Statistics Norway

Electricity statistics, annual

28   Prices of electric energy for households inclusive of taxes1. Quarter. Øre/kwh
  Unit 3rd quarter 2005 4th quarter 2005 1st quarter 2006 2nd quarter 2006 3rd quarter 2006 4th quarter 2006 1st quarter 2007 20052 20062
Households Øre/kWh 33.6 36.0 43.1 48.5 53.3 63.0 35.8 32.7 50.6
1-year fixed-price contracts Øre/kWh 34.8 34.8 38.8 41.5 45.6 52.5 41.9 33.2 41.8
Other fixed price contracts Øre/kWh 34.1 34.4 36.3 36.6 37.3 43.8 41.6 33.4 38.5
Contracts tied to spot price Øre/kWh 33.1 30.5 44.1 40.0 59.6 56.0 31.5 30.5 49.0
Variable price (not tied to spot price) Øre/kWh 33.5 38.5 44.2 55.0 52.9 70.9 36.8 33.2 54.1
                     
Tax on consumption of electric energy Øre/kWh 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 9.9 10.1
Value added tax Per cent 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0
1  Energy use tax was 9,5 øre/kWh in 2003, 9,67 øre/kwh in 2004 and 9,88 øre/kWh in 2005. VAT was 24 per cent in both 2003 and 2004 and 25 per cent in 2005. The energy use tax is not required in Finnmark and some municipalities in Nord-Troms. In Nordland, Troms and Finnmark is the the VAT not required on electric power to housholds.
2  Preliminary estimate.
Source: Division for Energy and Industrial Production Statistics.

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