Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  2nd quarter 2011
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 1st quarter 2011 2nd quarter 2010
$Wholesales of electricity 40.7     -13.4 15.1 46.9 35.3
Fixed-price contracts, full time 25.3 16.4 26.0 -0.1 29.1 25.3 19.6
Fixed-price contracts, free time 36.3 4.3 45.3 -3.5 13.0 37.6 32.1
Contracts not entered in the market 12.1 10.0 43.2 7.0 11.0 11.4 10.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 44.2 40.5 47.0 -14.4 14.5 51.6 38.6
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 36.9 23.6 45.4 -14.6 8.0 43.1 34.1
               
$Electricity access 40.1     -12.5 10.3 45.9 36.4
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 27.4 15.2 43.3 -6.6 13.0 29.4 24.3
Contracts not entered in the market 32.2 5.8 40.1 22.1 70.3 26.4 18.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 45.0 41.0 48.2 -11.4 15.6 50.8 38.9
Average unit cost of electricity production 32.3 9.0 50.8 -6.0 -8.7 34.4 35.4
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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