European electricity prices — Friday 15 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 Nord at 144.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 21.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 7th cheapest of 40 price areas at 71.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 19–20 (125.6 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 14–15 (42.0 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 123.8 EUR/MWh — a factor of 6.9.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE2 +202 %.
Most negative prices in Portugal: 2 hours.
Cheapest area
21.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
144.8 €/MWh
Italy Nord
Median price area
108.2 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
71.8 €/MWh
7th cheapest
Friday 15 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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