Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇮 Finland 1.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 144.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇦🇹 Austria 431.4 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, May 24, 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
🇫🇮 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