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Switzerland day-ahead power price, May 2026
The average day-ahead power price in the Switzerland bidding zone (CH) in May 2026 was 99.14 EUR/MWh, up 16.3 % from April 2026 (85.26 EUR/MWh).
99.14 EUR/MWh · May 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
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Average day-ahead price, Switzerland, May 2026
99.14 EUR/MWh
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Switzerland (CH)
- Period
- 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-31
- Average price
- 99.14 EUR/MWh
- Minimum hourly price
- -463.68 EUR/MWh
- Maximum hourly price
- 213.81 EUR/MWh
- Prices observed
- 744 hourly prices
What was the average Switzerland day-ahead power price in May 2026?
The average day-ahead power price in the Switzerland bidding zone (CH) in May 2026 was 99.14 EUR/MWh, up 16.3 % from April 2026 (85.26 EUR/MWh). 99.14 EUR/MWh · May 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does May 2026 compare with April 2026?
In Switzerland, May 2026 was up 16.3 % from April 2026 (85.26 EUR/MWh). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Switzerland compare with other zones in May 2026?
Switzerland ranked 12th lowest of 25 published zones for the average day-ahead power price in May 2026. The lowest value was France at 52.20 EUR/MWh; the highest, 122.53 EUR/MWh, was shared by Italy Centre-North and Italy North.
| Zone | Day-ahead price average |
|---|---|
| France | 52.20 EUR/MWh |
| Finland | 52.93 EUR/MWh |
| Portugal | 54.08 EUR/MWh |
| Spain | 54.23 EUR/MWh |
| Estonia | 60.26 EUR/MWh |
| Latvia | 82.26 EUR/MWh |
| Lithuania | 82.33 EUR/MWh |
| Belgium | 91.77 EUR/MWh |
| Netherlands | 94.91 EUR/MWh |
| Germany | 97.54 EUR/MWh |
| Czechia | 97.88 EUR/MWh |
| Switzerland | 99.14 EUR/MWh |
| Denmark West | 99.97 EUR/MWh |
| Austria | 99.98 EUR/MWh |
| Norway NO2 | 100.28 EUR/MWh |
| Poland | 101.87 EUR/MWh |
| Hungary | 106.51 EUR/MWh |
| Romania | 109.56 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Sardinia | 110.78 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Sicily | 111.63 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Calabria | 111.79 EUR/MWh |
| Italy South | 111.88 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Centre-South | 114.08 EUR/MWh |
| Italy North | 122.53 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Centre-North | 122.53 EUR/MWh |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies takes every hourly day-ahead auction price for the Switzerland bidding zone (CH) published on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), assigns each hour to its CET/CEST wall-clock day, and averages all hours from 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-31. Minimum and maximum are the single lowest and highest hourly prices in that window. The same aggregation serves the Vantage Insights charts and the Vantage API.
How should this figure be cited?
Cite it as "Vantage Energies, Switzerland day-ahead power price, May 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/ch-da-average-2026-05". The permalink is permanent: it always covers May 2026, and this page states how its figure is computed.
Vantage Energies, Switzerland day-ahead power price, May 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/ch-da-average-2026-05