European electricity prices — Tuesday 19 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 Romania at 142.7 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 23.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 6th cheapest of 40 price areas at 53.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 8–9 (93.9 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 23–24 (24.0 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 119.6 EUR/MWh — a factor of 6.2.
Biggest change from the previous day: Norway NO4 −63 %.
Italy Centro-Nord had 20 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
23.1 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
142.7 €/MWh
Romania
Median price area
128.1 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
53.1 €/MWh
6th cheapest
Tuesday 19 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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