Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  1st quarter 2009
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 4th quarter 2008 1st quarter 2008
Wholesales of electricity 42.4     8.3 49.2 39.1 28.4
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.8 16.0 21.6 40.4 3.7 14.1 19.1
Fixed-price contracts, free time 32.5 23.0 46.6 -12.1 17.9 37.0 27.6
Contracts not entered in the market 10.2 6.0 37.5 4.4 -26.6 9.8 13.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 38.6 33.8 48.2 -16.1 26.1 46.0 30.6
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 58.3 24.2  360.3 82.6  118.6 31.9 26.7
               
Electricity access 32.8     -9.5 27.0 36.3 25.9
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 21.4 14.7 38.2 -9.6 -13.6 23.7 24.8
Contracts not entered in the market 19.0 5.0 33.4 5.0 5.9 18.1 17.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 39.0 31.7 47.5 -11.0 18.4 43.9 33.0
Average unit cost of electricity production 29.7 8.0 38.0 -8.4 43.8 32.5 20.7
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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