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🇫🇮 Finland26.1 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland151.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇦🇹 Austria400.0 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.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇫🇮Finland
26.12.0-90.1-88.114:00-17:002.8 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 90.1High 90.1Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 90.1
2
🇪🇪Estonia
26.21.8-90.3-88.514:00-17:002.8 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 90.3High 90.3Low 1.8Low 1.8 · High 90.3
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
28.41.7-68.5-66.913:00-16:002.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.7 · High 68.5High 68.5Low 1.7Low 1.7 · High 68.5
4
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
46.211.2-56.8-45.610:00-13:0017.2 EUR/MWhLow 11.2 · High 56.8High 56.8Low 11.2Low 11.2 · High 56.8
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
51.12.8-83.7-80.813:00-16:004.5 EUR/MWhLow 2.8 · High 83.7High 83.7Low 2.8Low 2.8 · High 83.7
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
51.61.8-128.9-127.114:00-17:002.4 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 128.9High 128.9Low 1.8Low 1.8 · High 128.9
7
🇱🇻Latvia
51.61.8-128.9-127.114:00-17:002.4 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 128.9High 128.9Low 1.8Low 1.8 · High 128.9
8
🇪🇸Spain
61.7-0.4-167.2-167.612:00-15:000.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 167.2High 167.2Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 167.2
9
🇵🇹Portugal
77.6-0.1-167.2-167.315:00-18:005.8 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 167.2High 167.2Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 167.2
10
🇫🇷France
77.9-0.4-171.1-171.513:00-16:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 171.1High 171.1Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 171.1
11
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
83.7-34.5-168.7-203.213:00-16:00-10.1 EUR/MWhLow -34.5 · High 168.7High 168.7Low -34.5Low -34.5 · High 168.7
12
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
84.8-0.5-217.0-217.412:00-15:000.9 EUR/MWhLow -0.5 · High 217.0High 217.0Low -0.5Low -0.5 · High 217.0
13
🇵🇱Poland
90.0-4.4-189.3-193.612:00-15:00-3.3 EUR/MWhLow -4.4 · High 189.3High 189.3Low -4.4Low -4.4 · High 189.3
14
🇧🇬Bulgaria
97.20.0-261.5-261.512:00-15:000.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 261.5High 261.5Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 261.5
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
97.9-2.5-218.0-220.512:00-15:00-1.7 EUR/MWhLow -2.5 · High 218.0High 218.0Low -2.5Low -2.5 · High 218.0
16
🇧🇪Belgium
98.2-0.4-250.9-251.313:00-16:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 250.9High 250.9Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 250.9
17
🇳🇱Netherlands
99.1-7.7-259.9-267.712:00-15:00-3.5 EUR/MWhLow -7.7 · High 259.9High 259.9Low -7.7Low -7.7 · High 259.9
18
🇨🇿Czechia
100.3-1.9-275.0-276.912:00-15:00-0.8 EUR/MWhLow -1.9 · High 275.0High 275.0Low -1.9Low -1.9 · High 275.0
19
🇦🇱Albania
104.26.0-201.1-195.110:00-13:0010.0 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 201.1High 201.1Low 6.0Low 6.0 · High 201.1
20
🇦🇹Austria
104.4-100.0-300.0-400.012:00-15:0038.0 EUR/MWhLow -100.0 · High 300.0High 300.0Low -100.0Low -100.0 · High 300.0
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
104.7-9.9-284.2-294.011:00-14:000.4 EUR/MWhLow -9.9 · High 284.2High 284.2Low -9.9Low -9.9 · High 284.2
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
105.3-1.1-278.9-280.011:00-14:00-0.3 EUR/MWhLow -1.1 · High 278.9High 278.9Low -1.1Low -1.1 · High 278.9
23
🇭🇷Croatia
108.40.0-287.0-287.011:00-14:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 287.0High 287.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 287.0
24
🇨🇭Switzerland
108.8-2.0-170.5-172.512:00-15:0025.5 EUR/MWhLow -2.0 · High 170.5High 170.5Low -2.0Low -2.0 · High 170.5
25
🇷🇴Romania
111.80.0-305.2-305.212:00-15:000.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 305.2High 305.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 305.2
26
🇷🇸Serbia
112.420.1-195.4-175.311:00-14:0021.7 EUR/MWhLow 20.1 · High 195.4High 195.4Low 20.1Low 20.1 · High 195.4
27
🇬🇷Greece
116.00.0-214.8-214.807:00-10:0085.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 214.8High 214.8Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 214.8
28
🇭🇺Hungary
118.8-0.4-324.4-324.811:00-14:000.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 324.4High 324.4Low -0.4Low -0.4 · High 324.4
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
126.542.0-215.6-173.612:00-15:0046.9 EUR/MWhLow 42.0 · High 215.6High 215.6Low 42.0Low 42.0 · High 215.6
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
141.0117.2-183.5-66.302:00-05:00119.6 EUR/MWhLow 117.2 · High 183.5High 183.5Low 117.2Low 117.2 · High 183.5
31
🇮🇪Ireland
151.0120.2-206.5-86.313:00-16:00121.9 EUR/MWhLow 120.2 · High 206.5High 206.5Low 120.2Low 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.

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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, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data