Statistics Norway

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  4th quarter 2008
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 3rd quarter 2008 4th quarter 2007
$Wholesales of electricity 39.1     9.0 27.9 35.9 30.6
Fixed-price contracts, full time 14.1 11.1 19.9 -0.5 -15.3 14.2 16.7
Fixed-price contracts, free time 37.0 26.7 54.6 20.6 25.1 30.7 29.5
Contracts not entered in the market 9.8 4.5 40.6 -34.3 -28.1 14.9 13.6
Spot price and regulation electricity 46.0 41.4 50.6 14.3 34.9 40.3 34.1
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 31.9 21.4 48.0 -0.1 15.4 32.0 27.7
               
$Electricity access 36.3     28.5 34.4 28.2 27.0
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 23.7 14.2 48.6 6.5 2.2 22.2 23.2
Contracts not entered in the market 18.1 4.7 42.9 16.4 60.9 15.6 11.2
Spot price and regulation electricity 43.9 39.6 50.6 13.6 30.9 38.6 33.5
Average unit cost of electricity production 32.5 8.0 48.0 52.8 46.0 21.2 22.2
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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