Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  1st quarter 2011
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 4th quarter 2010 4th quarter 2009
Wholesales of electricity 46.9     19.0 -4.9 39.4 49.3
Fixed-price contracts, full time 25.3 19.6 26.0 30.1 -19.4 19.5 31.4
Fixed-price contracts, free time 37.6 4.3 51.2 1.4 -16.6 37.1 45.1
Contracts not entered in the market 11.4 7.4 49.6 -9.6 11.7 12.6 10.2
Spot price and regulation electricity 51.6 43.7 54.9 19.8 -6.7 43.1 55.3
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 43.1 23.7 51.2 23.2 3.9 35.0 41.5
               
Electricity access 45.9     21.6 -2.5 37.7 47.0
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 29.4 15.2 48.9 17.8 9.3 24.9 26.9
Contracts not entered in the market 26.4 5.8 50.3 1.6 38.4 26.0 19.1
Spot price and regulation electricity 50.8 9.0 53.9 21.0 -9.4 42.0 56.0
Average unit cost of electricity production 34.4 8.0 51.2 17.1 -6.9 29.3 36.9
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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