Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 4, 21:41 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇳🇿 New Zealand 13.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇺🇾 Uruguay 169.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇦🇹 Austria 217.0 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 31, 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
🇳🇿 New Zealand
4 price areas
13.4 0.320:00 36.215:30 35.9 06:00-09:00 1.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.3 · High 36.2 Lowest at 20:00 Highest at 15:30 Low 0.3 · High 36.2
2
🇲🇽 Mexico
26.4 19.510:00 39.900:00 20.4 08:00-11:00 19.8 EUR/MWh Low 19.5 · High 39.9 Lowest at 10:00 Highest at 00:00 Low 19.5 · High 39.9
3
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
27.9 9.807:00 40.518:00 30.8 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 40.5 Lowest at 07:00 Highest at 18:00 Low 9.8 · High 40.5
4
🇪🇸 Spain
46.1 -0.909:45 104.722:30 105.6 13:30-16:30 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.9 · High 104.7 Lowest at 09:45 Highest at 22:30 Low -0.9 · High 104.7
5
🇫🇮 Finland
66.5 19.217:00 125.423:00 106.3 10:45-13:45 37.3 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 125.4 Lowest at 17:00 Highest at 23:00 Low 19.2 · High 125.4
6
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
66.7 19.216:00 86.922:15 67.8 09:45-12:45 36.3 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 86.9 Lowest at 16:00 Highest at 22:15 Low 19.2 · High 86.9
7
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
75.7 19.216:00 119.721:00 100.6 09:45-12:45 37.2 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 119.7 Lowest at 16:00 Highest at 21:00 Low 19.2 · High 119.7
8
🇪🇪 Estonia
81.0 19.217:00 167.821:45 148.6 10:45-13:45 37.3 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 167.8 Lowest at 17:00 Highest at 21:45 Low 19.2 · High 167.8
9
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
89.9 0.012:00 156.021:00 156.0 12:00-15:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 156.0 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 21:00 Low 0.0 · High 156.0
10
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
90.6 -7.815:00 187.321:00 195.1 12:15-15:15 0.4 EUR/MWh Low -7.8 · High 187.3 Lowest at 15:00 Highest at 21:00 Low -7.8 · High 187.3
11
🇲🇪 Montenegro
91.1 0.911:00 154.020:00 153.1 10:00-13:00 0.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.9 · High 154.0 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 20:00 Low 0.9 · High 154.0
12
🇦🇹 Austria
91.4 -39.409:30 177.519:45 217.0 13:15-16:15 -3.3 EUR/MWh Low -39.4 · High 177.5 Lowest at 09:30 Highest at 19:45 Low -39.4 · High 177.5
13
🇨🇭 Switzerland
92.0 -0.113:00 161.120:00 161.2 12:00-15:00 0.7 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 161.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 20:00 Low -0.1 · High 161.1
14
🇵🇱 Poland
93.0 0.013:00 173.120:45 173.1 12:00-15:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 173.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 20:45 Low 0.0 · High 173.1
15
🇩🇰 Denmark
4 price areas
96.4 13.416:00 162.222:00 148.7 11:15-14:15 27.5 EUR/MWh Low 13.4 · High 162.2 Lowest at 16:00 Highest at 22:00 Low 13.4 · High 162.2
16
🇱🇹 Lithuania
99.1 19.217:00 167.821:45 148.6 10:45-13:45 37.3 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 167.8 Lowest at 17:00 Highest at 21:45 Low 19.2 · High 167.8
17
🇱🇻 Latvia
99.1 19.217:00 167.821:45 148.6 10:45-13:45 37.3 EUR/MWh Low 19.2 · High 167.8 Lowest at 17:00 Highest at 21:45 Low 19.2 · High 167.8
18
🇧🇪 Belgium
101.1 0.012:30 154.722:00 154.7 08:00-11:00 46.0 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 154.7 Lowest at 12:30 Highest at 22:00 Low 0.0 · High 154.7
19
🇳🇱 Netherlands
