Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇮 Finland 26.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 151.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇦🇹 Austria 400.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, May 26, 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
26.1 2.0- 90.1- 88.1 14:00-17:00 2.8 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 90.1 High 90.1 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 90.1
2
🇪🇪 Estonia
26.2 1.8- 90.3- 88.5 14:00-17:00 2.8 EUR/MWh Low 1.8 · High 90.3 High 90.3 Low 1.8 Low 1.8 · High 90.3
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
28.4 1.7- 68.5- 66.9 13:00-16:00 2.6 EUR/MWh Low 1.7 · High 68.5 High 68.5 Low 1.7 Low 1.7 · High 68.5
4
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
46.2 11.2- 56.8- 45.6 10:00-13:00 17.2 EUR/MWh Low 11.2 · High 56.8 High 56.8 Low 11.2 Low 11.2 · High 56.8
5
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
51.1 2.8- 83.7- 80.8 13:00-16:00 4.5 EUR/MWh Low 2.8 · High 83.7 High 83.7 Low 2.8 Low 2.8 · High 83.7
6
🇱🇹 Lithuania
51.6 1.8- 128.9- 127.1 14:00-17:00 2.4 EUR/MWh Low 1.8 · High 128.9 High 128.9 Low 1.8 Low 1.8 · High 128.9
7
🇱🇻 Latvia
51.6 1.8- 128.9- 127.1 14:00-17:00 2.4 EUR/MWh Low 1.8 · High 128.9 High 128.9 Low 1.8 Low 1.8 · High 128.9
8
🇪🇸 Spain
61.7 -0.4- 167.2- 167.6 12:00-15:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 167.2 High 167.2 Low -0.4 Low -0.4 · High 167.2
9
🇵🇹 Portugal
77.6 -0.1- 167.2- 167.3 15:00-18:00 5.8 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 167.2 High 167.2 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 167.2
10
🇫🇷 France
77.9 -0.4- 171.1- 171.5 13:00-16:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 171.1 High 171.1 Low -0.4 Low -0.4 · High 171.1
11
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
83.7 -34.5- 168.7- 203.2 13:00-16:00 -10.1 EUR/MWh Low -34.5 · High 168.7 High 168.7 Low -34.5 Low -34.5 · High 168.7
12
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
84.8 -0.5- 217.0- 217.4 12:00-15:00 0.9 EUR/MWh Low -0.5 · High 217.0 High 217.0 Low -0.5 Low -0.5 · High 217.0
13
🇵🇱 Poland
90.0 -4.4- 189.3- 193.6 12:00-15:00 -3.3 EUR/MWh Low -4.4 · High 189.3 High 189.3 Low -4.4 Low -4.4 · High 189.3
14
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
97.2 0.0- 261.5- 261.5 12:00-15:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 261.5 High 261.5 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 261.5
15
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
97.9 -2.5- 218.0- 220.5 12:00-15:00 -1.7 EUR/MWh Low -2.5 · High 218.0 High 218.0 Low -2.5 Low -2.5 · High 218.0
16
🇧🇪 Belgium
98.2 -0.4- 250.9- 251.3 13:00-16:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 250.9 High 250.9 Low -0.4 Low -0.4 · High 250.9
17
🇳🇱 Netherlands
99.1 -7.7- 259.9- 267.7 12:00-15:00 -3.5 EUR/MWh Low -7.7 · High 259.9 High 259.9 Low -7.7 Low -7.7 · High 259.9
18
🇨🇿 Czechia
100.3 -1.9- 275.0- 276.9 12:00-15:00 -0.8 EUR/MWh Low -1.9 · High 275.0 High 275.0 Low -1.9 Low -1.9 · High 275.0
19
🇦🇱 Albania
104.2 6.0- 201.1- 195.1 10:00-13:00 10.0 EUR/MWh Low 6.0 · High 201.1 High 201.1 Low 6.0 Low 6.0 · High 201.1
20
🇦🇹 Austria
104.4 -100.0- 300.0- 400.0 12:00-15:00 38.0 EUR/MWh Low -100.0 · High 300.0 High 300.0 Low -100.0 Low -100.0 · High 300.0
21
🇸🇮 Slovenia
104.7 -9.9- 284.2- 294.0 11:00-14:00 0.4 EUR/MWh Low -9.9 · High 284.2 High 284.2 Low -9.9 Low -9.9 · High 284.2
22
🇸🇰 Slovakia
105.3 -1.1- 278.9- 280.0 11:00-14:00 -0.3 EUR/MWh Low -1.1 · High 278.9 High 278.9 Low -1.1 Low -1.1 · High 278.9
23
🇭🇷 Croatia
108.4 0.0- 287.0- 287.0 11:00-14:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 287.0 High 287.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 287.0
24
🇨🇭 Switzerland
108.8 -2.0- 170.5- 172.5 12:00-15:00 25.5 EUR/MWh Low -2.0 · High 170.5 High 170.5 Low -2.0 Low -2.0 · High 170.5
25
🇷🇴 Romania
111.8 0.0- 305.2- 305.2 12:00-15:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 305.2 High 305.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 305.2
26
🇷🇸 Serbia
112.4 20.1- 195.4- 175.3 11:00-14:00 21.7 EUR/MWh Low 20.1 · High 195.4 High 195.4 Low 20.1 Low 20.1 · High 195.4
27
🇬🇷 Greece
116.0 0.0- 214.8- 214.8 07:00-10:00 85.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 214.8 High 214.8 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 214.8
28
🇭🇺 Hungary
118.8 -0.4- 324.4- 324.8 11:00-14:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.4 · High 324.4 High 324.4 Low -0.4 Low -0.4 · High 324.4
29
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
126.5 42.0- 215.6- 173.6 12:00-15:00 46.9 EUR/MWh Low 42.0 · High 215.6 High 215.6 Low 42.0 Low 42.0 · High 215.6
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
141.0 117.2- 183.5- 66.3 02:00-05:00 119.6 EUR/MWh Low 117.2 · High 183.5 High 183.5 Low 117.2 Low 117.2 · High 183.5
31
🇮🇪 Ireland
151.0 120.2- 206.5- 86.3 13:00-16:00 121.9 EUR/MWh Low 120.2 · High 206.5 High 206.5 Low 120.2 Low 120.2 · High 206.5

On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 400.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-26, 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, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data