Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  2nd quarter 2010
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 1st quarter 2010 2nd quarter 2009
$Wholesales of electricity 35.3     -28.4 10.9 49.3 31.9
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.6 16.0 19.8 -37.6 0.6 31.4 19.5
Fixed-price contracts, free time 32.1 16.4 39.3 -28.8 22.7 45.1 26.2
Contracts not entered in the market 10.9 9.0 40.0 7.7 -1.4 10.2 11.1
Spot price and regulation electricity 38.6 35.9 41.8 -30.2 33.4 55.3 29.0
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 34.1 21.7 42.0 -17.8 -26.0 41.5 46.1
               
$Electricity access 36.4     -22.6 44.3 47.0 25.2
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 24.3 14.9 40.2 -9.6 5.1 26.9 23.1
Contracts not entered in the market 18.9 4.4 39.7 -0.7 -1.1 19.1 19.1
Spot price and regulation electricity 38.9 9.0 81.2 -30.5 38.3 56.0 28.1
Average unit cost of electricity production 35.4 8.0 41.6 -4.2 51.8 36.9 23.3
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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