European electricity prices — Saturday 2 May 2026
Daily review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous day. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was United Kingdom at 117.1 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Switzerland at 1.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 9th cheapest of 40 price areas at 5.6 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 20–21 (16.6 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 13–14 (−2.1 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 115.3 EUR/MWh — a factor of 64.4.
Biggest change from the previous day: Belgium +1,353 %.
Most negative prices in Switzerland: 8 hours.
Cheapest area
1.8 €/MWh
Switzerland
Priciest area
117.1 €/MWh
United Kingdom
Median price area
61.4 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
5.6 €/MWh
9th cheapest
Saturday 2 May 2026 average price on the map
The day's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). The day runs on Central European Time (CET).
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