Statistics Norway

6   Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  1st quarter 2006 Average price
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) 4th quarter 2005 1st quarter 2005
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos.
$Wholesales of electricity 30.7     42.5 62.7 21.6 18.9
Fixed-price contracts, full time 10.7 9.5 19.5 1.6 -11.5 10.5 12.1
Fixed-price contracts, free time 26.9 11.5 43.8 32.8 19.1 20.3 22.6
Contracts not entered in the market 16.7 4.0 36.3 -8.1 52.6 18.1 10.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 34.3 30.2 36.9 50.0 74.6 22.9 19.7
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 29.7 16.5 36.0 38.9 53.2 21.4 19.4
               
$Electricity access 29.0     55.5 72.4 18.6 16.8
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) 33.5 29.8 35.1 .. 44.4 .. 23.2
All other fixed-price contracts 23.2 13.6 35.7 13.5 15.9 20.5 20.0
Contracts not entered in the market 11.1 4.8 26.8 1.1 13.0 11.0 9.8
Spot price and regulation electricity 33.9 26.8 41.7 59.4 78.6 21.3 19.0
Average unit cost of electricity production 24.7 7.0 35.9 43.5 56.7 17.2 15.7
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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