Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  4th quarter 2007
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 3rd quarter 2007 4th quarter 2006
$Wholesales of electricity 30.6      173.0 -19.8 11.2 38.2
Fixed-price contracts, full time 16.7 15.3 19.5 -12.1 20.7 18.9 13.8
Fixed-price contracts, free time 29.5 20.9 43.3 77.4 -10.6 16.6 33.0
Contracts not entered in the market 13.6 5.6 35.2 40.6 -21.9 9.7 17.4
Spot price and regulation electricity 34.1 17.6 45.2  282.6 -19.8 8.9 42.5
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 27.7 19.4 44.0 76.8 -23.2 15.6 36.0
               
$Electricity access 27.0      153.6 -26.5 10.6 36.7
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 23.2 12.6 37.5 19.1 -22.5 19.5 29.9
Contracts not entered in the market 11.2 4.7 35.1 10.9 -12.6 10.1 12.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 33.5 27.8 42.6  204.6 -21.1 11.0 42.5
Average unit cost of electricity production 22.2 7.0 34.1  145.1 -36.4 9.1 35.0
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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