169.9 Low -6.0 Low -6.0 · High 169.9 |
| 27 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 81.3 | -6.0- | 201.4- | 207.4 | 11:00-14:00 -4.3 EUR/MWh | Low -6.0 · High 201.4 High 201.4 Low -6.0 Low -6.0 · High 201.4 |
| 28 | 🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale | 111.2 | 69.3- | 134.9- | 65.6 | 11:00-14:00 77.2 EUR/MWh | Low 69.3 · High 134.9 High 134.9 Low 69.3 Low 69.3 · High 134.9 |
| 29 | 🇮🇹 Italy 7 price areas | 117.7 | 0.0- | 185.6- | 185.6 | 14:00-17:00 2.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 185.6 High 185.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 185.6 |
| 30 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 144.1 | 110.4- | 227.1- | 116.7 | 12:00-15:00 111.0 EUR/MWh | Low 110.4 · High 227.1 High 227.1 Low 110.4 Low 110.4 · High 227.1 |
On Sunday, May 24, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 431.4 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-24, 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
- ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API, Elexon BMRS Open Data