Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  4nd quarter 2011
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 3nd quarter 2011 4rd quarter 2010
Wholesales of electricity 31.1     15.6 -21.0 26.9 39.4
Fixed-price contracts, full time 31.2 19.6 38.8 .. 60.2 .. 19.5
Fixed-price contracts, free time 33.3 26.2 36.1 8.4 -10.4 30.7 37.1
Contracts not entered in the market 10.8 7.5 43.2 -7.5 -14.0 11.7 12.6
Spot price and regulation electricity 32.4 30.5 34.6 16.3 -24.8 27.9 43.1
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 30.9 22.9 34.3 25.4 -11.7 24.7 35.0
               
Electricity access 30.5     16.3 -19.2 26.2 37.7
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 27.9 15.2 36.2 8.9 12.1 25.6 24.9
Contracts not entered in the market 24.6 5.8 31.2 -3.0 -5.4 25.3 26.0
Spot price and regulation electricity 37.5 19.3 51.0 31.7 -10.7 28.5 42.0
Average unit cost of electricity production 22.7 8.0 51.2 2.5 -22.6 22.2 29.3
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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