European electricity prices — Monday 4 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 Italy Centro-Nord at 137.5 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Sweden SE1 at 45.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th cheapest of 40 price areas at 50.9 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 8–9 (107.1 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 4–5 (28.9 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 92.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 3.1.
Biggest change from the previous day: France +245 %.
Most negative prices in Austria: 5 hours.
Cheapest area
45.0 €/MWh
Sweden SE1
Priciest area
137.5 €/MWh
Italy Centro-Nord
Median price area
111.4 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
50.9 €/MWh
4th cheapest
Monday 4 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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