Ireland electricity prices in May 2026
Every day of May 2026 in Ireland: the average, lowest and highest wholesale price, negative-price hours, and how the month compares with the one before and with last year.
In May 2026, the wholesale market price in Ireland averaged €0.144 per kWh. The cheapest day was 13 May 2026 (€0.110), the most expensive 1 May 2026 (€0.212); the price was below zero for 0 hours.
| Date | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | 0.212 | 0.170 | 0.266 |
| 2 May 2026 | 0.191 | 0.136 | 0.236 |
| 3 May 2026 | 0.164 | 0.123 | 0.243 |
| 4 May 2026 | 0.153 | 0.126 | 0.209 |
| 5 May 2026 | 0.174 | 0.151 | 0.216 |
| 6 May 2026 | 0.185 | 0.146 | 0.245 |
| 7 May 2026 | 0.174 | 0.121 | 0.233 |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.164 | 0.131 | 0.212 |
| 9 May 2026 | 0.113 | 0.086 | 0.139 |
| 10 May 2026 | 0.112 | 0.082 | 0.170 |
| 11 May 2026 | 0.138 | 0.112 | 0.195 |
| 12 May 2026 | 0.112 | 0.080 | 0.149 |
| 13 May 2026 | 0.110 | 0.091 | 0.144 |
| 14 May 2026 | 0.127 | 0.102 | 0.157 |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.150 | 0.113 | 0.232 |
| 16 May 2026 | 0.149 | 0.124 | 0.208 |
| 17 May 2026 | 0.137 | 0.110 | 0.227 |
| 19 May 2026 | 0.120 | 0.091 | 0.160 |
| 20 May 2026 | 0.128 | 0.100 | 0.181 |
| 21 May 2026 | 0.137 | 0.119 | 0.165 |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.135 | 0.111 | 0.167 |
| 23 May 2026 | 0.123 | 0.078 | 0.171 |
| 24 May 2026 | 0.144 | 0.110 | 0.227 |
| 25 May 2026 | 0.153 | 0.117 | 0.218 |
| 26 May 2026 | 0.151 | 0.120 | 0.207 |
| 27 May 2026 | 0.141 | 0.114 | 0.214 |
| 28 May 2026 | 0.128 | 0.099 | 0.174 |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.128 | 0.093 | 0.201 |
| 30 May 2026 | 0.129 | 0.105 | 0.172 |
| 31 May 2026 | 0.137 | 0.116 | 0.192 |