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About the statistics
Definitions
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Name and topic
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Name: Electricity
Topic: Energy and manufacturing
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Next release
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Responsible division
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Division for Business Cycle Statistics
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Definitions of the main concepts and variables
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Electricity monthly
Total production of electricity
Electricity generation contains net production. Consumption related to pump storage and industrial processes should be reported separately and is included in the net production.
Exports of electric power
Exports of electric power is power produced in Norway that crosses the Norwegian border.
Imports of electric power
Imports of electric power is power produced abroad that crosses the Norwegian border.
Gross consumption of electricity
Gross consumption of electricity is the sum of gross production of electricity and imports less exports of power.
Pump consumption
Pump consumption is power used to run pump stations that elevate water from a lower to higher level.
Calculated net loss
Net loss is calculated using a fixed loss share relative to production based on net loss reported in the annual electricity statistics. The loss share is calculated using a five year average and is 6 per cent in 2016. The net loss partly depends on distance, temperatures and the quality of the grid.
Net consumption of electric power
Net consumption of electric power is gross consumption of electric power less pump consumption and calculated net loss.
Consumption of electric power in extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas production
Electricity consumption in extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas consists of all land-based electricity consumption and consumption on offshore installations connected to land by power cable.
Consumption in power-intensive manufacturing
Power-intensive manufacturing is defined as pulp and paper production, industrial chemicals, iron, steel and ferro-alloys in addition to primary aluminium and other metals. The definition corresponds to the following codes in the standard for sector classification (2007) :
17.1 – Pulp and paper production
20.1 – Production of chemical commodity
24.1 – Production of iron, steel and ferroalloy
24.4 – Production of aluminium and other metalsConsumption without power-intensive manufacturing and extraction
Consumption without power-intensive manufacturing and extraction is net consumption of electric power less total consumption in power-intensive manufacturing and extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas. Households, services and manufacturing other than power-intensive manufacturing account for the majority of this consumption.
Electricity annual
Gross production of electricity refers to the production that is measured on the generators. The net production may also be calculated by subtracting own consumption in the power stations.
Exports of electric power is power produced in Norway that crosses the Norwegian border.
Imports of electric power is power produced abroad that crosses the Norwegian border.
Gross consumption of electricity is the sum of gross production of electricity and imports less exports of power.
Pump consumption is power used to run pump stations that elevate water from a lower to higher level.
Other own consumption contains light and heating in the power stations in addition to engines, compressors and other production equipment.
Ordinary consumption and flexible consumption: The contracts for ordinary and flexible power are different. Flexible power can be stopped in the event of limited net capacity.
Electricity price, i.e. the price that households pay to the electricity suppliers. This part of the power market was deregulated in 1991. Costs relating to electricity certificates, which is a subsidy system for renewable power, are included in the electricity price. According tothe Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) and the Swedish Energy Agency, the cost of electricity certificates was about 1 øre/kWh in 2012 and 2013.
Grid rent, i.e. the price that households pay for the physical distribution of electricity. Unlike the deregulated electricity price, the grid rent is regulated.
Taxes consist of tax on consumption of electricity, value added tax (VAT) and subsidies to Enova. All counties in Norway have the same tax rate for the consumption of electricity, apart from some parts of Troms and the whole of Finnmark, which are exempt. The Enova tax was 1 øre/kWh in 2014 and is the same for all households throughout the country. VAT is added after electricity price, grid rent and other taxes have been added. Nordland, Troms and Finnmark are exempt from VAT.
Production value is defined as turnover corrected for changes in stock of finished goods, work in progress and goods and services bought for resale.
Cost of goods and services consumed is the value of goods and services consumed as input in the production process; excluding fixed assets (consumption is recorded as consumption of fixed capital).
Value added is the sum of production value minus the cost of goods and services consumed.
The consumer groups in the table with information on electricity consumption in Norwegian municipalities have the following content.
Mining and manufacturing etc: Mining and extraction, power intensive manufacturing, manufacturing excluding power intensive manufacturing and various supply and remidiation activities.
Services etc: Transportation and storage and construction and other services.
Households and agriculture etc: Agriculture, forestry and fishing, hot-houses, private households and cottages and holiday houses
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Standard classifications
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Electricity monthly
Production and consumption of electricity is measured in Gigawatt-hours (GWh) in tables. In StatBank, Megawatt-hours (MWh) is used as a measure. The classification is based on the standard industrial classification 2007 (SIC 2007).
Electricity annual
The classification is based on the standard for sector classification 2007 (SN2007). There is a description of which industries the statistics comprise in section 3.1.