Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  1st quarter 2008
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 4th quarter 2007 1st quarter 2007
$Wholesales of electricity 28.4     -7.1 20.8 30.6 23.5
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.1 17.5 19.9 14.6 5.7 16.7 18.1
Fixed-price contracts, free time 27.6 16.4 41.2 -6.7 2.2 29.5 27.0
Contracts not entered in the market 13.9 4.6 40.6 2.2 42.3 13.6 9.8
Spot price and regulation electricity 30.6 -30.8 39.1 -10.2 25.6 34.1 24.4
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 26.7 20.6 36.0 -3.6 16.5 27.7 22.9
               
$Electricity access 25.9     -4.2 19.4 27.0 21.7
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 24.8 14.2 37.0 7.0 -10.2 23.2 27.6
Contracts not entered in the market 17.9 4.7 34.6 59.6 54.6 11.2 11.6
Spot price and regulation electricity 33.0 21.1 37.0 -1.6 36.1 33.5 24.2
Average unit cost of electricity production 20.7 7.0 34.1 -7.0 3.9 22.2 19.9
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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