Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  2nd quarter 2009
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 1st quarter 2009 2nd quarter 2008
$Wholesales of electricity 31.9     -24.8 61.9 42.4 19.7
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.5 16.0 21.6 -1.7 25.1 19.8 15.6
Fixed-price contracts, free time 26.2 18.3 33.8 -19.5 62.3 32.5 16.1
Contracts not entered in the market 11.1 8.5 37.5 8.8 -4.5 10.2 11.6
Spot price and regulation electricity 29.0 25.2 36.3 -25.0 80.1 38.6 16.1
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 46.1 15.5  282.6 -20.9 61.5 58.3 28.5
               
$Electricity access 25.2     -23.2 74.6 32.8 14.4
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 23.1 14.7 56.1 7.9 -12.6 21.4 26.4
Contracts not entered in the market 19.1 5.0 28.6 0.6 50.1 19.0 12.7
Spot price and regulation electricity 28.1 20.3 30.6 -27.9 73.6 39.0 16.2
Average unit cost of electricity production 23.3 8.0 32.6 -21.6  118.3 29.7 10.7
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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