103.5 0.012:30 156.422:00 156.4 08:00-11:00 47.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 156.4 Lowest at 12:30 Highest at 22:00 Low 0.0 · High 156.4
20
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
106.5 0.013:30 167.023:00 167.0 09:00-12:00 20.8 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 167.0 Lowest at 13:30 Highest at 23:00 Low 0.0 · High 167.0
21
🇷🇸 Serbia
107.1 0.012:00 182.920:00 182.9 10:00-13:00 0.9 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 182.9 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 20:00 Low 0.0 · High 182.9
22
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
107.7 14.515:00 169.220:45 154.7 12:15-15:15 34.6 EUR/MWh Low 14.5 · High 169.2 Lowest at 15:00 Highest at 20:45 Low 14.5 · High 169.2
23
🇸🇰 Slovakia
110.7 0.012:30 166.420:45 166.4 08:00-11:00 35.1 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 166.4 Lowest at 12:30 Highest at 20:45 Low 0.0 · High 166.4
24
🇨🇿 Czechia
110.7 0.012:30 165.522:00 165.5 08:00-11:00 39.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 165.5 Lowest at 12:30 Highest at 22:00 Low 0.0 · High 165.5
25
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
110.8 0.110:00 170.522:00 170.4 08:00-11:00 17.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 170.5 Lowest at 10:00 Highest at 22:00 Low 0.1 · High 170.5
26
🇭🇺 Hungary
111.0 0.012:30 167.220:45 167.2 08:00-11:00 32.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 167.2 Lowest at 12:30 Highest at 20:45 Low 0.0 · High 167.2
27
🇷🇴 Romania
111.2 0.013:30 167.321:45 167.3 09:00-12:00 33.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 167.3 Lowest at 13:30 Highest at 21:45 Low 0.0 · High 167.3
28
🇭🇷 Croatia
112.5 0.012:30 168.820:45 168.8 08:00-11:00 33.6 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 168.8 Lowest at 12:30 Highest at 20:45 Low 0.0 · High 168.8
29
🇸🇮 Slovenia
112.6 0.012:30 169.220:45 169.2 08:00-11:00 32.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 169.2 Lowest at 12:30 Highest at 20:45 Low 0.0 · High 169.2
30
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
119.3 92.015:00 154.421:00 62.4 13:00-16:00 99.5 EUR/MWh Low 92.0 · High 154.4 Lowest at 15:00 Highest at 21:00 Low 92.0 · High 154.4
31
🇮🇪 Ireland
136.8 116.014:00 192.220:00 76.2 13:00-16:00 118.1 EUR/MWh Low 116.0 · High 192.2 Lowest at 14:00 Highest at 20:00 Low 116.0 · High 192.2
32
🇺🇾 Uruguay
169.6 152.807:00 189.622:00 36.8 05:00-08:00 155.4 EUR/MWh Low 152.8 · High 189.6 Lowest at 07:00 Highest at 22:00 Low 152.8 · High 189.6

On Sunday, May 31, 2026, New Zealand ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Uruguay ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 217.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-31, 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, Energinet Energi Data Service, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, CENACE Mexico Market Information System, Electricity Authority EMI New Zealand, PSE Reports API, ADME Uruguay Datos Abiertos
Attribution
  • Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, data providers: TSOs / power exchanges, processed by GridPassport.
  • Source: CCEE Open Data, CC BY 4.0, processed by GridPassport.
  • Source: Energinet (www.energidataservice.dk), CC BY 4.0, processed by GridPassport.
  • Contains BSC information licensed under the BSC Open Data Licence. Processed by GridPassport.
  • Source: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de, CC BY 4.0, processed by GridPassport.
  • Source: CENACE Mexico Sistema de Informacion del Mercado, processed by GridPassport.
  • Source: www.emi.ea.govt.nz provided by the Electricity Authority (New Zealand), CC BY 4.0, processed by GridPassport.
  • Source: PSE Reports API, processed by GridPassport.
  • Source: ADME Uruguay Datos Abiertos, Licencia de Datos Abiertos Uruguay, processed by GridPassport.