Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6   Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  4th quarter 2004
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 3rd quarter 2004 4th quarter 2003
Wholesales of electricity 19.9     -6.3 -21.6 21.3 25.4
Fixed-price contracts, full-time 11.0 8.9 20.8 -31.6 -1.3 16.0 11.1
Fixed-price contracts, free time 20.7 16.4 33.0 -10.7 -15.2 23.2 24.4
Contracts not entered in the market 11.4 5.3 25.5 5.9 4.6 10.8 10.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 24.2 20.6 26.3 -8.6 -20.8 26.5 30.6
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 19.5 13.5 26.0 5.6 -8.7 18.5 21.4
               
Electricity access 19.1     -3.1 -12.9 19.7 21.9
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos. before the measuring week) 18.9 18.9 18.9 : -42.9 : 33.1
All other fixed-price contracts 21.3 15.0 25.3 4.9 -5.5 20.3 22.5
Contracts not entered in the market 10.3 8.0 25.8 2.6 1.4 10.1 10.2
Spot price and regulation electricity 23.8 22.6 25.3 -8.9 -21.0 26.1 30.1
Average unit cost of electricity production 16.8 7.0 25.6 9.9 -6.4 15.2 17.9
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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