Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  1st quarter 2010
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 4th quarter 2009 1st quarter 2009
$Wholesales of electricity 49.3     68.6 16.4 29.3 42.4
Fixed-price contracts, full time 31.4 16.0 51.0 65.2 58.6 19.0 19.8
Fixed-price contracts, free time 45.1 25.9 59.3 67.6 38.7 26.9 32.5
Contracts not entered in the market 10.2 7.0 37.5 -1.7 -0.4 10.3 10.2
Spot price and regulation electricity 55.3 38.7 63.1 80.8 43.2 30.6 38.6
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 41.5 22.0 52.3 40.2 -28.8 29.6 58.3
               
$Electricity access 47.0     70.8 43.1 27.5 32.8
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 26.9 8.3 75.8 26.2 25.4 21.3 21.4
Contracts not entered in the market 19.1 4.4 19.7 0.3 0.3 19.0 19.0
Spot price and regulation electricity 56.0 42.3 80.7 79.0 43.5 31.3 39.0
Average unit cost of electricity production 36.9 8.0 54.9 44.8 24.2 25.5 29.7
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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