Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  4th quarter 2009
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 3rd quarter 2009 4th quarter 2008
$Wholesales of electricity 29.3     8.2 -25.2 27.1 39.1
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.0 16.0 24.6 -1.8 34.8 19.4 14.1
Fixed-price contracts, free time 26.9 20.4 33.5 -2.6 -27.2 27.6 37.0
Contracts not entered in the market 10.3 5.7 37.5 -0.9 5.9 10.4 9.8
Spot price and regulation electricity 30.6 26.9 39.5 9.8 -33.5 27.9 46.0
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 29.6 9.2 36.1 6.4 -7.2 27.8 31.9
               
$Electricity access 27.5     14.8 -24.2 24.0 36.3
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 21.3 14.7 40.2 -7.3 -10.2 22.9 23.7
Contracts not entered in the market 19.0 5.0 31.1 -0.7 5.0 19.1 18.1
Spot price and regulation electricity 31.3 25.9 35.8 9.6 -28.7 28.6 43.9
Average unit cost of electricity production 25.5 8.0 33.2 22.1 -21.4 20.9 32.5
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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