Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6   Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  3rd quarter 2007
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 2nd quarter 2007 3rd quarter 2006
$Wholesales of electricity 11.2     -39.8 -74.6 18.6 44.1
Fixed-price contracts, full time 18.9 17.5 19.3 4.9 80.5 18.1 10.5
Fixed-price contracts, free time 16.6 12.7 25.4 -6.5 -54.6 17.8 36.7
Contracts not entered in the market 9.7 5.5 29.0 -15.2 -44.6 11.4 17.4
Spot price and regulation electricity 8.9 3.5 24.9 -52.1 -82.7 18.6 51.6
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 15.6 3.4 19.5 -20.6 -53.5 19.7 33.6
               
$Electricity access 10.6     -35.0 -75.1 16.4 42.7
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 19.5 14.0 27.9 -3.3 -39.1 20.1 31.9
Contracts not entered in the market 10.1 4.7 14.1 -6.6 -39.1 10.9 16.6
Spot price and regulation electricity 11.0 2.3 22.8 -37.9 -78.2 17.7 50.3
Average unit cost of electricity production 9.1 1.4 28.0 -42.7 -60.4 15.8 22.9
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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