Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  3rd quarter 2009
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 2nd quarter 2009 3rd quarter 2008
Wholesales of electricity 27.1     -15.1 -24.7 31.9 35.9
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.4 16.0 21.6 -0.6 36.5 19.5 14.2
Fixed-price contracts, free time 27.6 18.4 33.5 5.5 -9.9 26.2 30.7
Contracts not entered in the market 10.4 8.4 37.5 -6.0 -29.8 11.1 14.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 27.9 23.7 31.6 -3.8 -30.8 29.0 40.3
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 27.8 9.2 40.4 -39.6 -12.9 46.1 32.0
               
Electricity access 24.0     -5.0 -15.1 25.2 28.2
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 22.9 14.7 49.5 -0.7 3.2 23.1 22.2
Contracts not entered in the market 19.1 5.0 25.9 0.0 23.0 19.1 15.6
Spot price and regulation electricity 28.6 19.5 41.9 1.5 -26.1 28.1 38.6
Average unit cost of electricity production 20.9 8.0 33.0 -10.4 -1.7 23.3 21.2
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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