Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

3 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  1st quarter 20122
  Average price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 4th quarter 2011 1st quarter 2011
$Wholesales of electricity 27.9 -10.5 -40.6 31.1 46.9
Fixed-price contracts, full time 26.8 -14.2 5.7 31.2 25.3
Fixed-price contracts, free time 27.6 -17.1 -26.7 33.3 37.6
Contracts not entered in the market 14.6 35.5 28.9 10.8 11.4
Spot price and regulation electricity 29.0 -10.4 -43.8 32.4 51.6
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 27.7 -10.4 -35.8 30.9 43.1
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.
2  From 1st quarter 2012 the measuring period covers the whole quarter. Earlier the measuring period was one week in the midle of the quarter.

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