Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

2 Electricity prices and grid rent for households, quarterly
  1st quarter 2009 Change in per cent 4th quarter 2008 1st quarter 2008 20062 20072 20082
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos.
Electricity price excl. VAT 40.5 -19.0 4.4 50.0 38.8 41.3 28.1 39.1
Electricity price incl. VAT 49.3 -19.0 4.4 60.9 47.2 50.6 34.4 47.7
Grid rent excl. taxes 24.8 2.1 5.1 24.3 23.6 23.8 23.4 23.9
Grid rent incl. taxes1 43.0 2.1 4.4 42.1 41.2 40.9 40.6 41.6
                 
Total price of electricity and grid rent excl. taxes 65.3 -12.1 4.7 74.3 62.4 65.2 51.5 63.1
Total price of electricity and grid rent incl. taxes 92.3 -10.4 4.4  103.0 88.4 91.5 75.0 89.3
1  Tax on consumption of electricity and VAT is included.
2  Preliminary estimate.
Source: Statistics Norway and Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate.

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